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REHREFsH4LE AND CHARLRsTOMN

1H stEks g tha SAT- q firgieIa, in relation 70
the b lille and Charlssi1un ,E'nfnpikeg
+. F. NELSON. CaaiFnan
IF Al<t5ss Il CI1tkk Asrxzbd Csnrs
10 EMessrs. hi a. Penlleioa Eeorgs B Beall
III, III Ransan, =. ;. Hlsekhpsn aBd Jsepb Isier.
fInkosap,iante Win ihe above stan.s, III Report
has hen fasnisked. which follSts. ms noe ii
tie eAA IF he RtPdrt was not appended d The copy
seErIAthC Board pf Public Works. Eds FFae PFrss.I
To raE BoAaD IN PGBtlc woakss--
Il The nndersigheHs The commitee appointed 10
carY uui The Oklecls contemplate Ia ih& enclosed
pFoSesRgs weFf induced % accept the trust 10 TIE
hlt5e fhat some methOd of ree1tiling conflicting
VIZ might b. Suggested We met some DAYS ago
q efniial paint oi he road hoping thai lhe Presi
dent and DiFeesoTs uf the Company. lmusl. il not
AL afawhnm knew Pie lime and p'ace of necting.l
would attend One oaly STATE Director III as pre-
sect; anoihef Drcttor was on tie road sl,sae three
hnndaei Taris distant, and was aPprised Of our
meeting. The Directors have resolved Ia refuse
any Suggestions shdrt Of the positive INSTRUCTIONS Of
those by whom ihay were appointed Two State
Directors rrrposfd 10 resign provided The third
wp4l4 also; bur the proposition was not aescpted
Oar dEsy alternative then Is u obedience 10 our
c1Gfuission, ID present to- y5uFhonofahge body a
teniPGrae and impartial detail &c facts, and to ask
your interpositi0n. That the Bar.l may betcr nm
drrStand The s9hleet, we enclose herewith a Map
prep1fed by tile surveyor Of Jefferson Cuuaty. the
aecuAAcy Of which NAV be relied on The Presi-
dent VI The Company alleges a very small error at
,woTRints, which we believe are owing 70 slight
variation in the location
Ths line designated on Inc Zap lie sressera route,
las l9hg been abandoned b. is advocates as hope
less. The mFaeie route was qdopted BY a former
President and Directors, upon 1he ground Thar the
PUBLIC good t@quifed such location. The ears
greatas tpa portion Of The Si'.s, IL. AZ nc.vreen
berFyFite and &c EN- 4San: who, thousa few
n n nuInhsTi ia large nferestin The stock and
:, iargets interest III the cotnmanity Through I'M
ceasihg efforts .hey succeeded, IL the annual meet
ing ia elecHg The former Prcsi3eAt now peculiar
III 0bhpxiaus E5 them and eleced1a President and
two prectors pledged TO carry road ID that far
theSf part ofdgefgence next ID Berryvif,e AT that
meeting, no vote was given bv the State Proxy;
aad VIZ Suggest whether President elected in the
aaseflte Of lheEote the StateStbck, be duly APP
poihieh. Il was not intended by those controlling
the slEcfon, 10 change that portion OF The middle
rDutepext 10 Charlestown. Bot Turnpike Direct
ors may chance no have private Fiews and interests
]. as WIFI as other Stockholders and thinking per-
SNAPS that parabRic curve at one point would JUS
iify afmore genfig detection at another the Board
Of DIRECTORS have at last reached divergence which
no 0le dreamed Of In these various changes we
lrarnthefe has not been greater nnanimity amongst
the State DirestoFs, than amongst their successive
coadIHtofs. we are unwilling TO irhpdic, or-even
to suspect unworlhy motives on hespaIi Of HE Di-
rcctof$; but VIE feel bound to call your attention TO
iheretnarkable fact that every considerable deflec-
+ lion dtcufsexacilE at the point at which some Di-
lecIotEor his near relation Is hest accommodated
thereby. The Board cannot fail ODE struck by the
rxtraprtinarY kinfosity OF the last location-far we
hope heyondiha pr any other road into aiding To-
/ wardkwbich The State has been betrayed. The map
presents the furlher inexplicabe fact, that dis
tancetess than twp miles The straight line the
lpcalI9n departs more than mile and quarter
/ from lhat linef
i ThR Board are mo doubt, awareo Of lhe faIIacy Of
The alignment In Justification al these great heflec-
Tens Hen whiehis that important asishborhcod travel
will 1iuch increase the tolls. Willis the great conn-
rodd, shortefFR believe than The pFesehI location,
viii draw of the travel at either end, those pecu-
aafly beseittsd ty the Turnpike will take care TO
| rouiraet BIZ the year for It's use-almays alta sum
totally inadequate 70 the injury done. Tempted, in
4 wet weather, ID Ike 10 excess good road when ad-
ditiophl use costs nothing, he who lives On Or near
|. Xviii pay no more for one years wear and tear,
than ne who goes once or twice from BerTyville 10
+ ChaIaestown an11back. Such we learn is The inva-
riahle result On the numerous lTarnpikes in this
portiPn it the State. On The middle route very
Responsible bid Was made, at Ss425p per mile. The
present Board df Directors immediately after the
I electiSn, aid without public notice inviting bitls,
/ madaa contraction the other route at $500 per
/ mileE thus fneurring heavyg needless expendi-
/ nrc. The damages the location are not fully
/ asceffaincd, bnfiwe are informed by State Di-
/ rectnr they would be very materially less on the
niddie route On the present location, The cost Of
II construction exceeds S3l 900, exclusive q mason
4 ry psl houses and other items, The damages will
ceedipg $50 co. Sl3 900 more lIanihe Capital stock
/ How Is this deficiency to be supplied By asking
1 an Increase of capiiall Il would now be vain 10
4 expsct adiihona subscriptions in this community
THAI portion pf The private subscription over and
above the TWO ffihs, taken prior 70 The Increase Of
hf State subscription TO three itlhs to be demand
i ed That Question is one on which legal advice
4 has lalready been had and lie demand will be
H sirenuousy resisted. Or do the President and Di-
rect9s possess the questionable which we
are tod has been exercised Of pledging The con-
4 ractbfs the tolls, pntil debt of some SIG 0o0or
\ Sl7pQo be liqnidalsd7 Why The Tolls cannot pos
4 sibv pay The intercstsbn the debt. And moreover
j We Kbuld enquire whether such contract making
noprdysioa fSr the repair Of the road be no;illega
1 WdGake these Suggestions % show the extent Of
1 thc evils now existing and aSk your interposition,
cithkrby positive instructions Cd the State Directors
TO have The road located The ighieSt and cheap
est rppte OF Pr appointing others, who from their
local bosion can have no direct personal interest
in either location. The contractors have just COM
4 menced operations on thai portion only Of the road
/ cofAtnpn to both routes and change of location
NAV Sill he An immense saving Of expense. If it
be dRfhandeds why thctsame appeal il not made 10
i The private Stockholders; we reply. that they have
been SO annoyed by frequent meetings and BIZ earn
est applications for the proxies as we'll as BY APP
peak flo their passions and prejudices that little
hope dxsts Of full and fair expression Of opinion
/, nntheir part Your honorable body cannot be sub
iect to the petty influences which operate here and
therefore. va appeal 10 you 70 calm the sore dissen
! sionS amongst us.
/ In thus Reforming our dusv, We have had in
/ view only the public benefit Our respective posi-
/ lions preclude us from any peculiar interest in Ell
/ therl Ioute and We have taken no part id the dis
/ putes respecting them. The matter now rests with
j YOU and ifEoa act al all, ii Is of The last mpor-
/ lance bhat that action be immeaiate We are told
/ the Directofs hurryiDg ontAc work. in The hope
1 Ihatso much may be done before any action BY
/ yourselves Pr the Company, as to render change
/ lnlcbnclnsion, We inform the Board ofsthe death
4 81 Mrs Burwtll, tho State Proxy and ask that some
one peapPqinted who has no LOCAL interest at stake
H ltwfll be perceived thai the name of one member
OF The Committee Is not hereto annexed He de-
clindd Ito art bat we know thar his views coincide
/ perfectly with our own. &-f
/ FaEl I'LL. N. PENDLETON, i.
L I RI S. BLACKBuRN
/ JAS T.. RANSOM, CoMMtttee.
f.GE0RGE b. BEALI.
.The 33a section Of The z aci prescribing certain
general regulations for The intorpofoiion of Turn
pike Companies Revised Code vol "a page 224l
provides thar II shall be 4Nftl for TIE said Presi
dent and Directors Il they co4siler ihe interest Of
the cpntpany and general good require h to farm or
demtseR the whole on any section Of the said road
With their Tolls and privileges far timr aes g1eced-
iag I'd rdrs on satisfactory security 10 any person
or pfrsbns ia their Judgment proper Tor the trust
gwhnare glren al the powers and made liable 10 all
The Rcnaliies Of The Company. No other transfer,
them II lawful; yet The President and Directors
havs pledsedlhe road, for long and Indefinite pc
Rod ID the contractors The contract therefore Is
null hnN vod and the Presidcat and Directors Just
| u oHnoF ousto censuFe-
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tain5y and xekaon incident To the course now being.