Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-12-15


st.,,s p senate adjourned tilltl ssA
IA the house pfde!esa.e.
ports we're received lroln d. non q
inittees. which We shah poss' ? Gu
extensively kereaffer. s'1e llsl
Writs Cor new election ss.
ed to pc issued, one for the ss,' ',tss
Nestmorelan,l ts supDly Il. 'esat, d
MAJOR John rurberyille, decsg Isfs 4
other. tie place Of Dir. John T.S
|lected into the prisy council. ssk
On motion Of Mr. Lewis ,fS
belly q clerk was appointeato,e. .ah
ing committee Of reads anu ipts,,s''Id .
Isigatior,
Mr.. Tuckers 81 Pittsylysaj,, j.
the following resolution, Which !. 10y
greed te.
i Whereas, BY an act passed d. :,
January 1912, this commons es M sls Y .
tered into mutual stipulation, y;S , y !
state If North Carolina, Tor tie 1 ra1,l
Iof enabling an incorporated roni f s'I''
,cut a nayisable caaal froRi tie f;ss ~ 3 =
Ianoke To tie fiyer neherria, and eo.s -
tier purposes therein mgutiOre, - ~
three commissioners we're appcin,s3 Tsu
tile said act, who, Jointly NTH s.,
commissioners appointed BY the STAT J,
North farollna, were aathorisedtoS
,ternine On the route Of the. said,r,ssl
and TO discharge ether duties ueItios.l
in the aforesaid stipulatioas-& sIps
as information has been given u Il,
house, that the said commissioners
not yet completed the duties as,,sa
them by the aforesaid act.
RESOLVED, therefore, that a connIIlA
be appointed to enquire into tie PROCESS
which the said commissioners have s',ds
in the execution Of The aforesaid dates, !,
well as into the causes Of tEeir de,y
in discharging the same, and: to report
II any and what further provisions Al.
necessary fer the purpose Of Caring
the aforesaid act more fally and speed.
ly into effect.
The said resolution was adopted, and
a committee appointed.
Various private or local petitions were
!; the fate of which WILDE seen
in the reports trem the COMMITTEES 10
whom they are referred. 6
A petition was received and Eieynd
from sunday citizens of Frederick, Fsc-
quier and Loudoun, praying that . new
county be formed out Of certain parts q
those counties, under the name OF jack
sea,-also a petition in opposition there.
to. e
Alsoa petitionfron snHdsy inhstithia
of Frederick and Shenandoah, prajlNAgs
for the establishment 1T q new count!
out of parts Of these csuhfies aiS
Also one trunli suh,lry.citizeE ol Rich
moad, praying the incorporation q !
for she purpose Of inPfpslr|
the navigation of james River, 50 asst
permit vessels navigating the lover PaF
l,f the river t. come upas far ss th'
tide rises; and Of improving Slqckga
creek and James river, above siayo'
bridge, az hishas Haxall's mills.
Also, one from sunslry citizens Of iti
inpnd, praying the ineorpo ; ton Of
company to open AMI clear away obstru'
lions from the ehahnel Of James Rive
50 as to permit vessels Of $50 to 90
tons to pass up 70 rockets.
GTThe last proposition viii lmPr'c'
the navigationto Rockets-the precedlf
one will take il from Rockets TO Maya
bridge
Also. one from the manufacturers
salt m Eanawha, praying the aDOlliS
Of the fax on salt, and tie release o. U
sum now due OH that account.
Monday, Zee. Ii
Mr.. Tucker's Resolution, to refer a
petitions without being preriCuslyreaa
the Housewives rejected.
Mr.. Stanard, of sputtsylyania, move
! resolution to revive the law for openli
the Rappahannoc river aboye-adople
I'VE hail this spirit with enthuslast
re the legislature, Will but soon as ~
nave begun, maturing the improvement
which are projecting, the present sessI'
will be among the most important ON
which Virginia las ever witnssseu:
Various private and local fe'iuO'
we're offered and referred. -.
Two for new banks, one from %
lerIstowD-ibe ether from ParkersDOl
n the cOuntyof Wood. They are y
ing to become Branches Of tie eSlSl''
Institutions.
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