Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-29
L Nj. ROAD MEETING.


Al adIouuea nrcin. ii thu. Ell 1cnS If yn,rh-.
geld On Thursday n@h. The = ll iJsl.. On le ABSENCE
ot John Wills, E,q J David L. Eddy 10. IN ,h
thaIf aud Wa. NJ. Blaehiard and Robot H. Ga,,
Secretaries.
X X. Cralle. Esq from the Select Committee. :,
ported preamble and It>uuiion~ III The lllonin, Gf
The 0o"nnitee. appointed AT a recent meeting Of til.
cltizehs ii Iyneidnrg, and charged with The DIV +
drylerg The maaos best caltuIaed in Ihcir oInian
secure The charter Of AID Ia advance the great ohrc,
contemplated y. The RIehnold and OHIO Rail R.J
COMPANY, brg leave to report
hat They Inv, IN The peftornance Of he tu'ics as
signed lhen, hed frequent consultations with mrnr4I
our INST int lligsnl and Hilurn ia cz',s and afr
mature liberation. have a9re d To submit tothe n,l
ration ii the public the measures em!,d ed in die i.>
utlons hereto annexed, vii. The accanpanyin. prem
nary remarks
is known that the delegate, from L,nchlnrg ia ia
late Couycu ion ii ylev H.. were instructed Ia assn.
the friends OF TN, proposed Rail Road sid M bey,nd >
Blue Rage hai, II they would undertake secure sub
srriplion 10 lle wok to the amounl Of $500 0oo in The
w est and Suuh " est HE .2rus Il Nnchhurg voud
thea-el;t> and The Surrounding couni,s undertake
10 raise equal amount. Regarding lhcs.. plrln, a,
imposing mutt al oIIpatlofs which on2hl ia be faithfully
discharged, Nour tDmmitter, IN then lburs have be-.
stimulated by Il double maiiyr--he rcd,mp5n Of lie
public faith, aud the security If the charter
is not practicable Al HIS tine ascertain accurate
II hat prllun II Inc amaunl thus pledge 10 Ne raised
ON part VIII Ae Iserh,d rs the friends Vi The tn
pavement the adjacent ury; bur, Considering tie
past beu,iS Which the work must 10 them ilr
enhanced value OF property. and the lac es OF traus-
rmta On. Go say nothing 81 the certain profits Of Ie
s'ch.) Your committee tel justified IN ming tIala
very liberal subscription may be reasonably ANTICIPATED.
Ii the counties Of Ecdord, Cam p5,ll. Amherst App
nation, ~on and iiuclug distinguished rs hey
are tr @eaIih.pltrhh!sin and intelligence should cunuf
IN the views entertained by your committee as ollr
lu oflan1 bearing Il HE iml rvrmen1 on Their nlr>',
and exhibit thai al and ILL, ralIty mis half Whcht.
aul the demand. - doubt II-
o 'nlr1a"''f ta' Il" tes 81 3u,oUJ worth Of the sa6
Will af taken III lie corntie~ alone. her counties ~
-rs. eeaijy lh'sr bordering The valley OF the jams
Rivar, lorlcs'ei alNr as Stockholders in the jam,
River and ha amha Canal. and owners nf real e. tia
vi add, II is SUP osrd. c,i.siIe ab, To this aln,un
Sh all these just ami rpn BE- real . d AID yoH
committee VIII Mt peanut Themselves to dlutt ll-Iac
Whole anont necessary h be raised by the cltlzen>
lyueharI, IN afder tu redeem her pedgr,-to srca-
III" charter o Tie conn and Ia cuiplee The VIZ
as lar perhaps. As The ,ae, ofth- New river, wllla
exceed $500, ouO. This being effected your conile
feel no hesitation ing that ths great npruvout
tho 9raleSt et lie agp.-Nl iuIce It's Way 10 lis
uhcd ermlpi On the llplson and the Ohio and pour
the hasem ol tie STATE an amount Of treasure which
n now be c;lcuialtd.
Reear'ng aIlS first step, therefore, as settling d.
qn Hilans n danbl rs Ia tne pr seut and giving full
rly is H. the future ohnI tu the mme,s.. advantages
&" lie Improvement both 10 ourselves Il, a camnunt,.
AID u The At large tide of travel and Of trt,
winch no other similar work in the Union ever had
pet IL estil ate contingent rsHrces. vested the r.
demplon at the public pledge Doubtful or nnceftla
raIruiaonS. They would had II been ssarv, lar
based lt'f accommodation On The assumption thai ga
whole am nnt Of 100000 should be raised by the c
z~us Il iNnchburg alone. This however is not nece5
sary but. II showing only our readiness but our
f bliy IL meet the demand. give every assurance
our brethren Of the West and South " est and Est
WHERE that we will not fail them In the hour uf netd
10 this enl, Therefore, your take the occasion
Ia ftIi, law ,-I, Ia
plan they recommend surprising lie sum 10 be 500
UOo, they will perhaps, more strouy present to the Ut
lie eye The ability OF the corporation 10 meet the amount
which they actually propose 10 raise.
la the investigations HEY have made your committee
have not omitted carefully 10 the resources Il
the cnpolaton. and the measure of taxation which must
bt resaftfd to, III order /" carry effect the plan pro-
sed These, indeed, constituted The principal .nd most
prominent SUBJECTS OF considerations and on full fritc
ton they feel assured that. were the sum 10 be raised
SJJuOJO, III the tXt cuun OF The measures they recon-
mend no very sensible Inconvenience embarrassment
would be felt by any class Of our citizens. The tsma-
ted value of real and personal esoie subject 10 taxation
within the corporate llmls, about SiOo0000. in when
amount real property is put down at about 81 0}o""
The whole amount Of aNt> eYied for the cnrreo'N
prndItnrs of the oorpnratlon including interest on -
funded debt, and all o'her charges. is about SbI" "'
nuaY.o' Witch amount real estate pays about sio'"'"
"i one Per cenl-s"Tely not very heavy bude" ""s
we consider thai large portion Of this is annually apr
pated Ia The Improvement OF the Streets, winch ao"'
much 10 The value Of this species of property 10 "'
rcct'on OF necessary public budings.-a common yea,
"e,and 10 the rrpilrS and operations OF our Naiff WIZ
Which, OF hems Ives may well be considered rs e'u''
ng the Whole amount IN diminished rates u tnSufl'V
Again, 1t may be safely assumed that the "lot
mrnt OF rents received real estate canno fall NhoI'
sIO)mb Annually, or Ia per lis estnltfd van"
50 that the amou II # laNes lev ed On this cas-,
property does exceed p per the am nlot Oh ''
annually rereeed hy lis owners. Frln'hcse data
silent thai w,re the Corporation 10 become plt"-' Ia
pay the annual interest OF SIN per cent ol t'oo''"''
extent ot The burden the real estair.thr eNls"- -
Il" oi taxation heing mantancd--WoulI be less '''
of one per cent ON lis estimated value; and lhii w." 1.
the demand the landlord would have 10 reserve "'!
81 out OF every 500 OF REM received fon me p"'"
HIS certainly cannot lie regii led as burden an
Pres>lve, that II could not lie b1rne FIR ''" Yam
especially wh.n the prospective benefits Of The CIV"
plated Improvement are taken into view. bni S nm Ii
mIliee refrain from any further COZ neni' !" .b,A
not M" r p 81 /, reco.nmendtiat the Corp I'' ,b
guaranty the payment If interest on large u, uai
but only HAT II shall give such guaranty % f,rA
-beevng that his sam. with the subs 'rlpr ~ M.
the sources referred Ia. combined VI iho'' IN lli.
lrn III The West and \ uthwcS' will h' amp and
rrni bstTc HE Chlrtef-n ur5aAIha the N1"i'
u pat tie work in opcrlli5n. and col.