Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-14

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having, by an act passed at the last Session, authorized
the President "to be erected upon the site Of
me present Bridge, good and sufficient Bridge across
me Ttcer Potomac, OF such Materials and upon such
plan OF construction he shall approve direct" Pro
PosALs are now invited for suitable DESIGN for the
same.
The width Of the river the site referred TO is about
Il22 yards The bank the side adjoining tho
City, rises gradually above the level of the river at high
water that on the western side is low flat The
tern channel the bank and 222 yards ydc the
western channel is the western bank and is $50
yards wide; the distance between these two channels is
1850 yards OF which, for distance of $50 yards the depth
OF water at low water, does exceed l2 feet and for
distance oil 800 yards the depth in what is called the
middle or blind channel, does not exceed feet. Tho
greatest depth of water in the channel is about
ieet and in the western about % feet low water The
greatest rise of tide may be about feet The shallow
part of the river flows bottom of mud and sand of
various depths. The bottom the western channel is
gravel and that of the eastern channel sand
Inc Bridge must not be less than 36 feet wde for road
and foot-ways The law requires that shall be SO con-
struced to have each channel draw suitable for the
sale passage OF vessels OF the largest
the Potomac river above the Bridge on each Side Of
the draw; and al suitable distance tereom an arch of
Sumcent elevation TO admit the passage under the Of
an ordinary steamboat The draw the eastern channel
TO be not less than 30 feet and at the channel
less than GO feet.
The law also directs, that i'm the selection of mate sts
and in the construction of the Bridge draws and arches
all practicable attention shall be had to the preservation
the navigation OF the river
For more particular information application NAV be made
TO Lit Col kearney, the U 5. Engineer charge ofthe
work, and by post under the Secretary of the
Treasury.
premium of two hundred dollars will be paid for the
design which shall be approved tits requested that any
designs which may be offered be transmitted the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, before the 10th of October
next LOUIS McLANE,
- Secretary the Treasury.
TREAS JRY DEPARTMENT, 2lst August 1882
Septcmber7 35-6t
NOTlCE.-l offer for sale the property which hold al
Louisa Court House peculiar situation is such
as well as its unusual advantages, that description of
them would make advertisement too long The build
ings are OF wood, and would require 10 i'm
them, say from thousand fifteen hundred dol
lars TO make them sufficient all the advantages which
pertain TO the property The land is ordinary quality
but In high state of Improvement The tract contains
3s2 IL acres The whole of that which cleared is in
very fine lth il likewise contains that which is not COM
mon to such establishments, superabundance of farm
timber and fire wood Should the seasons be congeniaI
the hay crop, which will be made this year. is worth
not less thousand dollars and be sold directly
al nome The land, like other land which requires cui-
uVauon anu Improvement, and TO be taken of, 10
ADAPTED 10 any crop which belongs climate in Vr
gina-laude SO l2 dcgrees-and the soil is susceptible
oy The application OF those which easily and rea
Oily TO be had, if there capitalists TO purchase The
place, tho called Louisa Court House is deemeda village
and by many individuals it is thought could be made much
larger II the owner OF the land would lay of in lots. The
cost 10 me purchasers, IN copartnership, originally
twenty-five thousand dollars, in the year 1917 or IS
The expenditures and subsequent improvements have
been very considerable al all make the sum at
this period equal TO thirty thousand dollars for the whole:
anu the profits which annually this dull period az
wen as the very many bad ot ete] crop years. has paid
more than per centum aud the purchaser should think
that 1t were TO his interest, after examining the peculiar
advantages which the property has, would bring inter-
est oil more than IL l2 per centum.The subscriber in
inc absence OF those which avail
himself OF all the advantages which necessary is in
duced TO offer il for sae.Iis situated the main road
leading from Richmond north and north west about SO
miles from Rchmond and the stage road called tho
Louisa and Orange ne and is in the direction to Charottes
vile, distant from that place the present road So miles
but the more direct route is by the Green springs the
waters OF which were formerly much resored TO- and
held in high repute-They, however, are the property
OF Dr. James Nj Morris ana resorted to as pub
lie watering place.
II is presumed that the place offered for sale is general
~ known IN Virginia, II not in other States; and the sub
scrber confidently and in good faith recommends il as an
exceedingly valuable and heahful situation Reference
10 the subscriber for further particulars either by letter or
IN person. must be Louisa Court House, Va
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