Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-09-15


Ma EPzro1 >-it Is undersioo4. that mss.ias
q he spxhslders Of ne serryvsls an az N Rerrv-
toTn Turnuike CompanT, will be hele y - ~.
on Saiufday the ISL daf q ,:,,l,- I'D
en1o1I election Of President arc 4, -
suth o.hsr business in relaiien to ne So, ,
Be -essnied. II IS 10 Be hoped thai he ssoek vi.
Be Etenefhiiv represented, either 10 person =, "
proxy Is ii deeply concerns the conn 80 :.
Of his County and Clarke. that Inc ees 80 y
Company should Be directed Win So. sosher
ana supervised with fidelity and atienuen ss 81.
wite The road which has cost t1e uessuy :. ~
State rewards OF twenty houzand dollars, asa Is
private Stockholders in tse fxe eeuntes,l ~,
fodeen thousand, sad which = u3qs.S ,ss,s nv
In iebg some sever Or eight thoas1n,ss ~ ,iva,e
Be sacrificed for the debt, and lah in'o f''
lis greatly to the interest Of ne public. .nss az
affairs III ihis Road should be 81 --5
net dniy 10 avoid The hazard Of s;;.S ,hs an
but 10 reduce the deb5 grade MI; H. heast Of
he rSd u low rate Of Tolls tPF wnicn PulPoss,
~ M $500 sense Who are UNDERSTOOD 70 lhanese
their private affairs with some fElsi anu soi,y
men faost IeFested in the read ny ing ~
they are obliged to make 2. y az ssoid he nseed
Il binary share Of public connnsneeP
/ ID the direction. \. =,
THE board toi direction = believed not ~ Is ne
ntrsen, satisfactorily constituted because IN 1ne
frst Mace. the President and three ou. o. Ase -
rtctors reside near one ex,remitY Of the road ane
tSst ,he esd most distant from Market; and very
rafsly haze Occasion to make personal useOf any
spoken Of Of .4ven Or eight then
lion Of The Road ali The a sesFfFbe binds havins
been exhs usied before its completion. Il was crea
ted BY loans made on the bends If the members o
The direction collectively and individually secured
BY a lien on the road:
4 As shy ne ly elected msmbers OF tie Direction
would be required 10 relieve those going out, upor
these bonds, With the consent OF the bend-hoiders
II il may be asked what is the inducene 10 aRY on,
% come into the directionl Is there salary O
other REMUNERATION
There is none; the presumption being that th'
Compensation 10 the members OF The board will b
found in the benefit resulting imipediately TO then
ffem its consFuction;and OF courte, therefore, tia
The beard viii consist OF those who nave NEST in
t9rest 10 its being well managed. The custom
which has prevailed ia this and some other instan
c$s OF the Board Of Direction voting TO ihemseIve
The free use of the road for the Transportation o
| their own productions or merchandise, being re
garded by many as unauthorized and an evasion
OF the Law which makes 20 such provision, a
II well as infquitable in it'elf
The projects Of The Toll upon the s G. Tnrn
pike, will. lis believed, always prove quite ade
qaale to meet every exrehse, andlgraduay to ex
/ iihguish the debt ii suitable gatefkeepers are APP
pointed, theirconduct properly overlooked, and III
! general business of he read well managed
| II is understood to be the inieHsien d nun
Der of the Stock holders, to-voie for ANDREW
a hENNEDYE Esq Tor President, al The coming elec
iiJn, being e1nently qualified foF the post Twin,
Immediately upon the road, and making daily us
| of potion Of it; considerations viii h do no
recommend to the SURFACES Of the Stockholders
4 the present. worthy and respectable incumbent, 7
| whom however, their thanks will always be du
iorhe length Of almost entirely disHeresed service
which be discontinued Tor several years past. !,
render them That he should baye administered
for such length ofIime, an office soironblesome
So thankless often, and Sringing with il so muel
responsibility, we'll eRiilles him to this return. :
That Mr. K Is emihenlly qualified for the posi- al
will allow Inthe election OF President. tie prexy
the State casts vote Equal to twe-thrds Of th
votes cast so that should the present incumbent b.
aEcandidate fer reelection the result must depen
very much upon the vote of4he STATE Proxy PRov
IscE McCoaMIcK, Esq, Of Clarke County.