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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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On January 28, the Virginia Senate passed a bill amending the act to incorporate a turnpike road company from Alexandria to Little River ford. The House committee reported and agreed to a resolution instructing representatives to urge federal fortifications on the state's eastern part, including a fort on Craney Island.
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Saturday, January 28.
A communication from the senate by their clerk.
The senate have passed the bill "to amend the act, entitled an act, to incorporate a company for establishing a turnpike road from the intersection of Duke street, in the town of Alexandria, with the west line of the district of Columbia, to the ford of Little river, where the turnpike road now crosses it."
Mr. Terby from the committee appointed on that subject, made the following report:
The committee appointed by the house of delegates to take into consideration a communication from the governor, relating to the defence of the eastern part of this state, have, according to order, examined the subject to them referred, and have agreed to the following resolution:
Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That the representatives of this state in congress, be requested, and the senators instructed to use all proper means to induce the federal government to erect and establish all necessary fortifications on the eastern part of this state, and particularly to build a fort on Craney island, in Elizabeth River.
The said resolution being read a second time was agreed to by the house.
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Virginia
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Saturday, January 28.
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senate passed the turnpike road bill; house agreed to the resolution requesting federal fortifications.
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The Senate communicated passage of a bill to amend the act incorporating a turnpike road company from Duke Street in Alexandria to Little River ford. Mr. Terby reported from the committee on the governor's communication regarding eastern state defense, recommending a resolution to instruct congressional representatives to urge federal government to build necessary fortifications, particularly a fort on Craney Island in Elizabeth River, which the House agreed to after second reading.