Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-13
JAMES RIVER AND xANAwHA COMPANY.

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TIT, o. g objected, n unnecessary enlargement
end further urged before ycar committee that III,
wss right enlarge ALL should have been deferred.
end Necessary Tor the lxpoe ought have bsen
applied 10 pushing the iine westward
twill be rsmembcred that the new portion OF the line
planned for 50 i.et width the line - feet
s bottom and i've and the locks be 100 fee,
esween the estes and ID feet widc whereas the canal
ID iron Madsns Adventure down 10 the first level plan.
ned M OF 40 feet at the ws'ei ne 2sA feet the
~ bottom and ~ feet deep whilst the locks but IS lee,
sswssn the and l6 feet wide Now having formed
shs opinion that the portion Of the line under all the
- circumstance. existing at The time W dimenson. wee Tx
ed rightly determined follows that old portion
vas obliged TO be ~'densd aud deepened and locks OF
greater capacity given the time. tor otherwise much
" us outlay would have been useless unut te old Was
made correspond that the only aablee e Tor enqa
slssf ~ tie enlargement made ut the right nmei
On this Subject committee have a-esI,siued that at
hs time OF this enlargement and alteration The locks and
~ oshss works Of this Of the odd hns an de-
csyed sae and the canal itself much hed up from ihe land
. - wish, insomoch that To have renseea valuable tor the
- ~ ed, considerable outlay necessary. and became
qsssnon whether IL Was not hest TO apply the requisite
49, enlargement OF thai par, the hoe
~ 70 make uniform throughout ats whole route winch
ne psdea and unsets uec'eu 70 90 '"u Is 'oNi '0'
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This subject urged before present and es.
snng praenca' question, OUT iereu upo" anu 10
shew, supposed 1t would do. that the Officers Of
company especially the president, prac
49, ucsi man, ost schemei ON 'aise scale o..
.za and far beyond the company, having FIST
a. = regard the other portion OF it, undertaking. and TO its
esgsnons 10 ouler tect"hs hse,es@o' anu esa oeen
purposa 70 aiena'e tue unus :" ne company 100 su' pI''
pose before inc primary ooiee o. ne eonui'u'"'s 70 te
- work had been 'uih"es would nave oeen aoe 70 inc
= imPusnons now sosh' !" DC cast upon H. Your CON-
mieee hna 'nAt u'e ea',e % 'ne company
nexion mode with TIDE waer and that tins
scheme proposed nj an enfyN DAY set It's orgsm1lon 20
eject mat object ~ was proee'so oy ue Ia,s pneipa
engineer Chsr'es fet IT, approved F 'uase "sh' te
consulting engnet ana resommenSeu "S "e Iesu'"
Tor tne ADOPTION 81 inc company. %! ie s''eh"Vue's
was adopted ana 9e asNeu " pas IN' u'
s the e' was rejected because OF "e oPPouon o. 'ne DO
roeeh OF NoHoh' ~hoe sue ealea 'e W
s-usjuiy might 90 'na' ''VeI' oNn' p1' wa as rue
~ scheme wnen eSs'neo oe II purpose 70 sAe one A'-
ing OF the original capital OF ihis company au apply 10
inc ereenon Of 'hs ""'h' ihe 'ee"ias VIII sne" na' II
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fr Nmersy PROPOSED 'ns. he es'sau'e sn9Hu gram he
franchise 70 make ,ne eonheAo' anu ANA assoc s eAe 70 Ie
ne means oy ,he ei.uIon VI NC" s'NN O' use puP'
sheo ana SINCE tha' ume' oS 'ne oi ue uVeA
ana It's proposed conhecuoh WIN tue oss" he eompa"
val he able TO comply vain lis ehsTer oosahons ana III
IDEA OF ship ehanneIn once proposed mas i's peeeo
been long since aeahdoned' -FOUR committee therefore
regard inns matter As ~ho'y 'oIesh 70 he subject MID
~hcn ihey arc ensseu a"o nave ns'eo 0
enquiry Is 10 he u'hy OF P'aeucao'N o' us sSHetn
s-at ALLEDGED MiSMANAGEMENT IN THE CON
DICT OF THE WORKS
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