Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-13
COMMON COUNCIL.

lrSte: JNO. d. JAMESON, tlerE,
COMMON COUNCIL.
At regular meeting Of the Common Coun-
Gil held July l2th, 1870. there were present
John l.. Smoot, esq, Fresidc9t, anu Messrs
Shinn, Wheat, Moore, Neale, LAWSON Water
man. Harrison, Price, Portuer, Beadle, Mas
sey, Evans, Dyson and Parker
The President substituted the name OF MIR.
Beaile for that Of MIR. Price on the Commit
tee on Schools
The following communication and accom-
panying letter We're read nni ordered to he
printed:
IA. Il NJ. K. K,
Alexandria, June 70, 1870.
John B. Smoot, esd, President OF the Common
Council
the 90 neral Freight Agent of the o.. A. y Al.
4. +. Co., by whom the manuscript papers
were prepared, which were handed By me TO
MIR. Massey, and by him presented to the Coun-
Gil. together with my own recent sickness, have
prevented an earlier notice of tho letter Of Gen.
Mahone addressed to you but which it appears
was read by Mr.. Harmon, and published
amongst the proceedings Of the Council III the
Gazette of the 18th instant.
Upon the return Of Captain Hawks, his at-
tenLion was called to this letter, and he has adj
| dressed INC II communication, which | hand
you herewith. 1t abIndaHtly rndicatns his
Integrity of purpose in preparing tho papers, if
! any such vindicstion WAS necessary.
| 1t will DO seen from Capt. Hawks letter that
| tho cnliro business Of neither the N. ~ Z nor
| of tho o., a. s. NJ. K. K. WAS givoE. The point
| of the enquiry in paper "a WAS TO ascertain
| the amount Of tonnage received from ana de-
| livored 10 Alexandria, rs compared with the
| tonnage received from and delivered t" Nor
| folk That CT paper "l}' WAS ~ contrast the
| tonnage received from ind delivered II Alex
| andria with the tonnage received from and do
| livered to the cities Of Norfolk, Petersburg,
Richmond and Lynchburg by the consolidated
| lines, and for this purpose the reports OF each
| road for 1869 were used.
Whatever omissions, therefore, may be AL
legged against tho figures of paper "a, those
| Of paper "B'' on this p int are not assalIcd and
may be taken as substantially correct. They
| show the business OF the ., a. e. Nj. Is. Il.
with Alexandria amounted to G5,iS9 tons
| against So 3Sl tons az The business Of the con-
| solidated line with the other cities named and
| perhaps TO tho exhibition Of these facts may be
! attributed the temper which General Malone
| displays towards those whom he deslgnates ns
| the "mana cement Of the o 4 & NJ. K H.
| SO far rs my information extends they have
! never shown any disposition TO NEEDLE IN the
special business OF the consolidated line, nor
| have they engaged in any personal warfare
against General Malone. In the interest OF
the State and of the work committed to their
| charge they opposed the passage OF the consol-
| idatIo1 bill which has recently passed the Leg
islaturc, and by which the proscriptive policy
| which General Malone inMuguratel against
that portion of the through business Of the o.,
A. & Nj. K. T.. which seeks + passage across
the State, is Likely to be pcrpctu:.t'i snd made
| more onerCus.
| The corporation Of Alexandris and many of
our citizens have h large interest in this rOad,
and upon its prosperity that of a lcxsndriA largely
| depends and tho solcitude for tho Welfare of
| Alexandria, which Gen. Malone expresses, is
| not likely TO prove Of much practical val ue rs
| long as this proscrptivo policy is continued
and enforced.
| | do not deem it necessary to enter INTO any
discussion Of railroad figures or statements with
| Gen. Malone Twill state in passing, however,
that IS, C88 81 tons is not the total tonnage Of
| the o., A. Il Nj. K. Is stated By him, but only
the total tonnage of that portion OF its business
| 10 which paper "B'' referred The cUlnparl
| SOC, therefore, which he institutes with the to-
tal business of the N & p. r. K. falls t. the
ground and loses all its desired significance
| II is easy TO see also, how he reaches the large
consolidated line 1t is simply by creditlng
each road with every ton Of freight that passes
| upon it and aggregating these separate iLcma rs
| the tonnage Of the consolidated lines, process
| by which the same ton of freight is counted
| sometimes once, sometime, twice and some.
times three times, according TO its destination.
| Thus ton Of freight received from connect
| ing road ut Brlstol destined 10 Norfolk ia cred
ileG uTsL 10 The u ~ oHl w. ~, Lhtn 10 III
Southside. then to the N. x +. y. K, and then
tn csc separate items are added together, and by
| d magical process three IONS are claimed ne
passing over the consolidated lines, when it is
apparent that but single ton has passed the
! entire distance. This certainly il striking
method Of stating the figures. Requesting that
| this letter may be presented to Council ut its
next meeting, and that the same publicity may
be given to it which the letter of Gen. Malone
| received, remain, dear sir, very respectfully,
your "bodient servant, w. &. CAzENOvE.