Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-11

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every description, can be manufactured at
! tins establishment ai a less expence than
IN any part of the Union, owing 10 the
chearness oil fuel, the superiority of ma
chnery, saving OF transportation of iron,
coal, mails, &c. TO and from the factory,
beng OK Davigable wafer, within one
quarter OF annie of the centre of bust
ness.
This Company will soon be able to ma
nuidciure l,0Ou.0 600 pounds of nails, an
nuaily.
TIE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
'iiie second anHuai meeting o.; this Body was
to lave been held, on Monday, the Sd lust
busa majority Ot the whole DID not appear till
Wednesday
On Thursday, the Governor president of
tic Board,) communicated to II the death %
Col. John Mercer, one of lis members, IL the
following " oldS:
The law gives the power to this Board at
any time durlus ,te recess of tie LEGISLATURE,
to ill any Vacancy which may occur il their
own body, either from death, resigaatoD, re
Eovdi, inability, or any othercause. II there.
tore devoives on me the painful duty ofintorm
ing ti'is Hoard, that vacancy has occurred hy
the much amented death of Col. john Mercer
OF Fredericksburg, tate member of this BJafe
cannot on this occasion withhold from his
memory the just tribute of my indivouai res
pect and admiIation Tor his political integrity
ms pubic worth and private virtues.
Ihcreup0a, ittS0iced uRaniu0UIy, That tie
members OF this Board eutcgia:uiil. the high
est respect Tor tue virtues talents and patrio-
tlsm OF MIR. Mercer, viii, as Il Testimonial Of
their regard for Isis memory, wear Grape on
the ieit arm fer thirty DAYS
On nation Rescued, THAT the Boafd of Pub
lac Works learn with regret that loammi
Baldwin, Esp. declines re. ele elton 10 t.ie OF
ice ct prlncipal Engineer of THE Board, and
that lhe Board Will accept the offer Of Mr.
a. To ta r.r.r
following the fifth OF February next. unless
successor To Mr. Baldwin can be obtained be.
fore tie expiration OF that time.
On motion itroOtced, That tic Board of Pub
hc Works Will now proceed 10 fiii the Vacancy
occasoned by the death OF Col. John Mercer.
On counting tiie ballots, II was found, that
John W Green, Esq. of fredericksburg, was
unanimously elected IhereHpos ReSoired,
Hha; the Secretary OF the Board be requested
10 inform Col. Green Of his election TO the OF
ice OF member OF this Board
MessrS. ilabney Carr aud Robert White, or
either o! them, were authorised Nv a resoluti-
on TO represent the stock OF the President and
directors OF the Board of Public Works in tie
general and other meetings OF the stuck-hold.
ers 81 the Baak 81 tie Yuliey: aud NeSsrs John
u. Jackson and John l.. Seh0rI. or either OF
them, to represent them ~ he meetags of the
stock holders OF he N0rtk- Western Bank
Various communications were received rela
tive to Internal Improvement, and sundry re
solutions adopted, which II Is not the time to
develope-A Among these last. was one nst,urt-
ing The Principal Engineer - survey The ro,,te
ofthe canaicOnIempiateda by observation-disclosures
OF Petersburg Tor hcpurpoSc ofconnectiug the
waters OF the Roanoke anu tue AppOnlatiSx ri
Vers, as soon as competent provision shall have
been made to detray the eNpeucts of such sur.
vey IN conformity Win the Act ef Assembly,
aud the general resolutions CT the Board.
The Board ot Public Works is Vet in ses sion
we snail notice It's iHtGre proceedings inpro-
per season.