Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-02
E10HTH ANNUAL REPORT
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49,, ~ ~, o.. year and az ,h- actual .,.,, ma ,,s
~ a., f..- a. .,..,,,.- al. A. 7 In -.
"'' ~'''pp. = - -, v' :" r~aS
ns me s's'e o' "e company ~oAs' ana secondly, s<
state OF tho CcmPsnys fands; and In the clew OF tne
works, will speak Of them they In
r,ece--ye order In the NJ. md terminating
4, A.. w.,
.,.-..x ,-rr wopYs
VI r.. ..,N,
hf. fhe hseh5so16 "' k'e.'ei Potuon " inc
Improvements nee ny 20 ns'o'e u. soss 70 an aeuve
ana uscui staff wsie Pa u,es IA Scp'emoe,, ~
.u very hiic progss nan pen neee ~ ns NJ
voc Penod o. Tue in7' anhuai neeuns " me S'ocNhooen
oou nc ceginn'ne ~ "a. s y 80 us .onaas'oIs
WIZ s"honxee ans, 'ea W P'oseeu urookn inc winter
upon n'sfs ro " =" ss no 70 eAeeso
'ne means disposal o. he company, aud To await the
resntt OF cp'suVe scuon upon is memorials. Upon the
passage the loan oct " inc sstn Mnrch last containing
uhcx r-'nenons on 'ne po~ers OF me company, u
um s una, m 'nere con'nso,s oou'u DC induced
- unu. .no ea'eo n,esuns " 'ne svo Nnoueos ON
S' 81 way. oo'. "e' "Ss gwen " Jun" .nceu"s W
NO Dos,u o' D'cc.or 70 nppV inc srcaases OF suoscip
uon 70 me prosecution o' 'ns WORK. ren"Nea INC previous
npea,neni9 us psos.sss anu, ,hee Una. u ns as
Seaeeo seaoy ana WIN IN mucn rapdiy rs he great Jun
suiy OF eohecuox "sse arrears ano Oh tenoeing
.., "ou. P1. ~ y, vic u' M . 49, -.
oie omoankmens, tne aoek was suomergeo oy me nVe'
an 'e month on 'uy isse ~ncn cs"-eo some uess !" ue
progress tne contractors nat happily the overflow pro-
yucca little oher INJURY 70 his pornon oil the Sompanys
"orhs, :. j..
form Just conception oil ,ne eharact ana extent OF
ms Improvements mace upon TIE work. Is necessary 10
view is original pan ana tne state ana conduon
which $1,000 u inc Pchoo q. wmeh was aehVered over
" 'e fos'o'S'o"o 'a'ieS >ei SonPs-
n.y.. - -
luchmond DOCK, according 70 s onsnai design e.
eiu s ue ,,o'' jam ~ 'ne Hver rom <o'n street,
~ uusc, Oh .e hne " i%ta street. oens us
M " s,.o ICY. ~ .onsis.eu VI Pr'neip'i o'is'o-'
.o'us an u',i's.rupeu wa'e, communication
81 ~ s ~ mn y. Tow yer 1i ,Sn oe'ng IA
IL q 6. N w -. -. u .a ~. nv I's' Mi"e'
| ,o'y ive' ''"s at'u oin @'' s'ee! up 70
n ON 'ne INC oi io'a suee.-'ne second or
feet .ausre and extending from the drowsSss ns ~ lTS
-, 49, ~; u -, 'e o S. WY ui"~ ousc' ~ 70 itn
~; 700 ~. ~ uppe u,on' oeng an o1 1Sn pa
' - 80 80 t' W. A.' 'es'se o,essh " i9o e,'
eaenne rom 'n s'iee' up 70 ayos ordge, WIN shoeS-
I;i 80. Ite " - 49,, ~ Poi.., aoou' o'e-
TiS ss.i -. - w 49,, = ~ VI. ui't. ,,
nv osa aessn soh'enp. se, oeph o. water OF ,ia
80 .o Sos - :. -, az ~e.u sAee', up W Snoenoe
80 n' :, - .'.' VIZ ~. s''eN up 70 'ayos onoge
49,, =; tn -, ,h. 80 P y ~ ueu =, une uepoS
80 s .. =, e S -, ; ,e an eoo'uVe auehp
,or. H., -. - ,.r, n,rsI., Ii .s NO.
80 =! ~. W. $50 80, @vinee'eu 'oeem n oy
;J -. =, -; ~ 800. ek ae n'e., anu na'. ~
a. - -. -. or-.,sJ = = r ~ - ~
-; . ra 80 e ,s e. IN s VIC 600 y, s eioe',
- 49, - :, - s-. ,i. -. Ae i's' Soo ret az
,-b,ri ,a on c;,he, s;dc os The wi Nh. ,; 80
80. - -, ~. - L. 80, e e.'il'is oa'iA' vn
80. ,s " -, .' ,ss III '.a,nay eSia' oahA'
"; h, t, ,h 80 .rsS " tase =, us res near ,
-.s e, "' : , -. o'.H o 'ie opPosi'e sue' was
ooN - y penn. ie .i " spIeau our 70 'ne 1901 Oh
'ne He-no'sins ems anu " o'e,ho~ se'era os oeions-
,,b,, n.,, ~ ,be al 1h ho,. ~ Nv ra.Sna - Jus
10 P III go ns iois VI he Ie-uue u Tue
rs l , S u, -, t.. u 'u' Nee nhee on
tne mteor sioes win wha'iinS OF umoer generally from
Twelve logs In helgh Inc upper division was sur
.oausu Mi stoe aiIs, PaIly SUM oeiean inc ordi-
nc. % ~ 'ie IoeA, oi' iishs IN he iorii oil
, eaa s r. 80 s i suliaee, .r rof ois-
~ " ~ ie" vi 'ae sue hS1' ,he Hei. Inc Quiet
.., - "S 49, - ei; VI ue 1oeA, whTh was con-
.'uGeI OF wo0a, WIN ehamoer, iSS ieet long, and 20
. ~ eau.a 49,, va" p.eu uP'i ui'oer iounaauon rest
is upon ''' anu was 80 Ioea'eh IN reference 10 The
s;s I o. ~ eApose us entrance 10 frequent
~ W ~. ',T eeP',i' io''neo oy ue wa
-, - - ~ .'o uoen ICING PiUJee'ea on
eHel VITA Taiseu % ony ordinary Insight
above s water surface II was exposed TO the land wash
IRON the rising ground on the one side, and the other
10 the direct OF the river the of
~ extra ordinary Hood.
In consequence Of the uiavorable features OF original
pan ana construction which are apparent the face
tue preceding statement the work. by the reached
the hands OF the present company, had fallen into
mlnous and diiapidated condition.
The foundation OF the parallel walls Shockoe creek
having SUNK the side gates had been derengcd and the
waters OF the creek had forced passage into the DOCK
bringing into II the drainage OF considerable portion
the city OF Richmond and large quantities sand
from the hills in its The combined results
roads from the creek from the land wash and from the
er, Of accumulated deposit which averaged
about feet in depth in the upper divisions about
feet IN the lower DIVISION From exposure to the nmos
Phere by the absence OF the water considerable portion
the timber wharfng had decayed and called for renewal
al the centre OF the outlet lock- the upper
had collapsed about 3iee so that through the lock
We LOT ne largest class OF vessels that could
enter az the ends Inc excavang machine boat Also lay
Oh e oo',on Oh the docki and the approach 10 the
"" ue f'ef peo~' was so obstruced by deposit,
dep oil feet oil water at the height Of the
"ue.
Al tne seiecuoh ana settlement oil the amendments and
-
NM u suhp,e termination OF the coinPanys line OF I'M
~. no. ony pfonsd o. the plans and
re, ~ " ue III EhsIneer, (hr. y: " Sanord)
~. " ~ u'a " 'u experience ana skill OF their late
ugheoI, l'hage WHgi',J who among the last labors
% n iohs anu me- devoted 10 TINS subject
49," ~. f'.u ' S'o nf'o7usauoh'
In 'ne pan o. an aqueduct over Shoekoe Creek,
49, - s W 'e e1SeS an Quiet underne sth the
ola ,,o-iN :, ,aii1 e changes ensraiied on the
line crown az the srch ,,S % wy elSio elevation OF
than five feet in The ,vn,er of H., a greater dep'h
seauently followed thai no hos, c,csS; w., ~, con-
cana boats would be able to pass over the c,o 80 ,S
and that the range of vessels az ,,.o- d;n " w .eh'
limited by the aqueduct or some point below The "
4 part OF the plan Of improvement, which ryss e., "a 80,
ed was 10 lock down lust below the aaueduc, h -
four feet lift from an upper to love- ivI 49, go
BY decided TO raise up the work below hi, non, - 49, -,
present one uninterrupted sheet of water brongbo, 49,,