Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-11

tn he made to The stock OF the Richmond Dock
CompaUS, the Leesburg Turnpike Cu,nnany.
aud The Swift Run Gap Turnpike COMPANY TO
Tue amount anu upon the terms prescribed by
Tie several acts IN relation thereto which sub
scriptons have been accordingly made.
Sundry seports aud documents furnished by
the several companies Incorporated for ubie G =
OF internal Improvement, are herewith submit
ted; from winch the General Assembly may
ascertain the progress ct the mprovements,
under the care OF those companies respecuye-
ly, and their future prospects.
Document marked e. relai es TO the Dismal
Swamp Canal Company.
Those marked (E.) and (F) relate to the
Roanoke River Canal Company.
That marked CO. TO the James River Canal
Company.
| That marked III to the Appomattox Conn
/ panS.
Tina, marked Q.) to the Swift Run Gap Turn.
pike Company.
tina, marked (K.) to the Little River Turn
pike Company.
That marked (L.) to the Richmond Dock
Company.
, Those marked (M and (N.) to the Poiow-
mac Company.
And that marked TO- TO The Shenandoah
| Company
The Rappahaonock Company have made no
| report. Ii is understood that the company
| has not yet completed the individual subscrip-
onS IL an amount Suffi. lie To Justify the sub
| Sciiptioa authorised b, law on the part OF the
| Board OF Public Works, and that the existence
| o the C mpany Is con- mued in the hope that
at some more suspicious period than the pre-
sent, they may be ena5led 10 complete the
individual subscriptions.
Ia reviewing the progress and condition of
the various impi ovements now in a course of
execution. under the patronage of the Legis-
! failure, the Board OF Public Works are iuspir-
ed w'tha just confidence, that the valuable
ana highly important objects, for the attain
! ment OF which the Fund for Internal Improve.
ment was created, will be fully attained by
da.'y increasing capital of the Fnnd, to those
| objects.
The works of the Dismal Swamp Canal Com.
pany are IN such a state of forwardness, that
no doubt is entertained, that in the course of
Tie next year they will he completed, or so
nearly completed, as oanswe all the purposes
Tor winch The! were designed, and TO become
prtntaDie To HE company. This will be effect
| ed ny means OF The aid given TO the company
ny The Board of Public Works, pursuant TO
the act OF the last session of the Assembly
| upon ihhi subject. Ii was believe ed that loan
| oo,OOo, authorised by that act to be made
| L. Tie company, would be made IN instruments
OCT OF the unappropriated revenues of the
| fnhd, without resortng TO the stocks hereto
lore required by the appiication of the surplus
| tncom' OF Inc Fund but large deficit in the
| ordinary receipts OF the Fund, having arisen
from tie failure of Bank dividends for the
| p' esehi year, and il being probable that like
uehcitS, though, II is believed, not TO an equal
extent, may occur hereafter the Boar. of
Puhiic W otk> have agreed 10 loan 10 the com.
pany hive hundred shares of the stock of the
sank OF tn. United States, (being "A part OF the
uisposab'e funds for three years, the compa-
ny paying 10 the Fund for Internal InDrove
ment, the dividends which may accrue thereon
III The mean time, and Is they ma, accrue and
ieiu ning the stock ia kind, atlhe expiration of
me stipulated perion a. will appear by CO.
PS OF me resolution on that subject, marked
| W. Upon the credit OF this stock, without
seling II. The company, will probably be ena
bIel To RAISE The sums necessary to compIete
tiieir works, and the Fund for Internal I'm
pfovement wili receive the same income from
Tue stock, a. II II remained in the hands of the
bodiu OF Public Works. The policy of for
warning Ia as earlya completion as possible
(Whep IL can be doue without loss or hazard
| the works in which the Board OF PubIic Works
are intt rested is obvious. since il iiberates 30
mnch of the funds of the Board AS arc invested
Ia such works, 10 be applied to the forward
Img OF other works of nublic imnroyenapt .od
utiiitN
The Roanoke River Canal COMPANY are
| progressing in their improvements with a
steadInens and perseverance, which leaves no
room 10 donbt of the complete and speedy
| success OF Their important undertaking.
4 james River Company appear 10 have
] mace extensive and costly improvements in
| ihe bed OF the river, and in repairing their
locks during the present year, which has di-
nilIlshed the dividends very considerably Ii
Is expected that the dividends after Jujy next
VIII De greater than they have been at any
lime heretofore.
Tue oNIt huh zap turnpike IS completed
To considerable extent, and The finds now
appropriated to that object will probably be
sufhcient TO perfectit The dividends OH ihis
STOCK have been for several years, frsm five 10
Ten per cent. per dnnum. HE Commonwealth
has, besides the stock subscribed for by the
Board OF Public Works ina this company, 81
SHARES, purchased with certain arrears OF lax
es due III tile county OF Orange which were
not transferred to the President and Direc
tors OF tie Board of Public Works hy the
act creating the Fund for Internal Imurove-
ment.
The Richmond Dock Company, with the
payments yet 10 he made TO them by The Board
OF Public Works, ~ the sum of So, 500 which
ihe company can call upon the original stock
hSIdeTs tor. by the terms of their charter will
pfoDaDly leave fund sufficient TO complete
their works, according to their original plan
HE Shenandoah Company have a slIoug
interest Ip tue further Improvement of tho
Potowmac, below its junction with the She
hand0ab The attention of the Board has been
caHed TO This subject by the Shenandoah and
Fotowmac Companies and the latter has also
caiedth attention of the Board 10 more ex-
lensIVe improvements on the potowmac and
connection between the PotOwmac and ives
tern waters Upon these subjects the
Bodrd OF Public Works have now 40 informa-
ton 10 enable them 10 give any opinion. They
are graiiiied to observe, that the income OF the
FOtOwmdc Company has increased IN enc year
upwards OF 5 1000.
All whIchis respectfully submitted.
TIL: NJ. RANDOLPH,
President.
BERNARD PEYTON,
Secretdyyof the
Bourd Of Public Works,
RICHMOND fi4r M