Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-09

las' eiere,al Assembly, declined TO aceep, Tue
appointment.
The Board of Public Works. pursuant TO
the act OF Assembly 10 that effect. have SUBJ
sr,ibcd for $50 shares of the stock OF the
FallS Biidge turnpike company.
Upon the tcpOTt of Vie Engineer ia relation
10 The Improvement OF the nayigation of the
MoHOneaiia river, the Bead OF Putiic Works
have adopted the preamble and resolution at
cUa,panSiug iais, plarksd L.
A IeNIew OF The state OF the fund and Of
the report u the principal Engineer together
with the reports ACCOMMODATING this. affords
gratifying proofs. that whilst the territory OF
the Common vcNiih abcuHdS with objects of
valuable internal Improvement in every dis
uict, the fund appropriated for that Objects
areqDai", upon the principles npon which IL
u founded. to give CitrcIual aid TO such int
ptoNtn.rUts 10 the fall extent of the demands
which can probably be made upon IL; and
thai sever public works OF great InipoI iance
10 eNtcrSivr districts Of the state are, under
the patronage OF the legislature, rapidly adj
sanciTg to completion. which. without such
patronage, might have ian.HiShcd tor years,
and perhaps have been wholly abandoned.
II aprcatS that he most costly aud diEEcult
PIT OF The canal "a, the tails OF The Roanoke
Is already cot and that the residue OF the Cd
Nal which presents nothing hit plain eXca-
Walton ia eaith without rosk, will probably
be completed, aud the whole canal be in use
in the course of Is months The funds of
the company appear 10 De ample ioi the COM
pieiIpu at the work, and the company appears
20 have lost no part OF the zeal with which
they began this undertaking. The Dismal
Swamp canal Is necessary TO give iu,i effect
o the ADVANTAGES which are contemplated
tom the Improvement OF the navigation OF
The Roanoke as The canal Will. IL OF sufficient
capacity for that purpose ccnducs the trade OF
The koaDRkC SO Norfolk its most convenient
market. Th' canal has now six feet water a
81 Eth sufTiC!eni 10 receive vessels ttted Tor
the navigation of Alternate and i'Smpc0
IN - ct he
sufficient capacity TO receive vessels OF more
than four to- and hair draught These are
the old wooden locks. which have long beer
in use aud have b cen lately repaired. The
new stone locks are fitted to the enlarged
scale o. the canal Although the canal lu it,
present state i hir hly benz iicial, aud will ptu.
baby afford liberal dIviGends 20 the holders
of stock. after the debts of ihe cOn,pasy shall
he paid. vel until vessels which navigate The
sound can pass the canal, the work will fail
far Sh0it OF it's intended utility, and OF The
Il ,-Isands ct the country connected with u.s..
The Iunds % tile company are exhausted. ard
I'll dis COuSldt rahiy Indebted especially 'or
500 ShareS of The stoCk of tie Bank o.! The L.
nitcd States loaned tn IN By the Board OF
Pubic Works, in pur-nauce OF au act of As
setubiS authorizing SINGH loan. AVID which was
made according 10 the terms of the resolution
OF the BuarH accompanying this (nIaTked NJ
saii>!aCiOgN security beign giving as the reSO,
ldiioh iequired he Board of Public Works,
are intoi ma by thu president OF the company,
lie catai iud locks upon the cnlaT ed plan
cOuie,ny iated. \ ,SuTed that the GCueTal As
s-mbi4 aie uliy arpriSed OF the great impOT-
Ia nee Oi this work, not only in local, bnt IN
a national p1Iut 0t view, the Board OF Public
Wo,ks respectfully submit, il 10 the cnnsidC-
rAjtDu Ci tue Legislature. whether IL be not
eXi edie 10 aIit its completion by increasing
The sock o. the company b. ihe sum OF
j 50.0U0.U the company shall assent ereio,
OF ~ a Urther iOsa. payable in convenient
instruments IL the stock should be increased
l. wCui seem Ia BE- lust mat the original
Stockholders who have laid out large sums IN
tn work ueatN 50 yeats since, AVID nave As
yel received no d,videuS, One tolls prOhd-
bS amOnHting TO 5 100 000 havinE been eX
pc1dad IN eniaTging the Canai should have
presumption of The stock; and that the
Board OF Puzzle works should subscribe tOr
sHch part OF the ucw stock as may appear 20
lie General Assembly 10 be eNpedieni.
ihr cost OF The cantl is follows:
The csPii4i stock of the com.
pany expended j, 100000 90
Probable amount Of tolls eXpeud-
ea. leo, 900 90
Money aud stock borrowed and
expended aud Low due, io5 900 90
Total cost, $500 600 90
Additional capital proposed, 90 900 o.
T'ota cost of canal VIXEN compIet.
ed Sis 600 90
The Board Of Public Works hold stock IA
this cOmpauy 10 the amount OF Sol 900
s!deraLiY less than 2-JthS of the expenditure.
lhe James River company, by then report,
shew the progress made by that company
under the act of the last session OF h LcgiS.
iaiute ia relation 10 the Improvement OF the
navigation IT James and Kanawla rivers, and
the formation oil road between the highest /
ndvigable puiHiS OF those rivers In the COM
pietion OF work 50 Immediately interesting
10 large prOpOf tiOn OF Inc citizens of NIrLi-
via, and so deeply important 10 tue political /
aud commercial interests of the Common.
wealth, this board viii not withheld the rX- !
preston Gifts solictude. that measures may /
he adopted by The Legislature 10 facilitate |
the procuring at funds sufficient for a spirited |
ann successful prosecution OF the work, and /
thdi snch notifications may be made IN the |
act of the last session, as experience has Fen-
d"red necessary, IN conducting work of such |
magnitude
Considerable progress has been made in the |
preSeDt year, towards TIA completion Of the |
Richmoud Dock. Hhr most formidable OBJ
Sta'les whlch II had 10 encounter are over
com.
he tolls Of the Potomac compaay have A.
gam IBcIeased this year aId il the river was |
10 the degree of which II rs suscep. |
llble IL would probably ne usnrly as eXiens
SlSciy useful ds thf James River. \ large aud |
ieTiiie district Of Virginia j. deenly Interested
IN the further Improvement OF this river; bat |
no means present themselves tor eficclrng
such enforcement without the COUcurreHc" of
The state OF Maryland, and large contributions
Of individual capital
The Pamn.ky River, the south fork, Of !
HoIston river ~ % as junction with the mid
de fox, and ihs Hofih fork OF Hoston River
Mp 10 Iates mill. present valuable objects of
uernd' improvement, ii for tie patronage Of
Ihr Gpaeral Assembly, according 10 the
principles 81 tlie las creating the fund for
internal Improvement whenever compauie,
'hsil bs 'Irmed cor improving tie navigation
u those rivers The gteat quantities OF salt |
on lie last mentioned water
curse, and The iueXhdasiibe quarrfes Of
gypsum aud mines OF Iron ore 10 be TON I'd
30 that riVer, together with the agricultural