Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24

BY adding the number of dwellings erected since the
last Of june $780, to those returned by the census and
multiplying by the of each ward it viii be that
the present population of the city is nearly 0O0 and
the prospect the number Of dwellings be erected before
the year closes this number will be much increased In
other respects the city is advancing in many ways, by
pulling down and rebuilding many houses and embelsh
ing stores erection and enlargement Of factories
in various places among which may be mentioned the
iron and machine shops of McKinsry Rider and Cath
cart; the saving and planning shops of Van Riswck,
Ager Mclean, Baldwin, and Byrd the foundries Of
the sneders and the shops of Buckingham and others in
the smith line At the shpyard of Mr. Page there have
been built FIVE steamboats, four Of which are now aAoat
and large the stocks; and at the yards OF
Easily and Lambeu much is done in building and repair
ing vessels which taken out Of the by marine
railways These, with many minor establishments give
employ to great number Of persons, and produce
home market he best Of all markets for the farmers
around The improvements Of streets by paving grading
&C. keep pace with the others Great inconvenience
suits to the city from the destruction Of portion Of the
Potomac Bridge by the great fcshet and which trust
viii be repaired and again made passable This is
due the city well the turnpike companies in
Virginia which lead to it, the travel which is cut
off When permanent repair is made it should be by
raising the bridge making the openings wide enough be-
tween the piers to pass all the drift wood in time
freshets instead of arrestng and dammng back the
feet the injury of Georgetown and the
portion Of the city The bridge itself should be
constructed to afford railway it. and which rail-
road easily be continued from the end of the bridge
at 14h street. around the squares facing the river and
the Monument square to 10Th street. the canal and
along the south side Of the canal eastward to point near
Maryland avenue The extension of the excavation OF
the canal 18th and to the end Of 18th street
wharf ought to be expedited to admit vessels loaded
with lumber coal &cup the canal TO 18th street. and
ultimately up the market for which provision should
be Immediately made for draw 14th street bridge,
which absolutely necessary for the admission Of vessels
Of moderate draught laden with coal, lumber, wood,
oysters grain &c. increasing the trade the city and
also the revenue from wharfage TO very great extent
This trade would necessarily benefit the shopkeepers and
others This is evident from the fact of the great many
vessels which through the citdrav to the mouth
Of the Tber and whose cargoes have be scowed
up Nor is this surmise, for the time Of writing
this there schooners at the mouth of the Tber
that could all up the wharves along the canal,
producing lively and active trade; these, some Of
them, might obtain return freight Of Cumberland COAL
bricks, &C. In the neighborhood Of the city for many
miles around extensive improvements making by cul
tvators their farms and old wornout land brought into
use. ]. SESSF0RD.
WASHINGTON JuLr 10 1852.