The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29

scriptions are unsafe. Taxes are negotiable
and are based on real estate, while private
subscriptions may be worthless.
All persons present not members OF the
Board then Withdrew, and the business of
the Board was proceeded with.
The committee appointed at the last meet
ing to consider as to tile power of the Dircc-
tors to locate the Road reported through
Mai. Wlitner, their chairman, that it was
the opinion of the committee that the Dl-
rectors had the power to locate the Road.
Col. Norris moved that the northern ter
minus of the Road be made i'll the vicinity
of the Blue Ridge Railroad depot OH the
west side of the town Of Anderson, and
thut the route from that point as far as Mt.
Moriah Church be adopted.
This motion was amended by Maj. Whit
ner, extending the location to Mrs. Man.
ning's, which, after discussion, was unani-
mously adopted.
Capt. ]. r. Barnes moved that the Road
be located from Mrs. Mannings, by way OF
Lowndesvillc, OH the west of Salem Church.
COL Norris moved, as substitute for
Capt. Barnes motion, that the route to the
east of Lowndesville be adopted.
Mai. Whitner seconded the substitute,
but did not commit himself to its support.
On motion, the President was allowed to
participate in the discussion. Between the
two routes the President favored the Wcs-
tern or Lowndesvlle route.
The substitute was lost, and the original
motion unanimously adopted.
The Board then adjourned for dinner,
and at 4 p. M. reassembled, when Col.
Norris moved that the further location of
the Road be postponed.
On motion of Capt. Barnes, Col. Norris
motion was laid on the table.
Capt. Barnes then offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Rcsolred That the route from Salem
Church, by Mt. Carmel to Tabor Church,
on the G. /; A. r. R.. be adopted provided,
That bona tlde private subscription OF
s., 900, in addition to the subscriptions al-
ready made by the towns and townships
along the line OF said Railroad, be secured,
to be paid to the Treasurer of said Railroad
Company, in the same instalments and at
the same time that township subscriptions
are payable provided, That such subscrip-
tions be secured in q manner acceptable to
the Board of Directors, or the Executive
Committee thereof, by the 1st of October
next; a,.d 1,rorided further That such To-
cation south of Salem Church is intended
to be entirely conditional upon such addi.
tional subscription.
Gen. Humphreys moved that the Presi-
dent be authorized to make application to
the Board of Directors of the State Pcniten-
tiary for one hundred convicts. Adopted.
A motion was here made to adjourn over
until Saturday, but upon being submitted
was lost.
Gen. Humphreys offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the President is instructed
to advertise for proposals for the grading OF
six miles of Road, commencing at the
northern terminus of the Road, said propo-.
sails to be made on or'before the 18TH day OF
August, 1880; payments to be made in cash
and on monthly estimates of work done,
made by the Company's Engineers. Blds
may be made for the whole, or in sections
of one mile.
Mr.. John E, Breazealc was then elected
permanent Secretary of the Board, and Mr..
w. B. Watson, at his own request, was re-
lieved from further service on the Auditing
Committee.
Gen. Humphreys moved that an Execu-
tive Committee consisting Of five members
of the Board of Directors, with the Presi-
dent as chairman, be appointed to transact
all such business as is incident to executive
committees, and especially to direct the
permanent location of the section of the
Road to be let, to receive aud act upon the
bids submitted, to secure the rights of way
along the line, and generally to do every
thing necessary 10 the progress of the Road.
The motion WINS adopted, and the follow
ing gentlemen appointed as the Executive
Committee provided for: ]. M. Latimcr,
w. w. Humphreys, B. F. Whitncr, w. Is.
Watson and J. w. Norris.
After transacting some unimportant bus
mess the Board adjourned