Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-06
A GENERAL system or Tusv-PIkE RoADs
AND IsrresouRsE FOR VIRGINIA..

NJ OTiCE IS HEREBY GIyEN-that appli-
cation, by petitions, or by other means, Will
be made TO the Legislature Of this State, at the
next session thereof, TO authorize aud establish
a permanent system of Turnpike Roads, of the
following descriptio and in the following di-
rections, or as TO such parts and distances of
all or either of them, as TO the Legislature, may
seem right and pfoper--yiz. -
From Richmond to Lynclburg, thence TO
New River at or near English's Ferry, and
thence to Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio.
En- Richmond TO Charlottesville, thence to
Staunton, thence to Lewisburg, and thence to
the Ohio.
From the last road, going off, between staun-
ton and the Warm Springs, thence to Clarks-
burg and thence to the Ohio.
Ti .etIn"nd 10 Culpeper Courthouse,
the,ieeto Winchester, thence to CLARK sburg,
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.N
From Richmond to Urbanna.
From Richmond to Williamsburg and thence
to Hampton.
From Richmond to WestoYer 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-
tablished shall answer the purpose.
From Richmond to Danvilie in Pittsylvania,
and thence to n. Carolina.
FrCm Petersburg to Hicks's Ford and thence
to North Carolina
From Petersburg to North Carolina, near the
town of Halifax
From Petersburg to intersect the roads lead
ing IRON Richmond to Taylor's Ferry, Danville
and Lynchburg.
From Fredericksburg to Charlottesville
From Fredericksburg TO Calpeper Court
mousse.
From Fredericksburg to Winchester.
From fredericksburg to Hooe's Ferry, and
thence to Wicomico.
From Fredericksburg to Port Royal, and
thence to Tappahsnnocil and Urbanna.
From Fredericksburg to Rufhn's Ferry and
thence to williamsburg
From Alexandria to Winchester
From Yocomico TO Tappahannock, & thence
20 the Road leading from Richmond to Urban
This extensive notice, embracing the Who'll
State, is calculated to afford to every part, all
the advantages of commerce and intercourse,
to which they may be respectively entitled
and likewise to draw the peoples attention in
all parts to the proposed scites, so Dat, bet
ter propositions may be made, if necessary
The I0SisiAturs may, by these neans, be ena-
pied to proceed as to any part wherein public
interest may be promoted, and either to sus-
pend proceedings, or establish the scites of
all or any of them.
30 tar as relates TO the City of Richmond and
county OF Honrico, petition will be offered
Tor the establishment ofthose roads which lead
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 may
he l.. -.
directions, ifthey think proper.
Application will be also made, to appropriate
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 : and bysuch means as may be
most approved.
Notwithstanding the magnitude Of the OBJ
Jects, and the great expense which will be me-
cesSary, to carry them completely into effect,
the people ought not to be alarmed or deferred
from making n beginning. Let the roads be
properly made; let fines be inflicted for in
Jurles sustained from defects in the roads let
reasonable tolls be received; let all the profits
be appropriated to similar purposes, and the
combined influence of the appropriations allu-
ded to, with the profits on the roads, will be
SUFFICIENT III few years, to complete the whole.
The preference should be given to those which
VIII be most profitable.
Courts OF the respective counties, may Under
take to execute the parts ofthose roads which
VIII lead through them, at the expense and for
the beneht of the counties, in which purposes
the scites oftlie 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
ng on such roads.
Should such spirit take effect. and the sys-
tenn be well received by the people, all the
roads alluded to may be made by them, and for
the benefit oftheir 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-
tim7te the wide range of benefits As re-
spects the price of land alone, the advance
may be every where estimated at the least OF
an hundred per cent. Now if this be Just
inference, ought not every man who can rem
Ger the smallest service TO promote such plan
OF system, use all reasonable efforts to render
1t not only perfect but permanent
FRIEND TO IMPROVEMENT.