Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-03

WHICH, hoMtftt, cOhilIctcu lis Wofh huout 'hn hiu
die ri October.
Ga the kanawha river u competent force was plac-
cl III the month of August, which commenced work
on the slnlce NJ wo NJ lie shoa bul before thus WIS
iuls completed II became necessary to remove The
boats below kuoh shoals. in order loclcar away u
Opposite OF sand winch Ind accommodated ashon dis
tnnee below those shoals Thisdeposite appeared III
the iom 81 two reefs, about 500 yards apart, each
abont 100 yans wide. and extending from bank To
b'nk, and rising to within u Ii inches oil the sur
lace OF the rlset
Il was only after repeated Efforts. that these oh
stuetions were sufficiently removed 10 admit the
passage OF boats, and nearly he whole working sea
son consumed upon them so that The only
work done Afterwards Was IN opening single shoa'
aud replacing lost buoys.
H. PRoGnfss OF rHr NV WoRKs
l. Continued assessments Fl Land Damages.
In consequence of call mnde on the "3l Jann-
Any Last by Jacob Mehaux of the assessors, and
myself, the Boasd Of Assessors c-asscmb'ed at
lSnehbug the 12lh March. Tho objc,l oi this
-assrmhage."as IL assess, III TIM Tor the SlfthE
terms OF the Circuit Courts, the damages in sundiy
,IRsses o cases which were ioeltcd to IN tho last
Annual Report Oa1c 2i9) still calling for nssesa-
mcnt aud as constituting The business of another
meeting Of the Boatd-lhesc were eases reeommi-
ted by order of Court OF referred back To them hy
eunsent; cHscs where additional land had been taken
by teason OF change Of plan IN the Heiglborhood
oil " administer; eases above Malden's Adventure,
omitted IN then first tour; and cases below Maidrns
Adventure, Tor lands tanru for the enlargement OF the
oil eanal. Accompanied by myself pat of their
tour. hud hy Nj. Baxter counsel fol the company
Throughout, the Board proceeded dawn the Inc n
grceaby 10 notices gwen to the ptoplotors interest
Ell, and the LIST Apnl, arrived ia Richmond.
Where they continued IN Session I'LL the l2lh OF the
month, on which day they adjourned. Ihelt as
easements during tins meeting, ARRANGED IN two
slatsmcnts are herewith communicated tSee App,
A afd 3D.
The case Of Daniel Iigginbo,hnm, in Nelson, bo
ing one ofcontesicd asscs.men, on the iomet %!
the Board, was cunt cd tor The want oil mely noaee,
he being sick in Philadelphia.
Ofthc assessments in The statements "a aud B) just
iecrod Ia, those # Tucker Coles ior lumber
house, and part III lot IN Seotls,,llc, Of Messis
lhubc,lake and Magtudcr Tor u lot IA columbia, and
Of Lewis j.. and la b. Ilare, iof lud between
the Ttcdegas works, aud the pump house near Rich
n ond, were contested.
On tie 27ih June last the special assessors, Ster-
ling {. Anderson, Odn Il. Clay, Samuel Branch.
aud Edward w. WHhe,s, appointed by Judge Dan
cl, IN Campbell county, usscnbl,d III Lynehbufs'
au, ac, Two days occupied IN considering The sever
al cases referred to ihem, adjourned lie 20lli of
tie month list Ct their assessments VIII be
found N an accompanying statement lStc APP
In the month Of August laa,, upon demand
hnm Daniel lIPgnbvtham ion "A called meeting of
,hr assessors with II view 10 io-as.cssmrut aud
frpolt ia his easgin tho toll iefm 81 tAe Sppeliot
I'd I'll December or Mach, whrn a greater IL
mount Of business would be IN nadnoss lnt beng
unable TO procure .uet trrnls oil losiIontmnni rs
were considered admissible BY the Bo"'d "l Dlfee-
tons, Wa instructed TO assent 10 Tie heasui. an1
10 have IS mahj additional cases piepaied AS tntui-
stances would petmu-he.oldinglN on the 23n
August the BOARD OF As,ets"ts was e"''ed TO meet
on The iahd OF pahlei iilgflnoo'ham on Tue -u'h
september, lot the ufpoSe o' assessing '',s '""a-
ers OF proceeding thence tnf'w 'he lauu Hhol"y 10
be oVeili"meh ny INC Pehis oi me iSf 's'f ata
Joshua ais dams ana OF assessing Tue damages
on the ianI taken lof the canal on CERTAIN cuons a
Dove LynehbuiE' put nndei contract " 'he oep
'ehbe' meeting olihe b"afd o' blfc.lofS.-hltei
The arrangements lof thls meeting lian All he'n 'ahe'
and when lie time hXed Tor the Assesspis TO be at
Tie inherent pohtse"uih MOI be flateeu, me boaio
oil Directors having ascetalncd i'iat Inc contested
cases III Albeimatle, flntanna and 6oochlahd,
would be referred back to the assessors ny "fGefs
OF Court, procured the consent oi the propnetorsl TO
have 'he several cases assessed at he coming meet
my OF TIE BOARD oi Assessors. II mus occurred
lha the boaid "l Assessors u'ef passing up ho
NeIson toscVetal mics ABOVE LyAchbuis, rotlineh
along the line ~ rundown rs tue lands Il q ofGc
Pickett, ~ HpachlaHd, beng again accompanied by
Mr. Baxter, as counsel for the company. lucy
adjourned on tie 9lh October. list OF theif Us
se,smeuts this DUNG laur isltc6cnted IN an accom-
paying statement. (See App. ~
The special assessors, Edmund Christian, Arcli
bald Plcasanls Charles L. GoodaI, Philip T..
Winston aud Beverly Blair. appointed by Judge
Nicholas to reasscss the damages the lands of
John i. aud Lewis T.. laryie, already referred TO,
assembled GA tn lllh OctoLcr-Mr. Blair declined
sutvlnE-AIes5rs. Christian and peasants attended,
but lul laimlup y quorum they adjourned from day