Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-01

tnere has been a general neeilnS 90
N > ,,,i,syS AT ihse mestipG'tne me nDsis
+ bers residing ii fredericksburg have oSe'i
present. either in person or by5Pfosy' ana q
fill s,atsmentcf the concerns, W'lh aittac
books and papers Of the company, nave r.
puyariy been laid before those general meet,
ings. Where then is TO DC sought .se
cause Of the want of proper information
respecting the affairs o. the company, on
the part of the members residing IN ffe-
dericksburgs Surely nor 10 any part OF tne
conduct of the members OF TINS ooa'o,
Had the great losses, whlca ocea'iohea
the call for Two quotas been OF recehe oe'
currence, and the members residing 10
Fredericksburg had had no opportunity o.
;ntlo;no Of the amount Of those losses
although even in that case The Presioeos
and directors would have been fully jusu-
fed. both BY the law Of the land, and the
regulations of the company, IN what they
have done yet then there mighe have oeen
some shadow of reason for the conduct 81
the members residing in the sownsof Ere
dericksburg. But il is now nearly 'w0
gears since The happeniog ot,thee ire a.
Norfolk, and considerably more than one
year. y since the first quota was casied'Yor'
which those members have not yet PAID.
The whole Of the interim TOO has been one
continued opportunity OF enQuiring into,
the affairs OF the company, Il say nothing
Of the special Invitations which the general
meetings hold on, on that subject. ms
board will not ask the members residing at
Frederick what they would nave eS-
pectt from the company, had they oeen
the sufferers instead Of the cialmsnts OF
Norfolk. because the answer is so obvious
as to render the question unnecessary.
They would assuredly have expected that
relief which it is the sole object Of the
COMPANY 10 secure TO the sufferers by fire,
and would no dcubt have been as impoftu-
nate in their claims, as they are now stnr.
~ to resist the payment of their quotas.
FINALLY the members Of this board can
lot refrain from expressing great surprise,
hat after the solici,ude they have fes Tor
he interests of the company; after their
oess exertions TO manage It's concerns with
he s.ric,est eyeto the spirit Of their duty
md the couyeniency of The members, with
tut deriving the least emolument or adyan-
age for their trouble; that notwithssand-
nr these circumstances. thsFs sffissisda ada
njury ascribe to them views and obiec,s
un2onnecled with the primitive princi-
les of the corpora,ion," and at the same
me publish their determination toresist
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discharge Of lawful claims.
The term for which the mem6ers Of this
,oard were elected into Office being now
Yearly expired, they are perfectly content
o resign the direction OF the company's
2ncerns to any others who may be ap-
,ointed to manage them. and in their re-
iremen, from .ohce, although thsy cannot
expect to be followed by the good opinion
4 those who are prone TO Aaspersemo,ives
nd resist claims at venture, under color
f not being informed when. information
vas their privilege aud their duty, We, they
viii derive ample consolation IA rejecting
IN the purity Of their own intentions and
&c assIduity Of their cordncs.
Published by order OF the BOARD Of d.
vectols.
Wm. Fl. Fitzwhylfonn,
r. Agent.
Richmond, FEB. 10, 1906.
~ The members rpGding il the toJvp ofFpsde~
ticksbutg, in the preamble TO lhtis Teioullous,
tate thai they have had lice Of the call ct
The directors ter two qactat, o@ly frcs tbf
iofb eftbe 1relsgt montd, january. Ihe 'att
nay &c as rates, and yet no ceniuie Can attach
30 the pseiidcns aDd dsfett'hs, as sefeeably 10
the regulation provided in thai cafe, they bad
the rsgu;Gtion tos each otapubah.d il. Jlvfral
ncwErzpcrs, pteyiola2 70 th-1ssne OF its sccos.