Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-22

unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Stockholders feel grea
pleasure in the assurances, contained in tht
reports Of the Beard OF Directors and the
| Engineer, OF the safe and substantial condl
ton of the Aqueducs over the river at George
town, for number Of years TO come; ARD
| hereby declare i: to be their settled policy t:
| maintain that structure ID q substantial form
| and Instruct the Directory TO take the mos
Gincient Gnd timely measures IN their power
to meet every comiog necessity, however dis
tant, and particularly the renewal of the
| Aqueduct when it shall be needed
On motion, il was resolved, that the pro-
ceediuss of this meeting be published, and
then the Stockholders adjourned size die.
FREIGHT CHARGES On THE Virginia CEN
Of Monday, ar article from the Charlo;tes-
vi!lc Advocate, in relercnca to the discrimi-
nation made against Alexandria, in the
charges On freight, By the Virginia Central
Railroad Company. The facts in tue case
were clearly set forth by the Advocate, and
the fsGrcr produced 10 prove the correctness
Of liz assertions aud tho injustice done both
30 our city, and the farmers Of Aibemarlc
and tie other counties along the line Of tina,
road Why his State oi af,ir5 should exist;
Why the Central road should persist in a
course 50 suicidal is indeed singular Some
time ago We took occasion TO comment en-
tbs, AZ We consider, blind policy of the Cen
trail road, in adopting measures calculated
TO drive from it the large flei sht business
from the Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
thereby greatly diminishing their revenue;
and expressed tue hope th0n that the Cen.
trail Company would rather pursHe d policy
towards the Orange and Alexandria road, by
which they would induce 40 increase Of Dcs-
CESS from which JoM roads would reap
advantages. But Ia the matter now under
consideration, ;thc transportation OF guanol
q, oro,,a- cvi! ,h,n any comniaired Of here
tof,ro ay;.rs By the cxorbitant charges
made by the Central Company for the trans
n,r,,t;..r. ~ this fertilizer. which has come
into sucn general use aanoag farmers, an e..
fort j. mad {, ,god.Ji He tanner from V,r-
,L,,y,oo y .Jy.,sL,r, N,,, IN R;cA,uogd Ii
~ III, ,-tere-t ,G the farmers on the line Of
tbo Con,ral Rc;lro,i above Charlottesville.
f., rr-cba.c tboir opano in Alexandria. first
.o,,.,, :, nc ,y:,s.j ,,,,,,,,L,,:,,, and
.s.o,d!g Lccauso Alexandria be;pe the crly
- pr IL tho State exeept Norfolk. iuto which
direct ;mnortations are made, theY can get it
cbespe1--apd the attemp: Oh the part Of the
Central road. by increasing tho rates Of
sr.;.b, o. hos haan dane n drive the far.
mars ,, Riobmo,d f,r their sunolies Of this
c.;,:- :. o;,,, :, tho sgr;.ul,nral in.
.io, ,ho li,,o IS that rn,,d a. II ia in.
;,r;,,,,, ,Lo ro,d itself and must eventual
l., rooo;r MN, =. 70 rho dat,imant Of the Com.
pIny.
n:,,., 80.
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Trus s,r1,ynyr, C.xu-ap adjourned
,,aa,,,c If Observation-Disclosures Of the Alexandria
Canal C,mrarv was held Yesterday, the
rrsc.eiipo. Of which We pub!,s!, this merit
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