Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-21

Gentlemen Uuder resolution Of the Gene
raj Assembly Of April 3rd l64o, it becomes
the duty of the Board of Public Works 10 de-
liver TO the Governor of the Commonwealth, on
The LIST November, 1919, their annual report,
made UP 10 the 3Gh day Of September proceed.
ing 10 be- by him communicated M printed
form to the Legislature on The LIST Monday
in December following, with his annual mes-
sage.
tisfac,orily, il is Indispensable that the annual
reports for the year ending The 3Oh September,
1919, required OF all internal improvement
companies in whose stock tie Slate is Interest,"
ed, shall, as directed by a resolution Of tho
General Assembly of the 9Th March, 1889, be
puuc,u. lis prepared and Transmitted 10 The Sc
curd Auditor as soon after the 30th September
a, practicable, but at any rate before The Isl
day OF November next.
Annexed vii! be found form Tor refurn
intended 10 ocure on exhibit OF The hscai trans
&c ions and condition of each company during
AID al the end of he year aforesaid. II IS ne
cessarily imperfect il regards The peculiar
operations and circumstances Of any particular
improy cment, but if the books of o company
are kept with lolerabe system and care, The
form lays The groundwork Tor the iniroduc ion
Of all additional matter necessary To renter n
return perfectly sal sacIory in all respects and
this il IS hoped will be scrupulously furnished.
IL is Of equal Importance hal iile actual condi-
tiou OF the wofk, il completed, or il, progress io-
wards compleon II a new work, hili also tic
reported; and iAaerd every fact or Circumstance
affecting is management, usefulness, permancnoe
VI prosperity.
As braflng on The subject OF The reports ana
returns herein mentioned although io oxartiy
IN place il may, nevertheless be use!u - remark.
| that unless The stochno d:is oi company con
v,ne once year in regular meeting, 10 exami
into tier affairs, and the president and directors
ale assi!uous and attentive, and hold regular
meetings to ransac! II: company's business,
revise their regulations and 10 guard aeaiDs, as
ccIlained neglect or abuses, il Is in vain 10 expect
either hal The returns will be correct or that any
| Improvement whatever will bc pref able use.
| tul or permanent, as il % capable ii being mad,
| however iavoiabiy i; may be situated. This re-
| mark is elected by The known iac that there are
companies which, in he particulars mentioned,
are negleciui III The extreme, and whose iltefesls
suffer accordingly
The original authority 10 call Tor The repor
| and return abovr specified, i contained in tie
acts OF din March 1919 aIt lh February 1881,
extracts Of which are herewith furnished. Ia the
| fist Of these fine of $500 for neelecins to com.
| ply with this requirement is imposed on all COM
| pan eS 10 which subscriptions were mad, between
| hose Two Gates. BY lie lal!er act penalty III
80 .uy similar neglect which was imposed On
| the Toad Of Girsttors, q! h. te9fursrs ol coapa.
| MES IS he Case might be, 10 which subscriptions
have since been made.
The d,cc ores OF the several companies will
please bear IN mind that line documents G allied for
must in ali cases cmana.e from them, or be sane.
l;nacd by their ficial signatures.
BY order OF the Board Of Public Works.
j BROWN JR Second "A uuIl0r OF Va
And Secretary I'll The Board OF Public Works
NOTE TO CIRCULAR The documents required
are the following, VIZ
A report Of The President and Directors,
showing the progress and condition Of tie work.
Il statement OF The President and Directors
of the affairs Of the company for The year end.
ing The 30lh September, in the form herewith
sent--and
A list of the Stockholders on the 3Oh Sep
TENDER, with the number Of shares standing 10
each name, and the amount due from each.
The following information is also desired
from Turnpike Companies, viz:
TIE length Of the Improvement, number OF
toll gates, and compensation 10 gatckccpers.
Arrangements for keeping road. in repair.
4 llst of the President and Directors, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, mud Superintendent Of
Road, CONTRACTOR for repairing, and saary or
CT compensation allowed each.
CIRCULAR.
LIST or STATE rRoXIEs And DiREcToRS L. |
COMPANIES, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919
Ac1a1dri4 Canal C,mpaay Francis l..
Smith, proxy.
Appomait,r Compasy (Urpsr) james II.
Cox proxy; Samuel e An!stson, alternate.
.9ppomattor ComFaaM (Lo~sr) Alden b.
SpsoacT, prox?; Joan V. Wilcox, director; Ro.
| Der; B Bcllias, iiecicr.
AsLby's Gap Turnpit9 Company Gen. Asa
Rogers, proxy; Hugh Smith, director; Ccl. Jo-
s-ph Tuley, director. ;,
Bsrsrit,c 7unpik: Com21ng- William ID
| Mcclure, proxy; James Casscmao, director;
| Cyrus MCCORMICK, director
| Beryyriuc and Chariestowa iWnpk* Con
pany-Co Nathaniel Burae, rroIl; John 4.
r. Taylor, director; Francis MCormi.k, t!rec'
| tn; William :. Lock-, director
la. h.5u,g AMI Buc:an T"raltks Com
yary josiah ID. Wi.son, p''xy.
Cacapoa .so,M Braact TunPif' Con
| Dauu-Cnaries Blue, proxy; Asa Hien, Gi'.c'
o., Jacoh Grace trcclor
Cauie ton and pin! Pleasant 1unW:s Grim
paay- Ezra Walkec, proxy he'f:e W. o'fp-
| i,n., tifecioF; Sa nuel q Sha~, 'Itec"f.
| Oh SIP AXE aad O.io Cana. ComP&'y james
l. Ransom proxy.
| w. Newton. proxg.
:aiJa1 Turnpike Ccmrany-pf h'cnafl =.
Nasoa, proxy; DR.. IiichaId Z. Masnh, iiieliof;
| DAME Miaor. director; Sias BurKr, niirc!of'
F.us5, dgc Tarnpisc Company Go W Hue
or. if., p.oxy aud ,:irecor; William o"inK, u
rector.
fa quier and .ltraqdria T1'npits Company
-Caar.es Hutton, p;vxy; i;efkc!y W ara ,,i un',
o; CharIs. Ii Huulor, director; 'ohh iy''f'
| dilec,n:. :, ..
F,neaigc aM Blue Ridge Tu'nFik. Comp'ns
-at.xsnder p r.,kfiisr, proxy; Geo w Wiscn,
| director; John Lns'er, director.
| Giles. Eaueie and karowia IWnHEc C'm'
pany- Hiram Hal pfox,; Henry Hnii, dEect"r;
James NJ Byrn.d'. difcc.or.
Gnse CrsekasdL NJ Riuer Mar : afion Conn
,ang-Bur w HARRISON. proxy.
Ho,rardsr,ils ard R@kf,t Ttr"p s ComPa-
| NJ William A Turnef, proxy; y r Cabcil, d''
rector; Wm A Scot, director.
| Hamo he and Eorgan Turnpike Coapany-
Thomas Sloan, proxy; Robert Nj Powell Dire
Tor; John IIicu, director; Walter McAie", difcc'
| lur. ,., i,
Hurrisriac 7'arapks Comaaay-Daniel Il
Neal. proxy
James Ii CafsIn proxy; Henry w Fry, iiicciot,
David w Barton, director; john NJ Hnpeweh.
director.
HOli4 US Ccus Turnpike ComFany-Jesse
Edine,on, proxy; Geo G. Or, director; Jas rat
lerson director.
Jams Rirsr and kandmhz Company Oscar
VI Cru.chfeld, William NJ Pey.on, Albert q
Pendlelon, proxies.
10 ,gca's Fu,na9 aud Roe.briIgc lhrnphe
C. ,upanu Andrew Fudge, proxy; ID Il Layne,
dncc,or; John Jordan, director; Jonn Doyle, a.
| Ictcr. ,
l. chung 7'rnpihe Comp :nY-Bcnj shFee9e,
L3,burg and Sni.ker's Gap Tarnpac Com
raav- jams M'lh,ny, p;ox5; Thomas Rogers
,rector; Roger Chfw, director
Lez.netoa and Ceriag on IWIf Pile Company
-Samnei MD Reid, pIo1yi Or -sdftd l. Ley