Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-09

From The Richmond Enquirer, June 8.
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MLE4INo Or litE CIlIZEN5.
Al n meetng oil the Cit,zrns OF Richmond
Manchester, aud thelr vIG,nnies. held ut the
capnol on tuesday Evening, the 3lst May,
joseph late. The Mayor vi toe cay OF kIcn'
n,ond, was called 10 the Chair, aud Thomas
itl,.hie was appointed Secretary,
Mr.. Rnber u. scott submiteu ,ho following
Resolutions
LIT Rtsotred. That tho continued and promp,
improvement ot the James ktveI aud ito cou
eEn0s win the weston waters, Is on object
oil the blghes value 10 the Common oailn IA
genera ana ought 10 be prosecuted aud cOm-
pleted with the mtnns ol the otae aud under
her patronage aud contral.
II, kes0iped also, / nat should be the pIca-
-uie OF toe legislature TO refuse OF further delay
the prosecution oi the npfo, enieuts AiOr sad,
1t would be Dnsi aud wise, 20 permit tne shue
to be executed by Individuals, aud with their
own fesoatees, u on terms ,qnildbIe 1nd iaii
! to The Cummon"enlh,
Sd. ResJiptd. ato, That as preliminary to
any ianheT eAps noltaTe o. investment OF CAPT
tai III the SAID Improvement, u minute aud ac-
eutaie survey Oh The contemplated aud bebt
roule, and IN estimate oil the coat OF the work,
should be made 10y some Competent engineer
! oil established reputation, and IA whose tkiIl
the public hhs comb IenCe. AID mat for The
: purpose oil securing Toe services OF such hu
engneeI tn memBels vi tbIs meeting viii con
triDute sednlafy md, III ADDITION 10 he APP
proprlatI3n nade by the Legislature. Aud
that committee be appointed Tor The purpose
oil collecting suoh contributions.
4 Re5OtUed also. hat tor the purpose OF Sc
curlns eoneer oil ACTON among, aud eIciung
Information from The lfends OF tue James III.
vi Improvement It Is eIprdient that a meet
lug oil delegates from al the counties and cor
,,oratoas hlterestfd therein should DO h,ld on
The - DAY vi - next, ct -.
6tn. Reg0irtd, also, Tint The SAID del gates
~heu convened be autnoized to adopt such
measures for eiieclIng tue o1Ject ot the Tesolu
Iions atpress,d Ms may seem 10 them proper.
u Il. Res0letd also, That committee Oi -----
be APPOINTED, whose duty It shall be to open
a correspondence forthwith, with cilIzsns VI
the various couufcs and corporations interest.
ed IN the work of imp owing the james, and
| by all means 10 eHdeaVor ~ enlist them IN
layof oil the undertaking, aud procure their
afd aud co-optrailon IA the views Vi thls nUet-
! ing.
7. Resoiped also, That a committee Of - be
appointed 10 prepare and lay before this meet
| Ing fot lis consideration, on the - day ol
- next, n memorial to the neGi General As
scmbly, on toe subject ofthe iiDpG oyeneat n
/ f0rrsaid.
6m. Rssofued That a committee OF - bt
appointed whose duty II shall be without della
/ o use their best e1ertioas, TO obtain the servI
crs OF an Engineer for The purposes aforesaid
and that all contributions Tor that purpose be-
aud the same shall DO under heir control
or that o their duly appoiated sergeant OF trea
surrr.
On Mr.. Stansrd's motion these resolution
were laid upon the table
The following resolution was su omitted BY
Ihomas Richie.
Re,oipsd. that the Chair appoint commit
tee vi - persons 10 collect information anC
pIppar. report upon SUCH measures as it ma,
s.e n meet for our FELLOW citizens to adopt Tor
me purpose of promoting the great cause o
internal IN piovement-such report 10 be pre-
scented To a subsequent meeting OF our flov
cnizens, 10 be called ny tue sad committee 70
thai p"rpose.
On MI. FORBES motion, the blank was h,le
v IN the humber thirteen.
Aud Ihea the resolution was adopted
Ga MI. StRnsrd's motion, The resolution
, previously subml,le ed Ivy Mr. Scott, were r.
I ferrrd 10 tho said Committee.
The following communication was prcssnie
iDy tbs CuaiS