The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-07
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/. BE II enacted by the General Assembly
Of Virginia, That the Auditor OF Public
Accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized
to sell, or cause TO be sold, from time to
time all the Moirett bell-punches which be-
long TO the Commonwealth for the best
price he can obtain, and place the proceeds
thereof to the credit OF the Commonwealth.
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
DAMS ACROSS JAMES RIVER.
Mr.. Frazier introduced bill TO amend
and roenact the 10th section Of the act ap-
proved February ~, 1879. and entitled
" An act to authorize the James River and
Kanawha Company to make sale and
transfer OF all its works, property, and
franchises to the Richmond and Alleghany
Railroad Company. and to define the
powers and duties OF the Board OF Public
Works IN respect thereto"
The proposed amendment reads as fol-
lows:
Sixteenth. The Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad Company shall, within one year
from the 9th day Of February, 1882, he re-
quired to provide all dams across james
river from Richmond TO the terminus Of
the line of the James-Riyer and Kanawha
canal with suitable sluices, slopes, or fish
ladders, 80 that fish may have free passage
up or down said river during the months
OF March, April, May, and June Of each
year, unless the water during said months
be 80 low a. not TO run over such dams.
Said sluices, slopes, or fish-ladders
shall be kept in good repair, aud
be restored in case OF destruction, and
be of such plan and construction as shall
be approved by the FisE Commissioner OF
the state. Upon the completion within
the time specified OF the said sluices, slopes,
or fish-addcrS, the Richmond and Ale
ghany Railroad Company shall be released
from any and all liabilities imposed by law
upon the James River and Kanawha COmpa-
ny for failure 10 construct the same. With
the appreciation of said Fish Commissioner
the time herein specified may be extended
to not exceeding twelve months.
,. This act shall be- in force from it,
passage.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Mr.. Eggborn introduced bill constitu-
ting Lewis u. Nelson, :. Russell smith, G..
NJ. BOrst, \. &. Willis, Jacob s. Eggborn,
James W. Green, K. :. Lewis, Robert
Stringiclow, John W. Bell. james Bar
bour, Joseph Il. Gorrell, Lewis u. Morris,
L. Burgess, Jr., John +. RiXey, George 5.
Krouse, A. j. Staler, j. :. Wharton, G. Il.
Scott, John .. Stone, Thomas B. Harris,
Charles IIcrndon, 4. Z. Rowe, X. W.
Adams, j. II. Kelley, 81. Slaughter, }. l..
Maryc, W. II. Cunningham, :. Ilirsh, \.
II. Phillips. i. McCrackcn, J. \. Tackett.
j. Il. Taylor, VI. 5. Chancellor, and their
associates, body polite and corporate
under the name and style OF the Culpeper
and Potomac Railroad Company" for the
purpose Of constructing railroad OF any
gauge from Culpcper Courthouse 10 any
point below Aqua creek, on the Potomac
river ria Fredericksburg, orto connect with
the railroad running from Fredericksburg
10 Orange Courthouse. The capital stock OF
the company shall be not less than $40, 900
nor more than S2,0O0,000, divided into
shares OF $50 each and when the mini
mum amount of stock shall have been
subscribed, the Eve first parties above
named, or majority Of them, may call a
general meeting Of the stockholders to be
held at Culpcper Courthouse, for the pul-
pose oi electing president and directors
OF said company. But until such general
mceiing the said first five named corpora
tors shall constitute board OF directors,
and may elect one of their number presi-
dcpt and such other officers and agents as
they may think proper, and transact all
business pertaining 20 a board OF directors.
The president ard directors shall continue
in office until their successors ave elected.
HorR OF MEETING.
On motion Of Mr.. Frayser, the House
resolved TO meet hereafter at II \. VI. IN
stead OF II VI.
TuE DEBT BILL
The debt bill will come up again to-day
as the special order.
PETIT LARGELY.
Mr.. Smith introduced bill 10 remove
the political disabilities oi all persons con-
yicted OF petit larceny before any justice
Of the peace or police justice.
NEW SHIPS FOR THE Old DOMINION LINE.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company is
having built at ROacl's shipyard, Chester,
Pa, two iron screw steamships OF Il very
superior character. The dimensions OF
these vessels are Length. go feet; breadth
OF beam, 81 feet; depth of hold from base
line, rs feet 9 inches. The steamers are
building under the special inspection
and in accordance with the rules OF
the American Shipmwters' Association,
and VIII be classcd for twenty years
i'm the record OF American shipping.
They Will BE- supplied with the usual water
tight buk-hcads, and have every appliance
for the safety and comfort OF passengers.
There will be three decks and a hurricane
deck, excellent accommodation being
supplied for 100 cabin passengers, state
rooms Tor which are Oi large size and ele-
gantly upholstered and appointed, having
all modern conycnicnces. The saloons are
10 be finished i'm a choice variety OF hard
woods, aud handsomely upholstered and
furnished. Thorough ventilation Will be
supplied, and everything done which eX-
pcricnce can suggest TO make these steam
ships among the best in the cOasting trade.
They viii ilaye compound engines, the
high-pressure cylinders being SO inches in
diameter, and the lOw-preSsllre II inches.
The length Of stroke OF the piston will
be 81 feet. -Four steel boilers. l3 feet
in diameter, IL feet long. and tested
to carry 80 pounds Of steam. viii
insure good ra1e OF speed. One OF these
vessels has already been launched, and the
other will be ready for launching in March.
with the completion Of both, the Old Do
minion Line will run a daily passenger
and freight steamshipseryice between New
York, Norfolk, and Newport News; but
the schedule between this city and New
York will continue the same rs ut present,
which is Tuesdays. Fridays, and sundays,
and should business justify il hereafter
daily line wlll be established from this
point.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE-lNsURANCE
CoNPANY.-We publish in another column
the twenty-third annual statement OF the
Northwestern Mutual Liic-Insurance Com
pany, Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, OF which
II..ol yobn IL Gary of This cirV IL State