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Doc. No. 12.] [Ses. 1856-'7.
Ordered to he Printed.
Holden & Wilson, Printers to the State.
KEPOET OF THE CAPE PEAK AND DEEP KIYER
NAVIGATION COMPANY, 1855-'56.
At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Cape Fear and Deep
Kiver Navigation Company, held by appointment at Hay-wood,
on the 17th of April, 1856 : on motion of James Cassi-dey,
Esq., Hon. Hugh Waddell was called to the chair, and
Messrs. 11. A. London, D. E. McNair, and John Manning, jr.,
were appointed secretaries.
On motion of John H. Haughton, Esq., the secretaries were
appointed a committee to ascertain the amount of stock re-presented
by proxy and in person. The roll was then called,
and it was ascertained that a majority of the capital stock was
represented, either by proxy or in person.
Seth B. Jones, Esq., presented the commission of the Gov-ernor,
appointing him to represent the State in this meeting.
The Reports of the President, Engineer, and Treasurer
were then read, and, on motion of M. Q. Waddell, Esq., were
received and ordered to be filed.
Nathaniel Clegg, Esq., then offered the following preamble
and resolutions, viz.
:
"Whereas, By a resolution passed at the laat annual meet-ing
of the Stockholders of this Company, requesting the Di-rectors
to secure tlie services of E. A. Douglass, Esq., of
Pennsylvania, or some other competent engineer, to superin-tend
the work on the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers ; and in
compliance with which the Directors did employ said Doug-lass
for the sum of live thousand dollars per annum
:
Resolved, Ist, That though we have the utmost confidence
in the skill and ability of said Douglass, we are of opinion
that he has not devoted that time and attention to our work
which the salary given him would justify and demand.
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| Full Text | Doc. No. 12.] [Ses. 1856-'7. Ordered to he Printed. Holden & Wilson, Printers to the State. KEPOET OF THE CAPE PEAK AND DEEP KIYER NAVIGATION COMPANY, 1855-'56. At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Cape Fear and Deep Kiver Navigation Company, held by appointment at Hay-wood, on the 17th of April, 1856 : on motion of James Cassi-dey, Esq., Hon. Hugh Waddell was called to the chair, and Messrs. 11. A. London, D. E. McNair, and John Manning, jr., were appointed secretaries. On motion of John H. Haughton, Esq., the secretaries were appointed a committee to ascertain the amount of stock re-presented by proxy and in person. The roll was then called, and it was ascertained that a majority of the capital stock was represented, either by proxy or in person. Seth B. Jones, Esq., presented the commission of the Gov-ernor, appointing him to represent the State in this meeting. The Reports of the President, Engineer, and Treasurer were then read, and, on motion of M. Q. Waddell, Esq., were received and ordered to be filed. Nathaniel Clegg, Esq., then offered the following preamble and resolutions, viz. : "Whereas, By a resolution passed at the laat annual meet-ing of the Stockholders of this Company, requesting the Di-rectors to secure tlie services of E. A. Douglass, Esq., of Pennsylvania, or some other competent engineer, to superin-tend the work on the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers ; and in compliance with which the Directors did employ said Doug-lass for the sum of live thousand dollars per annum : Resolved, Ist, That though we have the utmost confidence in the skill and ability of said Douglass, we are of opinion that he has not devoted that time and attention to our work which the salary given him would justify and demand. |
