Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-01
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY

! CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY.
A. on adjourned meeting Of the Annual
General Meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, held at
the City Hall in the City Of Washington on
Tuesday las,, pursuan, TO public notice
The MAYOR of Washington in the Chair, and
ROBERT BARNARD. Secretary, the Resolutions,
! laid uuon the table at former meeting, were
taken up. Whereupon, 1t was
Resolved unanimously. That the President and Di.
reetors be, and they hereby. instructed to obtain
the assent of the Legislatures Of MARYLAND and Penn.
sylvana and of the Congress of the United States
the act ofthe General Assembly of Virginia. passed the
9th of February g. and entitled An further
to amehd The act Incorporating the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company"
The following resolution, moved by the Pre-
sident in behalf OF the Yresidrn, and Direo DTS,
being 4 under con siieration:
find be it further Resolued, That the President and
Directors be instructed to renew such memorials
parts OF memu,ials presented to the Congress of the
United States and to the Legislatures aforesaid during
the past Winter as relate to objects not provided for
by the aforesaid act Of the General Assembly Of Virgil
MIA"
The question upon this Resolution gave rise
10 considerable debate, touc hing principally the
expedrncy of asking for the power to purchase
lands, where deemed necessary to establish fer.
ries, SC. and resell the same or parts thereof in
which General Mason. General MERCER, and
Mr.. r. S. Co1E, took part.
The Mayor Of Alexandria moved to amend
the said resolution, BY adding ,hereunto the fol
lowing words:
"And SO far as, in relation to the purchase Of pro.
perry adjacent to the Canal, the sanctioned
and affirmed by the Report Of the General Committee,
appointed at the meeting of the Stockholders the
first day of June last and heretofore adopted by the
Stockholders 10
The amendment was agreed 10; and with this
anne nement the resolution was unanimously
agreed to.
The question was then stated on agreeing TO
the following Re,olu'Ion.
find be it further Resoiped That the President and
Directors be instructed ask the State of Pennsylva
MIA and the Congress of the United States for subscp
tons of stock to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal with
view to the commencement of the Western Sc 'tion
thereof and of the former, such further aid to the
object, in their wisdom they may deem it expe
d. mt 10 sor; and that the said President and Drec
obtain from the several parties to the Charter
ofthe company such modification thereof as may au.
horse them, with such funds and aids may be &C.
for that Weste
Section of the Chesapeake and OHIO Canal before the
completion of the Eastern Section thereof provided,
that such commencement be made without :he spe-
cia agreement ofthe Stockholders expressed gen.
eral meeting called consider the expediency thereof
or in one of the annual meetings of the Company"
Gen. MASON moved 10 postpone the further
consideration # the Resolution 10 the Annual
Meeting in June n x, aud delivered his senti-
mtu,s in support Of the motion: TO whom Gen
MERCER replied
The question upon Mr.. MAsoN's motion was
decided in the negative.
And the question being taken upon adopt
ing this resolution it was decided in the affrma-
tive.
The following reso!u ion then came up for
consideration, VIZ:
"Resoued That if it shall be the opinion of the Pre-.
siden and Directors: that they not authorized by
the charter of the Company to charge wharfage upon
such vassels and boats may lie at the wbarves and
moles constructed at the expense of the Company,
the basin at Rock creek, they he empowered, and in
struced to ask Of the Congress of the United States
such authority; provided, that wharfage be charge
able any canal boat which its passage through
the basin, any canal boat which does not deliver
the whole or part Of her cargo thereat which does
not remain in the said basin than forty Oh,
hours "
Tie MAYOR Of Georgetown moved TO am. nd
The following is the passage Of the Report refer