The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-15
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Having this day received the re oor,s oil
the commissioners appointed by the
legislature Of our state TO survey the
routes of canals from the Potomac and
Sosquehanna rivers 10 Bal,imere-and
arrangements having been made for their
immediate publication FOR the informa.
ton OF our citizens-aDd believing the
subjects Of such Importance to the civ
should not be acted on without giving
every opportunity of Obtaining the most
accurate and correct information-I have
deemed it expedient TO postpone the
public meeting intended TO be held on
Saturday next, and therefore hereby give
notice,
That meeting oiihe citizens general
ly will be held al tn, Exchange on Satur.
dsyss he 20lh lnsi. at IL O'clock, for the
purpose of considering and determining
on the propriety of sending delegate. to
ne legislature upon the subject OF both
lheSusquehana ard Potomac canals.
EDWS. JOHNSON,
Mayor Of the city OF Baltimore.
9th Dec. 1925
NOTICE.
All those persons vino are friendly to
the measure of uuIung The waters of the
Ohio and the Chesapeake a, Baltimore.
by mcaps Of the Potomac canal. leading
through the district Of Columbia, are
especially invucd,o attend meeting
III the city court room at the, court house,
on Monday evening next at s O'Clock.
NOTICE.
The mayor Of the city bavine called o
meeting Of The citizens generally IN Sa..
turdey the 90,h inst To- consider the pro.
prieiy of Seeding delegations TO Annapolis
OH the subject OF both the Potomac and
Susquehena canals. it vas TO have been
expected that tie friends Of the PotoD,ac
canal in Baltimore would have been con.
tented TO wait The result ofthst meeting
but they have thought proper TO insert
The following cat! in the Gazette of this
afternoon /:
NOTICE.
All those persons who are friendly TO
the measure of uniting the waters Of the
Ohio and The Chesapeake az Baltimore By
means Of the Potomac canal, LEADING
through the district Of Columbia, are
respectfully invited to attend meeting
in the city court room at the court house
on Monday evening next at 8 O'clock"
II is TO be hoped that no friend to the
CITY OF Baltimore, or to the Susquehanna
canal. CT that any person who has respect
TO the constituted authorities of the CITY.
or 10 a far and impartial examination of
the merits of the two canals, will attend
this eeting
The authors OF this notice take the IL.
berty OF informing their fellow citizens
that the first meeting called by the mayor
was al the request Of three or four per.
sons avowediy friendly to the Potomac in
otfosifion TO the SuSqHehannah canal
and that the mayor upon application
thought it advisable to postpone the meet.
ing for The purpose of giving to the
whole people an opportunity Of being
informed on both subjects. To this plan
no person friendly to candid and honest
Investigating ought to object-especially
as it's well known the legislature OF the
state will not act upon the subject till af.
Ter the Christmss recess
II is therefore again rcqHesfrd thar no
hcrson 7vW attend me meeting on Mondav
avho is not decidedly friend 10 the Pofo.
mac canal in ohho~ifion 10 tie Svsque.
hanna. By thus means we shall be able
to discover tie True and real strength OF
the Potomac harty IL BALT1MoRe.
BALI. Dec ID, 1928. r. w.