Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-27
asessacrta Eailp 6a1ette.
MONDAY, MARCH 81.

MONDAY, MARCH II.
We are authorised to state, for the intor-
nation of the voters Of the senatorial dis
,rict composed Of the counties of Prince
William and Fairfax, that Beraard Hoe, ir.
of Prince William, will be supported at the
next election, for senator for that district in
the STATE senate.
And that DR.. Richard Coleman and GTames
z. H0oe, of the county of Fairfax, will be
voted for as members Of the house delegates.
Mr.. SNowDEN,
FROM a notice in your paper |
fed that law is about to be carried into
oneralion under the disguised title Of max
ing turnpike road from Mason's causeway
10 the town Of Alexandria, but if we tor a
moment reflect that this is TO be done by
persons living out of the county add hav-
i,4c no interest in our concerns or prosperity
1t IS so novel case that the mind Is lnvo-
UNFAIRLY led to doubt their sincerlty-and
the more so when we learn that an offer has
been made to the people o. George Town
to Join them in making paved road on
straight line, which is perfectly practicable,
but which they have in every shape REJECT
ed, The straight line connected with the
Washington and Alexandria turnpike road
is ten poles short Of six miles TO Mason's
ferry, and by Adams old mill, now Drln-
ksr's, the nearest route viii be seven ml!es
and ffty-nine poles, the course they ro-
pose running their road, for what reason
we know not; but it is necessary the Peo-
Die Of Alexandra, if they are guiled into
a participation Of the measure, may do It
with their ewes open. Every man OF re-
Aection muse know that two parallel turn
PIKE roads and an old road which cannot be
Shut NJ except By the verdict OF twelve free
holders OF the vicinnage, cannot be sup
norted of course the adventures and pro-
meters of one of them must have something
else in view than the travel passing thro' a !.
lexandria. The cost OF one OF the roads has
been s 10000 and almost ali the lands and
damages for passing through them has been
generously given up, because one ROAD was :,
necessary and beneficial, but parallel roaH
ia lust as unnecessary and injurious, and OF
course no person can be expected to give Up
c,e cent.-now I am informed that the
Washington and Alexandra turnpike
Company. where the lands were not gwen
up, have had to pay from Is to 40 doIiars
per acre, and furnish post and rall fence
on each side at one dollar per PANEL OF nine
feet and the present law requires that
the nlry shall value the lands, and all
the damgges he owners thereon sha,l
sustain, by opening the road through
such land, therefore the least damage TIE
owner can sustain is q good post and ran
fence on each side. Suppose the road to De
!. 7 miles and 50 poles long, and so feet wide'
it will take 81 and So acres and z.5S0 parts
1. Of an acre of ground, forse mics, wnich
at Sfoo per acre, is SS?75 and a traction
( and a fence on each side at one dollar per
PANEL Of nine feet, 82la pannels' or S@ia ;
dollars, which added TO S6775 the price OF
the land. will make the sum OF S14995. For
. the priviledge of making the road, before the
road itself or a bridge over -Four Mile creek
! is brought into calculation, which at no
i derats calculation must average Se3ooo PEI
( mile. making the sum Of S35,993 tor seven
miles of road, when the fact is 2 liz mics
will intersect the present road IN straltii'
line without bridging or paving tor Lands OF
fencing-and if a person can figure to them,
selves the idea of deriving an interest ~
such an undertaking, they must be some o.
those strange beings travelling from then
homes and nreferring other peoples interest
almost, not quite their own something n X
those OF Georgetown. y LooAaA ~