Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-21


thorised in that town, to some place IN
its yIcinitv-2d. that the sum OF money
authorised to be raised by lottery for
the benefit of said Academy, ought not
to be augmented to ten thousand dollars
sd tina, the organization of said AGA
denny should be remodelled; 4th. that
the number of Trustees and visitors be
reduced, and be appointed in the first
in stance by the President and directors
of the Literary Fund. The first resolu
ton was agreed to--Mr. Massle moved
to reserve the ID resoiution--lhe mo-
ton was supported BY Messrs. Massle,
Bryce, Haryie, Thompson OF Amherst,
and BROKER, and opposed by Mr. Ghol-
son. IL failed, and the resolution OF the
| committee was agreed to, So was the
| Sd resolution. MIR. Gholson moved so
to modify the 9TH resolution as not to
require the p. and Directors of the L..
Fund to appoint the Trustees in the
first instance. This motion prevailed,
| and the resolution az amended, was
greed TO.
A resolution from the Committee of
Claims, voting reGs enable the petition
of Mrs. Greenlee Of Richmond county,
to be relieved from the penalty Of for
feited recognizance of her husband, who
was charged with ciminal offence and
fed. Mr. Chapman moved TO reverse
the decision Of the Committee. Mr..
Segar supported the motion; and after
some remarks from Messrs, Colston.
Upshaw, Garter, and Mason of K. G /,
the opinion of the Committee was re
versed.
A resolution from the c. of Roads,
&c. was read. declaring reasonable the
petition from Prince William, Eau
quier and Culpeper, to be permitted to
! raise $50, 900 by lottery, for repairing
that part of the Fauquier and Alezan
dra Turnpike road from near Buckland
10 the little river turnpike road.-Mr.
Colston moved to reverse the opinion
Of the Committee. This motion was
opposed by Messls Kelly of f., Mar
shall and Macrae, but prevailed A
resolution rejecting the petition of Jno.
Coalter for the repeal Of the law, per
| hitting the Baltimore and Ohio rail road
to pass through this State, was read and
| concurred in, after an unavailng at
I. opt on the part of Mr.. Page to lay it
on the table.
Resolutions were read from the same
Committee 1, rejecting the application
| of the Gainesville Bridge Company for
an appropriation of $4,000 from the
fund OF Internal Improvement, or to be
authorised to raise the necessary sun
bv lottery, for rebuilding the Bridge ;
Q. that the Counter Memorial of Ran.
dolph Harrison is reasonable, 8. that it
is expedient for the Commonwealth to
increase its Stock in the. Bridge;'4. that
the 81 Auditor be authorised to sell the
Public Stock in the Company on the
best terms to be had; that it is expedi-
ent to authorize the Company to In
| crease their Capitol Stock
Ga motion of Mr.. Old, seconded By
Mr.. Crump of Cumberland, the report
and resolutions of the Committee OF
Roads and Navigation, rejecting the
petition of the Gainesville Bridge Com
pany for aid in rebuilding their Bridge,
! was taken up.
MIR. Crump offered a substitute to the
resolution of the Committee, authoris-
ing further call of $50 on the Stock
holders for the purpose OF rebuilding
the Bridge, provided the State be put
on the footing of individual Stockhol'
ders.
Mr.. Page was opposed to the substi-
tute. The money vested already by
the Commonwealth in the Gainesville
Bridge was in jeopardy, and he was un-
willing to increase the amount.
MIR Crump briefly replied, and the
substitute was further opposed by Mr..
Page, Mr.. White of Rockbridge, and
Mr.. Craig.
Mr. Crump again defended the pro-
priety of the farther appropriation from
the Internal Improvement Fund for the
rebuilding of the Bridge, and went at
large into considerations of the general
policy of promoting Internal Improve
! ment.
/ Mr. Locket also opposed the substi-
tute, after which it was rejected.
The question was then taken on the
resolutions of the Committee separate
~, (all teading to the same point of re-
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