Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-29

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as substitute for those presented bv the Committee
Fesoteed, That the President and Directors of the
James River and kanawha Company, proceed early
as may DC practicable TO and consider the ques-
uon OF the most eligible mode of improvement author
xcd by the charter for the country the city of
Richmond ard such point said Pcsiden nj and DiTec-
prs may deem most suitable for the head navi-
saon keeping IN view the great ends proposed to DO at
tuned by the work contemplated, public aceommo-
q .on and the profits of the stockholders.
mat, should the examination of the various reports
surveys pohles and estimates heretofore made in refer
ence to the Improvement Of the communication between
inc points indicated, and the property of this compa
NY anu o. all such other data they may DC able
and not enable the said President and Directors
rive al conclusion satisfactory TO themselves of tho
sue son proposed for their or should they
ior any cause deem it advisable the said President aud
Directors shall DC liberty 10 cI 10 their aid one or
more CIVIL Engineers, the most eminent to be procured
To perform such services said Presdcn: and Directors
may require; the expense thereby incurred to be dciay
sea cut of the fnads of the company
nat having thus duly possessed themselves of all the
Information within their reach calculated shed light
on TINS interesting inquiry. and duly weighed same
snail be the further duty of said President and Directors
10 digest the same into the form of report, wherein
'hey shall present. fully aud fairly they cam all the
considerations that recommend forbid the adoption OF
each oil The alternative modes OF Improvement auto
rzcd by the charter together with the conclusions
which. on view of the whole ground they shall them
selves have arrived.
That The said President and Directors cause CO.
pes OF said report to be printed in pamphlet form,
soon AZ The shall have been prepared and take such
means as To them may best for transmitting
copy thereof to each stockholdcr in said company.
nat Tue sara IfeSlucnt anu Directors call general
meeting OF The stockholders of said company within
days after the publication of said report, totake said
port into consideration.
Some discussion followed between Messrs Joseph
James, Chapman Johnson, Sidney S. Baxter David L.
Burr and Fleming james; in the course of which ge
neral call made for the reasons of the COMMITTEES
Tor the resolutions which they had presented.
Tie call was responded to by MIR. Joseph c. Cabcll
who gave brief history of the rise aud progress of the
PROJECT abJut to be put in execution, from its
IN 1910 10 the present c advcrtng he various
yeys reporis and discussions had upon the very sub
Jecl during that period and con;endng that these
several ways ample opportunity had been given to all
who felt Interested in the matter acquire the reaui-
site knowledge ia reference to it, He referred also
varoas investigations of the relative merits of the Ca
nal and Railroad systems, which had taken place i'm
other Siateste result of all which, we'll as the sur
vsys, taports and discussions above alluded to- i'm his
opinion, conclusive favor of the system selected bv
tue Committee In addition TO this weight of authorize
ne proessed himself ready to go into the discussion Of
the question on tsown merits; but owing to the latcness
of the hour conlcnicd himself with citing summary of
the arguments of MIR. Mercer in his report Congress
IN 1882 and with stating the following COLLECTIONS the
substitution OF continuous Rail Road Tor Ja1s,i he
Valley of the James and jackson river
L. lhat the preference of continuous raLro will
cause INC loss OF nearly the whole amount or capital in
vested IN The lower james River canal and the canal at
tle Blue Ridge.
:. Transportation would be more expensive in In.
proportion of at least two to
j. 1t would be the means of exchanging free high
I way for close monopoly
A. The property transported would be more exposcd To
damage.
s. Transportation on rul CORDS is announcement for
g. The adoption of Il continuous rail road would cause
se los. OF the water Ro@on ct the connected with
canal and of the valuable held by the companv
IN tue waters oil the rIveps well Of the manuiac-
tories towns and villages result from tho water now
er 10 TIE community at hrge.
T. That continuous railroad would be more exposed
To the danger OF competitions in tive vicinity and
taGcc.
That the two species of improvement possess each
liz peculiar advantages, neither possessing all the advan-
ta2csoi the other aud both being necessary ndh,
the prosperity oil the central linc and that the adoption
OF cttnuous rail road would preclude canal whilst
tie adoption of canal would necessarily preclude
! rGl-road.
The discussion continued short time further by
Messrs Nicholas, Barr and Cater Harrison, when the
resolutions aud substitute laid the table and or
dcrcd 10 bc printed and the meeting adoarned till IL
o clock to-morroS;.
The stockholders again day at IL O'Clock and
the discussion Gpsn inc propositions submitted the day
~. Robcrison against comniilal of the cnnnnn
present to AMY specific mode OF and bv Mr.
J. Z. Cabcl Mr. II. h. Watkins, and Mi s. S Baxter
The drbate occupied th sitting until half past clock
when taken until D.
Atro o ciock.-.ihe meeting again assembled
marlsin favor of an immediate decision upon the plan
OF Improvement were made by Mcssrs. b. Boiling and
g. Johnson. and in opposition By Messrs j. Rutherford
J. $ lanes, L. n. Nicholas, J. b. Iaryic and w Ro-
eertson AT half past seven, the vote was commenced
by ayes and noes, ccordng ths saale laid down
aud the question: upon MIR RobGnlson's Substitute was
decided ~ follows: Ayes $50, noes GS2)
80 the Substitute was rcsesd aAd the Ess resolution
oil the committee adopted,
The second, third, loultb fifth and sixth resolutions
then adopted, with very little opposton--and the
remainder laid upon the table until 10 clock to-
morrow.
We were presented the 26ih inst, with Wimot's
superb Strawberry raised in the cadcn of DR. Tazewcl
nd veeigs.,.; crcGinfsrence and leS -
iour inches.