Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08
Committee Appointed to Confer With
Messrs. MoKerson G. Shaw-Various
Committee Reports and BriRAt Pros
poets for tie Future of Clarksyille.
Wednesdays Daily.l


The names Of j. G. Kendrick and |
Ed. Munford were presented for
membership and duly elected.
The chair announced that the meet
ing was the beginning of new year,
and it was in order to elect new |
board OF officers.
B. Z. Gill moved that the chair APP
point committee of seven to select !
a board of officers for the ensuing
year. The chair appointed B. F. Gill,
d. N. Kennedy, 4. 2. Gracey, M. FL.
Clark, John Hurst, I'll. G. Merritt and
M. A. Straton.
The committee retired Nv min
utes and reported the following
names:
For President-A. Howell.
Vice Presidents-M. III. Clark, B.
ii. owen, j. g. Kendr.ck, B. T. Gill,
j. j. Crusnah.
For Secretary-M. V. Ingram.
Assistant Secretary-Hedley Boyd.
Treasurer--W. B. Kincannon.
Mr.. Kennedy submitted the nomi-
nations to the house and they were
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Clark moved that a committee
1GtWo disappointed to suggest names
/ for ffSRoard of ten Directors. IL
chair npointed +. 2. Gracey and Re
C. MerHt, and the cominitteelp,
INSTRUCTED by vote Of the hous
include their own names i'll the
The chmmittee reported the fohL,
ing lisA Of names, who 49, pnan1
mouslJ elected directors.
f. I'll Gracey, H. G. Mer.tl, D. N.
Kennedy, Ed. TURNKEY, Da I'll. E.
Beach II. A. StrAttnn PHIL Liober,
.Ioho 9urst, f. S. Beaumont and Dir.
n. III Carney.
pr Asident Howell announced that
- as. the beginning of new year
was in order for all mer4sers
| to- their annual dues, one dollar
each, or the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing members complied, paying
one dollar each:
! ClayStacker, d. N. Kennedy, B.
F. GI John Hurst, A. Howell,
F. SPBeaumont, DR.. N. L. Carney,
Nv. d. Turnkey, M. A. Stratton,
Phillip Lieber, John F. Shelton, F.
P. Gracey, E. V. Harrison, Ed.
Turnkey, B. H. Owen, H. G. Merritt,
Matt Graeey, DR.. H. e. Beach, M. HI.
Clark, w. f. Coulter, A. Dugan, Jas.
M. Rogers, F. G. Wake, r. r. Neal
and John West.
Mr.. Kennedy from the Railroad
Committee, reported that the l.. & n.
proposition for building the Dickson
road had been accepted, and the con-
tract closed, and that the committee
had been assured by President Nor
ton that the work of construction
would be commenced during the pres
ent month, February.
Capt. Gracey, by request of Chair
@ man Shelton, submitted the report OF
the committee on extension of the
city limits, how the proposition was
carried etc. which was highly enter
tanning. The bill of cost being $39.7j
for surveying, brass band, Judges Of
the election etc. which was ordered
paid by the Treasurer.
M. Owen from the committee or
Public Building and Statistics report
ed that the committee had compiled
the needed statistics and forwarded the
same to Congressman Washington.
Capt. Gracey from committee OF
Lock and Dam below the mouth O.
Red river, had also furnished Repre-
sentative Washington with the infor
nation he desired.
President Howell then INTRODUCED
, to the Board MessrS. McKerson anC
Shaw, of Union Bending Works
Ohio, who were proposing to move
their enterprise to this city. Mr.
McKerson addressed the Board or
the subject of the enterprise, stating
| that he had purchased 1900 acres o
! timber land in this county, with
| view of working the ii Der on thu
? premises and in his factory, but hat
been very deeply impressed will
Clarksville as a good manufacturin.
point, and desired to move his work
here if citizens thought enough o