Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-21
Far the 48lsxaadria Duly 1avsrtissr.
Mn. SNowDEN,


THE next matter proper TO be noticed
IN the peice signed 8 4Ntmbers, is the asser-
ton that the majority Of the Board, have
without necessity come to decision upon
the route, at time when inaay subscribers
desired postponenent and t.1at the declsi-
on. Is. not only contrary 10 the opinion OF a.
majority Of the Company, buSit islnvailed
for supposed defect il the appoltlsnientof
one of the Directors. Its very true that
many Of the Stockholders had been indus
triously visited, ana solicited BY some Per
sons very desirous Of establishing the clr-
cuitous road by Centerville, anSiby their
particular friends, to sign papers request
ing the Directors if they were IN favor
of the short road not TO come to a de-
cision on the subject until after another e
lection. The Directors were TOO well &C
quainted with the means and manner, that
signatures to such papers are obtained from
persons ofeasy temper, not feeling any par
ticular interest in the affair, and after they
had so e-rly as the beginning Of October,
appointed day in November TO decide the
question, after they had caused sundry sur.
veys to be made, after they had traced the
lines and made their own observations, and
BY these means were entirely satisfied how
they ought to discharge their duty, they
were of opinion that decision ought not
to be postponed, and that no good of any
kind would result from postponement.--
The modesty of those individuals who ne
~ y,rI1f of
facts relative to the proposed route was de-
rived from the information OF Others, in
desiring the Directors after all their labors
and tolls, to decide as they dictated or to
postpone decision requires no comment;
nor can the great body OF Stockholders when
they coolly reaectthink themselves aggrisv-
ed, or injured, by board who were pre-
pared and disposed to do their duty, and
who have done it in manner they them
selves viii approve, when that Board shall
lay before tie public the reasons Of their
conduct. That the decision is contrary TO
the opinion of a majority of the company,
cannoe be fairly inferred from any thing yet
doae by the Stockholders, who before the
nexf election VIII have full view Of the
controversy, and tae greaser part ofwhom
ate op doubt Mating Tor tae report Of the
naioritY Of the Boaro; ior surely they have
soa nlch ;as.iee 10 condemn those s ntl--
sslen unheala. and viii hear them without
pre- ee, aslq tnout yae FEELINGS but OF
cav <na Impartial men.
vaii@leg Of dis. act o he Board, is
-,,J !, y,Jt4s,, ,Ge
their glsasll 9ns ever since October 1902.
1t is OBJ sed chat one Of the Directors
was no. chosen BIZ ae Stockholders, out by
the Board tsell, t2 fiji up acancy occa-
stoned by 5he resignation Of one who did
not ehuse to serve. Most probably is was
unknown to the writer of these observaei-
ons, that the Conpany nave enacted ssv.-
rallaws for the well ordering, and conduct
ing their affairs, under The power given to
the company by the chartsr, and that they
have ordained among other things, thatthe
Board of Directors may FL up q vacancy
occasioned by resignation. This provision
was made in October, 1902, as may be seen
from the following extract, and under this
bye law of the Company the Board Of IL.
rectors proceeded, and elected, a successor
to him who resigned.* Certainly the COM
pany viii not complain of an act done png-
suant to an authority by themselves given
to the Board in express terms. ertainly
it does not impair or violate the rights OF
the company, when the Board do that act
only, which the company have previously
authorised. If this bye law be improper
3 the company may at any time repeal it,
No more will be said TO disprove the posi-
ton of Numbers, that the decision fixing
the route is null and void, on account of
the inconlpetency Of one OF the Directors.
But although the route has been regu-