The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-28

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connect with the track of the Petersburg
road on the south side Of the river, and
that permission was granted. Considering
the Importance Of rendering the route
through both Richmond and Petersburg as
expeditions and comfortable as practi-
cable, in order to secure the largest amount
of the through travel and traffic, the
Board Of Directors ordered that portion OF
the connection which this company will
have to make to be at once entered upon.
The right Of way has been purchased, and
the bridge commenced. The work 10 in
charge Of Mr.. Gill, the engineer and
superintendent of this road, and 1t Is ex-
pected that it will be ready for use by the
time the connection in Richmond can be
completed. A joint depot, the site Of
which has been secured at the expense of
the two companies, is to be erected at q
suitable point on the south bank Of the
river, which will also admit Of the other two
roads which enter Petersburg, uniting at
the same point, so as to furnish conve-
nient and ready transfer of passengers and
freight for all four roads.
The enterprising president Of the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad Company is
using every effort to construct bridge
across the Cape Fear river at Wilmington,
and the projected road between Washing
ton city and Brooke's station, on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road, is in course of construction When
these breaks in the line Of continuous rail-
way communication between Washington
and Kingsville, 8. O., are completed, this
route will possess such advantages as will
insure to it the through travel, and the
travel and express transportation along the
Atlantic coast. 1t will be still further
armed against competition when land it is
hoped at no distant day. the roads SO long
projected, and partially under way, be-
tween Raleigh and Cheraw, S. c., shall
have been completed, and have shortened,
as they will do, the distance between this
city and Kingsville, S. c., not less than
forty miles. When these links shall have
been filed up, the passenger can start from
| New York, and pass, without change Of
cars, to Charlotte, N. c., on the upper
route, or to Wilmington, N. c., on the
lower route.
In obedience to the resolutions adopted
| by the stockholders at their last annual
meeting, application was made to the &C.
neral Assembly for authority to borrow
$l7l 900, and to execute deed of trust to
secure the repayment of the loan. An act
was accordingly passed on the 18th Of De-
cember last, copy of which is herewith
communicated, and which, having been ac-
cepted by the Board as authorized by the
stockholders, the bonds of the company for
the full amount were issued, and readily
disposed of. The proceeds have been ap-
piled to rebuilding the superstructure of
the James River bridge and renewing the
! other permanent property Of the company
damaged or destroyed during the late war.
| This bridge is now considered by experts
one of the most superior, as it is one Of the
most extensive the kind, in the southern
| States.
The Board take pleasure in commend
ing the fidelity with which the officers and
employees have discharged their various
duties during the past year, &c.
[Signed on behalf Of the Board of Di-
rectors.]
The report of the Examining Committee
was then read and approved. 1t is as fol-
lows:
To the Stockholders of the Richmond aud
Petersburg Railroad Company:
The committee appointed to examine the
road and other works of the company
having discharged that duty, respectfully
submit the following report: r. u..
Your committee passed over the whole
line of the road, and carefully examined
the road and bridges, workshops and other
buildings belonging to the company. The
roadway is smooth and well ballasted, the
road bed firm, the cuts well cleaned, and
the whole well drained, and the rails and
sills are of good material and in good order.
The superstructure Of the bridge over the
James river has been rebuilt on the plan
of Howe's truss bridge, and is completed
and in constant use. The materials are of
the best kind, and the work has been exc
cuted in the best manner. Your commit
tee regard this important structure as
greatly improved in every respect. 1t
is more durable, less costly in repairs,
and entirely secure. 1t will now compare
favorably, both in appearance and excel
lence, with any similar work in this coun-
try. The bridges over Swift and Falling
creeks have been thoroughly and we'll re-
paired, and are now safe and substantial.
| Your committee are satisfied that the
whole road, including bridges and culverts,
is in better condition than it ever has been,
and that it is not surpassed in this respect
by any railroad in the State with which
they are acquainted. - .s
The workshops on the south side Of
James river are completed. The buildings
are of wood, about $50 feet long and 40
feet wide, and are supplied with sufficient
machinery, which has been judiciously
selected, for the purposes of the company.
These shops are in successful operation
and rendering efficient service. Besides
doing the repairs required and construct
ing other rolling stock, all the passenger
coaches now in use have been built in the
company's shops, and are equal in work
manship and finish as well as in comfort to
those used on any other road In the State.
1t is intended to have the workshops of the
company permanently located at this point,
and much work has been done in grading
and preparing the ground.
The freight and station-house in Rich
mond, which also contained the Offices, and
which was destroyed by fire, has not been
rebuilt, and only temporary repairs have
been made to the freight buildings and
offices at the Petersburg terminus, it be-
ing in contemplation to erect others at or
near the point of connection with the
Southside and Petersburg and Weldon
roads in that town; which connection is in
course Of construction by this company.
Another connection between this and the
Richmond and Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad in this city is also in course
of construction by an independent COM
pany, and the work on it is considerably
advanced. Your committee deem it pro-