Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-16
A GENERAL system or TuRN-P1KE RoAps
ANDINrERcouRsE FOR yrRc1N1A.

AND1NTERcouRsE FOR VIRGINIA..
IMOTICE is HEREBY GIvEN-that appli
] cation, by petitions, or BY other means. vii
be made to the Legislature of this State. nj the
next session thereof, to authorize and establish
permanent system ofTurnpke Roads, of the
following descriptions and in the following di-
rections, or as to such parts and distances of
all or either of them, as tn the Legislature. NAV
seem right and proper-yiz
| From Richmond to Lynchburg, thence to
| New River at or near English's Ferry, and
thence to Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio
From Richmond to Charlottesville, thence to
Staunton, thence to Lewisburg, and thence to
the Ohio.
From the last road, going off, between staun.
ION and the Warm Springs, thence to ClarlSs-
burg and thence to the Ohio.
From Richmond TO Cuipepcr Courtbouse
thence to Winchester, thence to C,arksburp
thence to the Great Kenhawa.
From Richmond to Fredericksburg & thence
to Alexandria.
From Richmond to Port ROYAL, and thence to
Hooe's Ferry on the Potowmack.
From Richmond to Urbanna.
From Richmond to williamsburg and thence
to Hampton.
From Richmond to Westover on James River,
and thence to Suffolk
From Richmond to Petersburg, thence to
Suffolk, thence to Norfolk
+ From Richmond to Taylor's Ferry and thence
to North Carolina, unless the road lately es-
tabl'sheel shall answer the purpose.
FROM Richmond to Danvile in Pittsylvania,
and thence to n. Carolina
From Petersburg to HiclSs's Ford and thence
to North Carolina
From Petersburg to North Carolina, near the
town Of Halifax
From Petersburg to ntersect the roads lead
ing from Richmond to 'Taylor's Ferry, Danville
and Lynchbarg.
From Fredericksburg to Charlottesville.
From Fredericksburg to Culpepcr Court
mousse.
From Fredericksburg TO Winchester.
From fredericksburg to Eooe's Ferry, and
thence to Wicomico.
From Fredericksburg to Port Royal, and
thence to Tappahannock and Urbanna.
From Fredericksburg to Ruffin's Ferry and
thence to Williamsburg.
From Alexandria to Winchester.
From Yocomico to Tappahannock, & thence
to the Road leading from Richmond to Urban
.na.
This extensive notice. EMBRACING the who'll
State, is calculated to afford to every part. all
the advantages o. commerce and intercourse.
TO winch they may be respectively entitled
and likewise to draw the peoples attention in
ali parts to the proposed scites, so that, bet
ter propositions may be made, if necessary
The Legislature may, by these means, be ena-
pied to proceed as to any part wherein public
interest may be promoted, and either to sus-
pend proceedings, or establish the soites of
all or any of them.
So tar as relates TO the City of Richmond and
county OF Hsnrico, apetition viii be offered
Tor the establishment otthose roads which lesd
through that county, with permanent Bridges
over Tuckahoe, Chickahomony and Turkey Is
land creeks SO that the inhabitants of Gooch-
land, Hanover, New Kent and Charles CITY NAV
continue the respective roads i'll the proper
directions, ifthey think proper.
Application WILL be also made. to appronr;ate
the tax on merchants and all the profits which
the State may, or shall gain, in the Bank of
Virginia and Farmers Bank, to these purposes.
IN such modes land by such means as NAV be
most approved.
Notwithstanding the magnitude of the OBJ
Jects, and the great expense which will be ne.
cessary, to carry them completely into effect,
the people ought not to be alarmed or deferred
from making a beginning. Let the roads be
properly made ; let fines be inflicted for in
Juries sustained from defects in the roads !, let
reasonable tolls Ire received; let all the profits
De appropriated to similar purposes, and the
combined influence of the appropriations allu-
ded to, with the profits on the roads. will be
sufficient IN few years, to complete the whole.
The preference should be given to those which
will be most profitable
The system may be so established that the
Courts OF the respective counties, may UNDER
take to execute the parts those roads which
VIII lead through them, at the expense and for
the beneht OF the counties, i'm which purposes
the scites Of the present roads will afford con-
siderable facility and benefit; and the people
OF the respective counties, by these means will,
be forever relieved, from the duties of work
ing on such roads.
Should such spirit take effect, and the svs
TEN be well received by the people, all the
roads alluded to may be made bythem, and for
the Deneht their respective counties in the
course OF three years, and perhaps in less time.
Let such state of things be compared with
that which exists, and who will be able to es
innate the wide range Of benefits As re-
sPects the price of land alone, the advance
may be every where estimated at the least at
an hundred per cent. Now if this be lust
Inference, ought not every man who can rcn.
der the smallest service topromote such plan
or system, use all reasonable efforts to render
1t not only perfect but permanent
AFRtEND TO IMPROVEMENT.