Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-25
COMMON COUNCIL,


AZ He'd MEETING on Thursday, The 23rd Instant:
IIcsent-Messfs. Laneaser, James Caskis. |
VIM G Alien, 4 Daniel, g A Myets, s u |
C'ensha~, James Allen, Joseph Mayo. James |
Heath, John Dove. X HaSkins and John Free
The President bein: absent, Mr Heath was call
81 10 the Char.
On motion Of Nir Daniel,
Resided Th,t Joseph Cabell. E,q. Pre,iden'
ut the James River 4 Kana~ha Company be- and
he IL hereby, respectfully requested to attend the
Common Council uf the City Of Richmond now IN
session, ard To give To the Council such information
as may be deemed necessary, touching the exp.di
-ncy Of the prosecution al the works Of the sa.d
Company beyond the North river.
Mr. Cabell, having attended accordingly ard L.
planned the resolutions Of the President and Drec-
tors, accompanying their annual report to the stock
holders OF the Company
motion IVES made by MIR Myers, tina, the FOL.
! lowing he adopted:
Re'oirtd. That the Proxy Of the City or Rich.
mond he instructed to vote upon IN. shares held by
the sad Cay IN tho James River x X ,nawh, Com.
pany, IN i'vour Of the uons Offered 10y the Pre-
Sdent OF tho sand Company, for the ado,tion OF the
St1ckho deis at their present general meeting.
Leave oil absence was granted to Mo James Al
len.
The resolutions proposed by the Presid, nj. for
the consideration of the Stockholders Of the sand
Company, are the fo loving:
"RsSoirsG, That the legislature of the STAT. bo
most rtsp,c fully requested, on behalf Of the Stock
holders of the J. K * X. Co to pass an net amen.
dt'orY oi the charter OF the Company, embracing
tie fullowin. provisOns:
81. That the Company no authorized ), TO mo.
dfy their imp, ovemcut the X lnawn, rvrr, n. to
provide a d' ph Of wrter equal To that uuuir,d by
law TOR their canal, and OF breadth sufficient 10
ndmr the iowrge oi cana boats Of the olmen sions
oil those navigating SAID carai.n
-. Tha. the Company b. authorized u subs'i
tute o' that porton Of the proposed RlIsosd which
Is 81 nnled west OF Greenbrvr Bridge, extension
of their wa:rr line from Hanawha river, upward
through the valley of New river and .ier
IIyCr 10 said Bridge such extension, az f,t M the
lice the month o, CIR enLfer river or such poln,
;, b.oS the me a. the co up0ny in'y select tn con.
sst OF lock and dam navigation Tor steamboats, o
y, at least one hundred tons burdcu, with the som,
depth OF water und bread OF channel as are to b,
required on tic karawhl river rtln-=: and from
the mouth oi GIccnprer rIv,r or f.om such O'he
f point Us may he selected tor the upper limit o
steamboat nav'g alton To g ieenhcr b. Idsr, to con-
Sist Of canal nnvisaun similar IN ClI.tuct,r an,
S dimensions To that lu progress between Richmond
4 and COvin.tn
- Thlt the Company be authorized to subs,i
tu'e Tor mat pat of the proposed X truad which
situated k'st OF "a crnJriIr Bridge, e. her Macao
I am Cd sui ce !it upon the line vt tin Company
c l arr pike road he wCen SAID Bridge and Gown. on
with such charges IN the nc1 ION Oi The same tn
. Company may deem ndviS b'r or for he cxen
sion o, either Or Gnt the Eastern and Western II,
u VISIONS U iha water line towards tic vd Tiye
and N-ciGsr",z-j ruud aiJrrsas a. ne = cnurrc,
u ny port sc iOr toe due land port oi tie 70 tr
-. That the Company I've authorized to levy o.
the western water line iarn the i Sicrn Termination
Thereof tu the mouth of the anghl river to- IS ma
il, exceeding those allowed 10y law on the James Rive
AID ki'n"ha Canal; and on the Adca1an. re
- u"r,ns", tn tolls allowed oY law on tie kinawi.
II Ia mp he.r
5 That the Stare shall subscribe the sun, n
Is three millions SIX hurdr,d thou,sud Gu,Is briu
thee NTH 81 the adiuOrn! ctpi'll required 10 fin
ish TIE CumpIUy'5 line ot improvement and 10 ,d
~ v"cc TIE amount Of her subscriptions IN sm
re annual ns,'imen's of 1875, 600 commencing ON m
a. Il day July IN the yelr 1872"
SC TIA; when The States sIbscripio on shall har
L. ca expended on al" work, the o.hsr two il.h
- ar the private part OF tie capital. may be raI>,.
e tn 10y subscription, or by sale of new share,
Ir ~ On o'her mode as the L's stature may the
d, d'e'n = proper u 0U;rorza."
, -. lhN upon the comp c'ion Of the ca npsny'
- am2utei lire a. works, slu- u: fund Of one Dc
n cent, rSicu tel on the ui tac yeImrnrn
a. debts 81 tue C1m pluy, sha be set apari annually
"hl 81 'h; toll. To be applied tn thr gradual eAlinc
ion ri n" prime pr nl those debts"
IS. ihai az such iima aztec the completion o
q NJ Company saneHSed Hn> ct wo,k KS US The Legs
htlTc may dctn mos: ud.Islbe c, the State vii
III Re SHE OF q sufficient porI u a. the shaus IN 4
stock ui the COnp Iuy, and &c invest the proceed
u d" new suhcr gtuU t. sud stock [, be anp led Il
he unlun o. th9 wa."rs IT the Allegheny pnrias e
, ~. lhltEi such TN, aite. tie union OF The waten
as utnTCsaid, rs the Legislature shall see it ia.
State will make sale Of suilicirn, rouicn OF ke
n rcm-lnIaS shares IN the Company c,rI'ai stock
k ana invest ihe proceeds IN an Improvement, upor
such plan and organ a'inn rs she NAV i. em best
# The navigation o. New i'ya, from the mouth o
Gieenhncr r'E,r {" tue Ncrih Carolina lire"
k The ayes and NOES hGvn.. u, en- c-icd ON the rs
, solution Offered by Mr. Myers
The Ayes wcre-Mcssrs Lancaster, MYERS
y ME, Cre"shaw, Mayo, Dove and Iaskins-5.
Toe Noes werc-Nlcs.rs. Heath, Caskic, W. e
Alien ard Ere MAN..
r On mo ion a. Nj Mayo, it was Gricred, that N,
iinlI adjourn, 10 NEE; again Wednesday next, n
! O'Clock, T. NJ.