The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
ORANGEBURG'S NEW ROAD.
A Meeting of the Corporators-Plans to
Raise the Necessary Money.

A Meeting OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO
Raise the Necessary Money.
An enthusiastic meeting of the cor
porators of the Orangeburg and Lewie-
dale Railroad was held in the Court
House at this place on last Tuesday.
DR.. A. S. Hydrick, was elected chair
man and Capt. D. j. Griffith, of Lewie-
dale, was elected Secretary.
The estimate of the cost of the road,
based on preliminary survey made by
Mr.. A. de Caradeuc, civil engineer of
the South Carolina Railway, made a
short time ago, was submitted. This
estimate places the cost of building and
equipping the road from Orangeburg
to Lewisdale at 100000, the distance
being fifty-one miles. The question of
the best method for raising the neces.
sary amount of money to build and
equip the road was discussed at length,
The charter of this road was granted
at the last session of the Legislature
and does not provide for the township
subscription plan. The charter pro-
vides that S25,OO0 of the capital stock
must be subscribed before permanent
organization can he effected. On mo-
tion, committee was appointed to pre-
pare an amendment to the present char
ter, so as to submit the question wheth-
er or not the necessary money shall be
raised by township subscription to a
vote of the citizens of the townships,
both of this and Lexington counties,
through which the proposed road will
pass-this amendment to be presented
to the next Legislature.
The plan proposed for building the
road, and which unquestionably meets
with most general favor. is to raise the
$25,C00 necessary to begin operation by
private subscription; then to raise say
100000. by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and
when this is done to bond the road for
the amount necessary to complete it.
The citizens along the proposed route
are said to be anxious, and even enthu-
siastic over the enterprise, and will
readily vote the necessary subscription
in the various townships. A tax of from
IL to mills on the value of the taxa
BILE property of the townships interest
ed will be sufficient to create sinking
fund which will pay the interest and
retire the bonds inside Of twenty years.
This seems to be the most plausible
scheme, and the one that will fall most
lightly on our citizens.
After reading the act of incorpora-
tion the names of corporators was call
ed by the Secretary as follows:
j. Fl. Lewie, j. G. Fort, D. j. Griffith,
A. Minis, S. P. Drafts, D. NJ. Crosson,
Wade Leaphart, J. F. Leaphart, James
T. Izlar, Samuel Dibble, B. Fl. Knotts,
Jno. A. Hamilton, Geo. II. Cornelson,
T. NJ. Raysor, G. w. Brunson, ]. E. Bull,
B. F. Slater, D. J. Holman.
On motions of Capt. J. H. Lewie, T.
NJ. Raysor, Esq, and D. J. Holman the
following gentlemen were made asso-
ciate corporators:
1. Hallman, J. N. Fowles, j. w.
Schofill, Wade Spires, W. o. Barr, R. L..
Keisler, J. L. Taylor, T. G. Smith, Elias
Taylor, s. P. Wingard, J. o. B. CLANCY,
G. K. Stirkey, Danl. Hutto, DR.. w. c.
Wolf, o. B. Riley, Joseph W. Hodges,
E. L. Cutler, J. Rhett Riley, Isaac Red
man, j. S. Rowe, A. S. Hydrick, DR.. J.
W. LoWman, S. A. Livingston, W. P.
Witt, q. G. Dantzler, j. D. Jones, w. w.
Cutler, W. B. Thompson, J. L. Sims,
w. L. Glaze, 3. Williamson, G. w. Cul-
ler, Frank A. Robinson, G. w. Barton,
A. J. Hydrick, B. H. Knots, w. J.
Knotts, II. Kohn, j. H. Hydrick, J. S.
Livingston, W. '. Cutler, B. H. Moss,
Kirk Robinson, P. G. Cannon, L. Il.
Wannamaker. 49, >.--
On motion of G. G. Dantzler, Esq, it
was agreed that a committee Of three
be appointed to prepare an amendment
to the charter giving the townships
through which the road is to pass the
right to vote for or against subscrip-
tion to build the road.
Messrs. C. G. Dantzler, S. p. Wingard
and Jas. F. 1zlar were appointed on
this committee.
On motion of T. NJ. Raysor, Esq, it
was resolved that committee Of two
from each township through which the
road will pass, namely, Orange, Caw
Caw and Elizabeth in Orangeburg
County, and Black Creek, Gilbert Hol-
low, Bull Swamp and Boiling Springs,
in Lexington County, for the purpose
of opening books and taking subscrip-
tions as provided for by the act of in
corporation. Under this resolution
the chair appointed the following gen
tlemen to serve on these committees:
Orcnge-B. II. Moss and J. E. Bull.
CaD CaU-O. B. Riley and Isaac
Redmond.
Elizabeth-S. 4. Livingston and J.
W. Hodges.
BlDck Creek-J. N. Fowles and J. W.
Scofeld,
Bull SaOamp-J. C. Fort and G. R.
Sturkie.
Boiling Springs-Isiah Holman and
T. G. Smith.
Gilbert Hozzow-D. J. Griffith and ).
II. Lewie.
On motion, Gen. J. f. Izlar, Hons.
Samuel Dibble and G. G. Dantzler were
appointed a committee on by laws.
W. L. Glaze, Esq, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resoloed, That committee of
seven, to be composed of one incorpora-
tor from each Township through which
the proposed road shall pass, be ap-
pointed to procure survey of the pro-
posed road, by the most practicable
roufo ond that said cnmmittea do re-