Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-25

fiwe,tth Of March, in the ian- jeaf; eolfitd'
,nq compact preyioaily e,aelca Ito Dew e
The two .itaIrs; fioGa which IL afps-fs, Wat
mong olhrr Aipsiatioss snsfIsl mt p'swee
4he ttates of sNmg.n.a anu Nistyla"d, u ihei
romm,:fonrrs. appointed for.thas n'potc, itss a
greed, - the citizens OF each lta'e' fcsPscuveiy
lhal. have full ptopesty IN the floies o. fotoinA
river, adjoining Their lands, with all the cmoiu
ments ard advantages thsreunio belonging, al
the priviledge OF ulaking wharves and other I'm
a,oyements. 70 as not TO obasu:l or injufe tn
navigation OF the rver.
II ooes not appear to your committee, tnattn
sSfHbisqaenr crGi in made by the two contracting
4 part.es, OF ten miles lqu&re, lying on both ilde
Of rhe river, under the hfft article OF the conni
tution OF tie 1nited States, 10 VIII: BY an &C
OF The Vagina AGemply, paiisd the tnhd day .
December, 1897, and by an act OF the aiSeinVl)
Of MARY lana, pea;i' the Nineteenth day OF ths
fame month in any degree lmPaif' the compact
prey,esly made by the Two contracting itatss
bnr THAI the United States received the t-sriIoty
fubisct to the conditions preyionay imPoied b}
the iofm.r peaaRors.
FL Jnaer this .mpfefion, your committee conilder.
ed il matter OF the fl It importance, In the de-
ciaon OF this oacition Iaqliis, WHISTLER ths
tack aiIamed by ,n4 eountcr. pstiionefs. that ,h'
ere tien OF bridgF VIII ooftrucr the navigation
| of the river aboselit, IS founded In truth 40
| exar.n;.g this part of the iabjset, your. com.
n,itcc c ,ud avail fhemiclyes ot,no Other eyi
|dcpcc than luch as is dawn iiom analogy.
} IL appea.ed to them that the election of pier:
2:1 The ,iyer, at The p4ace contemplated for the
ic;te OF the 5riig:, TAR from having the efcft Of
aoccsisniag deppftion or earthly mater, and
e hing the chsnneIb would rathef have a tes5cn.
cy to keep the CHANNEL open. by the inesealel
welocity Of the water p.filg down the main
shanneloF the ryer, between The tWo pietswhich
is~leemed practicable 10 erect, on each Ede ofis.
| l, .k.wilc appeared to them, if thu erection o:
th, caufeway Ffiom M atoms island, eoPpoGte
| GeMeetewn, 10 the Virginia fhore, would pro.
dnce a,a,8Ict expected from il, Of improving
III, navigation Of the river, BY means of throw
T inp the whole bo1y OF TIC waer OF thearycr i.s-
| narrower ccmpass. lncreahng its velocity and
! thereby fweeping cut deeper channel, the fam,
,sela!t might realonably be expected from throw.
ius greater qasn'ua and force ct wa'ef into t1s
main channel Of 4he liver, between the two pier:
which would iuppors the bridge acrofs the chan
/ mel.
Your committee find that Tie Legislature O
| Msrysand paH.d law, on the zeth OF Decem
Der. 1901, previous to the afanlption OF Jnril
diaion over the territory, by the United ossses
| authorizing the erection of bridge at, or near
/ Georgetown as the river Potomac is naviga5it
above the town Of Georsesown, your committee
! conider the paG4ge OF tEat law.as exp'etlye O
an opinion, by the leglatute Of Maryland: thai
!! the erection of bfiass below the head OF tide
water. is nos fuch an obRruceion or injury as is
prohhted by the articles OF compact between
4 the two Aates Aud as that arm OF the rlvc'
potomac,s between Malon's nland and the NHgi
MIA f1ore, was nayigabIe previousto the buiidiHe
of the gateway acro(s that branch OF the river,
your. committee have coEGdered the law, Paiiec
at the lat let1ion of congcls. authorizing thu
erection of that gateway, az declarstoIv OF The
right OF The leg aature OF the United States mot
withdrawing the compact between Virginia and
Maryland) to occlude in degree, the hayiga
tion of the river within their jur'ie'ction.
sIfa bridge can be erected, with tnch draw a
will admit the free paaage of vefics OF any bur
then, for which there is depth OF water In ths
chanae, yeur committee do not eonslder the pal
fling a,!sw to authorize fuch bridge, under pro
per reltrictions, as any violation OF The ccn'pac'
before mentioned and from the beit iRtnrnlau
on they have bern able TO obtain on 'h's Ps'"'
it feems very practicable TO erect of'dgs ac' Oh
the river Potomac, with draw which will per
nit the paGlge OF vtGeis, without much desen
ton.
/ On tie fecond point, whether the benefit tf
the public would be 10 great az 20 counter ia
lance the inconvenience which might eventually
refult to individuals from authorizing this n'sa
(ure , your committee have he'd lei difficulty II
forming their opnion. From a furyey fad tt
be an accurate one, with which the committee
have been furnihcd, it appears thar the diisane'
from Alexandra 10 Georgetown Including th'
riyefj by the preient routels eight miles, AND
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