The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-06
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power md sanpiy. COCK made NO
objection toll 1t WINS aGgpte

Objection ton. 1T WINS opted. M
TOLLS on ii lsn. .5
The fosiowings offered lsy Mr. q AavrE ,
The .Rsshmond and Alleghany Railroad
COMPANY. shall have no right hereunder 20
build any dams iii JEmes river MOI afready
located; nor shall IT. have any light to charge
tolls Upon the naYi ion OF any part %
fsafd liver not occupied BY the present stfue-
lures Of the James River. and AanaWnla o
BosaER,s DAM. 4. Is.
f. mr.. ID AScE moved to. amend so as TO keep
/ up Boshe r's. dam and the cana from that
ipotnt to Richmond for arposss OF a'a gu!
CATION. & 3 es Sc
opposed this amendment as unnecessarily
burdenitlg the com pany and preventing the
fdeYelopmenE OF the water. power below
Bosherss dam, and, further, because the
railroad would have, to avoid sharp cnrya-
lures, to cross, che, canal once or. twice near
lube .Tredegar, Works. Then there are the
farm bridges, which Will have. to be lower
| ed almost to the level OK the canal, and
when that is done that, also, viii interfere
With navigation, and the curves In the tow
path nre to be Strengthened also. e. 49,, Y
Mr.. HAavIE declared that the House would
have. either to give. up the canal for nayiga-
Bile purpose, for nine :, miles, or surrender
| something more, essential. If the water
power, is to, be, developed the current viii
be made SO strong that the canal will moi, be
tnagigaIle. Mr.. HARYIE made, o strong,
| practical speech on this point,in which ne
gave 10 the House. the, result Sf his exten-
siYe ex perience and observation, ,siI. -
Many persons are now prevented from
getting water-poRer because il granted TO
them navigation will be destEo Dyed with
out navigation the water er may be very
!aigsy a asTs,Spsa the
ten le y Of all = amendrnsntsl MOI or
i ne g. GRAVES called the s pending question.
. Ths amen dnent was rejected d T. dIvI..
sion-ayes, go; noes, 81. !; a.tr."5.( ,s.Izi :
1''@''+'>T, RESIDENT TRUSTEE.
s Mr. FOWLER offered the following; which
was adopted, Mr. B0CoCR asserting g Il +
t.In!any mortgage or deed ofitrust which
may hereafter be executed by said Rich
mond5 and, Allegheny railroad onits works
and property at least one Of the trustees
shall at all times be q resident Of the State
Of: HJFRiQN.,rIa lE LGE}.hJts8 ,~ti.E 3&iDs i
Mr.! FOWLER offered another amendment
Simply. verbal), which was also ;adopted. :.
=. EIGHTH AND @NINTH-sTREET BRIDGES. 4
Mr.. JOSEPH WALKER offered the following
as an Independent subdivision Of the first
section: Ia3 >, '@t !a'+t'.2 is =, ~ :
Ii2i.s In view Of the necessity Of direct and
convenient communication OF the peoples
OF the cities Of Richmond and Manchester,
and to provide commercial facilities for the
same, it is required OF the Richmond and
Allegheny Railway Company that Eighth
and Ninth streets OF tie CITY Of Richmond
be opened across the present basin OF the
James Riveraid Kaf1awba canal; either by
bridges or! earth filing, or both; and this
requirement shall be complied with at a
time not subsequentto the rtnning OF trains
upon their line OF railway ;i.i '.1s., = =
Mr.. WALKER spoke at some length in favor
of the amendment. sa.,t5 .s,4-.a--
MI. NDERsoN had supposed that the obii-
CATION OF the canal company was to bridge
these streets at the demand or the city. To-
day, for the first time, be, had heard that
that was not SO. c.,,.,s,: .,r-...,5. :.
changed as to allow, the city OF Richmond
the right, or way across the canal. Let the
city build the bridges needed-not make the
company do it., -. =; 5 -. =. :
That seemed to suit Mr.. ANDERSON. -
Mr.: WALKER agreed to change his amend
ment so as to meet Mr. F0WLER's Views. -
Thereupon further consideration OF the
bill was postponed until - O'Clock Thurs
day. arr. .....,..... .,t.;a :. ..,...'
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