Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-11
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4" a. mueh as many persons anxious 10 hear
"hA action was taken by the Board of Commissioners
VI ruonc works In relation to additional surveying &c
called for by the counties OF Monroe and Creenb.r
the Co'inyon and Ohio Railroad I would inform Tho
friend, o. that improvement the new Board
to law met in the Capitol on the 4.h inst Archibald
"raham was chosen President Of the Board Col Drin
kard was elected Secretary. The Board proceeded to
una" iots TO settle the terms for which each member
Snoua nod ms o'ihce-the Constitution requiring that
after the first election should be had one member TO hold
Office Tor two years. another FOUR and the third ak the
regular term All persons elected to the Board hereafter
will be elected for six years The shor, terms of two of
the members elected on the first election are IN
cause the election hereafter Of only one member
two years The drawing Of lots resulted AZ follows: Tbos
j. Boyd, six years EdwadJ Armstrong four years and
Archibald Graham two years They promptly and zeal
ousy entered upon the performance Of their responsible
and arluous duties, July 9Th
Tho claims OF Monroe county wcrc presented IN IN.
Board by the delegation from that county demanding
other and additional surveying to be done ON tho nc mas,
sing through il, which was granted after ,rb;c d.
claims were presented lay myself in company with Mr.
Thomas e OF GEsenbcr county, in favor Of the Meadow
River route or the Northern so called for additional
surveying that line any diyerrinc pont from, !, m
as to connect the main lnc already surveyed down The
New and kenha"ay rivers, TO find out the best nos.
sble way for the benefit OF the State REGARDLESS f any
sectional feeling. which was also readily Granted NJ tL;
route should be found the practicable 4. will nrssn,
many advantages which Others DO First bcina, fr.ed
IRON any conflict with the canal secondly il enters tho
great Western Virginia coal field within the distance of
about forty miles and the through which IL would
pass would be about one hundred which voul5 no
nexhanstibe either side and more than all would ~
lori room Tor number Of tracts side by side reenrcr
has nothing TO lear The object of this loarl will b u,
select Engineers who have had ANYTHING 10 do will
either route or had ayorte contend for In tbs
Safe, and to give the parties ample ground 10 search out
the hest and nearest am sorry IN hear ,h,, poc,
hon'as has been sending here this Board memorials
expressing fears that they might would be lead by the
people OF Monroe. am confident that If Pocahoutas or
any other county takes them be Of that kind of tnate
al they will be much mistaken They never have been
learned to lead, and from their prominent features of the
organs oil comhaiiveness they WILL They seem to
be practical men, well qualified to til the Office tLey
have undertaken there is very little doubt but the voter,
OF each district in this State will have cause TO bless Tho
day when they gave their voice in favor of Il en- And
when they shall have passed away they will be ready IN
raise monuments on the highest green peaks in Western
Virginia, far above the level of the sea- which will be nre
seted to the eve of the traveller 10y the star spanse
banner that valves and floats this happy land of the
free. "
The Engineer that does his duty il this matter will also
be numbered amoag the upper tens. And he that does
not will go down in disgrace and be numbered with the
of traitors.
The 9Th day was taken up by some local matters On
the t legal question about the terminus of Tho
two roads TO wit the Central and the Covington and
Oho Railroad, whether the latter shodld be at Iancs
hrFi near Clifton Forge the latter Covington which
Noi nave le u miles unconnectcd This morainp the
Board decided that the terminus OF the Central should lie
at CovinSton which will advance the Ohio line by the an
propTiation made for ii, further into the mountains
The Western Era the Lewisburg Chronicle and other
papers OF the State, will please COPY.
RtcHNoNp, July s, 1883. JOHN WILLIAMS