RAu, WAY AND NATIONAL ROAD.
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At numerous and respectable meeting OF the cit
izens of the Borough of Wilmington and its vicinity,
convened bv public notice at the Town Hall, on the
Goth of January, 1928, for the purpose OF consider
ins the subject of constructing Railroad, rom at,
or near this Borough. to some point communicating
with the Chesapeak Bay:


Joseph G. Rowland was called to the Chair; and


Lea Pusey appointed Secretary.


The object of the meeting having been stated from
the Chair, it was on motion


Resolved, That Doctor William Gibbons, Samuel
Bailey, Doctor Allan M'Lane, Eli HILLS, William
Warner, NJ G. Williamson, Lea Pusey, James
Brabson and Joseph &. Rowland be Committee,
whose duty it shall be to report to future meeting
upon the practicability of a Railroad communlca-
ton between this place and some point on the wa
tcrs of the Chesappak or Susquehanna to state IN
their report the different routes, the advantages ana
facilities of each and generally to collect and report
all information upon this subject they can OBTAIN py
correspondence or othcrwlse.


Resolved, That the same Committee De instruct
ell to adopt such measures as to them may appear
necessary and proper to support the interests Oh ls
State and Borough, in relation to the location OF the
contaminated National road from Baltimore to Phil
adelpha.
Resolved, That the proceedings OF TINS meeting
be published in the papers of this Borough.
Resolved. That this meeting adjourn, to meet on
the 10th February next at O'Clock r: NJ. unless
sooner called by the above named Committee.
Adjourned.


JOS. G. ROWLAND, Chairman.
LEA PUsEY, Sec'y.