Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-22
The AIeXandria Canal Stockholders.
Meeting-Tr@nsier Of the Aqueduct
TO the United STATES

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10 the United States.
meeting of the stockholders of the AL.
exandria Canal Company was hold to-day,
at noon, in the chamber Of the Common
Council. There were present Messrs. C. E.
Stuart, }. NJ. johnson, Henry Heaon, J.
| W. Burke, Arthur Herbert, Samuel n.
Lunt, b. Barton and B. Wheat, representing
individual stock; Mr.. Burney, representing
the Wheeler estate; Mr. J. B. Smoot, rep.
resenting the State Messrs. n. Fl. Wells
ana W. W. DUNCAN, representing the Canal
and Bridge Company, and Mr. McCue, So
Iictor of the Treasury, representing the U.
S. Government.
Mr.. Wheat called the assent iage 10 order,
when Mr. l.. L. Uhler read tho call for the
meeting.
Mr.. Wheat was then chosen president and
1ir. Uhler secretary.
The chair appointed Messrs. c. F. Stuart
and Arthur Herbert committee to exam
inc tho proxies, who reported that the total
number of shares Of stock was $500, of which
there were $3.50 represented.
Mr. Johnson then offered tho following
resolution:
Resolrel, That the contract entered into
between The Alexandria Canal, Railroad and
Bridge Company and the Alexandria Canal
Company on the 18th day of October, 1856,
In the following words and figures, be, and
the same is hereby, ratified and confirmed
to wit:
hv rnnI IN &C :.
made on the 11th Of October, 1886, by the Alex
andria Canal Company and accepted by the Alex
andria Canal, Railroad and Bridge Company on
the 10th of October, 1886, as follows:
lst. Both said companies agree to unite in a
deed to the United States of America conveying to
it the piers of the Alexandria Canal Company and
the Bridge thereon known as the Aqueduct
Bridge with the approaches thereto, in conformity
| with the provisions Of act of Congress- ap-
proved on tho Dist day of Juno, 1856, entitled
| an act to authorize the purchase Of the Aqueduct
Bridge or the construction of bridge across the
Potomac river at or near Georgetown, District OF
Columbia.
2i. The purchas, money therefor, 1925 900
shall be paid to and retained by the Alexandria
Canal, Railroad and Bridge Company, and in con.
sidcratiou thereof the Alexandria Canal, Railroad
and Bridge Co. shall assume, pay and discharge
the amount justly due upon the debts and liza
biities OF the Alexandria Canal Company as fol-
lows: The balance due upon two judgments
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county, one May term, 1850 in favor of Farmers
Bank for the use of Isaacs, Taylor & Williams:
ono in favor Of Gregory for the use of Isaacs
Taylor & Williams, May term, 1879; ono judy
ment in favor of Il. NJ. T. Hunter, use of Alcxan.
dria Canal, Railroad aud Bridge COMPANY, same
court July term, 1877; neiudgment in the same
court in favor OF 6. IL. Williams, September term
1877 ; ono judgment in the same court in favor OF
Jno. B. Smoot, October term, 1872, and shall for.
ever save tho Alexandria Canal Company harm
less therefrom.
Sd. That the Alexandria Canal Railroad and
Bridge Company and its trustees by whom the
legal title thereto is held shall cancel and release
to the Alexandria Canal Company the unexpirel
term and all the rights and privileges granted to
it under aud by virtue of certain lease dated on
the 10th of May, 1866, between tho Alexandria
Canal Company of the one part and Phillip Quig-
ly, II. II. Wells and w. W. DUNCAN, of tho other
part. and now held by II. II. Wells and W. W.
DUNCAN in trust 70: the Alexandria Canal, Rail
road and Bridge Company subject only to such
leases and undertaking of certain portions of the
leased property at RosSiyn aud in the city of Al
cxandria rs have been heretofore lawfully made
b. the last named company, but which leases
shall revert to, he assigned to and become the
property CT the Alexandria Canal Company
9TH. That the President and Directors of each
company will respectively forthwith call stock
holders meeting of their respective companies the
'amc to be held within thirty-ivo days from the
date hereof to ratify and confirm this contract by
Greeting the execution of the deed 10 the United
States hercinbefore provided for aud the surrend-
or by tho Alexandria Canal, Railroad and Bridge
Company to the Alcxandria Canal Company of the
lease and sub.leases above referred to.
In witness whereof, the President and Directors
Of the respective companies have caused this
agreement in duplicate to be signed by thor re
spectivo presidents under the corporate seal of
said companies, respectively.
Dated October 18th, 1886
II. H. WELLS
~"->, President Alexandria, Canal, Rail
SEAL road and Bridge Company.
| 49, Attest
| WM. ". DUNCAN, Secretary.
| BESoNI WHEAT
l~>0o President Of Alcxandrs Cansl Com
SEAL: ,t pany'
| L. E. UHLER, Secretary.
This was unanimously adopted.
Mayor Smoot then offered the following,
which was also unanimously adopted.
At special meeting of the stockholders of the
Alexandria Canal Company, held at lis Office in
| the city OF Alexandria, on the Odd day Of Novem.
ber A. D; lSS3, pursuant to the published notice
required by the charter there being present and
voting 52S6 shares out Of $500 total shares of the
stock of said company:
1t was resolved, by a unanimous vote, That the
| President and Directors of this Company be, and
they arc hereby, requested and directed to unite
| "''"-'hc <.LcAahuIIi SaHai, haliTOau anu bridge
| Company, Henry II. Wells and William w. Dun
gan, lcssces and trustees of tho said last namci
| company, III conveyance to the United States of
| America OF the bridge of tho Alexsndla Canal
Company known as tho Aqucduct bridge, includ-
ing the piers thereof, across the Potomac River at
| Georgetown with the approaches thereto on both
| sides OF tho said river, and all tho rights and
franchises connected with said bridge, agrceably
to the provisions of an act of Congress entitled
| An act to authorize the purchase of the Aque-
duct bridge or the construction of bridge across
the Potomac River at or near GEORGETOWN Dis