The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-12-24
STAUNTON VIRGINIA. THURSDAY DECEMBER a. 1874
CoMM1ss1oNURs or Tp rsno,,, :

COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSPoRrATToN
Ille Dill Introduced i'll the House Of Deleoa as
which provides for the appointments of = 1osr,
Ut commissioners OF transportation, has beel
made the special order for th Second Weelnrs
day In January, ON motion of General JOSEPH
Il. Anderson. who remarked that it propose,
a radical change that ought not to be mad,
! without mature deliberation and notice RI thu
| parties interested.
The object OF the measure is to constitute the
Governor, >. crctlry Of tile State and rreasiIi.
ar Il Board of Railroad Commissioners. with al
the powers and duties that the Board of Pub
| lie Works have AS to the supervisall, eNa,nnu.
ton. control, direction and management of tile
| railroad corporations of the State They are
to enquire refnlly into their condii ion and
management, with reference to the security
and accommodation of the public, and Their
compliance with the terms of their respective
charters. Thew are to ride free wherever they
choose to 60. and whenever any road needs
repairs upon its bed or rolling stock, or when
a change in the location or number OF stations
or rates OF transportation of passengers or
freight seem to the Board desirable, they must
so advise the company, and report to the Leg
| slatufe annually.
| If any city or town desires an inquiry into
the condition and management of railroad
company within such city or town the commits
| sion m LIST investigate the complaint, andthey
| mas be promptly MOI fed of any accident by
which personal injury or loss of life is suffered,
| and are required to make an immediate inves-
| tigation.
The several railroad corporations operating
railroads within this State shall. at all times.
on demand, furnish the commissioners any
information required concerning the condition,
management, and operation of the railroa Is
under their direction aud control respectively
and the rates for transporting freight and pas
sengers upon their railroads respectively have
connection in business.
The bill was introduced by Mai. Koincr of
Augusta county Enquirer.
INJUNCTION DIsSOLvED.-The Injunction
cas- against the Sinan loah Valley Railroad
Company and the Central improvement Com
p ny. which was argued last week before
Judge Turner, of the Clarke county Va.) Cir
cult Court has been decided by a dissolution of
the injunction. The restoring order in the
clse prevented meeting Of directors of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company, and
also the voting in the stockholders meeting of
certain stock claimed to be held by the Central
Impro, EN- mt company. and the bill prayed that
all the contracts made between tho two COM
panes for the construction of the road should
be set aside. Under the decision of Judge
Turn.r the amount Of stock to be voted by the
Central Inprovement co. is determined to be
Sl.00o.000. Hhe first contract of the Central
improvement company With the Shenandoah
Valley railroad company was pronounced to
be a valid one. Fhe supplemental contracts,
known as No. and No. s, were set aside. 1t
is claimed that this decision unitrs the friends
of the Shanendoah Valley Railroad Company,
aud that its board of directors will he called to
meet at an early day for the purpose of arIang-
ng for a resumption Of work on the road.
MANUFAcToRy.-rh Lou lonn Enterprise
states that s'there is about to be started at
Suckersville nrluufac!Ory Of spokse, hubs,
tongues and feloes, and machinery to grind
s,llnac and bone dust will also be connected
with the engine. Snickersvlle will be the ter
minus for some time, probably, of the Wash
ngton and Ohio Railroad, which fact. if taken
advantage OF, will give it such impetus that |:
will not feel the loss of it, when the railroad
passes Oil through the mountains to its final
terminus OIL the Ohio. Mr.. Julian Graham will
have charge of the operations of this establish
ment, and he is now engaged in getting it
ready for work.