Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-31

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quest:
THE Raj. ROAD CONTRACT WITH MR.. F. E.
| RIVES-TuE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
We noticed 4 few DAYS since that special meeting ct
the Stockholders ct the Petersburg Rail Road Company
had ratified entered into by the Directory OF
! the Company with Mr. Francis r. Rlvos, by which
ccrtaiu suu col money IS 10 be paid Mr X long
ion 81 Hc Portsmouth aud Roanoke Ralrcsd snail not
be used uy travel Against the ratification OF this con-
tract the Sisr Proxy by instruction %. the Board OF ESQ
c Works, voted We stated al-o that the Petersburg In.
;o.lgcncer rchuked" the Board tor nsirucung The
Proxy tie ground OF inconsistency with their views IN
le43, when .y advised The Legislature that the interest
OF the State would be better promoted by the encourage
the Petersburg Company than by the patronage
OF the POftmou,h Company. oar trcpd Of the lntei-
scrcer sucks for gcEteE phrase Aan re5uke, " and
diseaim sincerely sure, all intention ct rs5VkiRg
| the Board.
But show ,a' the inconsistency complained Of is
Justly charged the Board it's proper that their course
Oh tie subject saoad be understood In their report I"
the Legislature December lSs3 the Board called
the s.yal-v between the Petersburg aui the Ports
mouth RairuaG aud the condition aud prusrects the
two Improvements II called efforts OF the
roads 90 mono1 sc rlrioI aud the through travel.
efforts winch perfectly natural the Board, since
prUht had
reached 7upUni than suic tor the legitimate
and proper wept' OF either ana the Board assumed 'hai
upon tie principle Of self Preservation tins -
mate the monopoly aimed At woud continue
der every disadvantage un should be arrested, by the
absence OF with the other Of the parties
N,cp alive, by the Interference OF competent
faIs atc ct things the board thought, uugh;n 70 occa
SION sGP'is, bat was the result vi an oFro at error
was OF establishing vO Improvements Of such magnitude
90 contend points tor trade which had thus
proved tso To be inadequate % Tic purposes OF both The
| IN
mems aud showed the Petersburg company nave Ceci
edy the advantage, having increased Its business and
repaired Us road IN spite heavy debt while the Ports
mouth company had been palyzal oy tie want OF funds
the destruction OF credit, the d!m!nuuon o. income and
the los % --g portion OF clT road Which causes the
board conc.cr-, must soon put an end 10 s OppJuol
unless powerful x,a.cGi, slch the change pro-
p'ie'os, for instance, wee resoseI TO- The Board then
say:
"But the operations OF the companies which NE the
Subject OF the foregoing remarks, have mP5r,au, tcar
ny in another !oat ovew. IL Is known 1, e .ess.a.
ture :ha' those companies form paris OF two "sng lines
,uf Use C-tout o Through travelling, q travellers
9-ss,n. the wiz 10 Z stance between WsidoE IN N5:I
| CasoGnl and aaliEor,. Tue Portsmouth and Roanoke
Slroat. ~ -.s IN length, connected Win steamboat
Ii.e on tho Chesapeake bay between Portsmouth, an bi
tlnoIe together iaTmrg waat IS called &c Bay route
The Petersburg, Richmond aud PyI,.u-g alt the tio4-
Eioul Free, .1-Ig aut Potomac railroads, extending a
defiance OF one hundred aau sixty uuc Mte ICON WELDON
ACgua creek Potomac Oh state form p4f.
o. the niaaI .ao BY %. Ricbm1ad and W-shInsion;
consequently traveller the Pr; month road
state, iat Ac would travel abe other taken.
Iencr, follows, 5at the Portsmouth aud Roanoke
road should get the whole OF Ills travel, the profit which
would Tie brought llo aid remain m the state, would al
regular 1ir rai.s, be tgll L4t o % bat
would be retained Ge other received ~ !n other
words, da-J profit would remain the should
hs whole r1s, akr iHr Psiers5-rg road, compared
what would .eui.n ae Portsmouth 5,l1 shy-.d take
In the Portsmouth road the lIwss.h nos embarked
the sum o ; 10 $50, ls-Lscnpt .-s o. capa. stock and
loan, lad 10 i.- e1sr i-tss gac- J-4JJJ inaA!ag t.
al inyesii4ga; Cd, ii5ijJ Upon this large pccaniary
atetOs! neither dividends this pad.
Bat ufIc scarcely doubt ihat the through ray,
eng11ssed ~ the By Richmond and lsa.ug
! city, compaE.cs that line would De
enabled 10 nuke some FcmuleEauOh % 'ue treasury ia
cividtao,."
The Board urge their desire fr the general good yflae
Commonwealth and nyta hostility - preference Tor,
any OF the Improvements alluded 10 tue motive y esc
| suggestions.
la ar report Of lost December the Board agln called az.
tcnioH 20 lae difficulties between the roads the
PrapEtv 40 ils 1y' 1cIuu upon fIrG il cOuuuurI-
ted the history o. Mr. Rive, yF9c edings agarn she Porte
mouth ~ - AH- 1agHs 'iertd 90 the views 90 inc report
o. 1913. above given. sag at she, ere u-tawa;e tail ,sy
had pow erlOne. us iH ans par, C4If.
II, Bysrd t.5 spread before fs Legislature their
views 90 ihe m-e5. and planned the ua.ic tho i.y-.
~ between roads aud tie irJEry resulting tie
irns INTERESTED iu 'htm well o. u the stat. fe- any,
Thcy, m1rs.Vrr, usg.l yc L=.Islie % the adoption %
such mss--rts 900 ile premises as gut De consisted with
TIC g,Hlra. good oi Che Common tui'H. Two
that b, have sHTfycHrI .i... Soc t report
made by the 1d. but 900 1Hra.uIc be- beca taken by
u remedy tie difficulties zpa.nod lu He absence of such
legislative action, became 10. cYls, tau imperative Gu.
IS Oi the Board ~ Pablo Works . ai.4tin OF
any p4u o. -Hplio, gf,seut the mnat,aaal. CO.. ..-
iaer ni &c ssa contrary c'1rc On '3elr p1r D she
recent aet.uut r Petersburg Company, wOuo have been
on Inaccessible stretch ct aUtIrrty.
TIE f...In- o.. proceedings. ui she bJafI re.'a-
= TO the contract w.tI 'ir. Rive:
Atamcsa7s 9 the ?f,.!ra,snd Drsc',s Of rhs Board
OF Fu.ic WORKS, on toe I@h Jolly i-iJ the following
preamble ord resolution "sre adopted:
Mr.. Bird. President Of 10 Po'cfsalr, Rslioad COmpa.
VI 10 "a
colae lately a-rseJ upon between Fuucs T. E.y.s and
he D-tgny Cd. aaId Company, gri stated tIgt meeting
OF iAr siJ-aL .afs olOi would goo iIat TIE i-r il
slant lar Hc sg,l ipiP,e oi f,crHg or odnpfirz tie
anne; ani further stated tat the contract iff had been
r"iced ,nto. OF tie paTp. tt' DIRECTORY. with .- nzprrs
Wow % .,aipu. a transportation much OF '.s F.I.
mJu.I auI ko1U..e i.aI with ..- bridge o. bod been
recently tccieri by courDf iw iu N,rr C-rlnl o. be
the property Of 5aij Rves and stopping r 'hlt is pro
hi"i 'nd u-"'p 'f'ion "gIi be secured @, their 0"H
Ths ...,I having fully core der-i ,e 1,5.-,d oh.s.,oi
This contract 0g :,c "1u d" le Directory H 'e Peters
tun, RaI Road gpupiu... i4s highly irIlup.. r,.fa.
ton OF 30 u carried into siec upon "a business and proc.
, p'fyt not t" NrfT ctI-'.uae u' Ue f...g..a and
Roanoke EaIf0ld Company aGI having s9 r.a-.I.rrd
IT, in rolu' .'n VITA 'He ycy large ff-unap interest
"mc h''"-s 10 ne oas IH hgi Ui fr-f1. clearly o
opinion fl' b. would 100 ws consist With Dol. l4-y %.
eve q" h1i contract is s1seYn. Bound as tr ..lff .
b. the very n1tI-e md pIrD s,-of g t..i tcHt,s.t
ci-, 60 maintain 1 .af gs itcar 'hs right aaI e.s - '
The various coWp1n'es which Ho Lrsr.. lr. ls doomed
20 p.uycr ItJn time o. time ra1b. r. Ii.rf. r. o.
DO Gu ''i Guy t' N N.fF 10
10 ties Wmr1fETi omr-t..c Com a.s. trU.. ..o., nor
cooper o." l G scismc pr cpHutr, uhlfa..yor " rf
o. cu-iou 90 utIrI0a Co piece auy ono uI then. ur.rf
Ic IJarOu5 cyt;0. OF another IUr erlr dliy of LI.
i''a o. that ~ luc f'ueiclt irraf sfy and .. ..ct.i
Jlsute % oil. If site du'yiop protect 10. 70, ping MI 60 r
1000 tAtni % . cover AUD o. .fuYIl. H. 90 have .tt
ID m.l.., Hy a'IIs lir -.tuIi ,Yrfs. urIr frYrrs
90 'HIIy auIm riu.u. stf11uTo. Wore u ever .p ca-
i'H ln hHI ra rlsr caro-. Ht uf p,,4lIry interest FOL.
''- '.ao would D- ppul.d by oJuiisdl W ,i.h wof'I
.'I We oY.rar.l oi one CImpaay 1uJ Hr.t 90 .l,ls-
nc i' 'u'rr 'le BJafd would Yn tlIt gcejunt Do,
b., ''''f<.d o. t4-, Isf. 10y DONG. would pfacf.
CODY repeal D." a. uo 'lpi. nod 90 20 rDughi a 10,
o'""''e.a' PoIuc'I. military other c,u.,tof1H8as OF
P'"ey upon "i~n Thai law woe acfrf. end upyr wHrf
- | derohduE.
+, "ei't .HI ''' e.uerl' views, tlc B,ari oinn5, con
..nl =" cub 90 Ac F.r month anil Ua-r,kr Ead-.ad
Company. H wlcl Glc su'e. zoo .Ilr f.. Cd, r,r,.. ...
" woehy objects ~ pI.H; poicy. bee ..y i.,.,.,
moro bln io1f I.Itfel taoIIl.j ~ ,t5c ,,..5-
,i coutaci wiz To- 90 iae fi.seut c,i,tr ut ttst com,
is pai c'nnDt lr u..rs- ton srros..y srd po.a, 4,
atI fuHy, ls.t--.t Do .t.t, rc.