Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-03-29
LUCAL ITEMS.

| MEETING ~ THE CoRS ExcHASGa---A
: meetju7 Of merchants and business men VIA.
| held at the Corn Exchange yesterday, I'll
noon. for the PURPOSE Il adop:ing renon-
! straucn 10 the L>g!>i;inre against the pas
| SAGE Of IL bill proposed to he offered in that
! bGlv ior q Railroad cgnurctun between
: Winchester aud StraSLurg.
! Jas Il. McIeish ."as called TO: he Chair,
aud synIa:ued the object OF the meeting.
! C1en. g. Fowle offered the following reso-
lut.ors prefacins them with sUtne cxplana-
tory remarks, and urging prompt action in
: the premises:
! Rcsoircd That the Railroad connection between
! Stra sbure and Winchester, projected by the Alex
! andria Lvudoun and Hampshire Railroad Com
! pany, is i'll every view opposed to the commercial
! iuteresis OF Alexandria, and must necessarily lead
to results highly injurious to her welfare, and 10
that of the State oi Virginia.
R.Soirrd That our Senator nnl Delegate be re-
uueslad To lse every honorable means 10 prevent
! Railroad connection between the ponts designs.
ted, or my other CONNECTION whatever, III any aad
every form whatever.
i!tsoinsi, That from what we know of the feel
iugs OF this community upon this subject, we are
satisfied that the foregoing resolutions express
the sentiment uI large majority OF our fellow
citizens.
Resuicad. That ------- he requested 10 hand
). copy Of these resolution TO Senator and Dele
gate, and to every effort Ia hi" p""er TO carry
out their object.
R-s"ire.i That ia the event OF the absence
unwi!iiIgness vi our Senator Delegate 10 act
in the matter - be authorized /" bring II
before Tue Legislature through such other medium
rs hr may deem best.
Tie passage Of the resolutions WAS advo-
, Gated by YIN. II. Fowic. Z. +. Sntte, Il. NJ.
Smith, and MorI"n Maiyc, and the hin,lks
in the LIN and 9th resolutions, Oh motion of
G. +. Suite, being HE'D with the maine Of
| Wrn. H. FowIe, the question was taken on
their adoption, and carried mean con.
The meeting then adjourned.
Pu.rT Law. la act Ia umcnd The at to
an,cnd Ahc piioi lars in 9rgori 10 lie 20.
honlac rifer. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly, That the frs! section OF an ACT
10 amend the act 10 ameni the Pilot Laws
in regard IL the Potomac River, passed
March %. 1860, pc repealed and re-@nactc,
50 rs 10 read - follows:
SEcrIoN |. That the county court of Alex
andria county shall appoint five suitable
persons 10 constitute = board Of commission
crs TO examine persons applying for branch
es as pilots ior the river Potomac. The said
bard when appointed, shall meet iii Alex
antri;r, and shall continue in Office Tor three
Years from the dates of their appointment
Respectively: Every person applying to said
beard to he licensed az brancl. pilot, shall
satisfy them OF his citizenship and Of his
good character. and the said board shall not
appoin: or iiccuse any person unless they are
fully satisfied tliat he qualified by service and
experience u :t,:t rs II pilot for the Potomac
river. Said board shall take bond with good
and sufficient surety from every person they
may license as su@h pilot, in The penalty OF
Iiva hundred dollars Tor the faithful discharge
Of MS duly, w;,;@!I they shall return 70 the
clerk u ;Ac c"umty court of Alexandria
comnty. 10 he by him flied. They SHALL be
allowed u lee OF five dollars for each person
tnrv shall - license The said bends shall
be renewed every year, and the b'arl shall
from time 10 tiac decide how many pilots
are necessary.
BE it further cnactal That the third sec
ton of said act be repealed and rc-enac!ed
50 a. 10 read as follows
SECTION The said pilots are authorized
IL receive and collect from vessels bound 10
or !rom sea, pliaEage at the following rates,
10 sit: OH !icensc'; ooa;tln% vessels III ere
hundred and iit1y tens or less, nirc cents per
ten, ami more than one hundred ani lilly
tH:i%---Il a4surcmcnt-scEen cents per tun,and
not u:a"1 chan - per foot up, and Sl.'3
yer foot down the river on all other vessels,
for III" entire distance between point bear
ing southwest from Polnt laokcui and Alex
and:i@, and every ressr! spoken 10y such
pilna batween said point aud Ragged Point,
M nj ! Alexandria unJ refusing him SHALL