NP, GP 5/8A/1862

From the Greensboro (N. C.) Patriot
 
May 8, 1862
 
Piedmont Railroad
Richmond, Va., April 29, 1862
 
   In obedience to a call made by the Secretary of War, the following Commissioners of the Piedmont Railroad Company convened at the Exchange and Ballard Hotel, in the City of Richmond, on the 29th day of April, 1862, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Present, William T. Sutherlin, of Danville; William P. Watt and George D. Boyd, of Rockingham County; A. J. Stafford, of Forsythe County; Jesse H. Lindsay, Levi M. Scott and Ralph Gorrell, of Guilford County; Bedford Brown, Thomas D. Johnston, Allen Gunn and Montford McGee, of Caswell County; Giles Mebane and E. F. Watson, of Alamance County; John W. Cunningham and Thomas McGee, of Person County; James C. Turrentine and William F. Strayhorn, of Orange County.
   Upon motion of the Hon. Bedford Brown, William T. Sutherlin, of Danville, was unanimously elected Chairman; and on motion of Giles Mebane, E. F. Watson was elected Secretary.
   Mr. Sutherlin, upon taking the chair, made his acknowledgements to the Commissioners for the honor conferred upon him and his native State, Virginia, he being the only representative in the body of Commissioners, from that State, and informed the Commissioners that he had just had an interview with the Secretary of War, in which he informed him he could not have a meeting with the Commissioners until 1 o'clock, P. M.
   On motion of the Hon. Bedford Brown, the meeting then adjourned to 1 o'clock, P. M., to meet at the office of the Secretary of War.
   The Commissioners met at the hour appointed, and after an interview with the Secretary of War, adjourned to meet again at 8 o'clock, P. M.
   The Commissioners convened at the hour appointed. William Johnston, Commissioner from Charlotte, appeared and took his seat.
   On motion of Ralph Gorrell, Capt. Myers read to the Commissioners the surveys of the Road from Danville to Greensborough, and also from Barksdale Depot on the Danville Road, to Haw River on the North Carolina Road.
   The following resolutions were introduced by Ralph Gorrell, and unanimously adopted, viz:
   Resolved, That the Board of Commissioners named in the Charter of the Piedmont Railroad Company be requested immediately to open books of subscription for stock in said Company at the different places named in said charter.
   Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to notify the said Commissioners, in writing of their appointment, and instruct them to open said books at the times specified in the advertisement of the general commissioners hereinafter ordered.
   Resolved, That the Secretary be required to advertise the opening of books at the different places named in said charter, in the Greensboro' Patriot, Danville Register and North Carolina Standard, under the direction of the Board of Commissioners named in said Charter, for twenty days previous to opening the same.
   The following resolutions were introduced by Levi M. Scott and unanimously adopted, viz:
   Resolved, That the Commissioners authorize the Chairman of the Board to call a meeting of the Stockholders in the town of Greensboro', so soon as he is informed that one hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock in said company is subscribed by solvent subscribers, and five per cent. paid on the same.
   Resolved, That the Greensboro' Patriot and other papers in this State friendly to the cause of internal improvements, be requested to publish these proceedings.
   On motion of Ralph Gorrell, the meeting adjourned, to be convened again at the call of the Chairman.
E. F. Watson, Sec'y

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