Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-09

became subscribers on the part OF the STATE am
requested The Board OF Directors 70 re assemble
the stockholders, with view Of creating vacan-
cies IN their body, 10 be flied by he Board u
Public Works.
The stockholders al their las! general meeting
had reason 10 expect that he Board OF Public
WORKS, as well a the city of Richmond would
become subscribers, before the annual meeting
would convene. yef, they appointed iat! boafo
and provided Tor no change. Your committee are
therefore ui opinion that no such emergency Arose
as would have authorized the Presi:eh! anu d.
fccors to cal! the stockholders !n2elhrf an lee
bound 10 express ;ner inl appreciation ui III" re-
solution d the Boari declining 10 do II.
Your commi tee take g;eat pleasure in al in.
their belle! mat tn ac!ioa Of The prcscn' general
meeting u Stockholders will put an end u II! dit.
icuiy, and will, they sincerely trust, restore PEI
.ect harmony between this company and he
Boar OF Public Works, which is 50 essential 10
The successful prosecution Of great enterprise OF
deep interest 10 III commonwealth and large
porilan oi her citizens.
In reference to The location 81 The road, your
commit &c having understood ;ha, some d''sai's.
faction prevailed as 10 The route recommended by
he Caief Engineer and approved by the Board
OF Directors, ingied gentlemen who were IN II.
tendance and preferred other routes, 10 appear
before Ihein in explanation ol their views. ai'ef
giving sucn consideration 10 the subeci as rs
Importance demanded, your committee decline
10 recommend 10 nc stockholders g teviae IN
any respect ifom The route they Save accp.ed =
TN The contrary, bcevin: from all the NORMA
ton before them, that the Board have faithfully
carried out the lnsIluclons OF The otshUidels al
thef las. general meeting your committee re-
commend that The order Of the Board, adopting
Inc route as far as has been finally located, be
approved by the stockholders. Further, your
committee deem il iue1pedien and unatvsable
10 DIT yiac in any case from tie mos. direct prac.
iicabe Ioue between the lermini hSst by the
charter, and therefore recommend 10 the stoca
holders 10 re.alirm their instructions alluded 10
above, BY the passage OF resolution appended
10 this report, which is substantially the same as
that which received The assent OF The STOCKHOLM
ets al their last general meeting. You. commit
lee are grateful 10 learn from The reports Of he
officers, ihd. convenient site Tor depot IN
Richmond has been secured, as well as a suiia-
BILE location Tor The James liver bridge; and be-
lievins it important mat the said bridge should
be ready for use as soon az the company Is pre-
pared 10 carry passengers or ireigh; that us Use,
even in the construction OF The road, IN afordins
the means OF conveying The iron and other mate
ria!s, locomotives, cars, &c, to The track, would
save the company large expenditure OF money,
they recommend that the construction OF SAID
bridge he commenced Immediately.
10 conclusion, your committee take pleasure
in commenting The officers Of the company for
their energy and zeal, and congratulate the
stockholders upon the prospect OF soon realizing
the benefit of an Improvement Of such vast i'm
porIance 10 the citizens Of large section of
our good Old Commonwealth, hitherto cut of
from market for the products OF their soil and
labor; an improvement which is obviously des.
Tined TO be, al an early day, link in the great
railroad thoroughlare from North 10 South. All
that seems to be wanting now is, that our TEL
low citizeas, who have taken no interest in the
enterprise, but who are equally interested with
US in lis results, should come to its aid.
Your committee respectfully recommend to
The stockholders the adoption of the following
resolutions. THE resolutions, embodying the
sentiment, Of the foregoing report, are omitted.
All Of which is respectfully submitted in be-
half of the committee.
J. r. ANDERSON, Chairman.