Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-02
For the Enquirer.
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Ir iE 70 themselves and 10 the interests commteu 10
their Keeping cI 3, ,o n, mo of Tho ,nhlic
Drow gu, Of the change recently mace 10 inc rates
Ind mode Of charge upon the local ray u
road and are for Inc mos a. ,he road A. there has
hn nm made in Inc tolls as 10 inc puoc genetany
there is no inducemen and It IS oeileveo ~ u
III, n,,, Il, min in the existing Complaints VI ABUSE anu
.e,r par ~ Nv mo DIRECTORY The Directory has in view
Of the declining state of the ROAD, anu t; ; ue' -
place it on more useful ioollns as Luz. -, h
li r,er ,br full authority Of It's chate W io'e Tue
an, m hr local travel and transportation, 70 me rae
CHARGED Ia The public generally with an M how'Ser
OF 25 per cent in favor OF and nav The same nnnc,n
% whsn ,,rscn,cd This is the grave oehee o' "nlrh ,he
m1yes II lis members arrasnea anu ',t
omnc The ..head and front oil lis oe"o's nu'h th's
IF nny yin,ca,ion needed Of ln eAelelse OF ccat
and indispuabe right il may DC iuu JUN ~, nressn, "m
the former condition OF The fo"o' "'''' -
TN Brooke Turnpike Incorporated IN i2,1, WIN Ca
Vial stock f SIS 600 divided int" ooO Sia'ta" 'e pa' f"
r. Sso share More Than the Whole aiho"". :" ~ capita
oi sao d s''s i; s constructions It's toll: under its
charter which always been cna'scu ,b i 49,
travel aud transportation, las o'Sin - II; m
orphbnrh ,od use of the road are wi'n ,el'
~ , me prescribed in The General turnpike law
which has in force throughout 'I 49, ,,cs cn,i,sd
more than urly yrars They are PItco' m,orv vim The
in IN. recently published notice OF tie DNJ -
- ;s abatement of the Is per cent ABOVE men
Iioned H,eu The road went INTO "psao n,r ,n
yo,,s afterwards il was the chir ana almost NO W .
Ia lin. city Of Richmond fran large ~" a. So, ~ r
md u.as The r,nc oil all the travel through "c ,"I f1
and Suun No competing lines ~ 'I' I nsna.,a,;,n
diminish lis profits. Upon me tra'c' az" fh ni,%h
"' ,,n. ,,s ,c,L mainly depended. he hr'shopt,
hond Then Spars,y populated and baby .u, , H. ~
snu " i'm ,,r present improved condi!lon, ~ IN fnrJ
sunpurt Il, il: daring which time pIacucs go W. ;
supp. ~ :, n",s.r, In, dictated by common eon;th
| and Irurpinu merely suierahce o! ANU ,'s -
in the nruhhurud Ia nsc Tue roa' q. f ,,,, "I 80
fumes .tl ~ rs 10 III IsicG III many '"s'A'tt''' -
w,s ,on,,uurd ms TO their when u an' l"s"g
cal hands Hut now the state OF hins" !, H, w., ., -
The lurciun travel and transportation arc " Ir;uJ ~
~ rh,, snnrr Of .o while The neishborhooi
| III tlr road has brcoI:e .cnsrly seltl'' 1"' r - m
-, ,n,,, ,nrrrrj,iicu in in vHlae al anus h'io- M
pavement IN a urea, decree due ~ iii~ 81, " 1T
III. civ whir,. III. rnad affords Lrhds 10 tHc
| ,htnnph which the road extends, have a. ''"
,,nn risen 100 per value IN ie a'' yen I''"
rhrv have b.;. divided aud zone into inc hahu' " HUNT
ran. .rrrI,s some WHOM for pleasure OF ec"nnY' nave
fixed their residences there, hht i'hisa' lhrl n
IN ,r civ This state o! things mas hr,e>s9''r ': ~
y.,r ,,,t tent the local travel and transportation IN
deed the PRESENT condition Of the CONTIGUOUS .u h H.
pared with former, cannot he neler oese' -
i,po,pr of Tie lupsnr itself when deprecatne NC p
ST ir,,.,s. nj nII. IL seeks o IAN officer oi hc Bank
ri Virginia among their nrighhnra whose uu'e ,.".e
his daily presence Richmond" III is hI" ""U "saI
huvh, md fixed their rcsdrucu there, ara caho'shc"
,br,r hu .;,.s-: and II mrchanic slo-hcrPc a' W."
H eucr who have fixed themselves on tht loa' ~ m
custom" aud ri ''rurn q business IN l"c llai,
Innrrn ,c. r,cr, IN uur nrehb0c"d Tor hcan !" e'o"
-" nd nry might have added The notable instance %
an Iu-c.r.r %! t:uann recently established n'. % .o'
l.tf performed IN tie Guy every u"'f
ed Ia lew tax 81 JUy annually on 'he
interest whose Ills received al the hands o. lhe nIreoy
he an-n- strains :" The most CHOICE ota'"3' am f
knows not how il may BIZ with others, ohl LOT HIS p"' @
r hI IN h,ur the tolls that nnsl arise from Inc rh"'ce
mrnt =" this frguldil"n ,, ~, ,o., ~
romn,:ison -, The profits Of the road anu 'e VAIN
its sIork at different periods III me iast ~ }ta'' "
,, l,arv demonstrate the necessity !" The propose"
change Taking several periods 81 hV' ye'''' " -.
lime ,r h,".a 81 the romr"nv si"" ''"hl "' e. h,
lS25 l., r 81 January, lo29 an aggregate p' u ",
. cav , IN The .ar y..rr the stock, oein" about per
,, her anrr IlEr period from IS"a |" 1872 sl" -"
aggregate 81 81 per cent III =. " GEM pe IN ~.
a. =. Tx, yfod cultnrnrIng with January ieto, 'e
an,r.,I, - reduced 10 25 per cent, aEA Tor I!ie as
FIVE wears has amounted Ia less Than l. PER cent "
per per anhnm, on ihr par ''''i' " IN NOR
And the price Of The stock iI.eh has now uepec'a ~ r.
I.nt br,w its par value. While This change mas oren EE
ON the successors OF the ancient owners ~ ''e 'li
md near HE Uat, have enjoyed The advantage, "n'n W.
present holders claim as right, 81 ua'c'H'e '
.ui,.i more liam their predecessors Tor triin. aSseSs"
char ed lie piopcry OF c1ch "hiru nave "ec'' -
ln tlnrs. very irTcgnar!y a Mn!ii at asi ~:
70 and y, turnks Improvement, or oil pacing s o' VI
,,Iiny ina, vl sustain il and afford something kr a'
munrru,icn is owners, for The car" ana proper a"
| ascmrnt OF II. = -, r,;.,..,,
,a ,h man If kcepino an accurate account OF The tolls
navah by law for the actual of The road, W mos" as
sesscd with annual payments IN order 10 rshate soeel
tho lass sustained that Sixty nlne ol ese PEI
sons ar, assessed with aggregate Of some S45u o per al
mum while the aggregate Of their legal tolls "oula a'nouh
in wear to 81 1e2 ST. and for the single non!h " 'unr ~
si1s :, Ihr .l3unk officer" is assessed WIN - w
per yeu would hr indebted 81 VI Tor single month NC
"Insnrnr y!.u r bears sl2 W per year .nr ms AMY
travel would &c 10 per monl! and so w. p'ou'o5
per year; and with the reel III p'oporoh ru'' "N'
/ these are worth all The defamation III the world.
But he meeting complains mat the s@s arr ln,Ss w.
Them gone 900 some 200 and some SUI per cent au''e
al they used pay sl the charge . per cent less
than :fe ,gai turnpike rates throughout me stare anu VI"
il never occur To complananlS, that an Increase VI
200 per cent their assessment still falls Short by - per
cent Of what the Legislature allows 10 be necessary 10 hee
mn the road hou much little they have all along con
| ,k, admir- ha oiIa
Bile TO them Bank Officer lwho seems 10 DC ln
for The iorrid example, III this case mas had the road m
S5 90 per year. when he oagh by l" 10 nave paia 90
can that h.. reason, with reasonable men, ha ~hth !
necessary Ui,s support ne should not contribute more
The meeting complains farther that the Dad Is Out ol Or
der II II he So can it BIZ improved without means Is
amer s,rcjes of reasoning in the breath, 10 CON-
plain that the road wants repair and refuse the means OF re
pnir az il is to that by suffering them TO pay loo little
Tor ls use the company has lost the right To demand my
more These gentlemen may shine in eoquence, but II can
scarcely be said thai io.ic IS their forte
The meeting thinks they have means Of redress through
Can't Of Chanccry enforce what they call their annual
contracts tt The road though no! one ot lS mem
b.rs made contract with the Company but on
succeeded tn usage which their predecessors cnoycc
md they t,nE i,r RIGHT pi exemption from tolls rests
"urun Thar ION. usage which establishes right upon
principle oi law adopted BY ell nations They Intimate"
TOO that STOCKHOLDERS sapprnvc aad you'd not sane
lion The action III the Directory. And icy ere advised
that only they procure ano'her cheaper and better
Rad 10 through ic same country, hni that tlry may
by legal proceedings, compel the opening gates
the present road BECAUSE Of It's I0n.rrl 1T Is not Tor The
undersigned dispute the OF their legal research
though they tnk they with all becoming nodesiy
claim know better Than the members al The meeting
what measures the -ucknudcrs desire he taken about
their road R. these n"ans o redress easy, IL
be regretted mai tlcy have been pursued rather than
the plan ul public meetings and ,rnunclanTy reports.
speeches and resolves against measure whrh not
adopted mature conviction uI Ms necessity, and
was accompanied with no intention ul doing any thing
"ulrnsIyc lis inunsiruIs III lis extravaganza
or "inInrnus effects Sn Ear from designing injury
niir"nl The r"Inplananis, being
dalton, the Duertwy perfectly willing Llud they
speak tor the company surrender the road cost
tI: tolls the expenses al the rO1d 1Ri
ycld per The par value vi The socE. II roid
be- repair, ~ coils rS0rtlUnar. the Courts
open. It cnmI. ,laana desire anOier road up
their parallel wl present. is drmnnsabr
by li.urrs that HEY cannot make Ii Or mllnan less
u hollis than HEY n"w charged wIth they build
turnris ind II ,rv mai" plank rad j." ncm COX 10
rhc W'a ~ .ik rlah (Which shorter r
Riuol,l how thy Ike ia rat---a mIIncc 1t,
schedule ought -!irnc, all the rc,iinl- ronl,,ains
Ed lriittl hAt these peaceful Tts,r,s are
al thai members contemplate r;aInly they APP
prove ." all hil Their orator has rHl Jf seemingly with
their sanction Il hey indeed approve TIE doc.
al real Red publican the rtptai charters 6y The
Legislature c0HhscdGr 81 rested rights the snti
lie TOAD. wIhuut lay m i"T " lin indeed is public
meciin s.ti purpose; OH St probably hat