Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-29
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REHABILITATION.

,a District, aseo 500
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the hrs or tide water district $3.50 600 of the amount
arise from loans to the Dismal Swami Canal and the
Richmond Dock Companies, from which an income for
Interest is received, and the amount loaned constitute.
part OF the disposabIe funds.
Inc going estimates exclusive Of the disburse
menfs on the lanes river and Kanawha improvements.
VIII h were follows
10 the 2d District, Low er Jsmvs River\ sto,Io 70
In the 81 District (Mountain section or
Blue Ridge Canal) s6s AoI a.
In The 4h District, (Kanawh,
road l76 100 o.
(KaDawha river OIL 766 7,
- $267 956 rs
The Board having thus presented lis views on IN. in
.ens SUBJECTS cor hded to its care in ample man.
ner az the limited duration of it's session would permit
ieels II incumbent, 10 conclusion to suggest TO The
gsanre the rropTiety OF making some change in the
OF the Board and OF enlarsug its sphere of
acuon' Among other things, IL has occurred 10 the
Board mat the separate duties imposed upon the Pre-
sden and Directors OF the James River COMPANY sbonId
ne merged INTO those OF the Board Of Public Works-
The investments in the James River improvement, i,s
ipcome ana Its manag emen connects Itself go intimate
WIN me fund Tor Internal Improvement and The du
ties oil the Board OF Public Works, IA 10 render 1, a
part OF the same concern. The James River Compsnv
az AZ pr'S NJ organized, consulting of function
whose other dues necessarily confne them 10 the Me
tropos cannot possess that efficiency that the impor
tant concerns entrusted to them renders neces.arr
The supernendance of the works the execution NJ IN.
improvements and repairs that may be required and
the contracts and disbursements rendered
must De conhded to agents. upon whose
me company must alone depend. II is not intended in
me slightest manner TO intimate that the past o
iunchonaTes 10 whom the duty has been assigned
nave not performed all that could have been exnectcd
OF them, but that company constituted could moi
possess the requisite efficiency TO manage go exensya
concern, must be apparent. To remedy this and n
increase the usefulness Of the Board of Public WorLs
respectfully suggested to the Legislature to pace
tne James river improvement directly under the con-
uou OF the Board OF Public Works; to make the dutv
OF the Beard to select from lite body as MANY Of tbe
members as will be sufficient to bestow personal exam
inauen upon all the public works, in the con,truc,;on
OF whlch the funds under its controul have been
pended that such examinations should be made a, a.
zen as the Board may deem II necessary; tina, the
bers thus appointed should report the result of their
srnnauons to the Board. BY increasing in t, manner
me power and duties Of the Board IL is believed that n,
usefulness will be increased and more accurate know
Iedge oil the state OF the public works will be obtain.
ed. 10 '"
Reports Of the Principal Engineer ON the location .,
the Free road from Stanton to the Warm Spring noun
tain; on the survey for road between Hsrrisonburo
and the Warm Spring mountain; on the location of the
Lexington and CoviDgton Turnpike; and on a survev
TOT road from Covington to Rich nond are herewitI
submitted The Principal Engineer is now engaged
W preparing other reports, which, together with 1hs
eVurns and reports o companies 10 the stock Of which
me Board has subscribed will be hereafter transmit
| ted ~ 'e' """'m'
~" Which IS respectfully submitted
JOHN FLOYD, Presideuf
24h January, 1891 - WV