Daily American organ., 1856-04-04
CITY lNTEIlIIt4ENCE.

Richard Carter, 4Os Massachusetts, avenue. and
John r. White. 6i9 New Jersey avenue, are the
joint and sole agents for the American Organ in
this city and Georgetown. Orders for the paper
left at the stores Of r NJ Pearson, Esq, Island
Hall; Josiah venable, ESQ, near the Navy Yard !;
Welsh Wilson, Georgetown; or with the agents,
win be attended 20.
- HENRY BorER, at No. 2ls, Duke street.
Alexandria is agent for the delivery Of the Daily
Orgaa in Alexandria. Orders NAV be left with
Henry Mansfield, Tobscconist, on Royal Street.
between King and Cameron streets.
WAsHlxGroS, PoRr or ESrRY-From the re-
port Of the late proceedings in the Board of Com
mon Council 1t viii be seen that Mr.. Smith, of the
7th Ward, has introduced a resolution, instructing
those intruted with the interests Of the corpora
ton before Congress TO press upon that body the
passage Of . law making Washing port Of entry
From authentic sources OF information at the com
mand Of all, il will be found that the tonnage of
ntts port u tsccs that of Georgetown IL Is not
meet that the larger should be subject to the
smaller.
Now that nearly every State has demanded
custo house for nearly every commercial town, 1t
is not unlikely that the subject of having one here
) will be agilsted again. II Congress should ever
be liberal enough to grant one, where should it
be locatedy This city is about near to George
town az Georgetown is to this city. IL would be
quite as easy for merchants to make their " exits
and their entrances" from Washington as well as
q present arranged, as long as the business must
be done by deputy.
We are not of those who would excite or cher
ish jealousies between the two cities. There has
been so much already, that their efforts In matters
OF general concera have been neutralzed Even
now our neighbors are warning upon bridge that
has done them no harm, the destruction of which
would be of incaculable injury to the fairest por-
ton of our city,
The war going on not being one of our seeking,
this community should look early to number one
The Potomac trade is certainly greater than that
Of some rivers to which Congress has granted Gus
hom,houses. There should be one in the District,
and tor reasons given above il should be in the
city. Let our citizens have an eye to this very
important subject. II our neighbors get the adj
vantage In the bridge, let us get ahead of them in
the custom house.
IhPROvEMENT OF THE PoToMAc.--H the fats
above the bridge necessary to the channel with
what prOprety can the bridge which caused said
fats be called a nuisance9 Answer me that,
Master Brooke"
An elaborate report from the Typographical Bu-
reaa shows the causes of obstruction to the navi-
cation OF the Potomac, and means of removal -
The report assumes that the extensive shoal in
front of the city, In the middle OF the river Is me-
cessary to their being any wedefned channel in
this part OF the river; therefore only such modif-
cations of its form will be alluded to as it Is thought
have been or may be caused by artificial means
The improvements indicated are deepening of
the Georgetown channel opposite the end Of the
shoal extending from Analostan island, general
widening of the chameleon the Washington side,
and an increase of the volume of the water flowing
through 1t. The two improvements could proba-
bly, be accomplished by the works now indicated,
viz:
lst Remove Easby's wharf and trim off the
point, as this has tendency to defect the current
to the opposite side.
ID. Construct cutwater at a suitable distance
above the Long bridge, its sides pointing towards
the two extremties Of the causeway, and 80 placed
that It shall regulate the quantity Of water which
1t is desirablesthal flow down such channel.
Sd. Remove about wo-thirds of the causeway
nearest to the Washington side, leaving only so
much of it every hundred feet as may serve for
piers, or foundations for piers, to wooded bridge
thus, by giving increased waterway, facilitating
the free flow Of water through that channel
4th. The Potomac being tidal stream, remove
such shoals and widen such parts of the channel
both above and below the bridge, as now tend to
arrest the ascent of the tidal wave
The estimates of all the work above the bridge
are as follows
For the purchase and removal of Easby's
wharf $4,000
construction OF pile cut-water $4,000
Removal Of causeway 5000
Repairing causeway by bridge l5,40o
Constructing piers to bridge 12.Ooo
Dedge-boat and scows 1900
working same Tor two years 10000
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