The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-08
fPUgLn No. 45.1


AN ACT to alter the Bridge and Draws
.;ross the Potomac, from Washington
City to Alexandris.
BE II enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives Of lhe United STATES of 4
meIicd in Congress assembled, That the
Corporation of Georgetown, in the District
OF Columbia, be, and they are hereby, au.
thorzed, within six months from the pass
ing Of this act. To form draw IN the bridge
leading from Washington City to AlcXan
dria, across the Potomac river, not less
than sixty six feet in length, nor less than
twelve feet wide; and for defrayng the
expense Of making said draw, the sum of
Elk thousand dollars be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated, out of any unappro
priated money in the Treasury
Sec. =. .4nd be II further enacted, That
the Washington Bridge Company shall
hereafter be required to keep eight reflect.
ing lamps, to be lighted during the night,
orwhlch four shall be at the principle draw,
two at the smaller draw, and one at each
end Of the bridge, the Company may, and
are hereby are, permitted to reduce the
width of the bridge to twenty-four feet
leaving four feet on one side Of said bridge
for foot passengers, which shall, by q
strong and sufficient railing, be separated
from the carriage way.
Sec. 3. find be IL Jiuther endcied. That, in
making said draw, the opposite side Of the
wsrps, above and below the bridge, shall
be curved offin circular form; and the side
of the spaces covered by said draw, shall
be sufficiently aud strongly planked up on
each side; and said Bridge Company shall
remove from the passage through it, all OBJ
struc,ions to safe navigation.
Sec. 4. find be ii further enacted, That, go
soon as the Secretary of War shall be fully
satisfied that the work contemplated by
this act to be done, under the superinten.
dence and authority Of the Cooperation OF
Georgetown, is properly and sufficiently
we'll done, and is entirely safe for the pass
ing Of wagons. then, and not before. shall
the appropriation herein, be paid, or SO
much Of the same as shall be sufficient to
meet the expenses of making said draw.
Sec. 5. find be Il further enacted, That
said Corporation Of Georgetown shall moi
interrupt the passage across said bridges
for longer period than sixty days, under
the penalty of paying to the Bridge Com
pany an ameunt equal to ten dollars, fol
each and every day over sixty days, tina
the passing Of said bridge may be inter
ruptsd.
Sec. 6. .And be t. further esaeted, That i
said Company shall refuse to the Corpora
ton of Georgetown the right to execute
the provisions Of this act, then the right
and provisions in favor Of said Company
secured BY the second section Of this &C,
shall be null and void, and Of no effect.
Sec. 7. .4nd be IL further enacted, That,
the said Company shall refuse to pcrmi
the alteration in the draw herein provide,
for, and shall within thirty days after th
passage Of this act notify the Corporation
of Georgetown Of such refusal, then thi
act, and every thing therein containec
shall cease to have effect.
Sec. 8. find be II further endctced, Tho
the Corporation Of Washington, in The sal
District of Columbia, be authorized TO for,
q dra,oin said bridge ouer the Eastern Chan
mel ofsaid rirtr, thirty fre feet ,cide; for phic
purpose the sum of ttoo thousand dollars
hereby appropriated, and is to be applied 4
the same manner, by The Corporation {
Washington, to the construction Of the sai
last mentioned drd,c, as the appropriate
IN the first section Of this act is TO be mdd
and applied by the Corporation Of Georg,
tolcn, TO the construction ofthe first mention
ed dra,r; and frihrr, that all the provision
ofthis act reiating to The first mentione
dra,o and the Corporation Of Georgetow,
shall apply 10 the draw last mentioned an
the Corporation Of Washington.
Sec. 9. .qnd be It further enacted. Tn
Nothing contained in his act shall be COZ
sidered as giring a construction to so mut
ofthe tenth and eierenh sections ofthe orr.
inal charter crsaid Bridge Company. as r
Iaies TO The construction Of drd,cs in sa,
bridge.
ANDREW STEVENSON.
Speaker ofthe House Of Representative
JOHN &. CALHOUN,
Jice President ofths United States an
President ofths Senate.
Approved, May ii, 1880.
ANDREW JACKSON.