Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-04

Tulspa,, MAY %.
The meeting of the stockholders of this Com
panN WIS continued to-day, agrccaby to adourn-
ment, aud was more fully attended than ON the
day previous, but did not, as We cNprctcd 20 into
the election of oiiicers.--Mr. Chapman Johnson
from the Committee appointed on The iirs day, re-
ported the following resolutions prepared by them,
which he proposed should for the present, b. laid
on the table for examination by those who MIGHT
wish the opportmiiv-
/ |. Reso'rci, That ii the th,oc plans Of i'm
proNcman specified in the 23d section. of the
let, entitled " IN act Incorporating the stockholders
ofthc JAIME, River and kanaNhm Company :" and
by one OF the other OF which, to be selected at It's
discretion, the company is charged with ihc dul, Of
. connecting the tide water of James River with the
na,ig0ble waters of the Ohio, the stockholders
deem oNpcdleni and proper To prefer, aud do
hereby elect the first in the order Of Spc-
citcationS sci forth in said selection; that is 10
say, by continuation of the lower james Ri
YER canal to some suitable point on the ri
yer, not lower than l.,nchhnre, continued rail
raat from the western termination of that Ca
nal 10 ,one CONVENIENT point on the Great kanaW-
In rycr, below the great falls thereof, aud an I'M
rrovcmeni ot the kanaNha river from thence In
the Ohio, rs TO make il suitable for am-boai
navigation.
, RfSoiccd, That, with the exception, here
matter specified the canal shall have a breadth al
the bottom of not less than - feet and at the sur
face OF not less than III feet, and depth of water
of not less than prct with suitable path and
guatd-bank.
J. Resoic,d, That the breadth of the canal
ma1, within the minimum limit prescribed by the
eharlcr be modified where local circumstances re-
qoirc ii aud more especially in lhn ease Of deep
cutting, steep side eniin2, cmhanhing aid aso
where lis supported by walls hu, depth Of ,
( ieei shall be preserved throughout The line.
I /. Htsoirc8, That thc locks stall bcnpi l',-
than 50 feet between tbe etes aud H. ieet wide.
and with the exception Of the yates, shall be bul
of Stone HAT the culyerls shall likewise be made
of stone ha' the aqueducts shall be erected on
,lene piers 81 pillars, surmonn'cd with super
structure of wood or stone, as may be dcca ed most
advisable and that the stone work of the locks,
culscrts and aqurducts, shall be laid IN water ce
mcnt, and executed in plain, substantial and du-
rahle style of workmanship, admitting the intro
duftion Of cut stone only in such put> where it MAY
be deemed Indispensable
=. Rts0irrd. That the dam aclo>s The river,
IA connection with the canal, shall b. executed in
thu most substantial and durable siNlc ri work
nanship and the location of TIC number deemed
/ essential in the commencement, SHALL rs lar as
prar,cablc have reference 10 the introduction OF
tarc, with Il view toa further command OF water,
an1 more extended accommodation 10 the trade
from the opposite side OF the river
D. ReS0icca That ia the ponds pool, o WI
Ter, occupying portion OF the line, the channel
and tow-path shall be 81 ad lused rs 10 admit ol hc
convenient trackagc OF hoa;s of not less than -
tons bur,hcn.
:. He,otor1, That thc canal snll be extended
10 lhr town of toving,on upon Jacksons river,
and shall be divided INTO three divisions: the t.i
commcuelne a, the city Of Richmond, aud ending
At The town Lynehburs the second connnen cne
n III" town of Lynchbure, and cndin. at the town
oi Paltoasbrg, and the third commencing al tho
town of Pauonsbure, and ending al the town u
Colutton.
s, He0lrc3, That The llpec divisions oi tn ca
oal shailhr executed in successive order bcgn-
nm. with the FIRST, and proceeding thence to lhC
Second and afterwards from the second to thu
thlrd bnt during the execution Of the lrsi and
tond dhilou> preparations may proceed cocu-
porlncotsly in the second and third divisions H.
,pecii,ely, HAT the wor. ma, progress Thou
interruption 81 Suspension.
u Ncsotrcd, That the whole line Of ,anal " i'll
ia cob division thereof, Shall bc located an pm
under contract rs soon practicable from the Pc
fi9d Of II, commencement but the enlargement ot
lha present canal from Richmond to Maiden. vi
venture. with view 10 adapt il 10 the r,,,t of H.
linz, and II. connection with the head of til tide
MY be- deferred till the execution OF the first d.
vision -lai be advancing 10 "A closn.
/ 10. RcSoirtd, That the execution ofthe line oj
locks and dam, ON the kanaWha River, shall be
deferred to the commencement Ot the execution 81
il,a lhirl division of the canal AZ Nlichtimc the
works Oh the kanawh a river shall likewise be COM
me8c,d and these works shall proerrs, ,nnulta-
peon,l} with those the third division Of the ca
nal $50 that the line Of steamboat NAVIGATION ON In.
kanaNla river shall be completed up TO the fab
thereof, Il. or about the time that the canal nayi-
milton on the james and Jackson, rivers shall be
eomp lrird mp To the eastern end of the turnpike
road at the town of Co,ington
II. Rcsotrcd. That the execution ot the rail road
from the town Of Covington TO the falls OF kanawha
sall be deferred until after the execution of The
wafer parts of the line.
II. ReS0ircd, That the execution OF the line Of
licallc, by the commencement of the first division
of tho canal, and continued in the manner and or
der prescribed, till otherwise directcdby the stock
holders.
l3 Resoircd, That, until the further order oi
the Stockholders, the plan of the canal and 81
he rest o the works, in points not heretofore Gnu
meracd, 81 not fully explained, shall, along Will
their execution, be conidcd To the charge and dis
erection of the President and Directors of the Cont
pany.
The adoption of the resolutions was opposed at
some length by Messrs. Philip Norbornc Nicho-
las and Wyndham Robertson. 1t was obviously