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teehth street west to Sixth street west,

 a the water line, shall be one hundred

 ana httY feet; from Sixth street west to

 D D street south, eighty feet, at the water iihe rom B street south to the basin at

 the Virginia Avenue, sixty feet. at the

 water line; from said basin to l. street south. hfty- five feet, at-the water line :

 from l. street south to N street south. for

 iy-hve feet, at the water line; and from

 l. street south to the channel of the east

 eFn branch, one hundred and twenty feet. al the water line: and the said canal throughoat It's whole length and breadth aforesaid, shall have depth of at least four leet water at all times. There shall also

 be made by the said Mayor, Aldermen and Common Gouncilmen, three basins at

 tached to the said canal, which shall be

 ny them kept Tn repair, of the following dimensions, thatis 10 say one at the west ern termination ofthe said canal. at least one hundred and fifty feet wide and five thousand hVe hundred and forty-f feet aehg one at the eastern branch, at the eastern Termination If the said canal, of a! least one hundred apd twenty feet in width and SIX hundred and ninety feet in | length; and one at the Virginia Ave- nue, ofat feast eighty feet in width, and 1 one hundred feet in length; each of which basins shall, at all times, have. tfrousl

 out It's length and width, depth of water equal to that hereby required in the said canal. And the sides of the said canal and basins shall be secured by walls of stone or other materials, where necessa- of sufficient strength and gi4til to allow the use of steam vessels therein all which work hereby required to be done to complete the said canal and basins. shall be done and finished in the manner aforesaid, by the first day of March. in the year one thousand eight hundred and thir- U three, or Tn default thereof, this act

 aud all the rights and privileges thereby granted, shall cease and determine.

 Sec ,. .4Rd De q. further enacted, That all such provisions, in any former law, as required the Washington Canal Company to raise, drain, or improve the low or wet grounds along or near the said canal, shall remain in full force, and be obligatory on tie said Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council: P,ovided, That no funds for that purpose shall be raised by lottery

 Sec. 4. .4ad De t .further endefed. That for and in consideration of the expenses which have been, and will be, incurred in 1 hnlshlng the said canal and basins. and of securing the sides thereof, and of the ex- penses of f.efecting and maintaining locks, and Of completing the whole work ac- cording to the provisions of this act. and of keeping the same in repair. including the expense of draining or otherwise i'm proving or drying the low aud " ct grounds along and near the said canal, the said Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council. are hereby authorized to collect, on all articles and materials landed on each side oi the canal and basins, from on board ] any boat, scow, or other vessel. or water l D n1 af1ad off 1. l I canal or basins for the purpose of being taken therefrom by any boat, scow, or oth- CT vessel, or water craft, wharfage. ac- cording to such rates as they, by any by laws or regulations, may from time To time ordain and establish: Prouided. That the sald rates shall, at no time hereafter, and Tn no particular, exceed those charged on the same articles by the owners of private wharves in the said city And 1t shall and may be lawful for the said Mayor, 1 Aldermen and Common Council, 10 de- mand and receive, at the most convenient l place or places for all articles carried along the said canal, tolls not exceeding the following rates; that is to say: for l each unioaded boat, scow, or other vessel, or water craft, twenty five cents; for each barrel of flour. beefor pork two cents for each barrel of wi,skey, brandy orspi rituons liquors, of any description, three cents; for each hogshead orr pipe ,Isix cents; and upon all other articles, packages or commodities, not exceeding six cents for each ton; and after that rate for any arti- cie or quantity weighing less than one ton. And said Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council, shall also have the ex- elusive right to establish packet boat or boats on the said canal for the conveyance ot passengers; and no other boat or boats for that purpose, except such as are esta- blished or permitted by them. shall be al

 lowed to convey passengers on the said ca nal for hire. Ti.e tolls hereby granted shall be demandable on any boat. seow vessel, or other water craft, on any of the articles aforesaid for passage through either of the locks, or along any part of l the said canal; but the public property of the United States shall he landed and pass 7 free of wharfage and tolls.

 l Sec ,. find De u further resolyed. That the said Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council, shall, from time to time. erect and keep in repair, all such bridge or bridges over the said canal. in each and every street crossing the same, as the convenience of the inhibitants of the city may require which bridges shall be erected at least eight feet above high a. ter, and of not less width than twenty four l feet, and be safe for the passage of foot men, horses, cattle, carriages, and loaded

 wagons.

 I Sec. 6. .4ad 6e t further resolged, That the said Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council, shall, annually. in the month of

 January, lay before Congress true state

 ment of the capital invested by them in the purchase, completion, and improve

 ment, of the said canal and works, with

 the amount of their annual expenditures