Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-12
NoodIawn Agricultural Society,"
rpo,ortod for tho Alexandria Gazette.

Reported Tor The Alexandra daze''e'i
An average number CT tho members met al
the house Of IT, Dillingham; on Saturday, 'h1
9th instant, with President Gil!inghsm IL 'he
CHAIR and N. W. Piersop, secretary. Tho cru
ical report was read and received SO much Gilt
uism as did the farm Of OUT host.
The subject previously appointed Tor discus
sion was taken up. and the present road Is" LOT
this county dissected and denounced IN strong
terms by several members. After full acd
free discussion of tho subject 10 all its bearings
the following preamble and resolutions we're
adopted unanimously
Whereas an act to provide for working the
roads in the county of Fairfax, approved March
-, 1878, requires ''al road taxes provided tor
by this act to DO collected and accounted Tor
by tho county treasurer as other taxes are oy
law directed to be collected and accounted fo1;
for collecting and distributing the said taxes
he shall receive as compensation the same per
centum that is allowed for collecting and dis
trbuting the county levy" thereby making &C
additional expense to be paid out OF the county
funds, and causing delay Of between one and
two years before any moneys so assessed and
roads of the county; i: is therefore
Resolved, That We. the members of the
Woodlawn Agricultural Society, do disapprovo
of this mode Of collecting and distributing the
road taxes, first, on account of the length of
time that will necessarily intervene before the
road taxes assessed and collected can be made
available for working the public roads; secondly,
the additional cost of collecting and distributing
the road taxes will increase the expenses OF the
county without corresponding benefit; lastly,
farmers generally prefer working out their road
taxes, thereby obViaiiog the difficulty often ey-
perienced 10 paying such taxes in money.
Resolved, That We will most respecttuly and
earnestly petition our Legislature to so amend
the road law for Fairfsx county as to allow the
road taxes to be levied and paid as provided in
an act to provide for working and keeping in
oader the public roads 10 Fairfax county, ap.
proved March 90, 1876.
Resolved, That our road commissioners bo
requested to ask for no taxes to be levied for
road purposes, under the present law, in Mount
Vernon district.
1t was further resolved that committee OF
three be appointed to GALL public meeting Of
the citizens of this district and Of others inter
ested, to take into consideration the subject OF
road law for this county; that all Interested
in good roads ia every district in the county he
requested to unite with US 10 procuring law
that will enable us to improve our public roads,
The committee appointed for this district
were N. W. Pier5oD, +. e. Mason and Valen.
tine Baker
A meeting was called for Thursday. Novem.
Der IA, OF . o'clock p. NJ, at Gum Spring
school house.
A notice 10 the "GeZstte Of a meeting called
to take into consideration the State school tax
es, and how to secure their return was read and
the following uuanImousy adopted -
Resolved, That we cordially approve the
action taken by the citizens Of Alexandria 10
their endeavor TO seonre, ii possible, the return
from the State treasury Of the money paid by
the tax payers for school purposes. We will
earnestly cooperate with them 10 their efforts
to secure that end.
Captain Snowden made statement concern
ing tho restrictions placed upon farmers by the
market laws of Alexandria forbidding them to
sell, at RETAIL certain products OF their farms. a
committee of three was appointed to prepare and
present petition to the city authorities, asking
that the prohibitions be done away with and
that farmers bs allowed to sell tbs products of
their farms 10 any quantities, in the city market.
VIM. Fl. Snowdcn, w. Gipgham and H..
E. Mason are said committee.
Tho subject for discussion at the next meet
ing of the club is potatoes and their culture,
with w. G!liDghan as essayi5t.
After an unusually interesting and lengthy
session the club adjourned to meet at 4. r.
Roberts December