Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

This body adjourned on Saturday evening las', alter
shor, but laborous session OF six days Much business
importance 10 the public improvements IN Inc SUI
transacted. Among other orders, tending 10 Inc
and satisfactory location and construction OF Tue
md Ohio Railroad was one directing Charles D. r"A' 'i
The Chief Engineer in charge OF the re.s"'''! " 49,
roe and Meadow river routes, To cause u" a0
TO be made of the Greenbricr ROME ais'' o ~ ~
NAV be in nossession of every important fact calculated "
deyelope the advantages and disadvantages p'
each of The rival routes, when they meet 10 ae'o''
between them.
The spnern,endcnt of the Coringon and Ohio koau was
instructed 10 advertise for proposals 10 tunish passense'
and freight cars and east ron &c. for tunous 'o '
.ro and Western divisions Of the road 10 DC ue'"c'e
each end and be made the lire OF Tue foau VI e'e
where; and also advertise for proposals 10 iu'h NV
rails that will needed The entire track 10 DC aue %
The line of ME road This order may have an important g.
feet upon the iron and manufacturing interests o '"E
and is an those interests that we arc
~ pntfed 10 announce We therefore, ca inc speciai
tenon builders and iron founders 10 he
in another column Of to-day's paper
Anoh. order related the increase Of the force upon
the Blue Ridge Rail Road and the rapid prosecution oil a
rrsa, work which, thus fur learn, has been admirably
executed.
They also made important changes in several of the State
Turnpike impro looking to economy aud more ell
fcent superin,endence. The Beverly and Farmont ana
Huonsve and Hun,ersyile Roads have been united ana
placed under the superintendent OF Jonathan Jury
Tayor county at saery $500 annum and travelling
expenses
The Ohio River and Maryland and Fairmont and "heei'
inc Roads have been united and placed under the superin
,epdence of Austin Merrill of Faimon al salary oil SsUu
per annum aud travelling expenses Albert u hld"th "'
Marion county appointed Superintendent OF the NORTH
Western Turnpike at salary o S5uu per anhum a"u u
Yelling expenses These appointments are to take erect
from and after the ls Of October next From The same
date the salary Of Hamilton c. Johnson Superintendent OF
the Sauulou and Parkrrshufg Road will be SI0o per AN
mum and travelling expenses
The annual appointment OF proxies and directors in all the
mint stock companies which the State is Interested was
made al this meetings and believing that the subject IS one
NJ considerable importance readers throughout the
State we give below the State proxies and directors In the
lanes River and Ksnawha Company and the various ai
road companies We pleased 10 learn that the late ses
sion of the Board entirely harmonious The amount
of labor performed shows that The members are possessed Of
the most comendabc energy and industry and We arc
,,sed that The results abors will fully demonstrate
Thai they were dictated by spirit OF wise economy,
.tric mpar,iaity, and sound Judgment.
PROXiES AND DIRECTORS.s
In The Alexandria, I.nudoun and Hampshire Rail Road
Company - George Fl. Smoo John W. Luke and John
Bruce proxies John Powell John Jnnney und Chas. Cas-
lleman, directors.
In The Frederick sbnrg and GordansvlIe Rail Road Com
oany JOHN Seldom Dr. K Taylor, S. e. Daniel pr"S
les; o. d. Crutchhed, john Lee and 4. H. Philips drec
In the Manassa Gap Rail Road Company.-liram Martz
philip ptman and Geo W Brent, proxies; Charles H. Hun
ION William Il Irwin AMI Andrew Piiman, directors.
In the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail Road Company.
Charles r. Shield lhos II. Daniel and Dr. George L. Up
shur proxies; A. Leonard, josiah Wills and W. II. luy
lor. directors.
In the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company.
Nath'l j. Wecn h. H. Berry and Henry Shackeliord prox
les; human Horner Siias Burke and P Jones' directors
In the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road
Company William W. Crump proxy and John ), Caske,
director.
10 The Richmond and Petersburg Rail Road Company
William F. Watson proxy Francis r. Rlves James H. Cox
and Roscoe B. Heath directors.
Ia ,ho Richmond and Dlnvle Rail Roud Company.
liam H. Dennis, James Nj. Smith and l. X Watkins pIux.
les; }. B. Stovall Fncen Whether and Lewis f. Harvie d.
rectors.
10 the Roanoke Valley Rail Road Company. Tucker
Darlington, proxy; Henry Wood, James r. Haskins and
Robert c. Nelson, directors.
10 the South Side Rail Road company-Thos. Wallace T.
2. Booth Henry F Bocock, proxies DIR. Jos. E. Cox,
obi. Leslie John r. Thornton. directors.
In The Virginia Central Rail Road Company William
Gordon (Easl) John A. Harmun (Valley) A. Chapman
resJ proxies: William Orcrton (East) Samuel g. Brown
VALLEY, and Samuel Carpenter (Wesl) directors.
In the Virginia ard Tennessee Rail Road Company
Preston James K. Kent and Benjamin Wilkes, proxies
Thomas L. Preston, W. A. Read and William l. Anderson.
directors.
4; the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road Company
N.1gr; L. Baldwin, JOHN Bruce and }. Randolph Tucker
MASON anu " ". Datlou
DIR ctofs.
In the James River and kanawha Company-G Geo. Blow
Jr tEast) VIM. l.. Alexander valley and James L. Chff
tWest) proxies.
SCARCITY OF BREADSTUFFS.-The New York
Courier and Enquirer thus briefly sums up the accounts
from Europe of the scarcity of breadstutis
1.-THE short Wheat crop in Europe is the leading fact OF
The day Its reality no longer questionable In England
all in representing hu wheat crop b.
much below The averages and the best authorities estimate
hat he deficiency
NOUS quantity of eighteen millions OF quarters before the
of 1854 In France which OF late years Inns been
grain exporting country and which for lie last three
has furnished England with wheat and -four than
other country the wheat crop il is calculated has fallen OF
fourth the present year. In large sections OF Italy not
half crop is expected Spain complains OF deficiency
and Sweden has harvest IN prospect that she is
now largely importing from the Baltic is rne that other
grains particularly barley oats and rye have not generally
suffered like the wheat and is also true that on The CONT
ncnt the stock OF wheat which is secured generally Of
superior quality but the TACT still remains that, on account
OF future quantity vi this chief staff Of life, there will
soon be scarcity OF food in Europe