Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-22
25 31S shares
1907
f'luyanna

Z. G. IL Sept. 1851
J. Brown, Jr, % auditor
mo ,e,urns yet come IN.
AZ. Claoo,n yohn,,n invited MIR. Joseph c.
,.,,.r 10 law before the Meeting such Information
:. he nigh, be in possession at, IN relation to the
...oa,o.. or the subscription and other matters con
ncc.cd with the subject before the Meeting
Al, Cabell then addressed the Meeting
n, motion of aus,avus A. Myers, tho follow
in, Resolutions were adopted by the Meeting
whc,cas by an ao, 9th: General Assembly IN
TINT case made and provided, slme u gwen uh''
,hc las, day Of the present month. TO complete me
.nhsc,,,,,ons 10 the stock Of the James River and
Kanu y ha Company, and for organizing The same
into Join, stock Company and whereas mo CHI
yrns of Richmond, In common wan large P"''oh
of the State, arc deeply interested IN Tic eonlemPia
tod come x,on between the Eastern ana "es'e'"
W.,c,, md in order &c rcnl,ze the advantages e1-
.,.,,.d ~ ,c.uu ,hcrcfrom it is eYpedlcnt tina, an
immediate md vigorous effort be made TO increase
m. r,v subscription, and secure the payment OF the
6.., ;n.,omeut Of such subscriptions a. have been
already made.
\ Resolrca. therefore, That il be recommended
IN ,hs commissioners for tins city and Its vicinity
10 re-open the books Of subscription, Tor tho pur-
po,e Of receiving new subscribers, and emerging
n,.s.ot subscrirdions and that the SAID comm's-
s;ouers be requested to return the same TO the Sc
e,ud Auditor by the Goth Of the present month
D Resolrsd, That il bc earnestly recommended
4, the subscribers in this city and ITS vicinity to
nav into the Bank of Virginia as enrly as possible
the sum Of one dollar per share being the required
proporton Of their subscriptions
E,,,olp,d That committee Of three citizens
hom each Ward be appointed to cooperate with
the committee appointed by the Common Council
!, deyisinp the necessary measures for urging up
a the consideration OF subscribers and c,tlzensg IL
s,sy. the g,ca, importance Of giving effect without
d,lay 10 the charter Incorporating the James River
and Ksnawha Company.
4 Resolved, That the Commissioners appointed
in the several counties to receive subscriptions to
this important work Of improvement, be earnestly
requested 10 make their returns to the Second Au'
d,tor without delay, and that all collectors and 9TH
ers charged with such uums OF money rs may nave
been paid by subscribers DO in like manner reques-
ted 10 dcposlte The Same IN ire panA Oh '"s'hs
As carly as possible.
4 ResoIved, That the Editors Of newspapers
published in this ciy,and in the country convenient
10 the line of the contemplated improvement. he re-
oucs,cd TO insert tho foregoing resolutions IN their
respective papers
On The motion Of Mr.. Fleming James, the Chair
was requested TO sppoint ,he Committee under the
foregoing resolutions, AID permission wns granted
10 the Chair, on The motion Of Mr.. q. A. Myers, &c
make the appointments aitcr Inc auloutDheNo VI VIC
meeting.
On motion Of Mt. Chapman Jchason, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of this Meeting are
due to Joseph c. Cabell, Esq for tho able expose
aud interesting address he has dSlivered--for the
useful information he has given then and for ms
unwearied efforts to promote the grea. work no"
under consideration.
The Meeting then adjourned.
JOSEPH TATE, Chairman
M. NJ. ROBERTSON, Secretary.
Twenty ons miles Of the National Road, west o
GAINESVILLE, have been completed and transferred
by the agent Of the United States to the State o
Ohio ond the portion between Wheeling onc
GAINESVILLE has undergone, during the pas, summer
e general repair. For the last year the averag,
monthly tolls received from the whole road by tn
State, exceeded one thousand dollars per month.
The Assistant Board Of Aldermen ofthe New
York City Council recommend as of great mpor
ssncs TO the city. the construction Of rail road iron
The souhera shore Of Lake Ere, through the south
n counties Of the State. With the cooperation