Citizens. 1854. Jany. 12. A 615. Charter for Alexandria Improvement Company, which has been organized to build houses in town. Impossibility of supplying growing demand for houses has prevented large increase in population; the company will remedy this. John Summers, Jas. M. Wharey, Wm. Arnold, John A. Tice and 14 others. Bill ordered. Citizens. 1854. Feb. 3. A 616. Report of proceedings of large public meeting in favor of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire R. R. Benjamin Hallowell, Chairman, Reuben Zimmerman, Secy. Referred. Citizens. 1855. Nov. A 617. Removal of Alexandria Courthouse to a more central and convenient site. John W. Tyler, Charles Neale, L. B. Taylor, Albert Stewart, George W. Brent and 18 others. Ordered. Committee of Citizens. 1857. Dec. 7. A 618. Subscription by State to Orange & Alexandria R. R. Co.'s stock, in order to complete the connection with the Virginia & Tennessee R. R. W. D. Massey, L. B. Taylor, Alfred Moss, R. H. Whaley, B. E. Harrison and 19 others. Reported. Merchants of Alexandria & others. 1857. Dec. 9. A 619. Amendment to the pilot laws for the Potomac River. Benjamin Lambert, Fowle & Co., Ebenezer Bacon, McVeigh & Chamberlain, Wheat & Bro. and 62 others. Referred. 1858. Jany. 1. A 620. Change in the next revenue act passed providing for the same taxation of capital employed in mercantile pursuits as for that employed in manufactures and agriculture. For some years past merchants have been taxed five or six time their due and this system hinders commercial development. Ford & Wickliffe, McVeigh & Chamberlain, W. M. Smith, P. H. Hooff and 110 others. Referred. Citizens of Alexandria County. 1858. Jany. 6. A 621. Protest against any further legislation for Washington & Alexandria R. R. Arrangement between railroad and Washington & Alexandria Turnpike Co., by which railroad was built on bed of turnpike, has produced great inconvenience. It is almost impossible to recover damages inflicted by railroad and stockholders of turnpike have suffered great loss because of construction of railroad on it. R. E. Lee, A. E. Addison, Frances Roach, Robert Ball and 21 others. Referred. Citizens of Alexandria County. 1858. A 622. Same as A 621. William J. Gary, Mark Hartley, John Brown, William Alliott and 61 others. Referred. Alexandria Merchants. 1858. Feb. 9. A 623. Revision of revenue laws, which at present are unjust to merchants and tradesmen. Under present laws two-thirds of taxes are drawn from trade and agriculture and have arisen from heavy expenditure in internal improvements, which chiefly benefit farmers. In Maryland and Pennsylvania farmers and freeholders pay more taxes than merchants. Cazenove & Co., Benjmin H. Lambert, William H. Fowle, John H. Brent and 71 others. Referred. Residents of Alexandria County. About 1858. Feb. 11. A 624. Act to prevent running at large of hogs. Demand for timber in growing cities has made a scarcity of fencing material; consequently hogs are running at large. James Roach, John B. Daingerfield, J. H. Hoover, Allen Pearce and 61 others. Referred. SMITH, JAMES P., Executor of Hugh Smith. 1860. Feb. 6. A 625. Relief in the case of a judgment obtained by Hugh Smith against the Fauquier & Alexandria Turnpike Co. Court gave instruction to use any surplus arising from toll after payment of said judgment for repairs. But up to the present time expenses have equaled the earnings and judgment has not been paid. Referred. Merchants. 1861. Feb. 15. A 626. Protest against repeal of act prohibiting sale of wood in Alexandria without license. Wood is bought in Maryland and Delaware and sold in evasion of the law. If law is repealed, dealers should not be required to pay license. J. N. Harper & Co.. Wheat & Bro., C. F. Tuttle & Co. FITZGERALD, JOHN, Mayor. About 1785. A 627. Enlargement of jurisdiction of hustings court. Further, that two more aldermen may be added to court and that one-half or two-thirds of members of council shall form a quorum. Reasonable. Merchants. About 1786. A 628. Trade of South Potomac is declining and petitioners believe it is caused by higher duties charged upon articles of commerce in Virginia than in Maryland. There is no duty on salt in Maryland and a duty of nine per cent. in Virginia; Maryland duty on brown sugar is 1 s. per 112 pounds; Virginia duty is 4 s. 2 d. per 100 pounds. Other articles are in proportion. This acts to advantage of Baltimore, Georgetown and North Potomac ports and to disadvantage of Alexandria. John Harper, James Lawrason, Jonah Watson, P. Marastiller, R. Hooe, Wm. Hartshorne and 167 others. Inhabitants. About 1790. A 629. Aid in repairing roads from mountain passes to · Alexandria. They are in such condition that farmers cross river and go to Baltimore rather than travel them. James Kirk, William Tyler, Edward Harper, Ja. Wood, M. D., Robert Sanderson, Jon. Swift and 159 others. Mayor & Commonalty. 1798. A 630. Means of making quarantine regulations effective. At present vessels are required to lie a quarter of mile below town, whence one man escaped into town and died of fever. Suggestion that Craney Island, twenty miles below Alexandria, be selected as quarantine station. John Dundas, Mayor. Citizens. About 1810. A 631. Modification of act passed at last session, the object of which is to prevent the circulation of private bank notes. Without calling in question the policy of said act or condemning the principle, petitioners ask for such amendment as will preclude them from the peculiar hardships they now experience. Gerrard Alexander, John J. Fitzhugh, Thomas Harrison, Geo. Fitzhugh, William C. Fitzhugh. Two duplicates signed by 64 names. CHISHOLM, WILLIAM. 1820. Alleghany. Dec. 11. A 642. Permission to own, in his own right, 200 acres of land purchased by petitioner in Virginia. He is an alien from Scotland, came to this country in 1811 and took the oath of allegiance to United States in 1818 and made application to become a citizen. He has been living in Maryland. Accompanying certifi cate. Reasonable. PITZER, BERNARD. 1823. Dec. 15. A 643. Permission to build grist mill and a dam on Jackson's River near Covington. Reasonable. Citizens. 1824. Citizens. Dec. 15. A 644. Permission for John Callaghan to open a road from Jackson's River across the mountain to the county line between Alleghany and Botetourt, and, in compensation for his work, to collect tolls on said road. John Callaghan, Stephen Hook, Beniah Hutchison, Thompson Crutchfield, Thomas T. White and 55 others. Accompanying certificates. Reasonable. 1825. Dec. 15. A 645. Extension of time granted in John Callaghan's charter for opening a road across Rich Patch Mountain and building a toll gate so that tolls may repay cost of building road. Samuel Brown, Wm. Scott, John A. Beech, B. Littlepage, David Johnson and 15 others. Accompanying certificates. Reported. Citizens. 1827. Citizens. Nov. 24. A 646. Release of Jacob Persinger from penitentiary. He is a man of advanced years, has a large family left destitute by his imprisonment and he has always borne a good reputation; at the time of the offense Persinger, Gill and Pattison were all intoxicated and the chief testimony against accused was Pattison's indistinct recollection; since the trial John Gill has repeatedly declared that Persinger was innocent. H. B. Greenwood, Alexander Sawyer, Henry Humphreys, George Mallow, John Tyree and 76 others. 1827. Dec. 10. A 647. Repeal of so much of act of last session as restricts Baltimore & Ohio R. R. to a route north of Little Kanawha River and the passage of such an act as may be necessary for the location and construction of a railroad through Virginia. Wm. H. Terrell, Hugh P. Taylor, Wm. Scott, Wm. Kyle, Joseph Damron and 6 others. Referred. Citizens of Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Amherst, Bedford, Campbell & Lynchburg. 1827. Dec. 10. A 648. Construction of turnpike from Lynchburg to Covington. Petitioners' section of country has derived no benefit from sum appropriated by last Legislature for internal improvements. Road can be built at moderate cost across Blue Ridge at Salley's Gap. J. G. Mears, Henry Davis, Hobson Johns, Richard S. Ellis and 108 others. Duplicate with 92 signatures. Bill drawn. Citizens of Alleghany & Greenbrier. 1827. Citizens. 1827. Dec. 13. A 649. Permission for James Knox to open a turnpike from Richard Dickson's in Greenbrier, passing John Comb's mill and crossing the Alleghany Mountains to Col. John Crow's on Dunlap's Creek, and to reimburse himself for building road by charging tolls. John Callaghan, Sampson Sawyers, John A. Reid, Joseph Damron, Richard Smith and 72 others. Bill drawn. Dec. 29. A 650. Act providing for survey and building of turnpike from Lynchburg to Covington. H. Paxton, James Paxton, Cyrus Hyde, George Snead, Saml. S. Williams and 30 others. Reasonable. RACHEL, Free Mulatto Woman. 1828. Nov. 13. A 651. Permission to remain in State. Petitioner was emancipated by will of the late Jane Mann, and would have left State but for an attempt to nullify the will. In the meantime she has married a slave and desires to live in Virginia. Signed by John Mann, Francis Crutchfield, Reuben Davis, Ro. Kincaid and 10 others. Copy of Jane Mann's will. Rejected. Citizens of Monroe, Greenbrier, Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Amherst, Bedford, Campbell & Lynchburg. 1828. Dec. 4. A 652. Survey and construction of turnpike from Lynchburg to Covington. This section of State has not profited by internal improvement, while it has suffered an increased tariff on staple tobacco for improvement of James and Kanawha rivers. Saml. Young, Beniah Wilks, John W. Jones, Matthew Dunn and 244 others. Duplicate with 87 signatures. Reasonable. FLOOD, DANIEL. 1828. Dec. 4. A 653. Refunding of fine of $20 and release of petitioner's securities from their bonds. Petitioner was fined for contempt of court in entering Judge Allen's private room when drunk and using improper language; but court was not in session. Daniel Flood, Hugh P. Taylor, John Callaghan, John Wright and 88 others. Copy of court record. Not reasonable. DAVID, JESSE, & JOHN PERSINGER. 1829. Jany. 1. A 654. Petitioners, executors of estate of Moses Persinger, ask permission to sell tract of one hundred and sixty acres in Rich Patch settlement, to pay the debts of estate. Allen Persinger, Charlotte Persinger, Harvey Persinger, John Persinger, Jesse Davis. Rejected. TAYLOR, HUGH P., & others. 1829. Dec. 17. A 655. Grant to Alleghany County of a full quota for 1822 from the Literary Fund. County was formed in 1822 but no provision was made for it to draw its share of the fund until 1823. Hugh P. Taylor, Sampson Sawyers, Isaac Johnson. Copy of proceedings of school commissioners. Rejected. Citizens of Alleghany & Monroe. 1830. Jany. 15. A 656. Amendment of act incorporating company to build turnpike from Warm Springs to intersect Kanawha Turnpike at Callaghan so as to make Covington the point of intersection instead. This is the most direct route, would accommodate more travellers and would be easier to level; also road would pass Sulphur Springs and other resorts. Hugh Bryan, John K. Parker, Elisha B. Williams, William Scott and 53 others. Reasonable in part. Citizens of Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Amherst, Bedford, Campbell & Lynchburg. 1830. Feb. 3. A 657. Arrangement of route of proposed turnpike from Lynchburg to the toll house through Campbell and Bedford to mouth of Sugar Tree Branch and thence across James River through Amherst to toll house. This route is shorter, less expensive, and more convenient than the one now contemplated. Wm. H. McCullock, Archilaus Reynolds, James Knuckles and 48 others. Reasonable. TAYLOR, H. P., & SAMPSON SAWYERS, School Commissioners. 1830. Dec. 15. A 658. Repayment of quota of Alleghany County for school fund for 1822 out of Literary Fund. Reported. Citizens. 1831. Dec. 28. A 659. Appropriation to pay for bridge across Jackson's River at Covington, the eastern termination of Kanawha Turnpike. Tax-payers of Alleghany have been greatly burdened to pay for county public buildings. A. M. Scott, John S. Kincaid, James Brown and 124 others. Reasonable. BURKE, JAMES. 1832. Nov. 21. A 660. Refunding of $100 paid by petitioner to John Whiteburn for colors for the 128th Regiment which were bought by John Crow, Col. of regiment. Accompanying certificate. Reported. Citizens. 1833. Dec. 12. A 661. Removal of Joseph Damron from his seat in the House of Delegates on the ground of disability, and the issue a writ for a new election. Damron was county surveyor at time of his election, which office he resigned, but he continues to be commissioner in chancery and this disqualifies him for Legislature. Thos. Karnes, John Bennet, Jacob Karnes, Isaac W. Tackitt, James Warren and 13 others. Accompanying certificates. Referred. BURKE, JAMES. 1834. Jany. 31. A 662. Payment of $100 for three stands of colors furnished by John Whiteburn to the 128th Regiment by terms of contract with Col. John Crow. Petitioner bought claim of Whiteburn and sold it to another, who presented it to auditor. Latter refused |