| Annual Report of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac RR |
| as of April 1, 1863, |
| Committee of Examination's Report |
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| Report of Examining Committee |
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| The Committee of examination offered the following repot, which was
received and approved: |
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To the Stockholders
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The Examining Committee, appointed at the last meeting,
have inspected the road as far as "Hamilton's Crossing,"
beyond which point the road has been torn up so as to be impassable. The
bridges between that point and Richmond, which were destroyed during the
last year, have all been replaced by structures which are strong and
sufficiently durable to last several years. Notwithstanding the unusual
amount of trade and travel induced by the presence of the army at the
northern extremity of the road, and the unusually wet winter and spring,
we have found the road, at our last trip over it, in very good working
order, and perfectly safe. The machinery, too, seems to be kept in
remarkably good order, considering the constant use to which it has been
subjected for the last six months. So far as your committee have been
able to ascertain, the business of the company seems to have been
conducted with great regularity and dispatch, and in a manner highly
creditable to the officers of the company.
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All of which is respectfully reported.
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Ed. T. Morris
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Wirt Robinson
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Thos. B. Anderson
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John A. Robinson
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May 20th, 1863
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