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54TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPORT
1st Session. No. 1137.
BRIDGE ACROSS EASTERN BRANCH OF THE POTOMAC
RIVER.
APRIL 7, 1896.-Committed to the Committee of the WJIole House on the state of
the Union and ordered to be printed.
Mr. BABCOCK, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, sub-
mitted the following
REPORT:
[To accompany H. R. 8010.]
The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred
the bill (H. R. 4956), entitled A bill to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River in line with
Massachusetts avenue extended eastward, having fully considered the
same, beg leave to report a substitute therefor with the recommenda-
tion that it do pass.
The original bill (H. R. 4956) was introduced in the House on January
27, 1896, was referred to your committee, and was by it referred to the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia for examination and report.
The Commissioners suggested reference to the Secretary of War in the
following letter:
OFFICE OF CoMMIssIONERs OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
Washington, February 14, 1896.
DEAR SIR: The Commissioners have the honor to make the following report on
House bill 4956, to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Eastern Branch
of the Potomac River in line with Massachusetts avenue extended eastward, which
was referred to them at your instance for their examination and report:
The plans of highway extension under the act of March 2, 1893, provide for the
prolongation of Massachusetts avenue east of the Eastern Branch. Those plans con-
template a bridge across the Branch on the line of said avenue. There is now no
pdblic highway which would form an approach at either end of the bridge. The bridge
is not considered necessary for present needs. It is, however desirable, and if it
were authorized the approaches could be obtained throuqh public grounds on the
Washington side; hence a survey wotld appear to be judicious, but as the work is
to be done under the War Department, the Commissioners suggest that the bill be
submitted to the Secretary of War.
Very respectfully,
JOHN W. Ross, President.
Hon. J. W. BABCOCK,
Chairman Committee on the District of Columbia,
House of Bepresentatives.
In accordance with the Commissioners' recommendation the bill and
accompanying papers were referred to the Secretary of War. The fol-
lowing letters will sufficiently explain the views of the War Department:
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF oF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY,.
Washington, D. C., February 26, 1896.
SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the reference to this office of a letter, dated
the 19th instant, from the chairman of the House Committee on the District of
Columbia, in closing, with request for the views of the Secretary of War thereon,
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