Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Since the destruction of the third bridge at the Little Falls a writer in the Spirit of 76 proposes the building of a bridge at Georgetown. Had the Georgetown people been half witted, in that respect, they would have built a bridge 3 years ago, which would have prevented the building of the bridge from Washington to Alexander's Island. The building of the contemplated bridge would be of little disadvantage to Washington bridge, and would be of great benefit to Georgetown; and it would be better for the citizens of that place to pay a large sum at once than to be always suffering from the influence of the proprietor of a ferry. However, we Alexandrians will not complain: that influence gave us the bridge we wished.

The most astonishing imposition of the kind perhaps in the U. States is the ferry at Elk-Ridge Landing, about eight miles this side of Baltimore. The carriage pays a heavy toll and every passenger besides, for being transported over a narrow creek almost fordable. For $4000 a bridge might be built, which, with one-fourth of the present toll would yield twenty or thirty per cent. on the cost of the bridge. Over such a creek in any town in New England a bridge would be built toll-free by the town or county.