The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-09

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r;rz;a;a Eatoprris -Want Of enterprise /. N.
South, and especially IN the sOld Dominiou," ha,
long been abysworf with ths people a. shs North,
but We are erati6ed TO observe that oar psopls,
after having Segaled themselves for time On the
giories Of the past are awakening TO their trns In
teresfs. and that they are now pushing forward on
the road to prosperity with thss zeal and deessmn
Anon not surpassed by the g04s headatiyeness Of
assertion we refer to the many heavy public work,
which hsve been commenced and e0mp1eeed with.
In few years past and the many which ara now
on the eve of completion and under progress, But
while the State has shaken of her sluerishness ana
gone TO work, private individuals have not been In.
sensible to the importance Of action, ana some of
them have even outstripped their old mother In
real enterprise. .ss.s So. -. .s.. -.
ALLEN, Esq. the princely owner Of several large
estates on James River, had actually began 10
Duiid railroad nailes long his own account
gives us pleasure to say that siI miles Of this
10 soaa . mas been completed and in such manner to
oe httie II any inferior to the best made fat bar
.Iseks IN the State. The road commences at
,alee wharf on the James river at .Claremont
Ia. Anen Iarm---from thence II winds along
-, aSine running about three quarters Of mile
on rising grade, averaging 100 feet 10 the mile 10
tne taoie land, from whence il passes throSb oyer
toieiaoly level ground, with easy curves and grades
70 us present terminus, called ALIENS depot
mneIs lArge store and many other buildings have
already been erected, forming the nuclens of pro
missing village ">.0 "'4" " P'"'
The principal object for building this road ia WE
Understand to transport the fine timber from that
where 1t can be shipped to market The cars s,e
now worked BY mules, but locomotive power " I'M
be applied as soon the remaining four mies of
the road are completed. The cars descend from
the head Of the incline to the wharf by their own
gravity, checked before entering thereon not only
by brakes but by an inverted reverse curve which
eases the momentum of the cars without Jar or
conclusion.
We understand the cost of the six miles compile.
ted Is $3l GEO. which includes grubbing, clearing
earthw0rk, cross ties stringers bridges crossings
lron spikes and engineering. This will appear q
low amount, especially IS there is on the road 800
feet OF tresselng from four to seven feet In height
earthworks for nearly three.quarters Of Q mile
with cuts from ten to twenty four feet in depth
railroad iron weighing about thirty-ive tons to the
mile and eighteen (not new) excellent steel spring
truck cars, and two smaller ones for the workmen,
all included in the above amount.
This work was commenced and finished under
the superintendent of Mr.. WM PERGIvAI- Civil
Engineer and Architect in this city, whose prof.
cheney in his business Is well known throughout
the State. Our old friend, Mr. NATHAN s. CAR.
PENTER contracted for the earth.works, track lay.
ing, ETC., and put it through in good style as he
does everything he undertakes. q q i-aa7sz@s
Condemning Property of the large tax
payers and property holders on Shockoe Hin are
making strenuous efforts to induce the City Coun-
Gil to condemn the property on the North side of
Broad street. at the Northeast corner of 6th as
to extend the market house to Broad street. The
| reason for this effort being made at the present
time is, that the two tenements on the corner of
| 9th and Broad have been destroyed by fire, and
| the property can therefore be purchased at q
much less cost now than after the owners have re.
built their houses The leaders in this enterprise
desire the city to condemn suffciency Of proper.
| y on Broad street to open passage way for We.
hicles ON the east side Of the markethouse from
Broad to Marshall street. They then desire the
markethouse to be extended to Broad street, and
to have spacious hall it for public meetings,
| exhibitions. etc At the Broad street end of the
market, they propose erecting two tenements to
| be rented as stores-these tenements to be sepa-
rated by q large arch. through which persons will
pass to get to market, An estimate has been
| made Of the condemnation, and extension Of the
| the rent to be received on the improved property
will pay interest of nine per cent on the cost Of
| the land and buildings, without receiving far
| thing rent on the hall. ,t7r... 4saT
If the city intends keeping up her market houses
she will eventually be compelled to extend the one
on 9th street to Broad, and the property neces.
| sary to be condemned for that purpose can be Sc.
cnred aoD at a less cost than at any future time
we do not think the Council would act unwisely TO
purchase it. Just at this particular time there 10
no urgent necessity for putting up the new build
ing, and we do not believe that the ball spoken Of
| can ever become very popular place Of resort,
| but as the residents of ShOckoe Hin have no house
| in which to hold mass meetings OF any kind, II
would be wise policy to erect aneat plain hall over
| the second market for their accommodation.
| We have always been In favor Of this exttnsion
believing as we did, that the wants Of the people de
manded'it, or would soon demand it; and now thai
the property can be had for much less price thar
| it could have been purchased one year ago, or VII
ever be offered again, the city should make an ef
i fort to it, If the property holders are VII
ling to bear increase Of taxes 10 secure this Inn
! provement the council should not, and we prs
| sume win not hesitate to give It to them, What
ever the tax payers need for their convenience and
willing to pay for their representative should
secure for them raE 51ezsi se-stE
| Chicken Stealer Caaght--A man named Deviin
was arrested in Sydney yesterday afternoon, on
misses the night before and stealing his entire poul
try family, ineluding hens, chickens Turkeys. and
| even the old Grower" Early yesterday morning
the prisoners son had the tribe In market picked
cleaned and ready for sale; but on searching hi;
| house there lay the heads of the deeapitated
| bipeds, ready to be transformed into teinptins
| stew We presume this lot Of poultry win prove
dear the thief before he has an opportunity
of digesting it. .4sz. T1sP8e aA4
Lifting a Coat--At an early hour yesterday
morning as Watehman Boze was passing along Ca.
pitol street, he discovered Suspicious looking Ne
gro leaving the front gate to the Governors yard
and on pursuing and oyertaking him, found that his
name was Tom, in the service OF R. A. Mayo and
| that he had handsome overeoat under his arm
partially concealed which he stated he had found
| the night before in Metropolitan Hall Mr. b
took Tom into custody and carried him 70 the cage
until ten o'clock, when he was brought befoFe thf
Mayor, examined, convicted OF then and ordered
| to be soundly fogged The gentleman 10 whom
| them coat belongs can get IT by ealing at the
Mayor once. @t % s.sssfRe
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