Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-16
EOl e. NEWS.
! THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 16.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE 80 y sSsrs NJ
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chamber Of the Board Sof Aldermen, at =
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In the chamber ef the board OF Aiderllnseii' -
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lonpany,sa'e efdtn@estsng ,0ssentgb1s1a ~
GENTLEMRN:-Onsth the 10th day of M ay,.iD y.
eighteen hundred and 81 tys SIX, Messrs Qulgl
Wells and DUNCAN, became, as you are aware,
the Lessees of the Alexandria Canal, fol-. the pc
Rod of ninety nine years, from that date, upon
the terms and conditions embodied in ~ lease,
the most important of which was that they
then in the eustody of the Government, put the
same in repair, and Keep it IN that condlsloh.
Onthe 9TH Gay OF = une looo !, as ies,J i:a
of the Canal Company with the Lesseel app1 1e
t. the Seeretary o. to the
Lessees-he replied tn at no mad no ,alsponsltion
to retain the property day longer IMAM the le.
cessties OF tne uovefhlies Du ~. tiiSS
the Long Bridge was out OF oruer, ana IL woul9
be necessary to hold the Aqueduct until travei
over that bridge could be resumed.
The Lessees, DeieVing that possession wouiu
soon be given, procured from the secretary an
order, allowing them to commence repairs, on
condition. that In passage OF government traHs
once commenced work along the whole length
of the Canal. Applying at the same tune, TO
Congress, for an appropriation to repair Long
Bridge JOINT resolution, approprlatihg Ten
thousand dollars for that OBJECT was at once
passed by, the House Of Representatives, but
was DELAYED in the Senate Committee by~the
opposition of certain parties, WhoWere untaVor-
able to the opening sofE the Alexandrla Canal,
and who alleged that the bridge could not be
repaired for the sum named, but thatitWould
require at least SEC; 0oO to open Long Bridgeto
Y It'll II H. e., <h<.Sk,
Lessees appearea
ate LGsds
feIerrea IA
~ apnTnnration wassat once
aoei ',,;on anora HI and On tho .. day
lepofteu tpd ;aiIt osa{ion Waa nassaa and he.
1 tnv NE o;slev5tookp fhe Snnern
ea.lde ~ Which were comnIeted.
teu9sss - sne ,1a ba br m n 97th
ana Teams paSsee oyer sn1 4t oii -
gay OF . Wy lo lou, .g.1 5,ss.. 8 80
On the second day thereafter, OF the same =?
month, b g. french, Superintenaent OF II fI v3a
SuIlalnsS cerSnsl 20 lug - "a
that tTayel over II hsd oeen resumed
Armed win IT. Inc iesssAI again gam applied lo1
possession OF tne pus Mefe stl1 t
That 1t was not certain that IL m'ght NOT SUN %
necessary to retain the use OF the Aqueduct Tor
for Government purposes, which answer, it is
believed, was, to some extent. induced by. rep
resentations made BY the enemies Of the Alex
andria Canal, that the repairs on the draw were
rot substantial, and the work was likely to soon