Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-06-05
PUBLIC No. 6s. I
IPUBLiC No. 81
AN ACT to incorporate the Washington and George
town Railroad Company

PUBLIC No. So
AN ACT to incorporate the Washington and George
town Railroad Company.
Be q Enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tatres Of United States of America in Congress- as
lied, That Eliab kingman, Franklin Tennty, j. j
Coombs, Sayles J. Bow en-, Charles N. Upton, Hen.
ry Addison Hallett Kilbourn, and their associates
and assigns be and they are hereby created a body
corporate under the name Of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company with authority to
construct and lay down a double track railway
with the necessary swtche and turnouts, in the
cities of Georf etown and Washington, in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, through and along the following
avenues aud streets: Commencing on Bridge street,
the Intersection with High street or at such point
said Bridge street east thereof, in the city OF
Georgetown, as may be designated hereafter by the
corporate authorities thereof, along said Bridge
sreen to its Intersection with the street running to
the tubular bridge Rock creek to Pennsylvania
Elm the city OF Washington; along laid avenue
to Fifteen street west along said street south tc said
avenue along said avenue to the foot of the Capitol
grounds; thence around the southern boundary OF
theCapitol grounds; al along their southern boun-
dairy easterly to Pennsylvania avenue; along said
Pennsylv ania avenue to Eighth street east Gar
rson street and along said street south to he navy
yara gate, with lateral road running along the
eastern front of theCapto from the southern to the
northern gate and thence by "a" street 10 the de-
pot OF rhe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and thence
from said depot through First street west to Penn
syyania avenue, SO as to intersect with said main
road Also double single track branch railway,
commencing at Boundary street north and running
down Seventh street west to Pennsylvania avenue
and to the Potomac; also, railway commencing at
Boundary street and running down Fourteenth
street west and New York Avenue to Pennsylvania
to point of intersection with said irst-men
toned railway with The right to public carfag
es thereon, drawn BY horse power, receiving there
for rate of fare not exceed ing i've cents passenger
for any distance between the ternn OF either of the
srd main railway, or between the termini of either
OF said branch railways or between either terminus
of saio main railway and the terminus of either OF
said branch rriiwavs: Ir0cided, That the and
mante OF laid road shall be subject to the nu
nicipa regulations OF the cities OF Washington and
Georgetown respectively, within their several cor
porate limits and that whenever theCapitol grounds
shall be enlarged then the said rru es shall be made
to conform thereto.
SEC. 2 And be IL further sxancted, That said roads
shall be deemed real estate and they together with
other real property and the personal property of said
body corpo ate shall be liable to taxation as other
real estate and personal property in the cities afo
said, except as hereinafter provided. -
SEC. g. And I've q further enacted, That the said rail
way shall be laid in the centre OF the avenues and
streets, as near as may Pc without interfering with
or passing over the water or gas pipes in fke most
approved manner adapted for street RAILWAY 8, with
rails OF the most approved patterns to be determen-
ed by the Secretary OF the Interior laid upon an ev
surface with the pavement of the streets and the
space between the two tracks shall not be less than
fosr feet in width the gauge to correspyod with that
SEC.4 dad be IL further exaeted That the said cor
poration hereby created, shall be bound to keep said
tracks, and for the space OF tive feet the out
rail thereofand also the space between the tracks
at all times well paved and in good order, without
expense to the United States or to the cities of
Georgetown ana w asnlngtOn.
SEC g. lad be tt further enacted That nothing in this
act shall prevent the Government at any time at
their option, from altering the grade or otherwise
improving pennsylvania avenue, and such other av-
and streets as may be occupied by said roads,
or the cities of W ashington and Georgetown from
altering or improving such streets and avenues
may be under their respective authority and
and in iuch event it shall be the duty of said compa
nv to change their said rairoad go as to conform to
such altered grade and pavements.
SEQ. g. A.d be IL further enacted, That this act may
at any time be altered, amend ed or repealed by the
Congress of the United States.
SEC. T. And b. 1t farther enacted, That nothing in
this act shall be so construed to authorize said
body corporate to issue any note token, device,
scrip other evidence of debt to be used as cur.
rency.
SECS. And6e i further enacted That the capitsl
stock Of said company shall not be less than three
nor more than Fl We hundred thousand dollars. and
that the stock ehall be divided into shares of fifty
dollars EACH and shall be deemed personal property
tran miserable in such manner the by laws OF said
company may direct.
SEQ. 9. And Be IL further enacted That all the said
company shall place frstclass said railways,
wi b all the modern improvements for the conven.
fence and comfort OF passengers and shall cars
thereon during the day often every five mimi
except to Seventh and Fourteenth streets, and on
th once in fifteen minutes each way and until II
o'clock at night rs often as every half hour; and
throughout day and night as much oftener as public
convenience may re ,uire.
SEC. 10 And BE IL further enacted That sale company
stables and depots at such points the business OF
the railroad md the convenience OF the public may
require. And the said company is hereby authorized
to lay such rails through transverse other streets
connecting the stables and depots with the main
tracks. And the said company is hereby authorized
to purchase lease such lands or buildings may
be necessary for the passenger rooms, ticket offices,