Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-02

! ton OF the road, l VIII reply tuat !! ne bau
stated all the iacis, in regard to the SAID To-
cation, it would n3t have appeare as much
| of a one sided business as the SAID writer
makes out. 1 will, therefore, state some
more Of tie tuc'S IN the case. lie says,
/ frs. t.at tue present rouie Was located by a
! aaGj0,uy Of tue Boari ot Directors" ISIy,
! tie present route from Com Spring to Alex
andrIa vas searched ont, erdmined, Surveyed,
and ieCeltcd Oy the Eusincer OF the Company,
under their instruction IT lind the re .Test
aud best practicable route between ;hO-"
places" wIo was .ss-iei Ia tue ; I'D e&ami.
/ natiJu by Cha!kiey GIlhnghan aud Eiward
) c. GIJ5s, and, further, at q subsequent meet
/ ing uf the Board the said rO.ta VS. un0",-
mouSLy dd0ptcd. ~ TO the ditfeIent costs oi
the two routes; by the route over Clifton,
which my friend seems to thlDk 50 well OF,
there is an uubrokcn grade If three desree,
elssatl IN OF over half mile long; while the
/ highest Grade Oh tue adopted route is only
two u quarter, aud that not quarter Ut
mile long, ani that wiz as iiItle grading as
tue vtner, the difference III the distance be
| Jog alb ut Il halt u mile. instead ot lear a
! mile" d. my friend asserts. On the adop-
/ ted route the light OF way Is given by all,
sxsep, me individual, aud probably be w!I
! by tue o ner all cjuim dlmageS. except, yer
| uaps, che Individual, makIng difference Oi
! three TO i've thousand uOllar7, at ieast, IN la
| vOr Of tae route adopted, while Ii Is much
more comfortable truVelli0g over Il level rad
/ THAN over u Tong toitSOme hill Of over one
| hunired aad nifty feet elevation, and that
merely to gain hal nile 10 dIS'ance.
| lie says, there would he au ter to Uulid htS
route tor $1,000. SUCH an offer as that
/ would be very strong argument IN hl-
c IuSe, aul wneu zee It III "JtIck aRd Whte'
und band and security for the performance
! Of tie contract, | suaI iulmk there Is som
nth IA it, Blu. he says, fur:EermUr',
''uy d iudiciOus alteration ot the present
/ route quite "a numbet f farmers wOald lie
/ Accommodated who a.e no" dissatisfied.
| There he les the "cgt out OF the bag at
/ .ast, Now, thUse uiSsatI. ticu ones do nc.
care atoul any alteration vi tue route tiOm
Gum S.rlng to Aiexaudgil, !. the Directors
will uniy 'iuJic,,usly" change the present
! route frou, Gun Spring TO AccolnE, aud 20
! arOUjll " tLer uOOrs-CUmmeht Is unheces-
sary. Here We see the same persons advo-
caufg Il straight route by Otners hut when
/ It comes by them, want to 20 crOpke! u suIt
their cUnveuIence, aud some vi these very
/ persons, to, who VIII uUt tiEc dollars
worth oi stock IN the road. My Trend says,
further, that this business Is Controlled by
few: Hut Is true The whole business Is 10
trusted to the Pr s.deut aud Board ot Direc-
tors, composed OF six persons IN all. But
h. next asserts that two Of tie Directors,
having farms Through which 1t Iuns seem
determined to have 1t t. otay there. lie
sCcmsI, f,rcat thar ..ihcv ARE dol - ureci.,-
10 ,,h.,, La !. with THIS diff renee. they
hare II and ne j. trv,nr ,o gei IT, aud seems
No., btsIv :, snrr..d aud therefore. takes il
o,t IN ,,lnmhiip, He se,n. 70 infer that
! ,,h.r .,,no, art mn his sentiments he
r nae his relnrion-' IN or, st, differ ir,m his
h,r he seems :, forget a,ain. (1eeasse. #
,,is,,kn nor nv man. he j. well informed
,l., ~. I.,,,io1 haivaer, Gur : ring am,
,I,va,j.,. ur,,ir,ou. ard an that mr.
,,n.1, c,,n, S,r;,',,an,i ,.,in. t,ere WAS
hut ma di,s.n,,,r vci..e II. seem. Also, 10
( iu>i,u,te II, the ruhlc ear that there IS treat
dissatisfaction among the Stockholders IN
! regard tu tna rouie. We'll. If there il, there
- .iso = ,o,d ,.,,rre ipr IN. d,s.ati.i u.tgon
m sh,p j.. off and r,d .e,. tEe ri,yaucc by
,,,o,dr,o nm IN. c,Iled ,n...iug oI the
! S,,rh.,IJars IN ,ha I'm nF M,rch Rut
,b,It ,,,;.. ,,,, ,,,,o., Il ,.,o 4 ,h.,o Ian,
,na .;nr.,s Il the coil and nerbans no. ali
If rhrm Inh 81 FAIR PLAY.
-s,----
G,yn CITIZENS MEETING 1T THE LYcEUM
U,lL-I sard IN nv communicauon o. ycs-
terday, that this was remarkable meeti0,--
that while osten.ibty ii was Gale for the
nurpose Of putting its brand upon party Of
,an cation. in our muuicipal affairs, il was
| IN fac, a. much of a marty meeting as the
o,a st Amer.c,n Hall. the other night.
I, yea. rem,rk,hIe mce.rng. IN cher re-
meets About the frss Thlng it did was t g.,
mass a resolution c1nmenli4. ia strong
terms the procee3iDgs Of our present Coun-
eli in curing down the salaries o, Corpora-
ron oHi ,ers So far as any declaration OF
measure. was concerted. the proceedings OF
that mce;ipr commenced and ended NJ
nm rho one.t on Of salaries. rha: wac It's
| AI,ro ord ;,s Ouaga Il was no doujt
,,np,h, thar IN. up.onhi.t,,atsl would Look
,ho, ror, -, "a. rro.ne5.p,, vitn entrrn
a,,rro,,,t;o, os move in fact in the rish;
dirsc,,nn Vet with all tbi, apparent con.
,n',,,, tho ov,ersps of the C,ty ,oycru.
mrn, - CONCERN which is to deveiog t,ef
nro,..i,,llv upon the iuau,uration Of the cit.
| iz.n's ticker after the second of March, what
evi je,re did thew give II, uC the sincerity Of
their declarations? Whom did they put