Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-27


ing report:
Your committee assembled in the city OF
Lynchburg on the evening OF 18th INST, and
on the morning of the 18th. IN company with
the President and General Superintendent, in
a special train provided for that purpose, pro-
ceeded upon their tour OF inspection from that
city, after first having examined the Offices at
that place, and were gratifed to find on exami-
nation Of the books of the ticket agent at that
place, that the preceding day sales of tickets
amounted to over 1924, Your committee
found the track of road from Lynchburg to
Alexandria, including the Warenton branch,
its bridges and depots and station houses, in
good order and we'll cared for. The books of
the several officers in charge of the same along
the line of said road were we'll kept. They
found the depots destroyed by the ravages OF
the late war, rebuilt in substantial and COM
modious STYLE
After two days of investigation on that line
OF your road, your committee proceeded on
their tour OF inspection to examine the Manas-
sas branch, and were gratiied to find the track
of said road completed to within about i've
miles of Harrisonburg, Its present terminus,
and that most remarkable fact in the history of
railroads, viz: that II miles OF road had been
built on the credit alone Of the company In
thirteen months.
Your committee found the track OF said road,
its bridges aud tresthng, In excellent order-the
aggregate length of the latter being over 1895
feet, ranging in height from 20 to l07 feet
At the narrow passage, over which very su-
perior treste bridge, 497 feet long and 107 feet
high, reached by tour tiers OF trestllng, your
committee descended to the stream below, and
sent the train back across the bridge to aScer-
tain whether there was any vasclllatlon IN the
of Str n
usual height, and we're gratihed to find that the
closest observation could detect neither trem-
bling nor motion of the superstructure during
the transit OF the train over it. Beside this
bridge there are Is treste bridges on said line
Of road. Fer further details you are referred to
the report of the General Superintendent and
Chief Engineer OF the road.
On the return Of your committee from the
Manassas Gap Road, they proceeded to ex-
anime the machine shops and the books and
accounts of the various officers OF the company
at Alexandra; land gave special attention to
this branch OF their duties) and are pleased to
report, that they found the books neatly and
Systematically kept, and that by system OF
checks and counter checks, inaugurated. err
rors could not well escape detection. Every
facility was afforded by those in charge OF the
several offices for Investigation, and after
be found
Your committee found at several points
along the road that the owners of contiguous
lands have placed their fencing not only, upon
the lands of the company but in dangerous
proximity to the road bed, thereby endangerlng
not only the animals tresraSSing, but the safety
of the trains; they therefore suggest that all
land belonging to the road be kept free from
obstruction in the shape of enclosures.
Your committee further suggest that in the
future erection or repairing Of depots, more
slope be given to the roofs so as to AVOID the
danger of their being crushed in from heavy
falls of snow, and from the more frequently re-
curing danger of leaking during the tall OF
heavy driving rains.
la closing this report your committee can
but congratulate the company upon the success
of the efforts of the past fiscal year, and the
addition of ll2 miles of railroad reaching into
one of the most fertile and beautiful valleys of
Virginia, making the entire length OF the road
now traversed by our trains nearly three hun
dred miles. In addition to this magnificent
work accomplished in the last twelve or fifteen
months, six and halt miles OF new rails have
been laid upon the main stem. The remarka-
lie freedom from accidents are the best evil
lenee of the skillful management and safe cen
dition Of your road.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
VIM. p. SHEPHERD, Chair n.
VIM Z. COLEMAN.
THOMAS Z. HILL.
JOHN CHAPMAN.
The Chairman appointed the following COM
mittee, TO whom were referred the reportS OF the
President and Directors and the General Super
inendent, viz; Eugene Davis and N. II. Massie
of Albemarle, j. w. Burke, of Alexandria,
Thos. r. Love, of Fairfax, and VIM. Kent, of
Amherst.
On motion the representatives OF the Dan
Vile Railroad present were invited to seats in
the body.
A motion 70 refer to a special committee,
that portion of the report of the President,
which relates to the Danville extension, was
carried, and the following appointed; James
Barbour, T. Turner, j. J..Halsey, Q. F. Suite,
We Coleman, Jesse Adams and Seth Halsey.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
On motion of n H. Massie, the stOckhOld-
ers proceeded 20 the election of officers to serve
for the ensuing year, and he nominated JOHN s.
BARBOUR for re election as President.
There being no other nomination, the vote
was taken, and Mr.. Barbour unanimously re-
elected.
Messrs. r. A. Coghill. w. d. Hart, W. e.
Cazenove, D. F. Slaughter, T. q. Marshall
and S. A. Kaufmao were next elected Direc-
tors, on the part of the stockholders.
w. p. Shepherd, of Nelson, t. T. Hill, of
Cnlnener w T.. Coleman, of Amherst, John
Chapman, of Orange, and B, II. Shackelford,
of Fauauier, were then appointed the Examin-
ing Committee for the ensuing year.
Lewis Mckenzie, by direction of the proxy
of the city of Alexandria. offered the follow
ing resolution, which, on his motion, was refer
red to the President and Directors for their
consideration.
Resoluea That the President and Directors OF
the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
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