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An act providing for the purchase by the

 united States of the rights of the Wasfr-

 ington Bridge Company, in the District

 Of Columbia, and for the erection of q

 public bridge on the site thereof.

 WHEREAS it IS represented to this present.

 Congress, that the Washington Bridge

 Company are willing and desirous to

 sell, convey and transfer to the United

 States, the bridge by them owned, in

 its present condition, with all their

 rights, property, and privileges, as a

 company, under the existing laws, in

 clnding their lands, piers, abutments,

 roads, and ways, as well as all materi-

 als by them owned at the site of the said

 bridge, whether worked up in the con-

 strnction or reconstruction of the samo

 or not, for the sum of twenty thousand

 dollars.

 Be a enacted by the Senafe and House op Representatives of he United States of .Anse- rica ia Congress assembled, That provided the said Washington Bridge Company shall, at a lawful meeting of the stockholders thereof, agree to convey, and shall ac- tualIy convey to the United States, tho said bridge as it now is, with all the es~ tate, right, title, and interest, either in law or equity. by them owned, as cors- pany under existing laws, in said bridge. with it's piers, abutments. roads and ways, together with all the materials by them now owned as company, at .he said bridge and ways, either worked np or not, in the construction or reconstruction of the said bridge, and all other their rights, privileges and immunities as such compa~ ny, within two calendar months from the passing ofthis act; which conveyance tho said company is hereby authorized and em- powered to make, by deed, under their corporate seal, to be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States then the said Secretary shall be, and lie hereby is, authorized and requir- ed to pay to the said company the sum of twenty thousand dollars, out of any mo- neys in the Treasury not otherwise approe priated.

 Sec. 2. And De t further enacted, That. upon the execution of such conveyance by the said company, the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, an- thorized to cause. to be erected upon the cite of the Preaent bridge good and suat