Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-01

\ STATE may guarantee Iu1 III I"hS' 80 -
tidewater connection. In view Q! his result,
which is much more !avurabl hau "a icipa'r!,
BEG leave to call your attention 70 fc iatc u
i tonnage already before you, hon which AT
pears thai, Notwithstanding here wa falling
I eff from The trade 81 The ptccrt'2 ycar 0; uiaic
I than $500 hcgsheads 81 tobacco ard Ee"riy
/ 100 coo bushels OF corn, yet M ag.re:a'c ts'E-
\ mage oil the year was nearly '0,3ho tons sfeaie!
7 lLaa that OF Inc year previous. Thi' TACT III
connection with ne still greater iacseaSe Il he
L tonnage If 1917 nyrr !has II 1916, (>he@b ~ he
same tablrl exhibits steady annual increase -
general business on the cdiiai, which n"I "nly
/ lustifies the foregoing e>iima,c tur the current
year, hut III. series ri rsimses >uamiitcd ~ me
anren TX Of the In annual report (np. w %
! l27,) for the purpose III showing nat @h n me
canal shall be carried iao the Valley ui Virginia,
ia increasing income with Inc ait q! lhe S'atr's
credit, afforded without cash advances q hazard
OF loss will yield he means 81 raising III CAPT
| tai necessary 10 Complete The entire waiei iine
from Richmond % the Ohio.
| Ihc sccre;aTy's GStiat s'afemer' oi The !sca!Eis
and disbursements OF The company, lium !ar 'i.i"
/ Of its organization t. he close ~ me last fiscal
year, is herewith al:o respectfully cnmman'ca-
ted.
III. RESUMPTION OF WORKS AND THEIR Pro
GRESS.
Iid,ac4ier C1nnsctiOH. Al The last annual
me-uns ynu werc informed thai his work was
prepared Tor contract, and had been advertised %
| lie lei on the 1919 oil December following.
A HI letting so advertised, proposals were re-
| ce;vcl from various contractors, some iof sspa-
! raie portions ami some iir Inc whole OF Inc
work. AL 81 these Proposals contained WIDE
margin 10. the purpose .. CAVERN. the :ef!r-
ciaoa ui The ccalpany'S blais--so wite indeed,
Is, win one exception, u b. entirely on 81 me
qucs ion. Ire exception vas in the case 81
coG;ractn. represented t. be backed by large ca
pia!iSls, vino, however, as the chr! engineer
report, iii!ci 70 make good ihe expectations
wnch had been excir The bidder, therefore,
no; havn. means 81 III, 6An sufficient T. car
rs "a tn contract, was competed T. wi;adfdw
HI, Proposal, and 70 decline entering MO i
CON ac;. TIE chief cuginrei va ,hcHnpo. =.
rrctcd again q a!;eii''c tfc woiG ter c"Gi'Ec,
an. IL rl ne same publicly n pT:arly, . -
SCOUT fin mos expedienI. ii" hdS li"'fhs"d
i accur.iiagy hon riuie % 'imc throughout n
year. bu: though many contractors have, IN can
/, .qlsnte, v.>il Il Rich noni eSaminc thr p'ais.
spscitica ions location an! the facilities lJi pro-
curing material in Inc nei2Eanhnoi aGd NV.
egince,. great desire 10 undertake The work, ye
IN view o tho medina 0: Payment ana the poor
prospect III converting the bonds 10 cash, they
nave. III The end, declined proposing, or have
pfor,srl At prices altogether iaailni>si1le
Thus he male: stands nov, and thus lear Il
will sand Tor long lime - Come, unless ne le-
si>laiarc *ha SC III 10 guarantee tn BOMBS ~
which case am !niy persuaded that The W"Tk
will be yery promptly undertaken On reasonable
terms, AM executed with ali practicable despatch
On he 25,h February, The stockholders, al an
adjourned meeting, ordered IN application y be
/ made ia the Legislature Tor nc ae's guarantee
upon The bonds authorized 70 b. issued iof ne
construction Of his work; which orirF was com
piled with the mex DAY, and lev DAYS aicf-
WARDS 4 bill pTovidin. tnf such guarantee Wa
| prepared and sent 10 the committee y whom lhe
petition hal been referred; bat il vas 10 ac ~
the session, and il never reached the MAJ aG'ioh
| oi the House 0t ID leSaes
| therefore respectfully recommend tha' &c ar
pIicaon for he States guarantee upon me BONDS,
te renewed Al an early cay 81 the next session 81
| he legislature.
| .. Soulh sid Conrcttion--A7 act Of tn Lee
| eisla,ure was passed on Inc ID n OF FEBRUARY
last, providing 10. The connection between the
James River Canal and the South side Of James
river, copy Of which law is herewith commu-
/ nicacd.
Although no lual action could be taken until
| The stockholders should nave accepted Inc terms
! OF III act AMI adopted i a. part OF The Charter.
\ il vas thought a!v,sabl. by The board, aEl a ne
ccssary preliminary 10 submitting the act .vr
lunr consideration, ~ ascertain thr cos 81 Ihe
1 connection The Chief engineer Vas according
| Is instructed to report plan AMI estimate q the
COZ; If several OF The mos, important cnnnec-
lions. This duty was performed by him IN ne
cour.a 81 IN Summer. His report, which Wa
4 laii hr.orr me hoard on ne TN 81 OCTOBER, i
| nov respectfully communicate. upah r1-
aiming The estimates il vii bc found that
| tar tour If The connections only they amount
! 10 an aggregate cost .. ssh whilst By the
&c. Of The Legislature above communicate, m"
| company i. authorized 10 borrow only S6O 900
\ FIR me construction Of all the connections J
beg leave L. invite your attention particularly y
lapse facts and 10 he doubtful construction q! ne
act arising lherc.Tom, viii view 10 advise lhe
| board as 10 the uf>e which il will b, proper lo'
| Them l. lake upon lie subject
3. TIE RirgGna Connection -ldfem Il nc ~
! " OF the PRESIDENT, annually 10 cnumeia'e ms
! among hr contemplated auxiliary works which
are required w law, and which, i Is es'i'nai'd
viii Well good refurn, in the snap q revenue.
rna., The CO., OF heir Construction; bnl IS u !
| chyi u> Ina ,hr aw in this respect musi remain
\ dead letter NATL there are mans ~ hand "hi, 4
can 4, Ia wr.iy employed in carrying out IS pro-
yiSiu,is | max ~ eComGtn Anon 90 ne SID
jet. ;. >
TIE irnkS .iirxn Lyactburg ami .'.rA r.
r4r In III !4s: a1rua! report you Aeie in.oim-
81 thu lhs "ofs, VI h me exception OF lew ~
| con.r..raJ,;. icm> la all teen lct 10 con'lac'oFS
At reaSnna bic prices. N,t tong tsti"alas, 20 ~
surprise and modification al the directory, me-
10 j,y Of The contractors commenced The abanduh-
NM io,eai Of lie performance OIL their Con-
tracts. The jobs lnu- aiyen up were immediate
" taken at some ai-ancn OF picts by other CO. :
lractors. many II whom also abandoned them,
m king Il necessary .ain u lei them 10 others.
M exertions on tn par o engineers could iE-
ducc The contractors n commence, or place an
! aieoaa,r torcc upon their Jobs. Universal aPa
,hy and Indifference prevailed; idcl ne more
surprising iur thr reason that the wcrk mai "a
esry been soneh, after by he conifacors, and "a
ken, iui the most part AT The prices voluntarily
pfnaosea hy them; IN il w.s notorious, that tie
company had ample cash funds in hand Tor he
rrnmp: payment o. The naa'nly fsiiaateS
The combined reasons assigned tJf MS extra
ordinary corduc, were, IN: &c contractors iuunJ
The rock harder and much more expensive tha
they had expeced that labor hal Suideniy II
sen 10 excrbitan' prices ina even al nose prices
a suif.citn force o! abo,cr,, and rs5eeiail; OF
masons an! s;onccu ter, could NJ; e col"c.td
at auy plicc; ami tia tie Wnre laodr comm
from The nora refused II VOL; ci;h slaves The
conjecture that he contractors themselves, $! g
ciaily he cartier ST, ne cane >faa:ais IRON
abroad, ,gclr mere a.vcrturaFs within qTeier-
sioas than means Or qualifications %oui p'uha
bly be nearer tie marx 10 say nothing Of mr.
ien jnRncasc (stroug.y suspected IRON circum
sances, au; .o detected by means OF legal proof
employed in producing combination 70 OBTAIN
higher pr from the board.
81. these things as they may, there was nc
energetic or efficient action on ne line except on
The work carried on by The company agents, IN
Ill las, July. A! the meeting O. The Board IN ma
month several Of he large structures when were
formerly designed TO he composed 81 hydraulic
- .,k ,t,lf ,,t,u af4 * no