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{From the minutes of the
Directors' Meeting of the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR, September
21, 1864} |
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| Office Ala & Miss Rivers RlRdCo |
| Demopolis September 21st 1864 |
| At a meeting of the Board of Directors
held this day |
| Present Jas L Price President Directors J.
W. Lapsley W. S. Knox H. W. Reese and Richd W. Adams |
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| On Motion of Mr Lapsley the following was
adopted |
| Capt. J. C. Graham Acting Quartermaster at
Selma, having proposed to this Company to receive 4 per cent
certificates of the Government for a portion of amounts due for
transportation, and the President having declined for reasons deemed
satisfactory to the board, to accept the proposition, but offering to
accept one third of the amount due in 6 per cent bonds of the
Confederate States at the rate of $1.35 for the dollar, the rate
established by the Secretary of the Treasury. |
| Resolved That the action of the President be and is
hereby approved. |
| On Motion of Mr Lapsley it was Resolved |
| That the President or Superintendent be
and are hereby authorised to apply to the Secretary of War or other
proper authority for permission to have transported through the Military
lines, Cotton, Salt or other proper articles to be disposed of for the
procurement of meat and other articles necessary for the Company, and
that they be authorised to purchase the proper quantity of Cotton, Salt
&c for this purpose. |
| That the Superintendent be authorised to
purchase at once one hundred & fifty sacks of Salt now offered at $35
per bushel in Demopolis. |
| A Contract entered into by M B Prichard
Gen'l Superintendent on behalf of the Company with Capt J H Stone of the
Steamer Marengo, was submitted for approval and is as follows: |
| Demopolis Ala 11th August 1864 |
| It is mutually agreed and understood that
the Contract made between Capt H. R. Johnston and the Ala & Miss Rivers
RRd Co for transporting Passengers & freight between Demopolis &
McDowells, afterwards transferred to Capt J. W. Stone and extended by
mutual agreement to Aug 15th 1864 be again extended to Jany 1st 1865
upon the following terms |
| The Ala & Miss R. R. R. Co. to pay Capt J
W Stone in the same manner as prescribed in said Contract at the rates
as follows: |
| For |
Passengers each other than those having Military
transportation |
$1.50 |
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Soldiers & others having Military transportation |
.75 |
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Half tickets half the price for passengers |
.75 |
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Freight, other than Express freight per 100 bs |
.30 |
| " |
" carried by
Express on Passenger trains per 100 lbs |
.40 |
| " |
Stock, baggage & carriages 50 per cent advance in rates
agreed upon on December 1863. For Freight carried by car load,
shall be estimated on settlement with the Boat, at the same
number of pounds charged the Rail Road Company. These rates to
take effect on and after the 1st day of August 1864 |
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| M B Prichard Gnl Supt A & M R R R |
| J W Stone
Capt Stmr Marengo |
| On Motion of Mr Lapsley it was Resolved |
| That the foregoing Contract made with Capt
J. W. Stone of the Steamer Marengo, be & the same is hereby adopted. |
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| On Motion of Mr Knox the following was
adopted |
| Be and it is hereby Resolved by the Board
of Directors of the Ala & Miss Rivers Rail Road Co that Col Sam Tate is
duly authorized by the Company to receive and receipt for all moneys due
to this Company by the Confederate States for Mail Service. |