Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-19

duties required o. them by law, and that
the sum OF two hunlred dollars be appro-
priated to carry this authority into effect
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
Board be authorized and required to re-
ceivc and prepare catalogue OF all hooks,
plans or drawings presented 20 the Board
of Public Works, and to preserve such
books in some place OF safe keeping along
with the public documents and proceedings
Of the board.
Edward c. Darlington. Esq. was u
unanimously elected a Director, la the room
of Mr.. Jetf.rson.
Various resolutions for the Improvement
of the roads and rivers OF the Common
wealth. which were submitted to the
Board, were referred 10 Committee Of
i've; who made :, Report Oh Friday
which Report was considered, amended,
and finally agreed TO, as follows:
The Committee of five members, to
whom were referred several resolutions
tor the Improvement of the roads aud RI
vers OF tbs Commonwealth, have had the
same under their consideration, and beg
leave 10
REPORT.
That in the situation in which " The
Board of Public Works" is placed at pre-
sent, not vt enjoying the advantages an
ticipated from the skill and experience Of
its "princ;pal Engineer or Surveyor -
without the profits to he here f,er expect
| ed from " The Fund for Internal Improve
nent," which is moreover pledged by the
Legislature for the acconpl shment of an
| object hot yet fa,ii.ied and relying solely
! upon the Information to be derived from
| its individual members, convened uacXpect-
| ctliy az this lime TO iorGs Can extra meet
| ing Of the Board for the transaction Of ex-
! traordnary business it IS not eXpeaiemt
! 20 decide upon any particular work, as IL
| iii subject" to he recommended TO the pat
ronsg- of the Genera hsscmbly.'
But, rs there are certain great objects,
! whose attainment your committee regard
as of high importance 10 the Interests of
| this Commonwealth. and to which it is the
| opinicn If your Committee " he fund for
| Internal Improvement should he applied"
when - the Board for Public WORKS" shall
| have acquired the interest in that fund it
will hereafter possess, ard when the board
shall have attained the requisite /; formation,
TO enable It to decide upon the best cans
| Of accomplish & hem with view of call
! log the attention oi the citizens of this State
| IL these obi scts, aud of attaining the intor-
nation in relation thereto which the board
| IS sol c'toas to acquire, your Committee
| beg leave 90 recommend to the board,
| the adoption OF the subjolned resoiu--
| tons
BY the enumeration of objects stated in
these resolutions, your Committee hope
| they shall not De understood. either as ex-
| Guiding any others, or as recommending
| in any way preference auioRg those which
| ticy have enumerated they are awar-
of many other Objects OF great importance
| 10 the internal improvement of the coun-
! try, not enumerated in these resolutions, to
each Of which the atten ion of the Board
| should be hereafter drawn, and some<&H
! which maI probably be entitled to pre-
| terence over those now eDuDerated--Rnt
with view Of preventing the difficulties
and Confusion which might hereafter arise.
| from exhibiting too many objects at the
same time, they have confined themselves
Cor the present, to those which th,y have
stated, as beng probably tho mcst exteD-
! sivc or difficult Of any of the works, which
may hereafter have claim TO tAe patronage
OF the Legislature -
l. Resoired. That opening the navi-
! gaticn of the Roanoake and its several
branches both above and below the great
falls and within tre limits of this STATE.
the conueX on OF the waters Of that river
Dove the great falls with tie waters below
tae same, AID the connection of those wa
ters with some of the ether rivers IN Nir>
| sinia, by IN ans Of ore or more Tavigablc
| canals, arc obi ects of great impor tance to
| the int rests Of this Commonwealth.
| 3. ReSoiUed, That the making of IN ar
tifcial road from some point in the Inc OF
this State near Abingdon in the county OF
| Washington, to the town Of Lyhchburg on
James RIVER, is am object of great impor-
| lance 20 the Interests of this Common.
wealth.
8. Resoived, That the making of an ar
tiicisl road from some point on Jackson's
| river to some other point on the navigabIe
waters Of the Kenswha river, and the eX-
tension Of the navigation OF those rivers as
! high up the same IS practicable, are objects
Of great importance to the interests OK this
| Commonwealth.
4. ResoiVed, That the making Of an ar
! tihcial road from Staunton to some point on
the river Ohio in the counties of Wood or
| Tyler, is an object of great importance to
! the interests of this Commonwealth.
| S. ResoiUed, That the making OF an ar
! tificial road from Salem in the county of
! Botetourt to Winchester, is an object of
! great Importance to the interests OF this
| Commonwealth.
s. Resotycd, That the opening the navi-
| gation of the river Shenandoah and its
! branches. is an object Of great impor-
| lance TO the interests of this Common
wealth.
7. ResolUed That the opening the nav
! igation Of the river Rappahaunock and It's
branches ab-ve the Great Falls Of that
river, is an object of great Importance 70