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A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic : containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England, with considerations on those projected, to which are added, practical observations / by J. Phillips
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Ellesmere June, July, and August. No boat to pass any lock withoutleave, of less dimension than sixty feet long, and twelve feetwide; or of less burthen than thirty tons; unless the watershall then flow over the waste weir ; or two boats sixty feet byseven feet, and of thirty tons together, shall pass at the fametime. Except in such parts of the canal, as may be con-structed for boats of seven feet beam only, and then of notless than eighteen tons burthen.

Passage boats are not to be navigated, but upon terms mutu-ally settled between the proprietors.

For security of the river Dee navigation, that part of thecanal, &c. which runs through the grounds belonging to theriver Dee company is to be made and continued by the Deecompany, and for which they are to be reimbursed, by thiscanal company. The tolls of the river Dee are not to be af-fected or lowered by this Act; but if by reason of this canal,the rates of the river Dee shall not amount to the annual sumof 210I. the same shall be made good by this company. Nowater to be taken from Finchetts Gutter, except flood water.The Chester water works are indemnified from injury by thiscanal.

The tolls of the Corporation of Liverpool are not to beaffected by this Act, but to remain as heretofore.

The company are empowered to extend the Whitchurchbranch, so as to form a junction with the Chester canal, at aplace called the Crows Nest, in Tattenhall; if the consent ofthe land owners can be obtained; this branch will go by

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