The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-28
LOCAL MATTERS.

! 4 THE CAYAL-llEET1SGo OF THE STocKHoLD
ERs acknowledgements TO RaPAIR TIL
CANAL WEST OF LYNCHBURG WITHOUT An
FROM RICHHoND AND LYNCHBURG-THI
i IJAMEs-RIyER BILL TO BE PRESSED FORWARD
! An adjourned meeting OF the stakeholder.
OF the James River and Kanawha Company
! was held Saturday. Present: The city o.
Richmond, by Judge Meredith and John NJ
! Higgins. proxies; the city OF Lynchburg,
/ by, B.. 81. .NoWlin, proxy; the Common,
wealth Of Virginia, by Messrs. Graham
tNowlin, and McCance, proxies; with indi.
vidual stockholders in person and by proxy
/ Mr.. McCance resumed the chair, the sec.
retary OF the company attending as clerk.
The President submitteda report calling
attention to the necessity for some i'm.
mediate. provision for means to pay for and
complete the repairs OF the canal to Lynch
burg and for the beginning, prosecution,
and completion OF the repairs to the canal
west of Lynchburg, which, on motion OF
Mr.. Higgins, was received.
The President explained the provisions
| of the various railroad bills now before the
Legislature.
On motion OF Mr. Higgins, Messrs. Cor
don, Now!in, and Meredith were appointed
a committee to prepare BUSINESS for the
stockholders.
The committee. through Colonel Gordon,
chairman, reported the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
l. Resolued, That while it is the highest
duty Of this company to repair and restore
the entire canal from Richmond to Bu-
chanan and Lexington, If the same is possi-
Bile, it is apparent that it would be utterly
useless to make any attempt at repairs west
Of Lynchburg unless aid is furnished the
company for, this purpose by the cities of
Richmond and Lynchburg.
9. That the president of the company is
hereby instructed to make any further effort
which, in his discretion, he may think iu-
dicious, to induce these cities to make an
appropriation for that purpose, and until
he is satisfied that such application has
finally failed to 60 on with the work east
of Lynchburg, and to retain for that pur-
pose all the conyicts HOW in the service OF
the company so far as he is able with the
resources at his command.
On motion OF Colonel Gordon. -
Resolued, That the bill changing the
name OF the Buchanan and Clifton-F Forge
Railway Company to the James-River Rail-
road Company, and providing for the ex-
tension by said company OF its line OF road
from Buchanan TO point at or near the
city Of Richmond, or to such point between
Richmond and Buchanan as the means Of
the company may allow. with branch to
the town of Lexington, as reported by the
committee, should now be pressed before
the Legislature, and the president is in
structed to take the necessary steps for that
purpose.
The hope was expressed by the members
present that the Council OF Richmond would
at the regular meetings in February make
the necessary appropriations for the repair
of the canal, and that Lynchburg would act
promptly and favorably thereafter.
The President stated that the full sum Of
$4,000 from the city Of Richmond, and
S25,00O (including $4,000 already appro-
prateD from Lynchburg, as. heretofore
asked for, was necessary, and that circum-
stances admitted OF no protracted delay in
the premises.
On motion OF Captain Nowlin the meet
ing adjourned until Friday, February 18th,
at A. O'Clock P. N.