Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-23
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The undersigned, Directors Of the Lit
tie River Turnpike Compan.., feel ita duty
which they owe to the Stockholders, as
wellasito themselves, TO state the reasons.
which influenced their decision, in favor
of the direction of the road from the
Trough Hill, by the Courthouse, to the
Ford Of Little River.
The Law under which they act, directs
q that the said president and directors,
shall have. power, to run the sad road, IN.
the course they shall suppose most eligible.
taking into view shoftness of distance, the
nature of the ground, and other circunl-
stances; their superintendent, engineers,
surveyors, and chain bearers, to enter into,
and upon all and every lands, tenements,
and enclosures, through which the said in
tended road may be though proper to pass,
and to examine the ground for that purpose,
aud to survey, lay down, and mark out,
such route or tract for the same, as IN the
bestof their judgment will combine, short
ness. of distance with the most convenient,
and practicable ground. /"
So early as the month Of October, 1902,
the Directors of the Company took the sub
7iect of the route Of the intended road under
consideration, and directed surveys to be
made of.several various routes since that
time they have caused other surveys to be
made, and finally the competition lay be-
tween the Courthouse, and thesC enterville
routes. Last month. the Board Of Direc-
tors, employed Mr.. Simon Summers, to
survey and accurately measure both those
routes, and they were carefully and atten-
lively viewed and examined by the under
signed. By the survey of Mr.. Summers,
the route by the Courthouse is two miles
wanting sixteen poles, shorter than that by
CentervilIe, even if the road should be
made in a strait line, from the dividing
line of Ravenswortht to Turner's tavern, &
thence In a strait line to Centerville, but if
the old road should be generally adhered
to, the difference in distance between the
two routes would be about three miles,
The undersigned knew, from their own
view and examination, as well as from the
report Of Mr.. Summers made to the Board
of Directors, and reduced to writing IN his,
and their presence; that theroute by the
Courthouse, would pass over groundmore
level and better adapted to making a good
road, Astounding with more materials for
that purpose, and crossing fewer waters,
and thosc Of less magnitude than that by
Centerville On the Courthouse route,
only three bridges or perhaps four, and
those over mere branches, excepting Ac-
cotinck are necessary to be made; where
as BY the Centervilie route, eight and per-
haps nine bridges, would neoessaryover
water courses. of much larger extent. I'm
der these circumstances they considered
themselves bound, to obey the injunction
of the law to take into view 6 Shortness ct
distance, and the nature of the grand !"
and 6 to mark out and establish, such
r9rtte as inthe best q their Judgment zo0llld
combine shortlsss Of distance, sylth Tie mast
Convenient and bractica5Ie. groaa2d.
Much has been said and written, BY per-
sons evidently Interested IN the Centerville
route, to impress the Stockholders with
the belief that the majority Of the Direc-
tors. in adopting the route by the curt
house, have sacrificed their interest, and
greatly injured the commerce Of Alexan-
.dria; that, if the road was carriedby en-
terville, it would withdraw from the towns
of Dumfries, Falmouth, Fredericksburg,
and Richmond, a.great portion OF the trade
of the Southwestern counties. and would
secure it to Alexandua. Those who make |
use of this argument, entirely forget, that
the object Of the law was to make 9 a Turn
pike Road from thesintersection Of Duke
street, in the Town Of Alexandria, with the
Southwest line Of the District of Colanl-
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