Central {(of Georgia)} Railroad Company
| Macon,
Ga., December 27, 1864 |
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| The president reached Macon yesterday.
Today he had a meeting with Mr. Purse, the only director of the
company now in Macon. After full conversation with Mr. Adams,
superintendent, it was |
| Resolved, First, in relation to
the railroad, that it is expedient and proper that the road be
repaired down to Gordon, and thence to Midway, on the Milledgeville
Branch, and then that the Eatonton Branch be repaired up to
Eatonton. By this means two passages across the State can be
secured, viz, one of thirty-five miles, from Midway to Mayfield,
and one of twenty-two miles, from Eatonton to Madison. It is
expedient to repair the Augusta and Savannah Railroad down to or a
little below Thomas' Station. Such portion as above specified to be
worked with engines and cars. |
| Such is the damaged condition of the
road below Gordon that it is considered inexpedient at present to
attempt the repair of it. In view also of the fact that the enemy
with a very large army holds Savannah, it is considered very unsafe
to attempt any further repairs of the road. |
| Resolved, That painful as it is,
the employees in the road department must be discharged on the 31st
instant, except so many as are indispensably necessary to do the
work hereinbefore set forth, and the superintendent is directed to
be particular in keeping down the force to the lowest possible
point. He is to report tomorrow, or as soon thereafter (before the
31st instant) as he can, the employees who are to be retained. |
| In relation to the banks: |
| Resolved, That the only officer
to be retained in the service besides the Cooks is Mr. T. M.
Cunningham. |
| Considering the necessary curtailments
of expense indicated by the preceding, the president voluntarily
relinquishes part of his salary to $8,000 per annum, to begin on the
1st day of January, 1865. |
| R. R. Cuyler |
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