Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-11
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The Board Of Public Works, about The close
OF the last session of the General Assembly
convened for The purpose of taking proper
measures Tor carrying into effect the various
acts and resolutions of the last and urecediup
sessions OF tie Legislature, IN relation 10 SUBJ
Jects OF Internal Improvement TO wit:
The resolution directing enquiries i'm rela-
ton TO the hest practicable communication for
The purposes of commerce between the James
hiver and the kanawha.
The act in relation to the NAVIGATION of the
MOUOngaheIa river.
me resolution directing survey Ofthe route
OF contemplated canal on the sOuth side of
James river.
The act directing a survey of Ciiuch river.
>, The resolution relating TO the survey ofthe
PamHnkey river and IT'S branches
go ne resolution directing the examination f
CiliCkdhOmIny river.
The act directing survey of the cOntem-
pidied route tor canal between the waters of
the AppOmattOX and StaurtOn rivers
ADd the resolution directing survey of the
James river aud its branches vet i'm part nnex-
ecnted.
The various dnties thus imposed nom the
Board OF Public Works, were OF such a nature
a. not possibly 10 he performed will the aid r. t
the principal engineer only, within tie curreui
year aud although several OF the said acls
dhd resolutions authorized The Board of Pub
&c Works TO employ additional engineers. Vet
whist il was believed that there would he
Great difficulty III procuring Tic services of
more thar one additional engineer, in whose
sklii aud Ability perfect confidence conid he
paced u VAS feared, also, that the expense
Oi employing more titdn one additional EN- IL
berr, aud of executing the several surveys
aforesaid, would nave absorbed so ptcat a
proportion OF iho Income OF the Fund for L.
ttihdi Improvement, as to ie1Ve The Board of
Phbiic Works without adequate means TO meet
tI"b existing engagements TO companies with
w'nchthey were already counccted the clarg-
eS on account of the Map OF Virginia and ne
ccSSary contingent charges on the income of
the FUND. Under these impressions, it became
necessary tn select, amongst The various OH
Jtcts 10 which the attention of the Board had
been called by the Legislature those winch
appeared To he Of the greatest moment and tn
give To them The first cares of the Board Jbe
communication between the James river aud
the hauawhd, winch involves so many IN
teresitng Qualifications, which has so stead ~
attracted The attention Of the General Assem-
hiN, from the year 1911 10 the present time
seemed To demand the FIST attention of The
b0did OF Public works, aud next 10 that, un-
drf existing circumstances, the survey OF fife
Mnuoughheia river. Accordingly, on The I2ih
day Ot March last, the Board Of Public Ivorks
came 10 several resolutions noon those s.b-
lecls, copies OF Which are annexed, mark ed
(h.J In pursuance Of these resolutions, tie
membeIS OF The Board. gN-Oi3lciO, empiONed
Isaac BrIggs as an additional engineer, ior Inc
survey OF James Iiver and the kauawha apd
the intermediate country, aud Of 4 CouteuipIat-
ed ROME OF canal on the south side Oi james
river and, on The 20th day of May last. lie
Board OF Pnbhc works gave additional IN
structious TO the engineers in relation 10 these
surveys, copy OF which is annexed marked
(B.J These surveys have been completed bv
the engineers, and have occupied The whole
Of tnc ldst season. The reports of the euri-
ueeTs have not yetbecn made to the Board
Ga viii form the SUBJECT Of n supplemental
repofi WHICH, u rs hoped, will be submitted
~ TINE 90 euaUle the General Assembly 10 aci
nFnu ~ during the present session.
P0ssUant 10 ihe several acts of Assembly 10
ihal effect, tue board Ot Pubic Works, on The
I0lh day OF May last authorised sabscTiptiO