Proceedings Of The Annual Meeting Of The Western Railroad Corporation Held By Adjournment In The City Of Boston March 12 1840

Vol. for 1840 and 1843 includes the report of the Committee of Investigation.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Western Rail-Road Corporation: Held, by Adjournment, in the City of Boston, March 12, 1840, Including the Report of the Committee of Investigation Appointed by the Stockholders A quorum of the Committee having been convened, and organized by the choice of Stephen Fairbanks as Chairman, and E. H. Derby, as Secretary, and it appearing, that Messrs. Wm. H. Gardner, Jonathan Chapman, Francis Jackson and Francis How, declined serving, the vacancies were filled by the choice of Messrs. E. H. Robbins, Thos. C. Smith, A. T. Lowe, and Freeman Walker, of Brookfield. Thus organized, the Committee proceeded to the execution of the important trust confided to them, and ask leave to report. That, by a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Daniel Hammond, Mark Healy and Nathan Carruth, the Treasurer's accounts were examined with great minuteness and care, and a detailed report made, which is herewith submitted. The books and accounts of this officer, are exceedingly voluminous, and are kept in a style that is worthy of high commendation. They may well be retained as a text-book for his successors, or for any corporation which may hereafter be formed, for the promotion of any great internal improvement. This report was unanimously accepted. A sub-committee was also appointed, consisting of Messrs. A. T. Lowe, Thos. C. Smith, and Freeman Walker, to examine the records of the directors, kept by Ellis Gray Loring, Esq. the clerk of the corporation; their report is in the following words. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.