Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE or Delegates.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Ga motion OF M. Cool, the kil 10 abolish the
Board OF Pubic WoIks. W $ taken up The fu-situ,c
reported BY the Committee, teins under consider ion,
Mr.. Williams ri Shenandoah, moved the iid.lini,e
pesipoaemeni of the Bill, observing, that the present
Board was a b.dy OF much uae ulnsss-whue the
board proposed by this bill muO. be, from the nature OF
things, totally men isnt.
Mr.. Spurio,k SAID, he hop.d he House would pass
The biz. The B'ard o; Pubic W"'ks, rs at preseol
orEan'aed, was the most useless and inefi cisnt body in
the State. IL improvements w+re needed in the dit.
fereni parts OF the 5 ate, the Members Of This III u,e
could reprcsen; the wants Ct he peoplp. II wal im-
ma'eiial, whs her those schemss came be fore ,hs
House, through TIE Members. o. thrsugl the Boari.
abe latter did !ile nor t58n echl Tie r,qles,s, and
tefeat the Information ut the f'rmer. The Board wa.
OF no beneh', nj it, TeP1'is sHA:ded no infor IN ton,
which could no b. as well obisincd from CHER . urces:
while IL coat ,be : alto 3 Or 81 600 per anHum. n.
hoped The mot!cn % postpone, woIli no. presai.
MI GvCde could, with c nsis,. ncy, K ihe G,n ie.
man from Shenandoah, wha! single bsneit,l art, The
Board II Public Works had ever perfofmsGi III. did
not kuow f nc; and he ,houshi ii would De a difi
cult II after 20 designate one. AID IL oue in iii ieat
Board wa 60 he X hnr geJ or auciher, wher. would
be the injury? The change would ceriainiv 10 bsne.
tcia!, so Tar as IL would b. a savug Of $2,5cO TO the
Legislature, weary, a. well az o! the tiBe spsni every
year, in Legislation u.On the e'ec;i)n of toe Me Eb,rs
But, te.idrs TIC expense, il was the caus, Of grea
delay ia The proceedings OF hs House every Ss.sion
Every measure relative TO in'ernal Improvement, pre-
scented to the Legislature, was delayed untl il stCuja
have been rep rtsd on by tie Bo' I'd Of Publie
Wotks. Aud when they had o5;sinel ,h.ir opin-
ion, he a.ked o its ajvocaies.-what was il worth ?
Was II worth aDy hing? HID IL been productive of
good ia 4 solitary instance : No. The warmes, aJvo.
Gates OF the Board could MT point 10 on single case in
which btneht had been derived from the opip'ons OF
that body. wa true that they bad proposed sone
s.brmss VI late nai improvement. Bn, their r com
menda ions had not BEEN c. implied with Their schemes
had been abauioned. aud had sunk into obi .isn.-
Wh re, 'h'p, Wa the " 4 Ui Tbs Board! There was
none. lis ethcacy,it i had a0y, was an il furious fiji
cacy. Ittuiertd too much inio the duties which ,he
people looked TO he r repre- senu,ive, 10 ae; firm . ana
served 10 screen them from he E legitimate re.p,nsi-
eiHiy. Ii 81 injudiciaus measure was a iop.ed. and
the public Wonty usgie',ly exrend d the plea cf the
meinoe.s 80. 'hat the B3ati proposed the plan. It
and the HoaSe IN a mos u juriCus msnnsr. Wi;hou.
bong Tesp0nsible 10 The people, the Board hal great
Influence over tie Iious. in pecGniiry matters. Tn,
pfinfiPls OF the Government Was, that the ti,o.s 81! nj,
tie hqAnc-s q he State should be con6n ID TO IN, II
oil Dltsaie' and yet this Board o, Public Work.
had a tirec' iuhlence over the appropriation. IF IN.
puzzle moneY. > rely these were good reason. ft the
ahol iOa Of the Bard. Indeed, there were n,Ds wbv
should DO retein d The BoA,d p rormsd no duly
in Ide Fece 3 OF the Legi.hture-l ey only astsd dnr1,
lug Tire sessions. Every tang. during the reres.. va.
dom ~ the &c c0icio members.
Mr. Her OF Is. cOu,urrsd in almost all the gentle
man ON Mecki,n5utg had said and he had n ned
that, before the ( n'ieman sat down, he voulI have
proposed some remedy for tbs evils OF which he 6 IN
pi1ined his. NJ. hal zen All IN g. evils; aud wa. We
ny de'"ou' iliai they shouir be efIsctually rsncd ed
Bat he hld 'hs very objection 10 the remedy psoposed
that the gentleman urged 10 The pre- ent B,ird of pnb'
NC "ofSs-'hat II would b. us-ies'. II ths d esen,
Is ard was IN III lent. he wished some BODY o,g,nizat
That should bet r "a h''ts funetion'. He " as opp,,
ed TO hi' Substitu'e e, because h burih ened the ex.ot-
hc'o meInpsr5 "ih q fefponsiblity which ought no! 10
De put upon them. They had other important Iuiis.
to perform aud these new du,ie-, In lh. perform ancs
oil "bieb they might be exposed 10 sensurs. sbould mo,
De surefaided ID heir other labors. Unul soma beltsr
plan shouIi be deVis, d, hs was Oppos d TO The measure,
and ehoulj voe fr Tie postp. NJ msnt
Mr.. Terrill deCia,eA that the Board Of Pubiis wo,L,
was not an eificIrDi body. Tneir effort. 10 he N sar-
wee 10 tn ; ste bad boep uniformly p,rsIvzed no IN.
course OF legislation in this House. He had bopsj ,hat
anew ARA was sboui TO arise and a better STATE OF,
thlpEs wouii enable the Board TO be mueh more use.
iul Than The LegtslttJre had hitherto allowed them ~
bell should, therefore, vote Tor the po,toansmsn,
All against the Biz.
Mr.. Williams, ct Shenandoah, :aid. that the raa,o,
WHY tde Board Of Public Work. was in. fhciso, o..
ih1t thcy could ouly %scUmmsnd what was 10 he done
= 'he ~ Disc refused 10 act upon lh;ir re ommstd,.
noO', hey were surely not answerabls for tus frutIa.s
mess OF iteif labJrs. They had grcomms nd 81 in
p~SVemfnts, Which cuShi 20 have been conpIstsd RI,
.ney ndd been rel ced and the z snIcmaa from
hieckirhburg bad uniformly voted agatast them. TIL.
pti's me case II wa tdthFr UnETat ions ia that gpnue.
man "a complaip OF h inefi .ency OF he Il ,a,J or a.
dsman5 wnai useful work they tad uerormss' r.,
msmhefs OF The ID 3afd ought 70 be elected. AZ was 80
lbe case, from diH'rtnt sections e he S ate. II -,
we've an selee Cd ron X edmond, the questions which
"pum ihhIehce 'hsir selection, would De, not a. 10 The
hbiiY and integrity of the MATHEMATICIAN - 1t
hey were favorable 10 IN . Improvement. or ,ha, IT,
pfovemtn'. He esllsd ca all The friends of Ins.,n,I
inpfoV meni, 70 vote for the Indefinite no .toopeu,s,,
OF ibis BIZ. He Wished hs Board 10 remain as IL yss
snat genera iaiormauon fom the various parts Of ,be
STATE, might bH Communicated 10 tins Legislature ga
tne interests p TIE whole Commonwealth meet uItb
proper atteo.ru. "' VIZ"
Mr.. wars obseFve', That ihs gentleman 20, -,
aocfef9td ile l0urs, tad eslled on he freed, ~ L.
,sinal improvement, 20 tu4tsin he B,a,d q, pm,
"o'ks mf w VS. Q fte8d Of InteTnai Ippyevs.
nae nsVsF known sny coed effects from their labor