STATEMENT Of the amount of tolls received by the Potomac company, from the 1st of August, 1820, to the 1st of ALEXANDRIA, 12th mo: 5th, 1821. TO BERNARD PEYTON, Esq. Secretary of the Board of Public Works of Virginia. SIR, Enclosed thou wilt receive the treasurer's statement of receipts and expenditures of the Little River turnpike road company, for the year ending the 31st of the 12th month, 1820, as exhibited to the stockholders at their annual meeting in the 1st month, 1821; in consequence of which, and agreeably to the recommendation of the board of directors, the stockholders, at said meeting, declared a dividend of 6 per cent., payable the first of the 3d month following. Respectfully, thy friend, PHINEAS JANNEY, President of the Little River turnpike road company. SUMMARY STATEMENT Of the Treasurer's account, ending on the 31st of December, 1820, examined and passed by the stockholders of the Little River turnpike company, at their annual meeting. 1821. DR. Jan.-To cash paid James Lewis, superinten dent of the upper district, on 18 7-8 miles of the road, for re- Amount carried forward, $3,934 08 $ 3,934 08 late amendatory act was passed, which being different from those now required, he will have to alter its form and dimensions. The company purchased of Thomas Reynolds a valuable mill seat near and below the mouth of Jack run, and ten acres of land at the price of $ 100.-They also procured the condemnation of one acre of land on the opposite side of the river, which was valued by the jury at $25. These lands have been duly conveyed in fee simple to the company. At this seat they covenanted with Thomas Chapman, to erect a mill dam nine feet high, with a lock 16 feet wide, and a slope 60 feet wide, with a complete saw mill: the whole at the price of $2,600. They also verbally assured him, that they would indemnify him for any approved improvements made upon the premises; under this assurance, he has erected a plain dwelling house, &c. and a cheap grist mill, and under the written contract he has built the mill, dam, slope and saw mill. The lock has not been completed, and the size being deemed unnecessarily large, we design to apply to the legislature to make some alteration in that respect, and until its sense can be ascertained, the lock will not be constructed. The precise amount of these expenses has not been ascertained, and the delay is in some degree attributable to the omission to have the lock completed, it being desirable that when a settlement takes place with Chapman, it shall embrace all the subjects in relation to his contracts. It is, however, our opinion, that these improvements exceed in value the expense of building the lock. The company have made some progress towards ascertaining precisely their expenditure at said seat, and regret that they have not completed the investigation so as to communicate it herewith. The causes above mentioned, with others involving considerations of personal convenience, have prevented the members of the board, to whom that duty was confided, from performing it. The above embrace all the charges ascertained and paid by the company, except for records, stationery, and contingencies. Soon after the company were informed, that the Board of Public Works had subscribed the shares which they were authorised to take by the law of the 2d of March last, they proceeded to explore the West Fork river, from Clarksburg to its mouth, and selected the proper places for the erection of dams. They have since appointed a committee to locate causes beyond ams, purchase the sites, &c., but various control have delayed the completion of 1821. CR. Jan. 1st-By balance of cash in the hands of By amount of tolls received from the By cash for fractional parts of shares, By balance in the hands of the Trea surer, $3,016 26 23,482 41 51 73 $26,550 40 $5,646 30 JONAH THOMPSON, Treasurer. CLARKSBURG, November 20, 1821. To the President and Directors of the Board of Public Works. The president and directors of the Monongalia Navigation company submit the following as their annual report: shewing the improvements made by their authority, the proceedings of said company, and their receipts and disbursements, so far as they have been ascertained. At various periods since the incorporation of the said company, they authorised Samuel Clemans and John Patton to erect dams across the river above Clarksburg, on condition of their complying with the requisitions of the charter in relation to slopes, &c.; and on the like conditions they permitted John G. Jackson and Edward Jackson to raise their dams previously erected above the aforesaid point. These dams have been constructed and raised, but no lock or slope has been made at either of them, except a slope built by John G. Jackson at his dam before the 1 late amendatory act was passed, which being different from those now required, he will have to alter its form and dimensions. The company purchased of Thomas Reynolds a valuable mill seat near and below the mouth of Jack run, and ten acres of land at the price of $100.-They also procured the condemnation of one acre of land on the opposite side of the river, which was valued by the jury at $25. These lands have been duly conveyed in fee simple to the company. At this seat they covenanted with Thomas Chapman, to erect a mill dam nine feet high, with a lock 16 feet wide, and a slope 60 feet wide, with a complete saw mill: the whole at the price of $2,600. They also verbally assured him, that they would indemnify him for any approved improvements made upon the premises; under this assurance, he has erected a plain dwelling house, &c. and a cheap grist mill, and under the written contract he has built the mill, dam, slope and saw mill. The lock has not been completed, and the size being deemed unnecessarily large, we design to apply to the legislature to make some alteration in that respect, and until its sense can be ascertained, the lock will not be constructed. The precise amount of these expenses has not been ascertained, and the delay is in some degree attributable to the omission to have the lock completed, it being desirable that when a settlement takes place with Chapman, it shall embrace all the subjects in relation to his contracts. It is, however, our opinion, that these improvements exceed in value the expense of building the lock. The company have made some progress towards ascertaining precisely their expenditure at said seat, and regret that they have not completed the investigation so as to communicate it herewith. The causes above mentioned, with others involving considerations of personal convenience, have prevented the members of the board, to whom that duty was confided, from performing it. The above embrace all the charges ascertained and paid by the company, except for records, stationery, and contingencies. Soon after the company were informed, that the Board of Public Works had subscribed the shares which they were authorised to take by the law of the 2d of March last, they proceeded to explore the West Fork river, from Clarksburg to its mouth, and selected the proper places for the erection of dams. They have since appointed a committee to locate the dams, purchase the sites, &c., but various causes beyond their control have delayed the completion of |