Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-04-20

Virginia Legislature.
appropriations for Internal Improve.

Inc following appropriations were made
+" the late session of the Legislature, for
works OF Internal Improvement:
10 the stock of The Richmond and Peters
ourg Railroad Company, two hundred thous-
and dollars;
To the stock Of the Louisa Railroad Com.
Pany, one hundred and twenty thousand dol.
lars;
To the new stock of the Upper Appoma,-
tox Company, twenty seven thousand seven
hundred dollars; g"
10 The stock of ihe Natural Bridge Com
pany, three thousand two hundred dollars.
10 The Increased stock OF the Portsmouth
and Roanoke Railroad Company, Gl,y thous>
and dollars;
10 the repairs Of the Gainesville Bridge
ono thousand seven hundred dollars;
for the construction of a road from Mich
e.as Court house TO Gauley Bridge, one
Thousand hive hundred dollars;
-, Tor The construction of road from Prices
and dollars;
AZ or Keeping in repair the road over the
M iddle and Peters Mountains, one thousand
SSf lie Construction of the North West,
ern turnpike, and Macadamizing norton
81 me same, sixty five Thousand dollars;
for ihe construction of road from Sis
1srsvIlle in Tyler county, 10 the N. Western
turnpike, six thousand dollars;
For stock in the Roanoke, Danville and
junction Railroad, two fiflhs Of the whole
cap"hi being eight hundred thousand s,llars.
10 oe made IN the same proportion With pri
rale SUBSCRIPTIONS, and only for such proper
1899. "' i'' VI april
For stock in the Little Stone Gan Turn
pike Company, to construct rosd from rs
snivnie TO the road leading from the Little
STONE zap IN Lee county, 10 the Pound G an
Road, two thousand dollars;
FOR stock In the Red and Blue SuInhur
springs Turnpike Company, five thousand
For the road between Weston in the coun-
OF Lewis and Charleston in the county of
Kanawha, six thousand dollars:
for Increased stock in the Dismal Swamp
lanai Company, one hundred and twenty.
Six thousand dollars;
tor The construction Of road from Ices
rerry on Cheat river, To the PennsyIyania
I"e' Two thousand eight hundred dollars the
county OF hionongalia 10 raise four thousand
two hundred dollars by subscriptions Of mo-
ney and labor;
For Inc construction OF road from the
pennsylvania line, in Monongalia county nv
horsantown, TO the Beverly and CIarksbury
roaa, eighteen thousand dolIars-the county
NH
S4,OOo, and Preston 50 900;
For stock 10 the Falmouth and AIexan.
ora Railroad Company, tour hundred ,hous-
For stock in the Lynchburg and Tennes-
see Railroad Company, two hundred lhous
and dollars;
For stock IN the Lewisburg and Blue Sui.
phuI Springs Turnpike Company, eleven
hundred dollars;
For the repair OF the road from Edward
Chapmaa's in Logan county. 10 The Kanawba
Sa,laes, one Thousand and fifty dollars;
For The construction of a road from IN.
round Gap Of Cumberland Mountain. on the
hentucky line, 10 the Fincasllc ant, Cumb.r.
iapn Gap road, five thousand dollars.
ZOE improving the navig alion Of the South
lars; '-'' u'i-
For stock in the City Poin, Railroad Com
pany, sixty thousand dollars;
FOR STOCK in The New Shenandoah Com
pany' iosty Elk thousand six hundred and
siXly-sIX dcllara and siXty-six Genie.
For further subscription 10 The s,ocL nj
and dollars; ~" ''''u'-
For stock in The Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
Ioad Company, three hundred and two thous.
and one hundred dofIafs, TO construct that nor
non OF The road which runs through Yirgin-
Ia;
For completing the road from Siaunton to
me mouth OF The Little Kanawha. out of the
revenue OF the county of Wood, eight hum
nfen ooilars-out OF the revenue of the coun
" OF Lewis, eight hundred dollaYs one half
OF each oil these appropriations 10 be made in
loof, The other half in 1898; The counties to
raise by subscription or otherwise a SIM, O
aua' 10 haff The sum appropriated from the
Treasury; wv
For the James river and Kanamb s Com.
paDy, one million nine hundred thousand
eight hundred dollars.
he whole appropriations this year amount
TO about four and half milIions-ibe inter-
est upon which will be S27O 900 per annum
Inc interest previously incurred upon
loans, end payable from the revenue of the
9I04 300. % 'ooo'
The engagements of the State already nh-
sorb The whole income Of the fund for inter
nal imProvement-so that the interest on The
appropriations Of this year mus. he prov dea
lot from other sources -Rich IThig.
SURVEYS OF IMPROVEMENTS
A route for The Rail Road from Falmou,b
10 Alexandria.
Route for Railroad from Ricbmend nv
FaImvilie TO DsDyille, and from Pefersb,,r',
to E'arTnSi lie. ''""'
Route for Road from Clarksburg h,,
Middletown TO point near Pleosan, Si?!u'J
Routes Tor Roads from Bear Garden Moan.
tom, aud from Romney in Hampshire 10 The
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