The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-31

directiug the building OF the Cap'v .u~
fhe civ az WILLIAMSBURG because, - w ~,
preamble declares, the State-house, ~, 49, :,
had beer occupied by the Asssea"'s ~
JameStowp, had been b@rnt, snu w 49,
COMMONLY known IS the mIuo'e "a
zion - having been founo 10 DC nes''oy ~
suitable, Il was Determined tnae : 49,,
CITY should be laid ovt iheIe' .o We oN.ou
shs CIV az Williamsburg. 10 l7Oo the As.
sasos,,v en- fnrtherauce Of the purposes OF
ssss az. enacted that four hundred and
seventy.fye feet square OF land NJ the
g Middle Plantation" which had ALREADY
hesn selected by the Governor, I've appro-
nriated "a a site for the new Caphoi- Hne
set goes on to describe particularly Tue
dlv,ensions of the building almost ~ spe-
eIecally As an achiteet would do, aud as u
cantract between the forms OF oid anu
modern legislation I will quote aus iah-
ensoe "1'bat the said building ehsii DC
sroc,ed and built in manner ana torin DC
eord;ng 10 the rules ADD dimensions ionoW-
ires-viz that the said building snaiI ee
,.sde IN This form and 6gure-H; that tue
SanndaIion Of the building shall be TOUR
s,rIcts thick. IN 10 or near the surface Oh
she oround: and that the walls OF SAID
building from thence shall be three bricks
and a half thick TO the water'taDe; anu
from the water-table 10 The top OF tne nrsl
story three bricks thick; and from thence
10 the top Of the second story TWO Oflcks
and bali thick; the length Of each sac OF
part OF which building shall be sevcnV-hVe
feet from inside TO inside; the pieautn
thereof twenty-five feet from INSIDE 10
inside: and the first story OF each part
or side shall be fifteen feet pitcD' Que
end OF each side or part OF Whcu
shall be seml-crcular, ana the rover
rooms at the said end MY ieet loDg' anu
shall be parted by wall from the resi- ol
the building on each side or part, which
other mart shall he divided into four diyis-
ions. whereof one to be for a large ana
handsome staircase; that the middle OF the
front on each side OF the said building shail
have a circular porch, with an iron balcony
upon the first floor over 1t, aud great ioid'
inp.Rates 10 each porch OF six feet breadth
both: and that four galleries shall be In the
room below that shall be called the general
courthouse, the upper story q each SIDE
TO be ten feet pitch, and be divided as snail
be directed by the committee appointed
10 revise the laws; that the TWO
parts of the building shall be JON
ed by cross gallery thirty Feet
long, and fifteen feet wide each way, &C.
cording 10 the figure herein specified, raised
upon piazzas, and built as high as the other
parts OF the building; and 10 the mldule
thereof a cupalo TO surmount the rest OF tDe
building, which shall have clock placed
on IL; and on the top OF the said cupalO
shall be put fig upon occasion; that the
windows TO each story OF the building
shall be sash windows, and that the rool
shall be a hip roof, with dormant windows,
and shall be well shiUgled with cypress
shingles and that the great room below,
of each building, shlll be laid with nag
stones; one part or side OF which building
shall be appropriated to the use OF the
General Court and Council therein, and the
several offices thereto belonging; and the
other part or side Of said building shall be
appropriated TO the use OF the House OF
Burgesses and the officers thereof" The
Committee for the Revlsal OF the Laws were
authorized TO inspect and superintend the
erection OF the building, and empowered TO
send to England for iron work, glass, painl,
stone, and all other materials necessary for
carrying on and finishing the building.
And the Treasurer OF the Colony was
directed TO pay over TO them the sum OF
. 900 pounds sterling as it might be needed.
The act further appropriates "two bun
dred and eighiy.three acres OF land upon
which The city is TO be built, two hundred
and twenty acres Of which are set apart for
ground on which the SAID city shall be built
and erected, according TO the draught or
plats made by order OF the Governor, Coun'
Gil, and Burgesses; which said city, in
honor Of our most gracious and glorious
King William, shall be forever hereafter
called and known by tue name OF the City
OF Williamsburg"
Fifteen acres 444 poles are set apart for a
roadway from the city to Queens creek,
which emnties into York river; ~ acres
m poles, lying on Queens creek, are set
apart for port or landing. place for the said
city OF Williamsburg on said creek; which
port, in commemoration OF the late Queen
Mary, Of blessed memory, shall be called
forever Queen Mary's port, and the road
way thereto shall be called Queen Mary's
road, 10 acres 42s poles are set apart for q
road from Williamsburg 10 ArchePs Hope
creek, running into James river, said creek
10 be called hereafter by the name oil
Princess creek; and % acres 37t poles
are set apart for a port or landing-place
for the city on the said creek, which
port Is TO be called Ia honor Of her ROya
Highness the Princess Anne, OF Der
mark, the Princess Anne port forever, and
the Toad leading thereto the Princess Anne
road. The land is directed to be laid of
in lots OF hall an acre each, and the streets
to be arranged by the directors appointed
by the act, or by the incorporation or the
mayor, aldermen, and commenalty OF the
city Of Williamsburg; aud IL is ordered
that no person shall build house on The
main street, which ia honor OF his High.
ness william, Duke Of Gloucester, is to
he called Gloucester street, less than ten
feet pitch, and with the front Of the house
not nearer than six feet to the street.
Lewis Burwell, Philip Dldwell, Jr., Ben
iaRln Harrison, Jr., James Whaley, Hugh
Norwell, and MongO Ingles, gentlemen, are
appointed trustees for the purposes de-
clared. The Governor is authorized TO
grant charter Of incorporation TO the in.
habitants OF the city; and the following
gentlemen, his Exceilency Francis Nichol-
son, Esq, his MaiesU's Lieutenant and
Governor. General OF Virginia; Edmund
Jennings, Esq, of his Maiesty's Hon.
orable Council; Philip Ludwell, Esq,
and Thomas Ballard, gentleman, mem
bers OF tue Right Worshlpful House OF Bur
Resses OF this present General Assembly
Lewis BurwelI, Philip Ludwell, Jr., John
Page, Henry Tyler, james Wbaley, an0
Benjamen Harrison. Jr., gentlemen, are Su
tborized aud empowered TO make such rules
and orders, aud 10 give such directions IN
the building OF the city andports, net pro-
Tided for by the act, as to them shall seem
bet and most convenient.
This is the origin OF Virgiria's old Capt.
col city. Its seHown aud glory, on account
OF the grand deliberations which were held
In the old capitol and on account OF toe
immortal men who have walked Its streets
sn the past, Is eoextensiTe with the Union /;
aye, indeed, extends over the whole world,