The American Railway Reports (Volume 10) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878. Excerpt: ... New Haven, M. & W. R. Co. v. Town of Chatham. "Special Town Meeting.--To the legal voters of the town of Chatham: You are hereby notified that a special meeting will be held on Saturday, the fourteenth day of October, 1871, at the old Methodist church, in-the village of East Hampton, to consider and vote upon the following questions: "Will the town of Chatham authorize and direct the selectmen to endorse and guarantee an amount of second mortgage bonds of the New Haven, Middletown and Willimantic Railroad Company, that shall not exceed in amount the sum of forty thousand dollars, said bonds to be used to aid in the completion of said railroad, on and after such time as said road shall have been graded, the track laid permanently and cars shall have passed over said road from the city of New Haven to the village of East Hampton, in said Chatham J "Further--Will they appoint a financial committee whose duty it shall be to act in behalf of said town, to receive from the selectmen the endorsed or guaranteed second mortgage bonds of the railroad company, and transfer said bonds to said railroad, and receive therefor from said company in its second mortgage bonds, double the amount of the bonds guaranteed, whenever said New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad Company by its authorized agents shall have complied with the conditions prescribed by the legal voters of the town of Chatham "Further--Will the legal voters of Chatham authorize said financial committee to select one member from their number to act as an agent for the town of Chatham, in representing and voting on all stock or bonds now held or that may hereafter be held in or against said railroad company by said Chatham, in each and every meeting of the stockholders of said railroad company "The...