Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-26
AN ACT

AN ACT
To amend an act ent.ed Gan act to incorporate acom-
pany for making certain turnpike road inthe couh-
ty of Alexandra" passed 18th July, 1878
Whereas, by an act, entitled Gan act incorpo-
rating company to establish turnpike road
from Wiley's tavern, in the county OF Fairfax
to a point of intersection on the Little river
turnpike road, or on the line of the District
of Columbia" passed by the General Assem-
bly Of the State Of Virginia, it is provided,
that, the company thereby incorporated, may,
at their discretion, locate their said road, SO
as TO intersect the Little river turnpike road,
or the line Of the District Of Columbia, IN the
latter case Of intersecting the line Of the Dis
1rict Of Columbia, the said road may terminate
at some distance from the town OF Alexa ndrla
BE aenacted By The Senate and House OF f'fpre-
ssnfatires ofhis United STATES Of .araerica IN Con-
syesS assembled, That the Commissioners 10 De
appointed, under the act Of Congress, to hich
This is an amendment, for locating and m ARK
ing the road therein mentioned, shall have pow
er TO lay out the same, from any poln: oil inter
section on the line Of the District oil Columbia,
(if the said Virginia Company shall so 'o' ae
their road, to such point in the line OF the cor
poration Of Alexandria, as they, in their Juog-
1nent. NAV think fit. And the said company, IN
cornorated BY the act to which this is an amend
ment, az their annual meeting in March, shall
elect. from among the stockholders. President
and four Directors, to manage the concerns OF
the company, for one year, and until others are
appointed in their place.
SEC. 2 find bent further enacted, That the rates
of toll heretofore fixed by the said act, shall be
considered as the rates'for two miles; and that
the company shall have power to demand and
receive, in the same proportion, for greater
or less distance: Proridsd, The tolls to be col
lec,ed thereon, shall not exceed the rate OF tolls
on the Little river turnpike road, for the like
distance And that Hugh Smith, Robert l..
TAYLOR, Richard NJ. Scott, John c. Vowel,
Thomas Vowel, Thomas Sanford, William
Eowle, Humphrey Peake, and Francis Peyton,
be added TO the Commissioners named in the
said act, for taking subscriptions to the said
stock.
Sec. 5. find be IL further enacted, That if, at
any time hereafter, the said road shall become
free, under the provisions Of the said act, then,
and in that case, the levy court Of the county oil
Alexandria shall thereafter keep the said road
in repair, at the expense Of the said county.
Passed both Houses goth May, 1926, and ap.
proved by the President.
An estimate of the amount, and of the in
crease of travel, may be made from a list pub
Ished in late Geneva(N W Gazette, of foul
daily lines, which pass east and west through
that village from Albany, enc daily line be
tween that place and New-York, via Ithaca, ont
daily between that place and Lyons, one tire,
times week 10 Bath, and another three time
aweek 10 Newark, on the canal. The averag
number Of passengers arriving and departing
daily, (says the Gazette) canno! be short OF Sc,
enty, amounting in year to the round numoe
of trenty sir laoasond persons that pas
through Geneva in stage coaches.