The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-17
CITY COUNCIL.
IMPORTANT MEETING
APPROPRIATION MADE FOR 1HE
CfyUR,M HILL TUNNEL.
Action on the Debt of the James River
and Kanawha Canal Company.

ell was held Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
in their chamber. in Washington Hall.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the rc"ding
Of the proceedings OF the last meeting was
Gispcued with.
Present: P. II. Starke, Esq. president, ;
MessrS. Anderson, scott ol Clay "aio'
Cheslerman, Straus, Wynne, Bargamlh,
English, Stokes. Sloan, Wagner, isaaCs'
Day,s, Scott of Jefferson Ward. Whifiock,
Levy, Lipscomb, kerse, BossleuG, Aueh,
Roper. Forester, Manly
TIE CHURCH HILL TUNNEL OF TIE cnEsA-
PEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD.
lsr. Isaac-, from the special committee
to whom was referred the proceedings OF
fine Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
Danv, with the accompanying documents,
with reference 70 the Church Hill tunnel,
submitted the following report:
"rne Council! of the city OF Eichnond,
in the exercise Of the DuWeTs con erred on
it by its charter, has in tiues past, with q
puhlic spirit eullrC!y cOnSollant WIN toat
of its citIzcna. chcertullV and liberallv con-
trib,Ited OF its means TO every improve
mcni which was calculated 10 advance the
inlc; est OF the city. develop It's lmmen' sc
water power or increase its commercial ln.
p0gtaace; and while your committee u)Lo1
intend to place the improve ment unuer
considerations above aud beyond tho>c
which were presented to our predecessors
in ofiirs at the time OF their pIcsentalloli,
vet it Is imuossibe to realize OF oTer-estt-
mate the importance in Ill respects TO the
welfare ard prosperity Of our city OF the
EXTENSION OF the Chesapeake aud Ohio RAIL
RI. d TO the "ranarjcs Of the great West,
and having its eastern terminal point In
orr mid t. From information derived in
directly from the officers OF the company
we are assured the 70 ID will he compile led
10 the , hio river by or before this day
Twelve months. Tn yirw o! he rapid
strides made hy the officers IN the con-
struction and completion uf their load lo
me GREAT West, the Commlticc OF the
James River ImprGya ment, with cores
pending energy aud fidelity to The trust
reposed in them, is pre- cared 10 2u 'ran'rc
to lbe railroad company depfh ol 1914
feet Of wacr 1t hi.h tide from the "harIcS
of Rockets to Ham! ton t;oaiS. InuS the
future OF our city aGd its surrounding
country is more lItlerin@ and promising
than ever heretofore i'll lis history. The
company ask the right Of way. down
Uuton street, g., to the Dock, auG
present the Alternative Of ttlnnGl
under Church Hill. II il now deemed lm.
pyaciicaJlc to accommodate the anticipated
immense trade and transportation Of tie
company %itaout material Injury and inter-
tuttion TO the trade of tie CITY by grantmg
the privilege and right OF way first a-ked iVr,
ard therefore the al'einatlrC--,o wit, 4
tunnel under Church Hills inc only othcr
mentioned outlet. But your committee
fee. well assured that the company Will
lca:,ily aduit any other feasible way Walcn
NAV be presented aud while your commit
tee are not welded TO the route, yet tucy
would cXHr2Ss Il preference for IN out
Let hv q tunnel fcom lhe proposed western
portal to or near tee York River tcl 8 =, il
prarticable, over that proposed to be made
under Church IIGl, aud they would respect.
fully request careful survey 10 be mldo
by The jlnpan1 over this latter route be-
fore adopting az 2 other. and for his purpose
tue City Eu.inccr is requested to render
such assistance and Information as may e re-
uuircd or solicited from him by the officers
Of the com paay and tie said City E>Gg noer
shall rCucrr such aid to the company is
may tic required in making their s'di12s
nni connections with tn" Wbarvos and the
ticnln md Dock, the right CT way thereto
being hcrcOg granted without cost 10 the
city to the company for such purposes,
| from Seventeenth street on the west To inc
CORPORATION limits on the east.
'ln view Of the facts OF tnc case referred
tn. and Others not enumerated in this re.
port, but with which the members OF the
Cuuncil ere personally conversaEt, your
committce dccmit advisable GnG do respect.
fuliv recommend the adoption oil tGc io!-
llowin: preamble and orGt ancc: {:
"n hercas. at q neCtiaS Of the directors
ottbe hesapeake and O9io Railroad Com
pinv he'd III the city tf New York on the
10Th day Of June, 1871, the following pro-
ceediugS were bad [rney have been here,
totofe published in The Dispatch And
| whereaS, ar 8 meeting Gl the Council OF the
city of Richmond held On the 18th day Of
july, 1871, the said proceedings "ere for
maIiy presented thereto b7 aecmmlttee OF
cit zers APPOINTED by the Chamber OF Com
merce OF said city ana where's, st sub
| seuuent meeting Of the Council, held on
the 18th OF November, 1871. there waa pre-
Scntcd q petition, unerou>lY SlGned by ne
tax. payers ard business men OF the city, II
language endfoIm following:
his petition was published in the Dis
patch q few days ago
"Be it therefore ordained by the Council
Of the city Of Ricdmond, That the Auditor
OF the city, or tpe order OF the COMMITTEE
on finance, Lc, and be is hereby, author
ICED to issue 10 the said Chesapeake and
| Oaio railroad 5000, COO OF six per cent. bonds
| OF Ssid city, tItuer coupon or registered,
1
| from the dste Of said issue; provided The
| said railroad company. by action OF Its
stockholders in general meeting, hall ac-
ccpt the same uCdcr the folio o"ing ire
| yocable cGGditioas-to wit, l. That the
said city shalt exercise police control
land regulations over the road within
Its present o. future corpUrute liG!lts.
l., No bond or bonds OF the city shall
be issued under this ordinance until
such time SIS the said company shall
have perfected permanent connections WIN
the wharves and shipping at Rockets ana
| along the line Of the eastern bank OF the
| Dock as high as or above the YORK kiVer
| Railroad deI0t, corner TTenty-sscond ana
| DOCK streets. 3 No discr mination OF any
| Kind shall be made against The city i'll favor
| of any other poiut i'll the transportation OF
| n4ssenrers or freight to or from the SAID
city. 1. The present deEo. of the company,
| or n de; ct ut any point between the pre-
| cent lie, 5t and the James river and IWeu-
tv-,ix. II street, shall be the distributing and
Receiving der0; Tor this city. 8. Should TIE
| compan, find it necessary IN The iutufe 10
evIend their road below Nayo's creek 10
| York river, or on james river, the extern
| s,on shall Ee q continuous track lrom the
| eastern or Rockets end OF the tunnel II
extended from any polnS east Oh HoI'
inaion street in this city, then tie
company cor shali refund to the city The
aopropria.ion in klud or in money nereny
made, with the interest winch snau uase
been paid by the city On the sa.u aPll1pi., lt,
ation. 6. In consideration OF the ABOVE
appropriation for the benvht Oh tue .d CieIa hs
neake and Ohio Railroad Company anu 'he
hannfis Of The manufacturing and CONNER
cjoI interests Of the city The company sHai
nnconditionalIy release the city 1lom IT,
snhseriprton OF two million dollars to th'
~ niral stock of the said railroad company
Sagn"' 80, ri.-,,oI.a and Dhio Railroad