Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-03

the new bridge-But il may be said thar she win NO,
.sep ncs os,age 10 order-to which Mr. L. replied, that
whenever she Jailed TO keep II In repair, then would the
question come In another shape before the Legisaturc
and they might then DO induced to grant new char
Ter Besides. such reference to the Legislature would
DC unnecessary-as the writ Of Quo Warrouto would
ITSELF furnish remedy-and her own interests the
dependence Of her family upon it, would compel her TO
keep Il in order.-After some remarks on the Rail
Road Mr.. L. concluded by hoping that her nenor al
would be accepted, and the Bill returned to the Com
n'uee, with instructions TO bring in tariff OF tolls
MrvBor'oo, rose to oppose the M mortal. He ccr-
tenaed, that the public Interests were deeply involv
ca In this ques ion that ell the people tom Roam
oxe 10 the lanes River. concern ed In the s--
taoli:hmsnf OF new Bridge. He regretted that To.
gentleman from Hentico should have taken sides a.
gainst the Citizeos Of Ch.-tet Id to whom he was
so much st'ached-sud those Citizens would equal
y regret .I.-Mr. b. said no was happy that the
doctrine OF the nvioabi,y cf tins Charter. had now
been absndoned-that this Ghost At least had been
aid'-He slated that after this me asure had been
ss"Aea 60 long IN me Committee; after the preten-
Counsel in tho Commonw- ai,h, thai Commit,,e had
decided In favor OF the new Bridre-Tbi, Hons. h,d
adopted The Resolu ion-aud now an effort was to b.
made 10 do away all these ceedings.-Mr b then
oceoded TO compare the two plans toxether-ls, In
point Of cheapness He asked hotc were the toll, 70
be regulated! II the Legislature to regulate tn.
future tolls by the receipts, how tn receipts To
be sseer,aned! You Could not ascertain ,bem-Sh,
does not know them herself Mr.. b. eon,ended, tina,
the present bridge was a very expensive and cum.
brous machine-that great iinprove ems had be en-
made in the construction Of bridges-and was the
House 70 take thi, expensive bridge, which may have
cost for susht he knew, $l0O.0O0, the Of ,hr
took 10 say. that bridge could be built for esh
or ten thousand dollars. And were the Public 20 be
freed to pay he tolls upon this expensive establish
men', when much che aper one would iustity mus
lower toll l-He referred to the heavy tolls paid Ter
few years, by Tobacco Factory 10 Msnehester, 8
$500 more-snd he eentended, that three or ovr
bridge, would discharge tn, interest the cost Of
the new bridge,
ALSO the bridge would have the de id-d advan.
tage-that intended to adult il at tho termina
ton Of the projected Rail- Road-hat by being brought,
down the RAILROAD, coal and wood would be broug ht
much cheaper Richmond, than at pres, inland that
during the late severe 'psI of weather. the relief
the people, from the cheaper supply Of full would
have been very great He stst IL that only are
the poor the South side Of the river liable TO be
off from the market this side but the rich are
frequently compelled to leave their carriages on tn.
other side, and the ladies rudge the bridge on
foot
Mr.. b. eontended also, that the bridge would be
kept in better order than at present-nd that e.
ven when Trenrs bridge was kept up. II would
still be kept in bad repair IL the public co1ld 90
no where else. The new bridge was not support.
ed because the new comp,ny had any peculiar
claims; but becsue il was needed for the convenience
OF the people. IL the prayer OF tho memorial was
granted, it wouli hereafter be argued that il was
con ract between the Legislature and Mr.. Mayo. She
consented TO reduce her tolls with the understanding
that no new bridge be erected; and that wcNld
be the understanding. He had seen a paragraph
in the Eoquirer 10 which Il was stated that new
Company for the estabii hment Of bridge at Bos-
an old company into the Supreme Court OF the United
States in order TO nuiy law Of the Legislature Of
Massachusetts,. Such would probably hereafter be
the case with this matter. To nulffy tho compact
which wa, now proposed with Mrs. Mayo. the same
tribunal would be reorted o.-Hs could never acqui.
ce in this method Of legislation IL ives hucksier-
ing hgg'ing business beneath the dignity Of The gis-
latureSrhs people wished the legislature do nov,
what 1t die fifteen years ago, when they gave
Edward Trent privilege TO build his bridge. He
was little surprised, knowing that the gentle
man from Henrico advocate for Trent's
BRIDGE that he could adopt the argument which he had
urged to-day Every argument which W. used in ia.
vor Of Tren g bridge, was much stronger In favor OF
the company. That bridge g'e out Of the eno:-
nous exacons Of the proprie,ors OF Mayo's brids e.
The eason was sufficient then. How did it stand now.
Mrs. Abigail Mayo and MIR. Edward Mayo, had after
the House had estsbl shed bridge, aonued the
law bought up the bridge, and said there SHOULD be no
competition. The efcc, Of the purchase had been an
nme dia,e return to the former exorbitant tolls. Mr.
b. alluded to the change which had taken place since
Mayo's bridge first established. The prin oipal
AIDE then transacted at Manchester since which
that place had become but suburb TO Richmond and
the passing had immensely increased The oppre
of this bridge had lost to Manchester, within fe W
years. third OF its population and eapta aud az,
serve the interest of one individual And yet this Mr.
Edward c. Mayo, was, in tho language of come, a
public benefactor But their int were now on
posed by those Of the public, and he trusted 10
such question: the Legislature would decide in favor
OF the public. 1, ssid that Mrs. Mayo's family
would be reduced poverty by the establishment of
net trdge-that her only property would be taken a
way from her. He not DESTROYS generally of pry.
ing into the private aft irs OF ndivdu as-but in his
case he had made icqury at the Auditors office, and
found that the real properly charged to the petitioners
exciu ve Of the bridges, amounted to two hundred
thousand dollars A d this the poverty to which
| they were to be reduced. IL true that i,
was poverty 10 comparison to the wealth which they
| rec eived from the bridge, amounting 10 about
$40, 900 per spnum. MIR. b. here presented several
esn ates from which he drew the iufe renee that from
the year 1900 to The present time the received
could not have Been less than S427, 900. The geuu.-
man from Henrieo had been mistsk n In supposeing
that Mr. John la, o had spent eompsient patrimony
exp,n nd. He at rt put together bridge OF boats aod
timber, and the bridge afterwards built tsen Mr.. b.
read several computations as TO the annual exper OF
crossing river the present rates oil tolls Sons of those
estimates were petty neary those-for fc o, passen.
ger going and returning daily. the present tolls 2i
for carriage passing and repassng every day S42e
for family crossing eve day, sending servant Il
market, and passing viii ear.i'gs twice a weei
| S29O--for a coal wagon going once day to marke
he carried to arke,, for its tran -portstoD fe
var s., which larger profit than the collier real
lied. AZ 10 wood, OF which there abundance, d
as kept entirely from market by the tolls. IL eoult
not be $40 ded, and such thing wood cart wa.
seen. He hoped that the memorial would be taken IL
connection With the bill now laying the table, and
| that sbo wishes Of the people would be grs,i6ed.
Mr. Booker addressed himself TO the farmers 10 the
House. He fixed the average price Of wheat vt sbou
81. A farmers wagon would contain about 80 busbel,
so that the presen, they paid three per cen,
the grain for passing Msyo's bridge. The charge wa
| about the zane on tobacco. A new bridge while d
| existed had formerly been found OF great benef,