Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-17
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"a Sk tllS.
Tho isc! lhs. the piers Ct tho Georgetown
rq1edac: Gro The property c! Virginia canal
company has irs: become knoSa 10 most Of The
people of the District, who have been under
the mistaken impression hs. they belonged
either 10 tho goVcrpMen. OF the United States
or to the Chess2ctk, and Odio Canal Company.
Tie lubj;c. is now bFiag ia7csllgstrd BY Il. /.
Birchest and Il. a. B,ilcy, clerks detailed BY
the Treasury Department OF tic U al,ei States
fer this purpose. Tho Chesapeake snd Ohio
C.nal Company vas designed to servo the com.
mcrcal advantage Of ell the Dlstrjc! cities.
GcareotcTn vas tho terminus OF tho main lne
ytc corporation Of Wsshington 10 1881 bought
tho pre- existing Washington cinsl end Designed
it to carry tho boats from the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal through tho city and over to tn 0
Eastern Branch. Alexandria was at frs. 10
tended to be supplied by canal di7srging from
the Chesapeake ard Ohio Canal 90 tho Viz
gluia side, near the Little falls, the boats CROSS
log the liver there without 40 squeGu,t; but it
vas finally determined 10 carry the canal scToss
tho river by an squeduct at Georgetown, and in
tho summer OF 1880 the Alexandra Csnal Com
pany vas oIganizad, and between November.
1881, and November l6. 18Th. tho town OF
hleSandIia subscribed 100000 toward the
canal, which luns irop the Chesapeake ard
Ohio Canal at Bridge street, Georgetown, to
the Potomac river ct Montgomery street. Alex
and!ia passing by tquadGc,s over the Potomac
river and over -Four Mile run While the anal
was b:ifg dug through Alexandria county the
Potomac aqueduct, whose massive character
HIS recently b,cn described in this correspon-
deIc,, vas in progress CT construction. Uon
gress. while This work was in progress, directed
the Secretary Ct the Treasury. by act approved
March 3, 1887. upon the deposi! with him Of
| tho stock hsld by tic city ct Atxaatria 10 The
| Alexandria Ca1al Company, With proper or
| rangemea!s aud clnveys1cas thereof from tho
| corporation authorizes Of tho city Of Alxa1-
dria. TO adeaGca from tirlo TO tine tho sum CT
5000 600 10 order 10 clmp'c:e Ihe canal.
The coumcu COuacil Of Alexandra on tho
18Th ct April. 1887. ordered that The mayor,
Oh behalf Of the Common Ccusc ct Alcxaa-
dIia t. daGosi in the hands OF tho S, cretary Of
the Treasury of the Uoited the Certificates ct
stock in the Ai;x.Lliia Cuual Company bold
BY lho Ccmnoo CouLcil, So required by tho G.;
OF Congress OF the 3 Of Msrch, 1887 contain
ins the appropriation for the Continuation Of
| tbs AlyX:uiris Canal This, however, did
not suit the Trets1ry Department, which do,
| mard,d Gro:hir mode ct transfer. TEcro was
W u ~ hiUu bl Cu0Gty
aaco demanded by the subordinate officer OF the
| treasury, and liasi'y on the i:h of April, 1887,
they made TIC following order IS a cJwprCmist:
That The mayer. on behalf Of the Common
Courti Of AItxardtis, do deposit in tho ha1ds
Of the s cretnry Of III, Treasury = Of
| steel; &c u ard iu,thar that
the mayor be. ard he is hcrUky, authcriz aud
directed 10 EXECUTE nCd deliver gl proper and
compctt nt its rlncus aud oJnvty4rces 10 law
to yes: said stock 10 the Secretary of tho Treas
u y or his SUCCESSORS 10 ciGc, Ter Cd ! 10 behalf
| OF tho u lated States, to be held 10 trust upon
the same terms AID uoldioaG in all respects as
tho stocks htll 10 tao Chesapeake and 0 lio
Canal Company by tho several cities of this
District wuro required TO BIO held in snd by vir-
| tuo Of tho act approved jane T. 1886, entitled
AN &C! for The relief Of sevrrsl corporSta oiios
| Of The iiatrict Of Colnmbin''. 1homalter and
ell pannra connected With it YVES placed in thslge
OF tho committee representing the interests of
! hleIandris bsfore the next Congress. There
was charge il the administration. Tho new
secretary did not demand tho hypolhecstion OF
the stock, ard advanced the moaay without it,
and tho stock was part Of that sold in 1S47 to the
State OF Virginia al PR. the corporation of AL.
| eIahGrit receiving somo ST.. 900 therefor
Wash. Cor EGtt Sim