The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26
LOCAL MATTHIAS.

the 22d inst pursuant TO adjournment o. McL
Reid again presided.
The question. az stated by the Chairman, wa
unon the motion of Judge Robertson, indefinitel
10 postpone the third section of the report Of th
Select Committee.
Judge Mason presented the following az subst
,u,e for the above mentioned section:
Yhereas, BY an Act of the General Assembly
passed on the I'd day Of March, 1853, entitled: Al
| ct TO authorize q loan to the James River apt
Ksnawha Company for the purpose OF extendn,
the Companys water line to some point at or nes
Covinston, or Clifton Forge, and 10 complete m,
Tide water Connection, It is provided .that III,
| said James River and kanawha Company shall moi
be entitled to the benefit of the provisions Of the
said Act until in general meeting of the Stock
holders, called for the purpose, said Company
snaii nave adopted and certified to the Board Of
Public Works, resolutions defining the action to be
taken by such Company in the location of their
water line from or near Covngton, or Clifton
Forge, to the Ohio river, 80 that the next Gener al
Assembly may be apprized how Tar such location
or the right OF way possessed by said Company,
| may interfere with the construction of the Covng.
ton and Ohio Railroad" And the stockholders
In general meeting, called for the purpose, wishing
TO comply with the said proviso, have for this pur
pose adopted the following resolutions:
Resotred, That since the State has determined 10
| construct on State account, the Covington and
Ohio Railroad, this Company doth abandon its pur.
pose resolved on at their general meeting, on the
goth of March, 1852, to construct a railroad from
| Covington to the Ohio river.
| Resolred That disc.aiming all desire to impede
| or add TO the cost of constructing the said State
railroad, but earnestly desiring preserve the
cessary ground for the location of their water line,
when il shall be practicable for them to construct
the same, it is the desire and intention OF this
| company to locate and construct the necessary
works for the extension of their water line from
Cnvip the Ohm river. and their action
10 to be to locate the as follows: commencing
at Covington, thence by the valley of Dunlap S
| creek and Fork Run to the top of the Allegheny
| mountain-after passing the Allegheny, down
| Tuckahoe and Howards creek to Greenbrier river,
thence down Greenbrier, New and Kanawha rivers
| TO the Ohio river, at Point Pleasant.
Resolved, That the location of the company's wa.
| ter line from near Clifton Forge to Covington-
plates of which file with the Board of Pubic
Works, made under the act OF Assembly of 30tn
January, ls5C-be certified to the said Board of
Public Works as the final location that part of
| the company's water line.
| Res0Ired, That this company does not contem-
| plate, and hereby renquishes all right to make a
| location of any part OF its water line, from the
| mouth of Big Sandy river to Kanawha river.
Res0Lred, That tor the purpose OF ascertalnlng
how tar the aforesaid location the right of way
possessed by the James River and kanawha COM
pany may interfere with the construction of the
| Covngton and OHIO railroad, the Board of Public
Works be requested to cause surveys to be made by
| disnterested Engineer of the practicable routes
tor the said railroad and the route indicated here
| in for the water line shall be adhered to- with es
Inmates showing the increased cost to the railroad
| resulting from such occupation.
| Judge Robertson withdrew his motion for the
indt finite postponement of the original resolution,
| and the question required upon the adoption OF
| the substitutes.
TIE substitute was advocated by Messrs Mason,
Johnson, Robertson, Crump and Gwynn, and op-
posed by Messrs Mcfarland, Blow, Clifford, Ma.
gruder and Anderson.
Col Gwynn stated the comparative advantages
| of the Monroe and Greenbrier routes for the Co
vington and Ohio Railroad, and gave the prefer
to the former in respect to the grades curves
cost of construction and amount Of way trade to
| be derived from the county traverse6 by the two
roads
| The question on the substitute was decided in
| the affirmative. Ayes 26l2-noes 1868.
| Judge Mason then offered the following resolu.
ton, which was adopted
| ResOIUed, That the foregoing preamble and reso
| utions be certified to the Board of Public Works
| as the action of tais Company, un.er the require
| ments of the Act of the Legislature above refer.
red to.
| The recommendation of the Committee propos.
| ing increase of the salary Of the Secretary te
| $4,000 being under consideration amendment
was offered by Mr.. Gooch fixing the sum at $500
| The amendment was rejected and the original
| resolution adopted.
| Mr.. Clifford offered the following resolution:
Resolved That the President and Directors be au.
thorised TO present to the Legislature of the State
| memorial proposing that the State purchase the
stock of the Stockholders, other than the State,
s1lan sharp h.ao nd tLt1o
| convert the works of the James River and Kama
| wha Company into the property of the State
| Judge Mason suggested the propriety of post
poning the consideration of the subject until the
| annual meeting of the Stockholders.
| Mr.. Gooch advocated the adoption of the resolu
| ton at the present time.
On motion of Mr.. Blow, the resolution was LAID
| laid on the table. Ayes 366l-noes $50.
| The meeting then adjourned sine die
| EXAMINATIoN OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY, at
ter the disposal of the few cases in the crimina
| dock, the Mayor called before him watchman Dan
| lei E. Boze, telling him that Mr.. Goddn had made
complaint (as already noticed) of improper con
duct on the part of Mr.. Boze on Thursday nigh
last by ringing Mr.. G.'s BELL calling Mr.. G. to thu
door and there, in conversation concerning impro
prieties the part of Mr.. is slaves, threatening
to pour shot into his servants. Mr. G. had made NJ
complaint under the law of the State but aftel
hearing his staten ent he he Mayor felt it to b.
his duty chief of the police of this city. to en-
| qure into Mr.. BIS conduct as one of the night
watch, and investigate publicly in Court this mos
serious charge; power of course being vested il
him if it was proven to dismiss the accused from
| his situation.
| Daniel E. Boze, by request of his Honor, then
made his statement He said that on THURSDAY
| evening-ss had been the case previously-some o
Mr. Goddins negroes had been cutting up shines il
the street, and when he saw fhem, they into NJ
G.'s lot, and he (Boze) said 10 them that if they
went on that way he would catch them some how
other yet If he had to shoot them to do it. HI
then went and told his partner, Mr. Granger. 0
their conduct and Mr. G said he had better speak t
Mr. Goddin about it. He accordingly rang the bel
| OF Mr. Gs door-he came down-and then tolC
| him of the conduct of his negroes, and told Mr.
what he told the negroes that if they did not stoI
| carrying on in this way. and ne could not catcl
| them, he would have to shoot at them. he had NJ
serious idea of shooting at them, as he never carried
auv weapon with which to do it. Mr. G. then asket
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