Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-20
ORANGE AND KEYSVlLLE.
A Very Lively Fight in Prince Edward.
rc.,octoi talec,an, IN the DisnatrhI

FAR,,vTLIF, Va, March 19.-At n meeting
Of the Board of Supervisors Of Prince I'd
ward, which was continued from Saturday
TO discuss the question OF issuing ponds
voted 10 tho Orange and Keysville Railroad
Company, with all of the members present.
the following preamble and resolutions
were offered, whcreupOn K. M. Burton, OF
the board, moved 90 adjourn, which mo-
ton was lost. and the vote being taken on
the preamble and the resolutions resulted
"a follows: Ewing and Carter in the
affirmative. Burton and Scott declining 10
vote, and Chairman Nenable voting IN the
affirmative. The resolution was declared
passed
Whereas the failure of the Orange and
Keysville Railroad Company 10 prosecute
to completion its railroad before the eX-
piration Of the two years from the date OF
the contract made and entered into the 23d
day of March. 1888. by and between w. H..
Ewing. chairman. acting on behalf OF the
Board of Supervisors Of Prince Edward
county, of the first part, and the Farmville
and charlottesville railroad Company, by
r.. T.. Hubbard, It's president, OF the second
nart. secures 10 this board the liberty OF
Withholding and cancelling the bonds and
annulling SAID contract: therefore
Resoiyed. /, That we declare that on and
after the 29d of March, 1880, the SAID con
tracts and supplements thereto shall be
mil and void and as if they had never been
made except as 10 the divisions Of the
road completed on the 23d day OF March,
1890.
2. That as the authority granted W. H..
Ewing. agent. TO prepare county bonds tor
delivery on account OF work done by the
Orange and Keysville Railroad Company,
as provided in a certain contract between
w. Ii. Ewing, agent, and the Orange and
Kevsville Railroad Company, which SAID
contract expires by limitation on the 23d
day OF March, 1890,
be and is hereby notified that his agency
shall cease and determine on the 29d day OF
March, 1890.
Rcsoirod. That the clerk Of this board Is
hereby directed to send copies OF these
resolutions 10 the president OF the Orange
and keysville Railroad Company; to the
president of the buckingham CONSTRUCTION
Company, MIR. Thomas Moore; 10 Mr.. j.
G. Granville. and to Messrs. Griffin y
Bachelor, contractors, by the Sheriff, and
their acknowledgement be returned.
Mr.. Burton SAID he was opposed TO the
issue of the bonds until Mr.. HUBBARD, presl-
dent of the Orange and keysville, had fully
complied with all contracts, hut he dld not
wish TO do ANYTHING that would be dam
aging to the president in his financial ne
cotlatious. thereby destroying all enter
prisos that would be of great benefit "a
this county. He therefore entered his
protest against the action of the board, IN
asmuch as it prejudices the question as TO
the compliance on the part of the railroad
with their contract with the county FOR
subscription TO the preferred SAID railroad,
and insisted that the action of tho board Is
premature and unjust.
A counter petition to the one. presented
against the issuing Of the bonds has been
circulated and signed by at least seven
eighths Of the citizens asking for an ex-
tension of time for the completion OF the
company's part Of the contract, winch
petitiou will be presented to the board al
its special meeting on the 2sth instant.