Evening star., 1932-10-30

and barrel slaves is cents; on stone cents q
perch; slate 40 cents ton; iron, 10 cents
ton; sand, cent barrel; bricks 10 cents
thousand; fencing pcsts, 40 cents hundred;
on all kinds of grain, meal or bFan 20 cents
hundred bushels.
A wharfage charge Of 20 cents q hundred
bushels was collected on bituminous coal, s
cents a ton on anthracite, 40 cents hundred
bushels on manure, 80 cents a ton on guano.
40 cents a hundred bushels on oyster shells,
cent a barrel each ON flour and herring9; lime,
/ cent a barrel; whisky, rum and other spirit
uous liquors. cents a barrel; on oysters, 40
cents a hundred bushel, and on hay, l cent
hundredweight
OF course, this old canal had its traffic laws
in bygone days just as we have traffic laws
today, and no boat, vessel float was per-
mitted to pass along the canal at night unless
with conspicuous light on the forward end
1t was also provided: Rats shall in cases
give place for boats of all descriptions to pass
between them and the tow paths also, all boats
moved by steam power, or any means other
than towing line, shall in all cases give
place for boats moved by towing line to pass
between them and the tow path And further:
"All boats vessels or floats, when moored in the
canal, unless laden or unloading shall give
place for those that are laden to come between
them and the landing, unless otherwise ordered
by the commissioner, who shall designate the
place of mcoring"
BRIDGES over the canal were provided at an
- early date. In 1921 a bridge erected
over the Tiber at Twelfth street, and soon
thereafter that street was opened to the south
of Maryland avenue to give access to the Poto-
mac Bridge In 1882 this bridge was elevated
to about is feet above high water in order to
permit small steamboats, to pass up the canal
far Seventh street. Evidently at this
same time bridge was located at Fourteenth
street, for the same improvement applied to
this bridge also and draws were provided for
both in order to enable market, wood and lun-
Der vessels to pass up high as the market
without which the advantages of an extended
width of the canal and additional depth would
be comparatively useless and destructive to the
interests of the central portion of the city, it
was said.
In 1888 it was complained that the approach
to the bridge over the canal at Twelfth street
was SC steep it was almost impossible with a
full load, and the bridge was said to look as
thought it were en- stills instead of resting on
stone piers By 1850 a new iron bridge was
erected at this crossing. Mr.. Rodier the
builder and it was said to be neat and SUBJ
stantial. BY 1843 the bridge at Fourteenth
street was replaced with new one, emitting.
however the draw, which did not meet with
general approval.
Evidently there was a bridge over the canal
at Seventh street prior to 1927, for in that year
new" bridge, $50 feet long by 80 feet wide,
was erected here, and this gave way in
1850 to neat iron bridge. Christian Hines
records bridge in the vicinity of Seventh
street year or two prior to 1900, which he
frequently crossed when on his way to Green
leaf Point. The Commissioners placed wooden
bridge at this crossing prior to 1900 at the same