Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-05

And that the President and Directors of
the Alexandria Canal Company be and they
are hereby requested and directed, for the
uurpose Of establishing free bridge on Inc
piers Of the Alexandria Canal Company, 70
mite with the lessees of the Alexandra
Canal in conveyance to the United states
of America of the bridge now on said piers,
with all the appurtenances, rights ana iran
chises connected Herewith, including piers
and real estate for abutments and approach
es, upon the terms of the said act Wnen SO
amended. The Alexandria Canal Company
and its present lesSees shall have tne rlgnt
to maintain, at their own cost and expense,
the canal aqueduct as it now is during the
existence of the present bridge, anc TO
maintain, at their own cost and expense,
canal aqueduct Of the same width and
depth as the one now in use, and to attach
it 10 or suspend it from the bridge to be con-
structed upon said site, and whenever
permanent bridge shall be erected upon
said site, the same shall be of sufficient
strength TO sustain the weight of such canal
auueduct, but the construction, attachment
and maintenance of such canal aqueduct
shall be such as the Secretary of War may
determine, and shall be without cost or la.
biity to the United. States, or the District
serted in said conveyance.
Mr. Robinson, on behalf Of the Secretary
of the Treasury, offered the following as
Substitute:
Resulred That the stockholders of the
alexandria Canal Co. accept the provisions
Of all act Of Congress, entitled IAN act to
authorize the construction of bridge across
the Potomac River at or near Georgetown
| in the District of Columbia, and for other
purposes" approved OH 23d day of February,
1881.
And in accordance Herewith, that the
President and Directors Of the Alexandria
Canal Company be and they are hereby re-
uuested and directed for the purpose Of es-
,ablishiur free bridge on the piers of the
Alexandria Canal Company, to unite with
the lessees Of the Alexandria Canal, in a
conveyance to the United States of America
of the bridge now on said piers and now
belonging to said Canal Company and cross
ing the Potomac river at Georgetown, with
all the appurtenances, rights and franchises
connected Herewith, including piers and
real estate for abutments and approaches !;
the Alexandria Canal Company and its pre-
sent lessees shall, however, have the right
TO maintain at their own cost and expense
! the canal aqueduct as II now Is, curing the
existence of the present bridge and to main
tain, at their own cost and expense, canal
auueduct of the same width and depth as
the one now in use, and to attach it to or
suspend it from said bridge, and whenever a
permanent bridge shall be erected upon said
site, the same shall be of sufficient strength
to sustain the weight ofsuch canal aqueduct,
but the construction, attachment and main
| IF oh urt hon ha q
the Secretary Of War may determine and
shall be without cost or liability to the
United States or the District of Columbia, as
provided in said act SO far as applicable and
upon the terms and condition therein pro-
vided.
The substitute was laid on the table by a
vote of 46l to 237, and the original resolu-
ton adopted by the same vote.
The meeting then adjourned till the first
Monday in June next.