The San Francisco call., 1895-05-22
VALLEY ROAD BUSINESS,
The Directors Meet and Take
Prompt Action on Impor-
tant Matters.
THE TRUSTEES ADOPT BYLAWS.
Three Locomotives and the Plates
for 12o Miles of Track
Ordered.

A desire to rush things was displayed
yesterday by the directors of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
at their meeting. which lasted all through
the afternoon. 1t was evident from the
amount of work done that all matters of
construction which were under considera-
ton for some time past are now ready
for prompt action. Anyhow, the board
of directors is not allowing time to slip
idly by.
They have given orders for the forma-
ton of two additional engineering parties
to go into the field at once and survey the
route up and down the San Joaquin VAL
ley. They have ordered three splendid
locomotives, to be shipped at once, and tie
plates for 120 miles of road, and will have
engines, cars, plates and ties in Stockton
by the time the steamer arrives in this har-
Dor with the first cargo Of steel rails from
New York. Then construction will begin
Immediately, and such arrangements have
been made as to assure a continuance of
the work without interruption or delay un-
til the whole road is built
At the meeting yesterday a resolution
was adopted ordering about Se0,OO0 tie
plates from Chicago foundry. The bids
for plates from several Eastern manu-
facturers were considered, but Chicago got
the order at very low price for cash.
Owing to the urgent demand for these
articles one lot was ordered to come by
rail, another by steamer from New York,
whittier they will be transported by rail
from Chicago. The last lot will come in a
sailing ship and will arrive here in time to
keep the construction men busy.
Chief Engineer Storey reported that he
was getting ready second party of twelve
surveyors, who will go into the field to-
morrow under competent engineer. He
will then organize third party and send
them down the valley. One of. them will
begin work at Bakersfield or thereabouts
and come north and the other surveyors
are to operate in the vicinity of Fresno or
Visalia, while the original party will pres
emily cross the Stanislaus River and work
southwark through Stanislaus County.
Contracts were signed with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works of Philadelphia for
three locomotives, to be forwarded across
the continent within six weeks after receipt
of the order. These engines are to be ten
wheelers, weighing slxty-hve tons each,
built for freight business, though they are
to be used at first in construction.
Thomas Magee submitted q report on
the lease of China Basin, stating that his
committee had sent a letter to the Board
of Harbor Commissioners and received a
reply accepting the offer for conference
meeting with the directors. The report
was adopted and the communication ac-
cepted as correct exposition of the posi-
ton assumed by the directors.
An assessment notice in legal form was
adopted and will be published in the local
papers. 1t calls for a second assessment of
10 per cent on the stock and contains a
notification to stockholders that their
shares will become delinquent July 2 il
the assessment be not paid by that date,
and the stock will be salable at auction
on July 80.
The second lot of rails consisting OF