Evening star., 1918-08-18

a bridge and indicates that up to that
time no bridge had been built over
Broad Run. which IL about hve miles
east Of Goose creek. From the lay OF
the land II may be inferred that the
old Braddock road did not cross the
run where the stone bridge Is because
the valley is too deep and steep. but
that II probably forded the stream
about mile south at what later came
to be called Kilgour's mill. now on the
property OF DR.. Shaw. The statute
referred to among its numerous pro-
yisos contained this: III the collector
of tolls at either Of said bridges shall
demand and receive from any person
greater rates than are hereby allowed
he shall for every such onense FORFEIT
and pay to the party aggrievtd the
tolls demanded and $40 recoverable
by warrant before any justice of the
peace"
II X
The Rambler found another act Of
the legislature concerning this road,
passed January 25. 1873. and that was
amendatory of still earlier act. 1t
empowered the company TO LAY out
road from the town of Leesburg to
the town of Alexandria In any direc-
tlon and favoring connection with the
town of Alexandria and the Falls
branch across the river Potomac"
Here is the FIRST reference to the
Georgetown and Leesburg turnpike
from what we call Chain Bridge to Its
Junction with the Alexandria and
I.eesburg pike at Dranesville. BY this
act the directors were to open books
under the management of John Hoye.
John Mason, John w. Bronaugh.
George Washington Bowie and Will
liam Smoot Of Georgetown: Jacob
Hoffman. John Janney. Phineas jan
ney. George Deneale. Robert Young
and Francis Peyton of Alexandria:
John Iittlejohn. Samuel Morey. Bar
nard Hough, Armistead T. Mason.
Charles Binns and John NJ. Mccor-
mick Of Leesburg: Thomas Griggs. jr..
Patrick Dougherty and George Hum
phreys Of Charles Town. and Henry st.
Edward Mcclure of winchester. The
charter provided that the road must
be completed In ten years.
The first charter of a company for
building the Alexandria and Leesburg
pike was granted by the Virginia leg
islature February 3. 1909. Those
named In the charter were Wilson
Carey Selden. James Moore. Edmund
Jennings, John Mcllheny. Stacey Tay-
lor. James Heaton. Mahlon Taylor,
George Lavender. William Mains.
John Littlejohn. Israel Janney. Capt.
Thomas Gregg and William Noland
1t was authorized that books should
be opened in Alexandria. Leesburt;
and Winchester and the name and
style OF the corporation should be
THE president directors and commits
sioners of the I.eesburg turnpike
road" On completing the road one
third of its length the company
road must be completed within ten
yeras. The president and directors
their superintendents. surveyors. en-
gineers, artists and chainbearers"
might ENTER upon all lands. tene-
ments and enclosures through which
the said turnpike passes and examine
all beds of stone and gravel in the vi
cinity which may be necessary for the
making Of said road fist giving nos
tice of their intention to the owners
thereof II there was disagreement
as to the price to be paid for land and
materials. then there shalt he ap-
pointed three disiutcrested freehold
ers to appraisc Tho sum"
The company chartered in 1909 prob
ably built part of the road and
failed. The company chartered in
1873 probably took up the work and
finished the highway, though there
was probably no through traffic until
the bridges. authorized in 1918, were
finished.