Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-24
\ STORMY MEETING.

The Consolidated Defeated - Their
Lease Was Not Rattle d-14, 027
Votes Against and 8. 3OS For-GOv-
ernor Buckley Persists In Asking
Troublesome Information.
The special meeting of the directors and
stockholders of the Connecticut River
road, which was held at Springfield yester-
day to consider the ratification of the Con-
soNdated lease, was largely attended.
Among the stockholders present were F.
q. Prince, Charles 81. Prince, Sigourney
Butler, Henry Read, Richard Olney, Albert
Sewen, Charles A. Sinclair and Treasurer
Stevens of the Boston and Albany railroad,
all but the last being stockholders in the
Boston and Maine. Mr.. Stevens is stock
holder in tho River road. Governor Bulk
eley of Hartford was also present, and tried
to gain some accurate information con-
ing the matter.
Gideon Wells, late of Wethersfeld, is the
attorney for the road, and he was virtually
chairman, owing to President Mulligan's
deafness. Mr.. Wells ruled the governor
| out of order, and Charler Prince, brother
and said: "This isn't Connecticut, COVER
| nor!"
Governor Buckley persisted in asking
for information on the part of the general
| stockholders, and j. Rumrin announced
| for the board of directors that they have
| not changed their opinions in any way.
Colonel Greene then tried his skill at max
| ing the directors talk, but with no better
success. Everything was pleasant and
outwardly calm, and the great question
which occupied everyone's attention was
handled with kid gloves.
THE BALLoTINa.
@. G. Spellman, George E. Frink, W. Il
Fleming and @. E. Stevens were appoint
ed tellers and the ballots were distributed
The polls closed at O'Clock and the who'll
number of votes cast was found to be %,
1856, 9,sO8 of which were in favor of rati
flying the lease, and Ii, 027 being the mum
Der of emo" votes cast Some discussion
ensued as to the matter of adjournm en-
| and for q moment or two some spicy word
few back and forth, Fred LIE Psrd of Hart
ford calling Mr.. Olney anything but
! truthful individual in very plain terms
| Mr.. Greene wanted to know if Mr.. Well
| was the legally constituted chairman of tn
meeting, but matters were finally brough
| to the point of quiet adj ournment.
Colonel Greene quickly renewed hi
demand, but Richard Oiney of Boston,
Boston and Maine stakeholder, shoute
that he had previously made a motion t
adjourn, and it was not debatable.
Mr.. Leopard of Hartford denounced thi
as an untruth and D. 3. Howe backed hir
up.
No such motion had, in fact been made
although the Maine e.owd tried to force il
Colonel Greene put his motion in wri
3 ing as follows:
Voted, That the chair be requested to ask
any director present, for the information Of Il
= | stockholders present, whether any of the stoC
held by the directors at the time of the negoti
ton of the lease to-day submitted for action, ht
I | since that negotiation and recommendation OF l
f | approval either been sold or proxies upon
given SO that the same has been voted again
:, this lease.
The chair declared this out of order, b,
= = offered an opportunity to any director
, speak if he wished. None accepted.
= The meeting adjourned at lao, stoc
vote being necessary.
New Years Reception.
Mr.. Paul Beetz, the well known pr
j. prietor of the ''Fine Day" cafe on Graz
n avenue, will shortly after New Years,