Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-17
BOARD Of pnblio works.


This body adjourned on Saturday evening last,
after short but laborious session of six days
Much business of Importance TO the public I'M
movements in the State was transacted. Among
other Old rs, Tending TO the energeuc anu SatiS-
factory location and construction OF the CoVlngton
and Ohio Railroad, was one directing Charles BE
Fisk, ESQ.,, the Chief Engineer III charge OF the
re-surveyS Of the Monroe and Meadow river routes,
TO cause an additional survey 10 be made on the
(sreenbriGr route also, SO that the Board may be
in poSseSSou of every important fact calculated 10
tevelope the advantages and disadvantages pre-
scented by each of the rival rontes, when they meet
10 decide finally, between them.
The SUPERINTENDENT of the Covington and Ohio
Road was instructed to advertise for proposals to
furnish passenger and freight cars, and cast iron,
&C., for turnouts, for the Eastern and Western
divisions OF the road, to be delivered at each end
and to be made on the lire oil the road OF else
where; and, also, to advertise for proposals to FUR
n,sh the rails that will be needed on the entire
track to be made The line Of the road. This or
der may have important effect upon the non
and interests of Virginia, and is an
announcement TO those interests that we are high
iv gratified 10 announce. We therefore, call the
special attention of car builders and iron founders
10 the advertiSementin another column ofto-day's
paper.
Another order related 10 the increase of the
force upon the Blue Ridge Railroad and the RAPID
prosecution of that great work, which, thus lar, we
learn, has been admirably executed.
They also made important changes in several OF
the State Turnpike improvements, looking TO
economy and more efficient observation-disclosures
The Beverly and Pairunont and HuttOnsville and
Huntersville Roads have been united and placed
under the superintendence of Jonathan Il. Curry,
of Taylor county, at salary OF S5OO per annum
and travelling expenses.
'The Ohio River and Maryland and Farmont
and Wheeling Roads have been united and plac-
Ell under the superintendent OF AuStn Merrill oil
Fairmon;, at a salary of $500 per nnnum and tray
elling expenses. Albert G.. Kidwell of Marion
4 nIaN1, 0F he
Western Turnpike, at salary of $500 per annum
and travelling expenses. THESE appointments are
to take effect on and after the first of October
next. From She same date, the salary OF Hamil-
ton G. Johnson, Superintendent of the Staunton
and PaTkerSburg Road, Will be SIUU per annum
anu travelling expenses.
The annual appointment OF proxies and dlrec-
tors in all the joint sleek companies IN which The
State is interested was made at this meeting; and,
beevil that the subject is one OF considerable
Importance 10 our readers throughout the Stale,
wo give below the State proxies and directors in
the James River and Kanawha company and the
various railroad companies. We are pleased to
learn that the late session Of the Board was entire
ly harmonious. The amount of labor performed
shows that the members are possessed OF the most
commendabIe energy and industry, and we are
satisfied that the results of th-se labors will fully
demonstrate that they were dictated by spirit OF
wise economy, strict impaThalltys anu sound
Judgement
PROXIES AND DIRECTORS.
In the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
railroad companY.-George Smoot, John w
Luke and John Bruce, proxies; John Powell, Jno
Janney and ChaS CaSteman, directors.
In the fredericksburg and Gordonsyille railroad
- company.-JOhn Seldom. DrJ r Taylor, and G
Daniel. proxies; o NJ CTutchfeld, John Lee aud
a X Philips, directors.
In the Manassa Gap railroad company.-Hiram
Mauz, Philip Pitman { nd Geo w Brent, proxies;
Charles H Hunton, William H Irwin and Andrew
Pitman, directors.
In the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad COM
pany.-Charles Shield, Thos H Daniel and DR.
George L UpShur, proxies; + Leonard Josiah
Wills and W A Taylor. directors.
In the Orange and Alexandra railroad compa-
ny.-Nath'IJ WEIGH, B H Berry and Henry Shac-
kelforl, proxies; Inman Homer, Silas Burke aud
= Il Jones, directors.
In the Richmond, FredeBburg and Potomac
railroad company.-Wm w Crump, proxy, and
S Caskie, director. .-.r
In the Richmond aud Petersburg railroad COM
pany.-'Wm Watson, proxy; Francis RiveS,
James H Cox, and Roscoe Heath. director.
In The Richmond and Danville railroad compa-
ny.-William II Dennis, James NJ Smith and R
Watkins, proxy; Stovall, Vincent Witcher
and Lewis Harvie, directors,
In the Roanoke Valley railroad company
Tucker Darlington, proxy; Henry Wood, James
Haskins and Robert @ Nelson, directors.
In the South Side railroad company.-Thomas
Wallace, E G Booth, Henry F Bocock, proxies;
DR. Jos E Coz, Robert Leslie, John Thornton,
directors. -
In the Virginia Central railroad company-Wm
F Gordon East) John Hartmann (Valley,) A A
Chapman (NWest,l proxies: William Overton (East)
Samuel Brown (Vaiiey,) and Samuel Carpen-
Ter (West.j directors.
la the Virginia aud Tennessee railroad compa-
ny John NJ. Preston, James R Kent and Benia-
min Wilkes, proxies; Thomas L Preston, W A
Reed aud VIM r Anderson. directors.
In the Winchester aud Potomac railroad compa-
ny.-Robert II Baldwin, John Bruce and Ran
dolph Tucker. proxies; James P RELY, James NJ
Mason and d w Barton, directors.
In the James River and KanaWha COMPANY
Geo Blow, ST., (EaSt,) VIM L Alexander (Valley,)
and James L Carr tWest,) proxies Richmond
Enquirer.
SICKNESS ON THE RIyEn.-on Tuesday, the 2nd 4
inst, the steamer b. D. Bacon arrived from New
Orlesrs at Menphis. with twelve cases of yelIn1r