Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-25
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DAILY,
SATURDAY. AUGUST IS, 1897.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST g, ls27.
In copsss,ing to publish the >id,lowins COM
MODIFICATION we have ses less influenced by. the
hope fits doing ss&, sSas by disposition to
oblige its an,hor, WHO + a large property hold
err, and who has'been uniformly zealous. in pro-
noting all measures calculated to advance the
prosperity Of the town. Our columns are open
to such discussions, provided we know the wri-
tiers, and provided also that they be bona fde
propertu holders; for since it has been deIermin-
cd that they shall exclusively bear ,heburden
of oonseqaen, taxation, these only should be al
lowed to originate or discuss the necessary
measures We make this observation, in con-
sequence OF having rejected several anonymous
ESSAYS in reference to the same and similar sub
jects.
THE ROAD TO wiLEY'S TAVERN.
Messrs. Editors: The question has b>en and
is often asked, What are the Directors doing
towards making this Road? To this question
the answer has been, that they have had n SUR
yey made; upon which, it has been asked, have
they Ered on the route where il shall commence
and where it shall terminate? Have they made
any contract for doing The work? To all this
i
been, why this delay? After repeated enquiries
on this point, it is said they are Obliged bv
regulation or r;ie OF the Board of Public Works
ofVirginis,lo have the principal Engineer or
Surveyor ofthat State 10 survey and lay down
the route, in order 10 ger the State Of Virginia
to subscribe 10 the road; and that unless he
makes the survey, the Board Of Public Works
will not subscribe | have carefully examined
all the laws OF Virginia upon the snbjecI OF the
duties and powers of the Board Of Public
Works. BIZ none Of them is the power given
to that board, 10 make anysuch rule as is relied
a, the cause OF The aelay. BY the, law pass
ga 'n-lS ls--h- R.,2rd al p. lilo iNnris iaare
aover 10 subscribe To any Cana. or Road on
behslf.of the Stale, except WHEN srthorzed BY
si,ecta! cci Of Assembly, concerning each canal
or road.
The ll;h section is the part Of the law al
iuoe 10. See I'd vol p. EOS. II de, la"es that
the President and Directors of the Board or
Public Works shall Sc, and they are hereby au-
thorizrd, 10 subscribe 10 behalf the Common
wealth. TO such pubic works as the Gene raj
Assembly may, from tine 10 time, agree o pa
tronise, such portions ofthe revenue OF the fund
for internal improvements, as NAV b. dtrecied
BIZ ir,c; hut that no part OF the said fund shall
be subscribed towards the stock OF any canal,
,urqpike road, or other company, until three
co.nplc,e such casal, turnpike, or other public
work Of such company, shcli have been other
wise subscribed; nor unit, Of tue stock Sc sub
scribed, one fifth thereof shall have been actu,.
ally paid in by the respective subscribers, or
The PAYMENT thereof effsctuallv secured by bond
witt arSsoye ed seceIity, or deed OF t"gst upon
The { Il estate of such subscribe, q. twice She
value Of such fifth part; such bond u be taken
PAYABLE TO the Presidep, and Company, to com
plete such public work, and to be recoverable
f. by motion, &c.
In the year 1919, an act TO amend the act
creating fund for internal impro' ement, WIS
passed. BY The third section, IT Is enacted,
a,iat il shall not be lawful for the President and
Directors Of The Board of Public Works 10
subscribe FOR any par, of the stock Of any oom-
pany, unless Otherwise specially authorized BY
law, until they have received satisfactory evil
dence, not ouiy tina, one fifth part of the sub
scriptions Of individuals has been secured ac-
cording 10 law, bur that the ulsole of such 2ri-
yate subscriptions have either been secured as
aforesaid, or are made by solvent persons, fully
able to pay"
The above are the only conditions prescribed
by law, on which the subscription Of the State
depends. If the Board OF Public Work. have
added any ether condition, they have done what
they had no power to do tits therefore not TO
be presumed, that that Board would adopt a
rule not only useless but void
In pursuance Of the power reserved by the
General Assembly by The preceding sections,
the Legislature has, every year, by special acts,
authorised the Board of Public Works to SUBJ
scribe 10 various roads and canals. This was
done during the last year.
The law prescribing certain general regula-
tons for,he incorporation Of turnpike comna-
mics, passed in 1917; BY the TIN section Of it
directs by whom the roads are to he laid out
They are to be laid out by the President and
Directors their officers, servants and agents /, is
true the company may employ the engineer OF
the board CT pubic works 10 lay out the road; il
they do, for his services the board are 10 be re-
imbursed by an allowance to The commonwea lth |
of so much the stock Of The company as shall
constitute removable compensation Tor the
services rendered such company by the survey I
or OF his assistants.-See 7ih section OF the law.