The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-16


AN ACT 10 au,ho'ise and empoweI the Cor
porstIon Of the City of Washington, 10 the
District Of Colombia, io drain the Low
Grounds on and near the Public Reserss-
,iohs, and to improve and ornament ceitain
parts Of such Reservation.
Be is enacted BY rae Senate and House Of
Rehreseniaiives Of the Unifed States Of .dnirr-
ia IN Congress assembled, That n shall be
lawiol for the Mayor, AIDE rmeD, and Com.
mon Council, Of the city of Washington, un.
del the direction Of the President oil the Uni.
ted States, and The said cor por alton IS hereby
-suthorized, when they shall deem II nccesss
~, 10 contract with the Washington Canal
Company, and obtain their consent, TO change
the pre- $ ent locstioD Of such paris ot The ca.
nal, passing through the said city, as lies be-
tween Second aud Seventh streets wesi, into
ench othe, course as shall mos, eicctoa'ly, IN
shei, opinion, drain and dry the low grounds
lyiug OH the borders Of Tyocr Geek
Sec 2. and be ii further enacted, That TO
c!fcc. TIC object aforesaid, end 10 fill up the
iow grounds on the borders OF the said canal,
10 ell, h manner as they msy provide by law,
She said corpor alton 10 hereby authorized and
empowered, alter having extended The public
,escs vssion, designated OH The plan Ut the
said city number ten. SO AS the whole hnu'h
aide thereof siril bind Oh the inc OF Pennsy!-
Santa Avenue and afier having caused 10 be
divided The said public reservation numbered
ten, excep. such part thereof Us has already
been sold, and also the public RESERVATIONS
Ounbeied eleven and twelve, into building
foix, TO sell apt dispose OF tho right OF the u
uted States Of, in, and to, the said lois, Of AZ.
number thet OF, laid of as pfo ., a. po.-
lie sale, on SUCH conditions ot imp owe" en ,
end on such terms, as ,he said corpo'n;i"t
shaii prescribe end the said corporation 's
further suthorized end empowered, ior the
purposes specified in this act, 10 cause to be
faid off. III such N sinner as the President OF
the United States may approve oil, two
tuusres, soa,h Of Pennsylvania Avenue, be.
1uoen rhlId ard Sixth streets wes', 10 front
on the line OF said avenue, from the jnncliou
of said SIKH street west and The said avenue,
to the junction OF Third street ives, With said
avenue ond also to lay OF, north 81 Ma y.
fsnd Avenue, tSo uniform and correspondent
suuares, and the said four squares, when SC
laid Of, 20 divide into building lots, and to
sell and dispose Of the light Of the United
States, OF, in, and to, such building lots, OF
any number thereof, q, public sale, on sueh
ns ,bo said 60, porston she'll prescribe bdt
no change shah be made IN tie direction OF
the said canal, unless the consent, IN wiring,
of tho President and Ducclo,s Of the Wash.
Iugton Csosl Company be brsi had shd OBJ
,ained and The change that shall be made,
in pursuance u any contract that Hoy be Gu
sered into unde, this act, shall be made by
The .sid company out oil the moneys TO 10
paiI to the said company BY The laid corpora
tion end the said company shall, da'ins the
time the proposed al,e alton is in progress,
be en,i,ed 10 receive the same rates OF wharf
age ,ha, are secured TO them by any fo'mer
&C, or ac,s bu, 10 lending shall be pei miited
for The poses Of wharfsge between the
Yves, aide OF Third aud the cast sdc oil Sixth
s,reets west.
sec. 6 .1,ad Be f(urfhsr enacted, That, up
on the psymen, oil the purchase money, and
upon the compliance with The condiuons o'
Improvement by the purchaser or pusehsaefs .
or III, or their heirs Or assigns, the Mayor ol
iae ssid city, fcr the tine being, shalt be, and
be is hereby, empowered TO execute deco
or deeds i0 fee TO such purchasef or pufeha'
eers, his or their heirs or assigns, under his
Rand and the seal Of the said corporation
which deed or deeds shall be recorded among
the Ind records oi tho coun y OF Washington
within the time prescribed for the recording
oG eonvoysnees Of real es,s,es.
sec 8 .snd be H Jxriksv enoefs3, Th'
II, after the aforesaid objects shall be effected
balance shsll remain unexpcnded IN thu
hands oi the ssid corporation, IRON the p'o
seeds Of The said lots, the said corporation y
ru,ho,i ICED end empowered TO appropriate sn'
spply, { on time to time, as the same ma
be collected, the whole or any part oi 'Us1
balqrcs, 10 enclosing plsn,iue, or gbefw'r