Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-29

JAMES RIVER MD KANAWHA COMPANY.
meeting oi the :ockl,oIiers oi The james River and
Kanawha Company a. held Friday evening. The 22d
instant, pursuant 10 ,'urnmenI. - McU Reid aga pre-.
sided.
The question, as slai by The Chairman was upon The
motion ui Judge Rntlsru indefinitely postpone The 81
section of The fep1r, the Select Committee
Judge Mason prcss,lrd the t"nwiog a substitute Tor
the above mentioned .cliou:
Whereas. by an 0 the Grnera Assembly, passed
the "a day n March 1883 cn.iIlcd An Act to authorize
loan 10 the James liver and Klnavra ComranY,
purpose OF extending the Companys line 10 some
point at ar near Covngton Clifton Forge and 10 com
James River and ka,Iwa Company shall be- entitled
the beneht oil me pr visions n The said Act until IN
raj meeting oil The Stockholders called for The purpose said
Company shall have adopted and certified Board OF
Public Works rcsotiun defining tic action To !o taken by
such Company location nG their water line from or
near Co'lngon or clifton Forge, the Ohio River thai
The next Genera assembly may be apprizc how far snch
locaon Or Inc il9 vi possessed by said Company
may Interfere WIN c construction o The Covngton and
Ohio Rail Road Aud the Stockholders in general
ing called for tho plpos wishing comply with The said
poviso have Tor N purpose adopted HE following csoln
tions:
Resolved, That snce the Stale has determined
suct on Stale account the Covingon and Ohio Rail Road
this Company dlh 'bandhn lis purpose resolved at their
general meeting, on inc 26h March, 1882 rail
road from CoVlngt0n Ia The Ohio River
Resolved, lhai dclaimlng all desire impede add 10
the cost oil constituting The said State rail road, but
nesy desiring 10 preserve the necessary ground for the To-
cation oil Their water lne when il aal be practicable for
Them TO construct III ama il is the desire and Intention Of
Ihis company To 1ee and the necessary works
for The extension "t their water line from CovInp
ton 10 ihG ONO rlVeF and their action be to locate the
snme as follows: commencing Cuvingron thence ty the
valley OF Dnnaps creek and Fork Run the lp Of the
Allegheny mounlan--after passing the Acghary to"n
Tuckn"c and HuwIrds Grecnbrer river thence
down Gfeenbtler New and kanswha rivers the Ohio
river, u Point Pleasant
Resolved, That The loGalnn al The cinfany's wafer lice
from near Clifton Forge Covnn plates Cf which
file wit Ihr Board 81 Pablo WGks under The
act OF Assembly i aO' January ls50hr certified 10 The
said Board OF Public Works as The final iucaun that
part of the cnmpaHys water line
Resolved, That This company does coniemplIe, aud
hereby rclnqnists all night 10 make location n any part
Of its water line, ln he mouth Of The Big Sandy river 10
Kanawha river.
Resolved That IL" the purpose Ct raining how far
the aforesaid ocanh the right way possessed by no
James River and hanawha Company, may interfere with
the construction OF The Covngnn and Ohio Rail Road INC
Board Of Public Works be requested surveys 10 be
made by diSIhtcIested Engineer of the practicable r0nes
Tor The said rail- oad and the indicated herein fnr
lhe water line shall be adhered to- with estimates shc"-
Ing The increased cost the rail road resulting from such
occupation.
Judge Robertson withtrew his motion The indefinite
posponenenl oil Tie original resolution md the question
REQUIRED upon the adoption Of The substitute.
Inc SUBSTITUTE was advocated by Messrs. Mason, john
son. hooefson Crump and Gwynn and opposed BY rssTs
Macarlard Blow, Clifford. Mseruder and Anderson
Col. Gwnn stated the comparative advantages oil une
Monroe and Greenbrer for the CovHeton and Oho
Rail Road and gave the preference To the former in respect
the grades curves of construction and amount Of