Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05

hereafter by the corporate autlIoritie
thereof, along said Bridge street to it
intersection with the street runnin,
to the tubular bridge over Rock cree
to Pennsylvania avcnuc, in the city q
Washington along said avenue t.
Fifteen street west along said stree
south to said avenue along said ave
nue. to the foot of the Capitol grounds
thence around the southern boundar,
OF the Capitol grounds and alon,
their southern boundary castcrly t,
Pennsylvania avenue along saiC
Pennsylvania avenue to Eighth stree
east, or Garrison street and along
said street south to the navy.yart
gate, with lateral road running
along the eastern front Of the Capito
from the southern to the northern gate
and thence by "a" street to tn,
depot of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road and thence from said depot
through First street west to Pcnnsyl
vania avenue, so as to intcrscct will
said main road; also, a double or single
track branch railway, commencing
at Boundary street north and running
down Seventh street west tc Pennsyl.
vania avenue and to the Potomac
also, a railway commencing at Boun-
Diary street and running down Four
tccnth street west and New York
avenue, to Pennsylvania avenue to a
point Of intersection with said first
mentioned railway, with the right to
run public carriages thereon drawn
by horse power, receiving therefor a
rate Of fare not exceeding five cents a
for any distance between
the tcrmini of either of the said main
railway, or between the termini of
either of said branch railways, or be-
tween either terminus Of said main
railway and the terminus of either of
said branch railways Prorided, That
the use and maintenance Of said road
shall be subject to the municipal regu-
lations Of the cities of Washington
and Georgetown, respectively, within
their several corporate limits, and that
whenever the Capitol grounds shall
be enlarged, then the said routes shall
be made to conform thereto.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted, That
said roads shall be deemed real
estate, and they, together with other
real property and the personal prop.
crty of said body corporate, shall
be liable to taxation as other real cs-
tate and personal property in the
cities aforesaid, except as hereinafter
provided. .-@
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted. That
the said railway shall be laid in the
centre of the avenues and streets, as
near as may be, without interfering
with or passing over the water or
gas pipes, in the most approved man
ner adapted for street railways, with
rails of the most approved patterns,
to be determined by the Secretary of
the Interior, laid upon an even surface
with the pavement of the streets /;
and the space between the two tracks
shalt not be less than four feet nor
more than six feet, and the carriages
shall not be less than six feet in width,
the gauge to correspond with that Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
SEC. 4. Iad be Il further enacted, That
the said corporation, hereby created,
shall be bound to keep said tracks,
and for the space of two feet beyond
the outer rail thereof, and also the
space between the tracks, at all times
we'll paved and in good order, with
out expense to the United States or
to the cities Of Georgetown and Wash
ington.
SEC. 5. And be IL further caaeted, That
in this act shall prevent the
at any time, at their
option, from altering the grade or
otherwise improving Pennsylvania
avenue, and snch other avenues and
streets as may be occupied by said
roads, or the cities Of Washington
and Georgetown from SO altering or
such streets and avenues
as may be under their respective au.
thority and control, and in such event
it shall be the duty Of said company
to change their said railroad SO as to
conform to such altered grade and
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SEC. 6. Aud be IL further enacted, That
this act may at any time bc altered,
or repealed by the Congress
Of the United States.
Sec. I. And be IL further cnaeied, That
in this act shall be SO con-
strued as to authorize said body cor
poratc to issue any note, token. device,
scrip, or other evidence Of debt to be
used as currency.
See 8. Aud be a. further enacted, That
the capital stock Of said company shall
not be less than three nor moro than
five hundred thousand dollars, and
that the stock shall be divided into
shares Of fifty dollars each. and shall
be deemed personal property trans.
ferable in such manner as the bylaws
Of said company may direct.
SEC. 9. And be Il further enacted, That
the said company shall place first
class cars on said railways, with all
the modern improvements for the con
venience and comfort Of passengers
and shall run cars thereon during the
day as often as every five minutes
except as to Seventh and Fourteenth
streets, and on these once in fifteer
minutes each way. and until twelve
o'clock at night as often as every hal
hour and throughout day and night
as much oftener as public convenience
may require.
) SEc. 10. And be II further enacted, Tina,
said company shall procure such pas
senger rooms, ticket Offices, stables
and depots at such points as the bust
ness Of the railroad aud the convent
ence of the public may require. And
the said company is hereby authorized
to lay snch rails through transverse
or other streets as may be necessary
for the exclusive purpose of connect
ing the said stables and depots will
the main tracks. And the sai'
company is hereby authorized t.
purchase or lease such lands or build
ings as may be necessary for the pas