Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-02
TO REBUILD AQUEDUCT BRIDGE


building OF the Aqueduct bridge by the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
Company, which was submitted to the
House yesterday, Mr.. Latimer. from
lhs committee on the District OF Colum'
bis. says:
"The bill prepared by the Commis-
soners makes no appropriation. but re-
qures the railroad company to deposit
the amount OF money necessary TO do
this Work with the collector OF taxes
for the De rict Of Columbia, and when
such dsyosil !s mace Tue Commissioc.
ers are authorlz ID to proceed with the
Wcrk.
"The bill provides for the rebuilding
or repair OF the superstructure OF the
Aaueduct bridge upon the deposit OF
the funds necessary for that purpose BY
, the Great Falls and Cd Dominion Rail-
road Company, go as to provide for the
laying Of single track on the bridge
for the use OF the electric railways de.
siIipg TO cross the same.
"The railroad company is required,
within thirty days after the passage OF
the act to deposit with the collector oi
taxes 81 ,000, tnd an additional sum oi
S24 600 within one year, and no work
hail be done by the commissioners or
uuder their direction uotil the full
amount Of $25, 900 shall be in their hands.
FMS sum is the amount estimated by
the COM missioners to necessary for
this work, bu, ia addition to this the
| com missioners may at any time during
the progress Of the work call upon the
railroad company fora further deposit
OF IS 600 TO meet any contingencies.
The 81 ,0C0 be deposited within. ibree
months aiier the passsge of the act is to
be ab 5olulely forfeited to the District OF
Columbia 10 case the additional deposits
are not made, and il ali o. the deposits
are not mede within the time pre-
&C ibed 10 the sct all rights conferred
uy toe same shall be forfeited.
"rbe railroad company Is permitted,
after the completion of the work by the
ommissiopers or during the progress OF
such work as may be directed by the
commissioners, to lay single track
upon the bridge and across M street
and in TDirty-sixth street, and to con
ne ct it's tracks over its right of way in
Virginia and 10 the District OF Coum.
bis with the track on the bridge.
"Pfovsion is made in the bill for the
use of the tracks authorized to be con-
-tructed by any other electric railroad
or railroads upon terms which require
such other railroad or railroads to pay
iu,t proportional share OF the costs OF
tie necessary repairs; and when IL shall
appear TO the Commissioners that such
proportional part of such cess shall
hsvo ben paid they may then permit
such other railroad or railroads TO use
the tracks.
"The bill provides for the regulation
and control by the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia OF the rates offare,
aperation OF cars, rate ofspeed, siz, and
weight of care, and penalties are i'm
posed for any infraction of the regula-
tions. Ia case of disagreement as to
the proportional part OF costs TO be paid
by any other railroad company using
the track, authority is given to the in.
| terested party to proceed in the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia.
"The legislation provided for in the
substitute bill prepared by the Com
missioners appears to protect the in
teresis of the District of Columbia,
and it Ia believed that the conven-
iepce Of the ciiizsDs and the
public interests will be subserved by
thus giving the opportunity to large
number of people who daily 60 to
Wasbiueton of crossing the bridge on q
street car in place of walking, as at
present.
"Tbe Great Falls and Old Dominion
Railroad Company, under its charter
from the State OF Virginia, will put in.
to operation an electric railway line
from Georgetown to the Great Falls ol
the Potomac along the Virginia side
! of the Potomac river.
"Its officers and directors are as fol-
lows:
"Oficers: Joseph 8. Miller, presi'
dem; K. d. Weaver, vice president; A
b. Hines, secretary; A. B. Grunwell
treasurer. Directors: Chas. 6. Brad
ley, S. Thomas Brown, George G.
Boteler, William B. Besley, Alfred b
Grunwell, A. B. Hines. Thomas B
Jewell, joseph Taber Johnson, Joseph
:. Miller, Samuel L. Phillips. P. M
Rixey, George N. Ssegmuller, Nathan
B. Scott, George E. Truett, Z. d
Weaver, Nathaniel Wilson,"