The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-23

the following avenues, streets. AM
highways: Commencing at the inter
section of Seventeenth street ives
and Pennsylvania avenue, along tn
west side of Seventeenth street to it
intersection with II street north
4 thence along Seventeenth street wes
to Its intersection with Connection
avenue, thence along said avenue tx
boundary street; also, from the inter,
section of Boundary street and Con
nectlcut avenue, along the county
road from such intersection, thence
on any road opened, or which may
| hereafter be opened, west of the -Four.
teenth street road to within or through
the proposed public park, or to the
county line Of Washington county
with the right to run public carriages
thereon drawn by horse power, re.
ceiving therefor rate of fare not ex-
ceeding six cents passenger for any
distance on said road: Provided
That should majority of stock hold.
ers so elect, said road, after reach
ing the intersection of Boundary
street and Connecticut avenue, instead
of continuing from said intersection
up the county road now opened, may
be constructed along Boundary street
In the direction of Meridian Hill to
any county road opened. or which may
hereafter be opened, west. of Sixteenth
street west, and thence along said
county road by the mcst practicable
route to the terminus near, at, in,i or
through the proposed park, as herein
before provided. of ts7aas
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted :.
That said road shall be deemed real
estate, and together with other real
and personal property of said body
corporate, shall be liable to taxation
as other real estate and personal prop
erty, and tOilieense for their vehicles
or cars in the city and county afore-,
said. except as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted.
That the said railway shall be laid in
the centres of the avenues and streets.
in the city,a (excepting Seventeenth
street; there it shall be laid as here.
inbefore provided for,O as near as may,
be without interfering with or passing
over the water or gas pipes, IN the
most approved manner adapted for
street railways, With rails of the most
Approved pattern. to be determined
by the Secretary of athe Interior, laid
upon an even surface with the pave
ment of the streets or, avenues; and
the space between the two tracks,
when two are laid, shall not be less
than four feet nor more than six feets
and the carriages shall not be less
than six feet In. width, the gauge to I
correspond with that of the Washing-
ton and Georgetown railroad. That
the railway In the county shall be
laid in such manner as will least in
teriere with the ordinary travel of
the roads on which the said track
shall be laid. 8rzs ssaosr s.f-'
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That the said corporation hereby
created shall be bound to keep said
tracks, and for a space ofItwo feet
beyond the outer rail thereof. and
also the space between the tracks. att
all times well paved and In good order,
without expense to the United States,
the city or county of Washington.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted.
That nothing in this act shall
prevent the The government at
any time, at their option, from
altering the grade or otherwise
improving all avenues and streets aoe-l
cupied by said road, or the city of
Washington from so altering or Inn
proving such streets and avenues aud
the sewerage thereof, as may be under
their respective authority and controls, 4
and IN such event it shall be the duty
of said company to change their said
railway so as to conform to saoh
grade and pavement. bbsi49a .ta9IaI
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted,
That this act may at any time, be al
tered, amended, or repealed by the
Congress of the Unite. States. 'sat9hi
SEC. z. And be it further enacted,
That nothing In this act shall be so
construed as to authorize said body
corporate to issue any note, token,
device, scrip or other evidence Of
debt to be used as currency. s19.i3
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted.
That the capital stock of said conpa-
sand dollars, nor more than
and that the stock shall be
five dollars each, and shall
be deemed personal property, trans
ferable IN such manner as. the by
laws of said company may direct.
SEC. 9. And bel further enacted,
That the said company shall place
first class ears on said rail way, with
all the modern Improvements for the
conyenience and comfort of passen-
gers. and; shall run cars thereon DUR
ing the day as often as every ten MINI
utes, between Pennsylvania avenue
and Boundary street, and through
the day and nigh tom Hhe entire road,
or SUCH portions lasq may be, ,cenI-
pleteds as often as the public conyen-'
Ience may require ~
SEC. 10. And be il further enacted,
That the said company snail procure
such passenger rooms, ticket aofhces >,
stables. and depots, at such points. as
the business of the railroad and the
convenience Of the public may res
quire. And said company is here by
authorized to lay such rails through
transverse or bother streets as
may be necessary Tor the sexelu!,,
siver purpose of eonnectpg the saad
stables and depots with the MAJ mi Y!
tracks. Aud the said company IS
hereby authorized to purchase or
lease such lands or buildings ~ may
be necessary for the passenger roo ms, /
ticket offices, stables, and depots above
mentioned. .sffT9o onl91 IS II
SEc.11. And be il further enacted,
That ali articles of value that may be
inadvertently left in any, of the cars
or other vehicles of the said. com
nany shall be taken to their principal
fenot. and entered id book Of record
of unclaimed goods, which book shall
be open to the inspection of the pub-
lie a all reaeo nable hours of business.
SEC. Il. And be 1t further enacted,
That within thirty days after the
passage of this act the cor