The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-09

LOCAL MATTERS.
THE CHURCH HILL TUNNEL.

AHE tnchtn HILL lONNEL'
The following is copy of the petition in
relation to this tunnel, which has been
signed by number of the leading citizens
of Richmond
TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
In the opinion of the undersigned, tax
payers in the city of Richmond, it is mat
ter of immense Importance to the business
and growth Of the city that there should
be effected the closest and most perfect
connection between the Chesapeake and
OHIO railroad and tide-water at Richmond.
They are further of opinion that it is of
great importance that the line which shall
be used by the through trains, in the event
of the extension of the road to any other
point on tide-water, should pass through
the city by our shipping point, and not
diverge from point west of the city, so
that Richmond may have a fair and equal
chance in any competition that may arise
for the western tonnage and they are Of
opinion that instead of opening Union
street to the dock, and including Dock
street, as reasonably requested by the rail-
road company, to enable them to lay their
track to the water, it would be far better
for the city to pay the cost of opening a
tunnel under Church Hill, since the COM
pany have indicated their willingness in
that event to adopt that route, for the rea-
son that said line, if adopted, would with
draw the great trains of the company from
the busiest and most frequented Streets and
confine them to line which will give the
least interruption to business, while it will
afford the most expansive accommodation
to the trade both in extent of ground for
the stocking of railroad trains and in long
river front. sasF vsg
We, therefore, respectfully recommend
to the City Council to pass resolution
without delay binding the city to pay to the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company
5000, 900 of the six per cent. bonds of the
city, having thirty years to run, so soon as
the said company shall have constructed
tunnel under Church Hill and completed
railroad connection between their present
depot in Richmond and the river, provided
said company will agree and bind itself
never to discriminate against Richmond in
favor of any other point in its rates either
for passengers or freights; that in the event
of its determining to extend its road east it
will agree to extend it from some point east
Of the said tunnel and that if it should ever
hereafter build a road from any point on its
line west of Richmond and east Of Gordons-
vile to another point on tide-water than
the one referred to above, or make such
connection by any other road, it will re-
fund to the city of Richmond the amount
that the city now contributes for the build
ing of the tunnel.
And the undersigned further recon-
mend to the Council to grant to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad company the right
to lay as many tracks as may be found ne
cessary for it's business across and along
any street that it may be necessary to cross
or pass along upon the tunnel line as laid
down by the company's engineer between
its present line of road and James river, as
well as the right to run its trains and loco
motives thereon at all times.
Haxall, Crenshaw K Co., Abraham War
wick, President of the Gallego Mills |;
James Thomas, Jr., j. i. Bacon, Dunlop
& McCancc, Snyder 4 lrby, 4. NJ. Logan,
President Richmond Sugar Refinery John
X. Childrey, A.. NJ. Lyon & Co., VIM. e..
Tanner x Co., George A. Amslie, Il. T..
Blankenship, Commercial Agent Old Do
minion Iron Works; Tredegar Company,
Franklin Stearns, w. S. Donnan q Sons,
James Z. Lpscomb &, Co., w. G. Paine,
Henry @. Cabell, Samuel NJ. Baily, Joseph
P. Winston K Co., SPOTS & Gibson,
Hill, Bently & Skinner, K. G.
Smith, John & George Gibson, John
Purcell, Purcell, Ladd & Co., b. +.
Ladd, Watkins Il Cottrell, Waggoncr &
Harvey, Richard l.. Brown, ID. .. Davis,
Martin q Cardoza, Thomas Potts, w. III.
Haxall, r. S. Archer, r. Archer, Archer
Anderson, p. S. Derbyshire, L. L. Glas-
gov, Joseph Hall 4 Co., Edmund & Da-
venport. S. G. Tardy & Co., &. b. Daven-
port, John c. Schaler, II. L. G. Baskerville,
Alfred Z. Harris, Harvey 4 Williams, T..
0. Noting, N. w. Hanewinckel, Wise
Brothers, Lee, Seldom 4 Co., Elicit x Wat
kins, Thomas r. Price & Co., Cardozo,
Fourqueran & Co., S. M. q M. Rosen-
baum, Kellogg & Gibson, Alexander Cam
eron 4 Co., Talbot 4 Sons, Ettenger & Ed
mund, Charles S. Darlington, President j
r. and X. Co., Moses Williams, L & S.
Wortham & Co., Charles T.. Wortham <
Co., Old Dominion Sugar Refining compa-
ny, by Charles 4. Wortham, president
David }. Burr, John b. Davis, Staples
Blair, Robert +. Williams & Co., Rogers 4
McCance, Alfred S. Lee, w. Gilham,
James III. Gardner, H. J.. Johnson,
Valentine & Franklin, Albert Ordway
Il Co., w. ID. Blair 4 Co., Rogers
4 Miller, r. L. Williams, John IL
Tyler K Co., Gibson & Watkins, Sam
uel Maccubbn, Simpson, Bass & Co., Wm.
S. Royster, P. F. Boyle, Ii. Wallersteln
& Co., IIulst 4 King, Tahaferro K Co. w.
S. Archer & Co.. Henry Newman, Fudge
& Sale, w. d. Thompkins & Bro., Chas.
Howard, W. II. Briggs & Bro, p. B. & p,
A. Sublett, w. r. Pugh, r. King q Co.,
G. b. Stacy 4 Son, j. L. Sims, David An.
derson, Jr., ID. II. London, p. G. Coghlan,
Thomas 9. Williams K Co., j. b. Page,
Joseph G. Dill, NJ. G. Macintosh, +. b.
Hart, William Y. Sheppard, Mark Antho-
ny, r. Ii. Dibrell, William F. Gray, b. j.
Vaughan, Gray 4 Boiling, Robert w. OH
yer, O. II. Chalkley & Co., Wellington
Goddin, j.. L. Apperson, President of the
Union manufacturing company James w.
Shields, Cowardin d Ellyson.
HENRICo COUNTY CoURT-Judge T..
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