Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-21


an immediate Income 10 tue ii,s, y, 10 Vel
is imputed TO their tardy progress j., "scribet
ing the works which they had beou,, ccmph,
winch arose from their havin.s Co.. cel
their labors with inadequate funds o.nnenceS
discouraged new adventurers ,ru,n ,. anu whir
them, or hazarding their fortunes H., iung VII,
terprises. :" H'ulllar ..
The foundation which the General
have now laid for future works on ~; sssembly
ton, is calculated TO remove This ;,. dtScfi,
10 tneir progress, and to assure to the feun'eat
wealth, speedy return for such e.. ommOo
General Assembly may author,se LII. IN, as t5e
OF tubiic works 10 subscribe ONT os ~ hoarl
for Internal Improvement. " the funs
Ii Is not IN the power OF the noard :;
fancy OF their institution, to ,ncin,, y" the H.
lepoi, neta'i Q, the progress aud co,'i. lii
auspices OF the Act of their incor,'"o,'uer lie
WIN view, however, Ofearly arous;,,, a'ioH.
terprise and patriotism of their fallo,, the e.
In general, 10 embark their private eos.t uzens
! tue career OF interua, Improvement o ,'nes n
tiiem 10y the ilheraiity ofthe General ipcaed %
" the Board of Public Works adam, s>emby
(mark ed b. resolution,
The Board did not design, by ,lo
ions TO enumerate all, nor, indeed. the ,esOlc.
part OF ,he OBJECTS, to which the fund cate
piled. VIC ussiuliy An
In a country SO diversified as the T.
Oh virginia, byrivers and mountains. .lton
sing SUCH a variety ofstaples, and so posse
Nus Ior ,heir expectation, the Board r"!!, ma
, III 10 recommend TO the General a.aue:
Ny, put very small number of those bns .Ses
works, which the future policy of rubk
may De inclined 10 patronse and the g. ng'hs
1"teTnai Improvement may be heresrta." u Il
petent to aid e'aei coz
10 open the navigation ofthcse river.
penetrate deeply into the inter;or wnlrt
country to unite, by commercial \, ~ tn. /
ties, Use widely extended territory of H. sa
moh"eailh, are, la the estimation otth ,''S NcR
OBJECTS OF the first magnitude i'm tho r-'oaTt
Improvement, contemplated by the G ,ae
The appeal which the Board had FIN,
10 the public spirit of the country ba. made
IN VAN. Great efforts have been mai o, oesn
.ne SnDscriptions for opening the naviga,o,l u
the Roanoke. 's"uono
Aproposition of the Board to the lam -.
yer Company, toeNtend the navir;tion ~ Ut IT.
river To the base OF the Allegany M oI that
mas Deen met IN such manner. as IA jaaIa
thellope, mat u connection Of the. eosto,' u 70
western waters by the central con,mnnn.,ah d
so long contemplated by the General Sas"n,
o.N, may ne greatly eXpeditd. For the rronnJ
OF this reliance, the Board beg leave ia re ya
me ANNEXED correspondence with rho P sto
dcnt ana Directors ofthe James River ra.i les''
Dy-fmarked C.l 'i Soinpa
The Stock OF the Rappahannock Cana, cou
pau! ,ds Deeii so lar subscribed, in copform;,,
with the provisions of the :. Act croo,;
fund for Internal Improvement" as 70 uie
the Board TO recommend to the Gcnosa J" Wy
semDIy an immediate substitution IN ,bs, ~; wv
p9rtant work of two-hfths of the Stoc,, dee ','r
cd necessary to its completion 'e'''
ihcIc are several objects within the scnns
or the system devised by the General assopp'
bly, TOR the Improvement of the interior ~ WI
Shlia, winch, III the present state ofherwoaI,L
ana population, ii is beyond the reach CTR
uhassisted ability to accomplish bur Viii,
peinS e4uaiiy interesting to her sister State,'
anu u .he government of the United STATE.
IL may moi be impossible 10 further nv ,Lo,r,
cooperation. ~ 'nef
Such Is the contemplated connection abovs
mentioned, between the eastern and westere
waters, by extending the navigation of In.
hyer 10 DuhiaPs Creek, and constructive an
Ordinary turnpike from thence to the Fails of
inc hanawha, or an iron rail way across the
Allegany and along the valleys of G,eennrier
ana New Rivers 10 the same point M IsSs
magnitude, but oflike utility, is the eyteusion
OF the United States Road from Wheeling n
Winchester; by which. with the aid of fis
companies already incorp Grated in VirSin; s.
permanent highway would be COMPLETED f,ora
the seat OF the Federal Government 10 The RI.
YER Ohio. ~ N A'''
:" The Board of Public Works heg leave
.neteIore, 10 recommend it to the General As,
semDly, to invite the cooperation of the CO.,
ernments of the United States, and of IN,
States of Kentucky and Ohio. IN the acco M
plishment of those objects.
Among the first measures so,cht to no a.
compiished by " the Board of Public WORKS
was tue selection oil a competent ensineer-
For this purpose, the President convened the
Members OF the Board, at AN extra sessinn
ana submitted to them the subioined CORES,
pondence (marked D. relative 10 tbs interes-
ting object.
During the present annual session of tie
Hoard election hoe
the Gentlemen referred to in the corresror,.
dence lad before the Board, whose decision
upon MS appointment is now daily expected
hesu9loined letter from Thos. Jefferson. re-
signing ms seat nj the Board of PuL..c Wo,ks.
having deprived them of the aid which bs3
been expected from this distinguished citizen
the Board elected Edward C. Carrnptorr Of
the county of Halifax, TO SUNNY the Vacancy
thus occasioned. His departure from ihe L.
States, Immediately after his election left mi,
vacancy siiiinnsupplied, * as the annIalelec-
on OF tue Members ofthe Board will sneedjlv or.
cur IL has been deemed unnecessary 70 nro.
coed 10 the choice of his successor
resolutions a8rhed (B' referred TO i'm The
lst t(esofred, That the opening the Nayie;ltcn
OF the Roanoke and its several branche,
beth above and below the Great Fails and
within tue limits Of this State the connec
tioh OF the waters of that River above ths
Grcat Fails, with the waters below tie
same, audi HE connection OF those waters
WIN some OF tue other rivers in Virginia,
ny means OF one or more navigable canaI,
are OBJECTS OF great Importance to the in-
terests of this Commonwealth
ri. Hesc'ed, That the making of an aififes
ROAD from some point in the line of this
state near Abingdon, in The county Il
washington, the town of Lynchburg, on
'ahlts itiVer, is an object of great impOr.
tdece 10 tie Interests of this Common
wealth
80. hcs9'ced, That the making of an artificial
ROAD from some point ON Jacksor's River
TO some other point on the navirnble wd.
iers OF the kanawha River, and The ev
lenslon OF the navigation of those rivers