Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-31

liuethat lie should permit all Cf1cers agents, and
messengers of the company, travelling on business per.
tanng TO their respective offices employ ments TO
pass free from the payment OF ferreges and tols-tat
over and above the fifty dollars, TO be expended in
pairs the toll house. he should pay, quarterly, rent,
at the rate of six hundred dollars per aunum-ond
that at the close of the year, he should deliver up
The premises good order and condition. TO the au-
,horized agents of the company, unless, previous TO
that time the Board of Directors should think proper
to lease the same to him for another term.
AT an early period in the last spring, the necessary
repairs made By the lessee, by opening the hill
side ditches and filling up and leyeng places cut by
wheel carriages in the course of the winter. The
ond continued in good order from that period until the
rain that produced the great fresh in the month OF July
last at which time unfortunately, like Tie canal in the
neghborug valley of the river, II sustained very heavy
and extensive damage The river, then, for the first
time passed over the guard lock and protection bank,
q. the head of the Blue Ridge canal, ard swept OIL 10
the depth Of feet, large portion of the road, form
nr the BERN bank of the canal, for come distance be
low Ia various places, the same rain either washed
away all the ernhanhment that formed the road woy,
where the road had been cut in the solid rock, car
rird of portions Of the embehhment, supported By
wsnr at the sudden turnings Of the road, filled up
the hill side bitches with slips OF clay trees, and loose
stone from the mountain sleeps above or, cut the road
into deep rulIies in paris here II had been made on
basis of CLAW and on Southern exposures, upon the
sides of the mountain. The lessee commenced repairs
Immediately thereafter ard by his operations IN less
thnn week placed the road in passablc condition.
Finding it, however still in bad order, when passed
over it, in the latter part Of August, my way fro
the West called upon the tenant 10 strengthen hs
force and placed the read under the immediate in
suection Of and care of Mr.. r. w. TomlIn, the then
resident Engineer upon the canal in that shborhood
Il is due however, 10 The lessee to state, that the
repenied hard rons that fell in the latter part of July,
and during the month af August (ofen Destroying on
q succeeding day, the work done on that which prece
dcd i) tended greatly to keep the road in bad order
and condition. until the 10Th OF September aEd that,
snce the latter period il has deserved IFS former char
ac,er of being one amongst the best roads the State
| new road has been cut the mountain side, al the
| head of the Blue Ridge canal The bitches have bee
well opened and the drains well repaired and,
where necessary, we'll paved The embankmentn have
al been made, tie gullies I'll ed up and the warg
replacpd The bridge over Snow creek the Bed.
ford side of the river, has been nearly covered with
course of sound white oak plank and the very dry
Fall has given to the road opportunity to become
settled and firm before it should again he subjected To
the action Of the winters frosts and rains
[, is also due the lessee to state that the ferry has
been kept in manner promote the Interests Of The
road and 10 afford proper accommodation to the public
Nevertheless the travel upon the road during the
pas. year has been very much reduced; either from The
causes which have already been explained, or from
simultaneous and extensive injuries done 10 the turn
pixies with which it is connected, from the gcneral
| depression Of travel in the country.
5 Kancrka Turnpike.
/ This extensive arm of the Company Improvements,
IS hich stretches the great Western mountains,
from Covinston 10 be mouth of the Big Sandy river,
making a distance, inclusive of the Guyandotte turn
pike, Of 2os miles, has been managed during Inc past
as in former years with the systematic care and aen
ton which its importance demands having received q
full share c! ordinary and very unusual portion Oh
extraordinary repairs.
The o,Giaary repairs have been conducted az hereto
fore by bred force divided into parties and managed
"a ,.,o nd fip. :lp
nren, on the Western improvements. For this purpose,
the read os u.us cut Up in!o five sections VIII;
party Of from six 10 ten hands, and he requisite nua-
Der Of Jrapght cattle assigned TO each these sections,
in pon; CT length, being originally laid eff srd sub
secuea.!y modified The face o! the country md other
circumstances aud contnee rcics required.
The condition of the read in eafy spring, VIXEN tic
orcn character Of The last winter is considered WAS
altogether favorable, the washes trou2h the onnta ms
Ia wing been few aud nconsiderabe. The repairs CON-
menced between the first and tenth Of April, being as
enry as The state Of the @ud would permit! and consist
ed as heretofore, Of light preparatory dressing, anc
subsrGnen,i7 with the ad Of tie plough and scrnper,
of more regular and thorough work In consequence
of the highly favorable character OF the early part OF
the season. the repairs advanced with mere than usual
diaoe,cb. nsomuch as 10 be within week Of com.
pleton at the time of the great rain and fresh IN the
month Of July
In addition 10 the ordinary repairs, the company 8
ha nds rebuilt the bridge Patty creek on the Guy
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Of The embankment giving way, and, also, two small
bridges next above the town OF Darboursve IL also
brcnme necessary TO reconstruct the bridge over HOW
ard creek near the White Sulphur Springs This was
done oil a small pensc, most of tile timber IN The bridge
being found available for the new structure. good
bridge was thus completed Ut this point only ten days
before the food which carried Of all The bridges on that
stream.
The extraordinary repairs upon the line O. the road
embraced the expense OF building new bIidse over
/ door lr IN n
,honrh nj one time appeared desirable 10 discontinue
ia construction or account of tie embarrassment caused
shortly thereafter hy the focd, il was found impractical
bic to do in OF ts decSred state and inc
ynrk went on To completion which was tiec;ed early
in Sep,ember is thought 20 be The best open bridge
ever built at that MACE and that from The nature CT the
materials it will ouas those heretofore erected Inc
entire cost Of the bridge, including materials OF every
description will exceed 81 800 conrcc; could
NOT ha We been had for lees than s21CO 1he former
bridge bailt BY contract cost S2,s03.
BIT the chlrl object Of the extraordinary repairs OF
the wear consisted If thu damages caused 5y the great
food of rain on the l3 Of JUly, which IN The course
Of few hours devastated 10 came eAtsn; the entire
road from Greenbr.r bridge 10 CovEgtcn, carry ing on,
th the exception OF cnc ali the bridges on iioTatds
nrd Dcnlap's creeks and washing he read to such an
extent as 10 render nearly mprGctica5e 10 Paas over
i, on horse back Upon The II" this disaster,
a volunteer fnrce, consisting CT czsns OF GrecncIeE
county, headed By Henry Erssinc, Esq, fastened TO
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ber,lity which estes them 10 tie thanks al the Cen
pnv In The course OF week, by the eSertions ofihs
force Wes, Of the While phur Springs, and of ano-
hss force operating under the Companys in the
Aleehauies, carriage track was reopened from the
bridge to Covngton
Subsequently average force of from 80 to Oh
hands was concentrated upon this part Of the line, end
the repairs progressed with all The despatch that the
means at the disposal of the agent would permit In
less than two months from The occurrence CT the ooo
The road was Substantially and handsomely repaired,
and the three bridges over Towards creek reon't;
and thereafter the bridges Dunlap's creek were
also rebuilt OF six bridges rebuilt or restored,
three were with materials recovered; the supers'uc-
lures M well os obu.mens of he other three being
entirely new II is but act OF justice 10 state that the
conduct Of the agent in the midst oil these die u"s
was marked with his accustomed intelligence, energy
and zeal.
Owing to TIE great dminution Of travel arising from
the pccumiary embarrassment OF times Tie revenue