Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-03

.o,,ssrn rante, aad yoa ;nult lcays tie 5ys}sat
~ rse Road 70 Alexandria e.Den- we viii sor
la' ,r rosd, and rctale toll, but we will ufe il
u.s. ,..5eo il IS convenient, which viii probably
og /. more thao three months in the year.
~ saseA stress hiss been laid on the statement Of
s.s. made by Ms.S. Semmers N what's called bis
'..,rt. No man respects the olarafferof Mr. Som.
rr r. more than the writer, bur neither bis OPT
Lon nor thas Of any,o,her man, should have iucfs
weight than the reasons in support OF II n1erit.
The report regards distance, the stnation Of the
scound and the materials fsr making road
osto distance, II does nor rsst on opinion, but
!, aSauat survey. The diffsrence 10 dtssaaee
h-,wecn the two roads BY MIR, Senmsss'S saggey
!, one mile 500 poles. b. Ms'bias's survey,
whish was also made BY ordsrof the 2iEsetass,
4 IS abaur one mite I4s poles, q IS Pslcs Esss
,b,n one and hasf nilsS, AID even rss distance
nav be gslp much ysdute9. As 10 gr8gFa ard
aa,criais, It nstis be rseollefsed that slF Sons
rerswas NOT particularly cb4rged with shsiF ex.
,minssion he had therefore no Other eespossaisl-
ya observation tEsn every surveyor has III russ
smc liue. Upon this survey The movements
ofths surveyor were prssgy rapid what then
were the opportunities Of forming even toiesa-
bly cos.eet opinion, 10 q Man whose attention
mrst be chiefly confined 70 his insteunent or lfs
ob;ete, aud moving II a quick pace slei'ay say
h., he passed over stone insnis eaarss Which lay
on the sartare, but Whether Il was % be t9nnd
eo yards CD either side, or IN sufficient quantity
for road, it's impossible ferhnnt 70 DECIDE, nor
,oes he pretend to it. So Of the ground. This
m he northern route is in some places very fae
and level. and in the winter season, extreme y
dep and wet, and must be raised considerably e
make road. This kind Of ground dining The
uacon mon dyoxg5f Of the last sanmer, appeared
IS hard as a pavement, and might deceive any
otrson not acquainted with il, as II is eeheved
itdld the dIe6tsrs aud sutveyor. TIE report IT
naer;as for making bridge over Aceohnk, on
the southern route, IS given as enc Instance 20
move shat sufficient Opportunity was nor aRorded
tcrinformation, on whicn 80 form an cPfHon up
on this survey. Mr., SINNERS states ttat nc did
not ZEE any stone convenient for building 5ridge,
when, il il had been suppose thai he was char
sed with this examination, quarry might have
been pointed TO wth:a Tezu OF the crossing place,
soual 20 any upon Ravcnswofth. AS to the OK
poce of p,akieg road, it is presumed thai Nj.
Sommets has but Lite lnsorsnaeon. He may
not know that the Inference between making
road on an old besten track, aud through ne10
land is computed, by these VINO have had ezPen-
encr, to be equal 70 thousand dollars mae
The CentervlleIoate runs or2o nses on g''e'
Did road, ae5 may be mace to embrace "A or IS
miles of il, wlrh small! departure f.om rae lste
asyey.s Th savingit is coRhdenSly believed, rot
withstaudieg every hog Which cas bees ssftea
TO the contrary, will give preference g
southern route, in the article OF eyheace. As 10
the opinion Of MIR. Ssnmefs, CT the directors, fe-
spetting the conp~ga1lge toll whch WI! eyentu-
ally b- taken on the CSC tFGses, Is IS pfesnnled the
merchants Of Aien5ndra, are as competent % &c
riic upon this question as they be. l5t rot
then, tie Stockholders b, deferred ffo,p express
ing an opinion IS the approaching election, IN fac
yOof OF the southern Tause, q Il faey are not
preparsd sosto do, let them elect men vino viii
consult their wishes, when they shall bs fully and
fairly made known. The men who arc proposed
On rle southern ticker, have Judgment and ex-
perience for business Of ehis nature. equal to
these on the Other. They have certainly given
no proof OF disposition hostile 10 sbe W shes of
The Stockholders. Thsy will have the whole
mbjea before them, ard ,heif prudence and firm
ness may be safely relied on.
A VOTER.