Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-31

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Canal available; and whereas said Board OF
Public Works did in pursuance of said author
ity, so unite with said corporate authorities,
| and did by their joint vote and the vote OF Il
large majority Of the Stockholders of the Alex
andria Canal Company, authorize empower
and direct the President and Directors OF said
Canal Company 10 lease the said Canal for the
period of ninety nine years; and whereas the
said President and Directors, in pursuance OF
said authority did, on the sixteenth day OF
May, A. D. eighteen hundred and slxty-sX,
grant, lease and convey said Canal, its aque-
duct locks, banks, land, gates, anu buildings
unto the grantees therein named, upon certain
conditions and reservations therein set forth,
under which the Lessees have entered into,
possessed and repaired said canal, locks, aque-
duct and banks; therefore,
Belt enacted bythe General assembly Of tie
State Of Virginia, That the said grant lease
and conveyance be, and the same is hereby
sanctioned, ratified and confirmed, and the said
President and Directors of the Alexandria
Canal Company, by and with the concurrence
Of the corporate authorities of Alexandria, are
hereby authorized and empowered to execute
any and all other leases, agreements and con-
veyances that may become necessary to render
the said grant valid and effectual.
2 That the said LeSseeS and their associates,
their heirs and assignees are hereby authorized
and empowered to erect, build, operate and
maintain across the Potomac river, upon and
over the stone piers, upon which the aqueduct
now rests, new aQueduct Of wood, iron or
stone, and also, in coDjuction there with a
bridge of the same material, with one or more
ways for the passage Of persons, animals, wa
CONS and other vehicles: and also with one Or
more tracks or ways for the passage OF engines
and cars, with such other cOnvenlcnccS as arc
usual and necessary for railroad.
3. 1t shal be lawful tor the said les>ees, their
associates and successors to lay out, construct,
maintain and operate railroad across said
bridge, and from the Southern or Virginia end
Of the Aqueduct 10 the city or Alexandria,
and to connect at Alexandra with the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad, or with any or all
other railroads running to said city, as we'll a5
with any railroad running to the city OF George
town; and it shall be lawful for the said lcssces,
their associates and successors to lay out build,
maintaiA and operate said railroad upon the
bernie bank OF said canal, in whole or in part,
with power and authority 10 diverge thereirom
when and as often as may be necessary in or
der to obtain the best and most direct route be
tween said aqueduct and the city of Alcxan-
dria, provided however, that said railroad shall
not run through or occupy any street IN the
city of Alexandria without the consent OF the
corporate authorities of said city; nor shall the
said lessees or those claiming under them, con
struct build or operate under the provisions
Of this act or the act allowing the construction
''of branch roads," any railroad which does
not commence or terminate at the city or Alex
andria, and provided further that said railroad
shall not be so laid out constructed or operated
as to prevent the convenient and legitimate use
Of the said canal as canal; and for the trans
portatjon of persons and property by water.
T. 1t shall be lawful for said leSsoes, their
associates and successors to transport passen-
gers, freight and baggage over said railroad and
bridge, and to collect fare and tolls for the same,
or they may lease or convey said railroad and
BRIDGE or the right to use the same, subject,
however to all the rights Of the Alexandria Ga
nal Company, to any company, railroad or
railroads that may desire to make a connection
over the same, and they may have such other
powers, and under such restrictions as are pro-
vided in the general railroad laws Of the State
of Virginia. 1t is further provided that in case
the Alexandria Canal Company shall at any
time elect, as by the said lease they have the
right to do, to re-e enter and take possession OF
said Canal, they shall also have the right at
the same time to take possession or own and
possess the said railroad and bridge, with all
the appurtenanccs by first paying to the said
lessees the actual value OF the super added Or
super-inposed works, to be ascertaincd by ref
erees, to be equally chosen by the President and
Directors of the said Alexandria Canal Com
pany, and the lcssees or their representatives,
the said referees to chose an umpire if one
should become necessary in order to ascertain
such values; but if the said Canal Company,
when so re-enterng and reSumlng possession OF
the Canal, shall not elect SO to acquire the SAID
railroad and bridge, with the super-added and
super-imposed work, then said road, Will! al!
it's property rights and effects, shall be deemed
10 be and remain the property OF the essces
and their associates, their heirs and assgnees,
with full power to maintain and use the same,
until such time as the Canal Company may
elect 50 to acquire the same. The said lcssecs,
their successors and assigns, shall repair all
INJURIES and be liable for all damages which
may at any time be done to the canal by said
railroad, or which may be caused by the use OF
any Of the canal property, for the purposes OF
the railroad
5. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage.
Upon the conclusion of General Wells re-
marks, and after the reading of the amended
bill, L. B. Taylor, Esq, at the suggestion Of
some Of the gentlemen present, moved, that in
order to add weight and effect to the opinions
entertained by the meeting, it be resolved that
the bill as amended met the approval of all
who had heard it read, aud that the Lcgi>la-
ture be requested to grant the charter asked
for Mr. Taylor motion was seconded by Maj.
W. D. Corse, and adopted. with but the vote
of the President of the Board OF Aldermen re-
corded in the negative.
The CARRIERS OF THE GAZETTE ask us to
inform their friends that they will present them
tomorrow their New Years verscs-and to
solicit for them kind remembrance from those
to whom, drought rain, and sleet, and snow,
and hail, as we'll as in sunshine, they have
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