The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-27
by Davenport < Co., Stock AuctioncerS,
over First National Bank.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT SALE OF
IL RAILROAD; CANAL; PLANK MIRO! . A.; APP
TURSPIkERoADC COMPANY STOCkSATP PUB
Lie AUCTIGN.--lu accorflapcn With the provisions
OF tho eighth section OF IN art OF Asse!nlhy, APP
proved March 2Sh. 1871, entitled IAN act directing
the Board of Public Works TO sell the states into
rest In the various Internal Improvement c9banies
hereby give notice that on MONDAY, the 5th day OF
February, 1872 ut T. O'Clock NJ. ut the stock aucIi"I
rooms OF Mcssrs. Davenport Y Co.. over the First
National Bank, i'll the city ichmond, the following
stocks in, and claim against the various internal illi-
proyement compaides In the commonwealth r held
tile highest bidder, payable on delivery In State bonds
ut par, il conformity with, and subject 10, the pro-
visions Of the said act OF Assembly, VIZ:
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
275o shares Of common stock in the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company.
2u,llQ shares Of common STOCK IN the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company.
s,Sl0 shares CT common stock III the RcnmonQ anc
York River Railroad Company
One bond for Si0OO,OOO executed by the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company, aud Sc
cured hy second mortgage on said railroad.
balance due 10y the Richmond and Danvllle Rail-
road Company amounting to about sl27,ooo. on ac-
count of Il loan to said company, and secured ny
Three bopds Of the Alexandria,, Londoun and
Hampshire Railroad Company for $685. each pay:
able respectively in 1872. 1874 and 1877, and secured
by decd Of trust Oh SAID railroad.
CANAL COMPANIES.
$4,000 shares OF preferred stock in the James River
and kanawha Canal Company, and $4,000 shares OF
common stock In the same.
- shares of common stock (par value S2sl,-
l1l.ll) in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
- shares Of common stock ipar value $685.
In the Eenpsyillc Canal Company.
- shares OF common stock lpar value $780,,
1870 In the Riy:tnna Navigation COmrany.
in the Roanoke Navigation Company.
- shares of common stock (par value s56.5OO
In the Upper Appomattox Navigation Company.
PLANK ROADS AND TURNrIKEs.
The States interest In the various plankroad and
turnpike road companies In the Commonwealth viii
he offered for sale at the same time and upon tho
same terms. The par value OF the same, In each
case will be made known ut the time of sale ut any
Board OF Public Works, in the State Capitol. The
following Is 4 list of these tinprovcnts-riz.,
PLANK ROAD COMPANIES.
Roydton and Petersburg, Brunswick and Roa-
Buckingham, FrcricksblIrg ana Valley. Lewiston.
Lunenbnlg, Petersburg and Jerusalem, and the Up
pervillc and Malassas Gap.
TURNPIKE COMPANIES.
Asby's Gap, Abingdon and pattonsyillc. Black
Lick and Plaster Banks, Berryyillc, Eerryrilie and
Charlestown Blue l:idec, buchanan, Buchanan and
and opeqnn Gross Roads u and sut Point bap
Vile and Wytheyillc East River and Princeton, FL
Dorado Esllyllc Estillrille and Nickesyille, Fair
fax, Falls Bridge, Fauquicr and Alexandria, Fin
castle and Covihgton, 'Finclstle and Blue Ridge,
Front Royal and Gqines' Cross loads, Front Royal,
Goomey Manor Hazel River, Howardsville and
Creek, Jacks0n's Iivcr, Jacksonville and Bent
Mountain, Jacksonville and Christiansburg, Jones'
vile and Little Stone Gap. Jordah's Furnace and
Rockbridge. LceshIlrg. Leesbnrg md Smokers Gap,
Leeds Manor, Lexington and CoringtOm. Little
River, LOudoun and Berlin, Lynchburg and Salem,
Luriy and Front Royal, Lynchbnrg and Buffalo
Springs, Middle, Mechamicsburg and " ytllc. Middle
brook and Brownsburg, MillhGro' and Carrs Creek,
Mount jackson and Towards Lick, Mountain Lake
and Salt Sulphur, New Market and Sperryville,
North Frederick, PittSylyana, Franklin and Bote-
tourt, PlttSylvania and Lynchhurg, Pulaski. and
Giles, Raleigh apd Grayson Rocky Mount, Russell
and Washington; Russbll, Old Courthost apd ABB
ingdon, Salem and Newcastle. Salem md Peppers
Rappahannock, Sinking Creek aud Cralg's Creek,
Smokers Gap, Smyth Courthouse aud Plaster Banks,
Salem Station and Rappahannock, Strasburg and
Cupon, Tazewell Courthouse and Fancy Gap, Thorn
tons GAP, Tazewell Courthouse and S;lltyie, VAL
ley, Warrenton and Rappallannock, Warm Springs
and Harrisonbnrg, Walkers Creek and Holston:
Winchester and Berry's Ferry, Wilson's Greek and
South Fork, Wytheflfis and GfaySOa, Wytha, Wolf
Creek, Yellow Springs.
Also, Fancy Gap, Floyd Courthouse and Hillsvillc,
Grayelly Springs, Little Stone Gap, Richlands and
Kentucky Line, TaZewen Courthouse and Richlands
road. North Carolina and Wytheyillc road.
Also, Junction Valley Turnpike and Jaekson's
River Turnpike.
BRIDGE COMPANIES,
Rptetourt, BUCHANAN, Cartersvillc, and Potomac.
Sale conducted by Messrs DAVENPORT L Co.,
agents for the Board Of Public Works.
by order of the Board of Public Works.
WILLIAM u, COLEMAN,
Secretary OF Board OF Public Works.
de 5-d,sw&wiaw60 days