Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-17

81 .,,,o,,rh .vhicli the SAID intended road may
ss'ss .syht propsr to pass and 70 examine the
q Tar that purpose, and to survey, lay down
g's1 ont. such route ortraet for the sans
~: sIs best of their iudgmen. viii Combine
= '..ss Of distance, with the most CONVENIENT
W = ny,5ficabe ground and if the proprietor or
- .soli,sors of any ground through which the
"a road may pass, shall require compensation Tor.
- g s,,,,e. and also for the additional fencing
s;eh may bestbereby rendered necessary. and the
.;3.nt and directors shall not be able 70 sagtse
rh then, or their agents for the price rhereot,
~ aid president an9 directors may apply TO the
s,,,t Of the county in which she land lies, whose
-, i shall s. TO direct the sheriff Of tie SAID
amy. 10. summon twelve oisinteres,ed freehold
q. Who beng 6fsy sworn, skall view thesssid
a,o,ri and assess the value .heieoi, and arr O..
ss.f damages III the manner prescribed ,by ali act
snr;sl1a g Auatt concerning puoic roads, winch
.s;,ssneilr snail be paid by the SAID president an
Gg6tsfs OF tarir agcnt, before the road saaii De
eS.asa thrai,sh the saia ground and any ground
yb;ehmay be necessary oesetk housss tey the
tsa gathetsrs, may be coademScd I'D pa.a sor IN
Ike manner.
srdIy. TIE distances from The Trough,Eill tog
,bs Foresr, has been accurately asceTtained by
aaual measurement along esch Of tae roa1es in
dispute, and tbs convenience If the gfcuna for a
Turnpike Read, has been attentively viewed by
me surveyors, aud also by the commissioners. Tie
,ou,e b. CentervilIe as The road now gees, is two
miles and half further than the route BY Fair
fax Coart- house, ard the Gam Spring, and by
tne wriuen report of Snaon Summers, who was
endowed TO make the report, and in whose i'm
uar,iallty and discretion gseat reliance may be
paced this route is over land more level and bet
Ter provided with materials FOR making the road
Of gravel or stone, and upon ths route fewer
bridges are required, and these less expensive than
the old road, or any other practicable road that
shall pass Centerville- In regard to the bridge
necessary over AccoSinck, he reports that there
is suitable stone Convenient TO the spot for build
hight, in the route by the Cour.. house, andthat
be saw none at the spot for building it in the route
by Centervllle. The following is a copy of his
report which he confirmed upon his examination
before the Beard of the Commissioners.
Report Of lMr. Summers.
The groond OF my late fqrysy by the Court
Hou(: paGss over land more lesel, and better pro
ndsd with ftone adapted to pave, and fnch works
thar may be neceaary for rod on that route,
than on the route by CentrryilIe. The differ
ence Of the woodland piGtd over with the diff
fcear furveys is nor coahaerable. think the
Court Houie route contains The mott woods
Nothing would be faved by pshiag eroad north
ofthe Court Houie. A bridge may convenient.
ly be made over Accotinck, on the lire Of my
ixvey by the Court Houfe, and Fill more con-
vrniensly little higher up she creek---&one is
convenient TO th9ie places and the banks good.
think Difficult run, Cub run, and Awsey's
run, will rsqlis- f,nall bndges Of fimPle kind
and not expesiivc.
TIE CentefviIe route I conf Ter 3favorable
from The Tough Hui 10 Ascotinck; there The
land issfat api low until over Long Branch; the
cxpsaee Of bridges and cautcways over this land
and tboie &Esar1s nuf be adiuaged by your
fsiyes therS is whire fini f5oe in that neigh
bourhoca, opi I know Of GO building Zone near
the place; there DAY, boveysf, be fuch Zone
near ,he fpog 10 pe unknown Pahic viii require
acaufeway Of sssne extent; Pope's Head fnall
biidgc Litls Rpckey Run and Rocky Run,
ROand LieS, Ear Lick, eu5 Run aud Elk Lick,
al ssqpire 81 Sges-- thote EnaIl bridges may De
asoQs sgoai'Y eSpealiee on The difegenr routes.
Pretend noi e kaQg the cot os any.
dsx Nq0. 9, 1908.
4thly. The number Of shares at present APP
parted BY law to be taken is four hundred bat
may be increased. Of these about three bund ed
and twenty arc taken, and most OF them by cirl.
sFns Of Alexandria; a few miles having been
completed the commissioners arc enabled to form
40 Estimate Of the expepce per nile. which will,
Mt Dc less than twenty-five hundred dollars.
fsoa Trorgh FJll TO the Ford by the Court
house and Gum Spring, the distance is somewhat
asSs than thirty rifles, bar BY Ceu:ervilIe along.
me present road he distance is upwards OF thirty