Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-08
GETTY AND aTArTE NESyh,


ln,erna! Isors, and Other o!lice1. of the variou.
IN the Capityelncnt CompH;,irs OF the Statc met o.
ca! q! the Eoa2 Tucsday, Il; /! ~, pursuunt 10 OF
Or motion nj Public Work..
or Organized byr. +. Il. C;aruct;. tho Cnnv.n- "a
Chairman, Hll J"hI!"ln,ine Col. FL. Fnntain- III
rttuiv. Hui;, Ed, ut Stafford SEC.
The Chairman, m lnk III
Tor the honor conferred his seat returned thanks 10
the object oi tho meeting him, aud briefly stated p
rrnprcty o establishing &c, to confr ahou; The "
and Passengers, transported 4 charges for trehi III
Works. HIard vi Public Ju
On motion Of Col. Garnet, the di
of Delegates, far as they wcrc ni the House 10
adopted t'r ths government OF the cLcablc, wcru III
NJ. j. Il. S;ovGll muved that the re,.vn.
p-cse!t o! each OF the line. Of npgorcr,ntatvr. ID
their larac. 10 the SHrrsr;' in order 20 Aand in III
works were represented. Ahd tho motioi.ri,at az
prcvGiiid, the irlowug delegates reported ing Il.
selves: u VI
Orange and Alexandria Rai!roa,-Mcssrs In. u
II.rac: md Wni. c. Kivrs. Directors. Ju
Virginia Central Eqilfond.-!Lebsr.. Ed. Fontaiuen
President; "n. +. Gordon. proxy: SAMUEL Carpen-
ter, VIM. Ov"rio,. Samuel Is. Brown and y. B. Hill,
Directors; aud II. ID. WhitcOmb. Superintendent.
Petersburg Railro-d--Ii. d. Bird, President Tho.
). (lOlrun, Director.
Richmond and Petersburg RnilroaL.-Pctor V.
Dauir .Ir., President Francis f.. RiveS, Roscnc j.
Heath. Charles Ellis and Holden Rhodes, Directors
Vim. +. Watson, proxy; s"i ihos. podancad Sn-
i'cEni"nd"nt.
virginia "mi lrnMcs3e" Eai!r"a;l'-J. W. ffcstGn
Rcni. Wik~ md {. l.. Crockett. proxies; L. r. NJ
Garnet Chief Engineer and T. II. Gil, Superinlcnd-
cnt
Roanoi;r Valley Railroad. -.Tamcs Williamson, Pre-
si!cai.
S,nhoarl and Roanoke Rai!ro;ul.--Wm. Col!ns,
President.
Richmond and Danvillc Railrond.--V. Wicacr.
Pr;a.ui; i. b. Stovall, L. L. llurve au! En Maury.
Directors. ". ". lrrdway. B. +. Garnc;t md Thos.
W. McCanrc, proAira.
Richmond and York River RaIr9ad.TAirXanhcr
Dudley, President llr. &. L. Nicholson IL. Is. ion-
! lin, W. X T.. Douglas, W. B l"linlrfr'' ana H. y
Pryor, Directors; Snnn"l r iiHrwo"d proxy ana
| >. ElEN'"n' 'hint f.nGl','',r. , ~ :,
kic!inra!, Frc!of!HhShr' '!'! l"'o',.e non
| Rna!.-Eiwln kohinH"r, - Hcn'; Hco' y" hun'
| ford, Dircr'nr.
Alexandra, I,udInm ....L Hampshire kai! Eoad.-
John Hru",' moxy.
! Winchester ana Pntoms" l;!i! Eond.-GcorSc Is.
: Bruil, PROXY.
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Ecs"!V"'l, !i!ht cnn:'ttscc % ,ntcCn n' APt"ntc
TO wait ':p"n Ii'r Board :" iuh1't W "rk' IN" III,
t"T'n f.''" 'ih 'n' Nh'''' " !. i'''" ~ -;
reaay 10 r@'H'" M! '""'''u'''"''" '''S "'' u''"'
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l!,r Chairman tnrr'i,"n "ri".m' Mn,r. ~. ' =
S,''i,'nrn 20 r".!s.'t"'I u.; ~, " y Tnmln
! Tie commii,, ,lrn rc;i:r.i and a;:cr an ab.cnr,
q! an hnur returned, nul through ihc.r Chnirna;r
presented III" t''l"".:s COMMUNICATION from ti'
Boar! -: HGh.ir Works a. i:!ei: r"l"'':
OFFICE ~ Inr l;pNED o" I'uBLf, Works,
r., hmnr5.. Doc priI. 1871.
! 70 EA. F,qi,,ar Prr.,. ,.r '':.:
SIH.--li, Buari -. iGlsjc Work iirvimg hnc,
yH;.: 4 on Iv = cr,n,l,,frr ..,Hn',,i h." ,hr body
u-cr v:li. vu preside :rri.l.. ,h.:i! ii YOUR or
,.::;z.,;r 'lI -G:,. vrrr readings. to :cccv. nr d"
,...aii,tc,:In III. ir l,avr - max. re,pcc;iti:
lt ,,,irr, -, = ,i",i III. I.tvtn;:ug va, E,-.nhlcG
direct mr. 70 "a" tia. the have 10 sp"c;a co,nnu1;.
ci..irr MAKE ,iiu =" .2''. T:ey, h"wcv":. r'.
Einc:n!,t' rr VOL 90 IL "ircrn" ':'i. :uc% "an'"
10 hc ;trGssCl & ;t ie!ii - ;:'. vnr,I.. ,,'mr'TS
r.. ..fr -; r,-,,'. -, cnI,;~r;,,, .h,u, III. urur.
rv Of cs;ghshrru ;a.: q. ci:agcs !,r f.et:ht ar:
y. :,. NO. ir7,Mnva.
80. ., - ,,,,'"
the interests of All. i.crrovrmcn;e"
Ihl. .iy:'Htiol was -iIcn ''y ;Ir Board "i fub.!e
WORKS. amply oei'H'" t"eE ""r% r'S"F'ei eS Ia,
'I'"t mc'!'ai "i con!H1a:'"'n WIN !'r "n.S.i' %
is '':f.""> i.lf"'''''"' III 'e etasr. "". h''i' u
attention Z" d!c'af !" cI "'ch 10 P;rsn'o - ''' '''
rnv special course ri action ny :iaI In!!.
IIrir "tilE oif', Wa |" n:th. "Dt,. '.,,'' "'''
i'tnH c'as"i'Gi"n "hi.'h n!Snt resu' n Ue penn
E .', v .r'' a" ;: .m -. ,''' ?i'i ,,n,. H.,
'i' H'";e ana KIM 'hs rr."H t' He'''""''' "'a! o
s'i'incH' /" tlc'r earliest "c:nr.
hi'' SIR ver! re=r''''Tii!, !%', GS 7%;,
a. ~, n,,;'a - w
H"c h'dfd fuohc " "oiNs'
Mr.. Holden Rhodes GALES. Tor tho reading ri The
c;rcuiG. sludcd 20, which /, in the following words:
Office or Iur BoaRp or prrr,c WoREs)
~ ''' i,r,'.,l,, a. isfI
. ,..o.;,o, MAJ, i,,.,',r. ~; ,he cnnnany
~ ~. ,,,1cf;n. I he Bn,rd of pubr
wnri,. hciI ;his Inv. wa. directed IN address 81,
c;rcm to the ,rcsiIcn.s proxies. directors, chief en-.
.nn,rs md rn.ntrn,.n,. of the various rail roa,!
nIInsn;na !, tho S,n,c u:, aI.o ,f the James K;vnr
ami Knnmshn Canal Company. requesting them TO
r,r, IN ,I;. .;,y nm thr 5Ih jsv al December neat
nr hn ~ ,i cnn,rr' abou; the rrrnriety of
b;n, ,,rT of ci,nr .s fr iroht and unseen,
oru ,rorncrcl oy,r ,ho;r ,,ctivn
md - n"nsmlfirr un,m Cihcr .uh;or,. Affecting fr
anu o, snns",G % ,i "p"m "'", Su0''' ""e''
ynur attention f., This rrcurs, !. ctiuy solicit
al wa v,r, roS,,on,,,,I,i ,.,,ur ,b't .crvt
~ y. DRINKARD,
| co...r. n,.rI puLli,. Worka
| a. ,,o s,pou;,,, r,soI,,.
Mal. w. Is. Ialia:cro ofcTci uio ot.o"'"s 'eSo'"'
| ton, which was ndoptcd
Resolved That committee consisting OF tho Pre-
sGcpta Of the several works Of improvement, aud IN
| the absence Of such Presidents. Director, Proxy,
OF Supcrintendan; ho appointed, 10 whom rhull bo re-
| f-.rt the communication of the Board o; Public
Works.
! Under the above resolutions The following gentlemen
constitute the committee e.,
,T nIt CI,o;,a.'. 1nhn " R,rh,ns President Orange
and Alexandria Rail Roa,.; Vincent Witchcr, lrcsi-
ion, Richmond and Dauyic Rail i,uad: Alex. Dad
low prr.jdru; Richmond and York River I.ail Road
Edwin Robinson President Richmond, Frelcricka-
| brrr and Potomuc Rail Road: John Bruce, Proxy
| Ncyauirin Ln;;,loun and Hampshire Rul Road G. IS.
| II Dali nd.
| ILomns H. Fills President James River and ku-
nawla Canal Company; f. Mallory, prtsidcut Nor
fol-! and Petersburg R.il Road; Philip lnan, Proxy
| Mauassa Gap En;l Road, Dr. Collins, President Sea-
| board mud Roanoke Rail Rond; james Nill!amSoil,
President Roanoke Valley Raj! Road: II. ID. byrd,
prrain, Peter ,byrm Rail Road; l.. H. Gill, Supcrin-