Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-13
Consolidated Road:

The Annual Meeting of the StOekhold-
 CTS - Reelection of the Old Board -
 Railroads and the Sabbath-The Trans-
 portation by Water.
 The annual meeting of the stockholders of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail road company was held yesterday at Loomis' Temple of Music, the annual meeting place for several years past. The business was transacted, as usual, without occupying much time, the wheels moving promptly and with out friction. Matters ran along so quietly that spectator unacquainted with the ob- jects of the meeting would hardly imagine that the interests attaching to such vast sum of money as $15, 800, 900 were being at tended to, unless, perhaps, the presence of so many men evidently lords in the money world should give the idea The meeting was called to order at II o'clock. Hon. George H. Watrous presided. The stockholders as usual were already acquainted with the con tents of the annual report, having had copies mailed to them. Ex-President Bishop, of Bridgeport, moved to proceed to the election of directors, and suggested that the vote on the proposed amendment to the company's
  ry C. Robinson, of Hartford, offered reso- lution to carry the amendment into effect. Mr. Watrous read the amendment which was adopted: Amending the charter of the New York, New Haven
 and Hartford Railroad company.
 Resolved by this Assembly: Section 1. Said company may acquire, hold sell and any steamboats, car of ra%aT csr %t ther contsns which be necessary and convenient for its in forming
 from this State to or through other States and ing any navgable waters Of the United States out sds I m a9is ss s3 or ar and may acquire, hold, sell, and assign any shares of stock in any under the laws of this state which may own or operate any steam boas floats other boats designed for the trans portation of railway cars with their contents in con line lines procdded that no expenditure shall be made under the provisions of this act exceeding in all per cent of the capital stock of said company
 Sec. , Said company shall not be entitled to avail
 itself of the provisions of this act unless the stock of accepting the provisions of this act shall vote
 ed bS the of a 9l with the Secretary of this State for record.
 Approved March 23, 1880
 He then explained the meaning of the bill. In the through freight business it was found necessary to float cars from Harlem river, the western terminus of the road, to Jersey City, and this was done through the New York and New England Transfer company, a corpora tion organized independently of this (the Consolidated) road. The directors saw that it was either necessary to pay this Transfer company for this service or to acquire an in- terest in it. and there being film of doubt, so to speak, in the minds of the directors as to their powers under the charter of the company, the amendment just read was cured. Acting in pursuance of this amend ment the company secured half interest in the Transfer company, which plies between Harlem and Jersey City, and is carrying, the president was happy to say, loaded cars to it's full capacity. In answer to a stockholder, MT Watrous said the amendment was not se- cured with any idea of engaging in trans portation business from New Haven to New York; as far as he knew, the only water craft owned by the company was in this Transfer company.
 Pending the balloting for directors, Charles A. White, of this city, and W. N. Hudson, of Hartford, were elected auditors for the year ensuing. Now came the only change from the business routine. MT. Benjamin, of Milford, reiterated his views given at former meetings on the subject of running trains on the Sabbath, being listened to with gravity and attention, though his voice being poor many could hear but little of what he said. He held that it was dissertation of Gods day to run trains freight, milk or pas senger, on Sunday, and he warned the assem- ply that nations were liable to be punished if he Lords day was not respected. As he read he Bible, no work, except that of necessity, should be done on the Sabbath, Sunday rains injured public worship. Some people n Milford refused warrantee deeds to the Parallel road people, but allowed them deeds conditioned on not running trains on Sunday.
 Another stockholder remarked that the .oad was not in favor of work that was not ,f necessity and asked about the running of excursion trains.
 President Watrous replied at some length, l Itating that the practice of the road was to 1 svoid running excursion trains on Sunday, l md this rule had been departed from only 1 1pon rare occasions, and these were for fu- l lerals. He remembered but one such. Pres dent Watrous spoke of the great necessities 1 ,f travel We cannot fly between New York | md Boston The public will hail the day | when space is annihilated As long as things l re as they are, Saturday night trains will lap 1 ,ver into Sunday morning, and Monday