Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-03
DOMESTIC.
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Ho!st.a-Li
SEVENTH ANIMAL REPORT
Of The President 10 tie Sceth0dsfs Of The Jass Rtrey
and haDamis Com9uuy, io.uidcr tcih tie Pr0cecdiroS
IN D,esmbsr. ISL
.:ioeday Dsrcmjer 29ai, ISL.
This being the day for The seventh annual meeting
Of the stockholders Of the James River and kanawha
Company pursnan! 10 resolution adopted al their third
yened n, the ilal Of Tie iouse OF Delegates IN the
Capitol, al hour Z! O'Clock 7. ~ previously made
known by public notice
On motion OF S.nacy ). Ip1icr, John IL. feytan o.
Augusta was Gale, u Tie Char; when, Il appearing,
that majority Of the votes which could be given on
AL the stock not present tie meeting by force Of
the provisions o. tine charter OF the company, stood al
iourned TO the next day nj the same place.
IuoSaau bfc,wLcr 1iSt, l~Ai.
Many stockholders cnnvenrne at the Capitol al an
hour n o'clock T. NJ previously made Known bY pub
lie notice.
ON ,n,tion Of Sidney : Baxter, John II. psyton was
cretarv Q. the Company, attending clerk Of the
meeting q o6irio.
The stockholders aud proxies III attendance hnvn.
renortcd themselves 70 the cler appeared that lie.e
we're present:
The city o. Richmond, by George w.
Munfnrl prnxv having li6l votes,
THE RAM Of yirr,n,n. b. John Broken
h-nn,h n-oyy having zoos votes
,rLacornor,,i,n of !,,,rhburfr by Richard
u ToIer nroxv. boy,no COS votes.
w,sh,nr.on t,oll.ne. b. SIDNEY s Baxter
nroyr boyinr - votes
Individual stockholders in person. III votes
Individual stockholders by proxy 1910 votes,
1856 votes,
The commonwealth OF ,-uini, by Chan
man Johnson proxy having Il number
If votes equal TO one. fourth Of all l!.e
,ihcr vote, uresanl and 800 M addition 1864 votes
Total $50 votes
winch b.;n~ majority or the votes which could be
,,an an nh n. stock ~ n present hela the meeiur
-. dacI,,.d !, j.. d,r., ,--an;yad
Tbercunon joscnb e. C,bep President Of the Com.
n,nv presented and read the following:
fj H. s,ocLhoiys 81 ne Jg,nfS Eirer and hGnas-ia
fowDopg
IN obedience 10 the renen,s Of the charter and
m conformity to the method heretofore pursued bog
leave to present to the Stockholders report of the
operations OF the past year. and OF the present state and
condition of the Company.
/ Or rHE LINE OF oLp WORKS RECEIVED FROM TMr
STATE.
Of he Glue Eti11 Iurnyiks Kuqd and tie Eiuc
G;Joe (y,H
The Blue Ride Tnrnp,kc Road has been kent III
It's usual GOOD condition tirour:Iuu, tie prescn, wear
When passed over il early IN November, on my re-
turn from the West, the portion Of the road The
North side OF the river sh"yed traces 81 The heavy va
,onaae that had recently been employed IN transport
ing stone Tie locks then III progress III the vicinity o
the toll house Bat n point q breadth, shape surface
and drainage, il appeared 10 myself well to the
chief engineer, by whom was accompanied, 70 be IN
good and satisfactory condition. The Unnecessary caalr
IN the shape Of wau. Or rp.rapping, had been made
n, the supporting wall which had fallen down, as stated
in the last annual report at poa. on the mountain
slope on the South side Of river aud the lower
dam. In Of The sccpest places, from the gradual
Wondering Of the supporting walls, The breadth Of
surface is becoming contracted, and Will have 10
he restored by rock blasted and thrown over from tie
opposite hill SIDE ~ ihe places where the road IS bed
tled in clay there are drain bitches on the upper side
Of sufficient capacc winch ur.. kept well opened IN
turning around the spurs of the mountains the road
way occasionally strikes the solid rock Here no dralu
bitches were made either m The Original construction
the work or had been made ut The line OF lis delivery
hy the State; and have since been prnvlded
but no Inconvenience seems 10 result from their al
aence for the roa, al these places being composed
chiefly Of grave brokcn stone, the rain water
drains of &C ross IT. md passes through abc rate
rails without causing any essential mary ;:s SUFFICE
The cross drainage Of this road generally Effected b,
means Of open paved CUTTERS, Lici beng udicotsl,
located and constructed boi SIDES, wiki gradually
descending slopes, canse ile delay or inconvenience
10 carriages o. passengers At the heads oil some OF h
mountain holows, there are several sharp turns III h'
road, which might have been avoided III the oriraa
location b. some addition To the prime cost; b haym.
beem introduced INTO The work they may be suffered L
remain n an increase Of revenue shall Justify the
nense of 4 cbanpr These small defects however, de
tract very E,!c from the General merit Of the work
which uith, !u,l s;.uced throughout ITS whole ex
tent on the ru.gcd spurs of the Blue Ridge mountain
al an original cost Of les than one thousand dollars pe
mile has breadth OF - feet and grade q
three degrees will the exception Of few points only
where il slightly exceeds TINT amount.
the amount of travel this year on the Blue Ridge
Turnpike Road and Ferry, WIDEN compared with H.
amour, for several previous years has somewhat dnli
nished This has arisen in part from in IL,
amour, of stage traycng-the stage passengers pay
inr no tolls. There has been wagonagc tlt
turnpike than III preceding years, which compensate
IN part FOR the decrease Of The other travel.
Inc ht"e "taSs o"HH'-ias 'e'n N course OIL On
Judgement since an cary Pe.'od IN the last Spring II
"dff 10 mate way l97 We sn'afgenenI :" 'e Tunn
,hf .aha1' me Ma'er was 'fh|n ~ from 'Ie o.t''
located on 'n' :N'', Su' " '''s aver, u, 's 'o''', =