Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-14

pany-MestInE OF the Directors
The Oapitation TaE-Ths Point Of
Rocks ROAD.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Board
Of Directors Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company took place on Tuesday, in
Baltimore, Mr.. J. W. Garrett, president, 10
the chair. Amer the transaction Of the regu.
lar business Of the board, the president made
some extended remarks In reference 10 the
recent message OF the Governor OF Maryland
| to the General Assembly on the subject OF
the capltation tar on the Washington
Branch, aud various erron Of fact, Into
which the Governor according to Mr.. Gar
rett) has fallen on the subject are pointed
out. The claim made BY the railroad com.
pany upon the State for t29q, $50 advanced
10 pay the premium In providing money for
the States interest In London, 10 also re-
ferred to. We quote from the concluding
portion Of Mr.. CARROTS remarks, a. followSi
"Nery erroneous statements have been
made throughout the various counties OF
the State by parties hostile 10 the Baltimore
and Ohio road asserting that this company
has been opposed 10 the construction OF rail.
ways In other portions Of the State. This
company ls In favor Of general railroad
law, by which all persons desiring 10 build
such roads could organise under such wise
restrictions as the Legislature may Impose.
II has only hitherto opposed special grants
OF power In such cases where such power
did not appear 10 DO desired BY the people Of
the State. The Governor states, with most
marked breyity, In reference 10 q yery costly
work now being prosecuted BY the company
through two Of the most Important coun-
1870 sSs ~ ma aEhn IT., ana hontgom-
e,y, ,no meuoPohtah road mas oeen
oS,I.ann ~ WI % gauylng 70 inc
S,slsons o. tne e.ate, VINO are NOT already
aware OF tne iAet, 70 learn that seven miles,
rom mMn,ngton norsnwest and three
, n, rom folnt Of hockh southeast, OF the
metropolitan road have been constructed
Anu he TRACKS ialu, ana that large
amount o. expensive work has been done
upon various other and heavy sections Of
the line, Inc sum expended upon this
Nork pIooaoIy exceeds the entire eHpendi-
lures OF the balumoro and PotomAe road up
70 hn,s une.
~ mas oeen tne am OF the Baltimore and
Onlo hallroea company 70 All 10 the moot
~, souiPIenen.No manner "a oundlnE Up All
sne gt - in,e a' Of me Stato o. Maryland
Anu oI Ns SnioI SiIy. Vrganihod under the
authority OF the STATE, the company has been
anu continues 70 oe profoundly anxious 70
So Son 81, ~ snas ~ poweis WI, permit 10
HIenoioPIns tne go. in.erosss o. MALylana'
~ continues 70 consuuet grsn nnes o. tall.
way, WHEN 1CI open new, iers ne aSd opGlent
~ LOT commerce Win me ehlei city OF
u .ne et ~ anu snIougn mos. Important sec
''o.,,-, " H. ~. uuk y, SIS ~ aIu IN
49, ,e IS ~, ,hn.. 49,. Suo NANNY 10
IN Ur ~ a. many n ~ case
snd nsIshnnr,ns s,Stas wI,h ~ ou. owl
nsss,i ~ oaIass,aS - HI,P ohoy -
~ o.,,I,S " w., Snu PtVuueu9 saon
Nc, a. ,a,,sS.a,, ~ 80 ~ Puoo ,y, nay
ont,a NJ enPsiiy - ~ ~
ne sfs,e ~ N"rSi.rS5 'O' IL" 's'~'ion' WIN
sbonid the Psnn.x,v.rt. p.u.o.a a..
pany, which FOR yea.. - aaS $500 49,
M con,trnc,jon ~ ~. p,,; ~ esis S,
nellsTiiIe rod Sn,.nS.d ~ seuIs sue Sou'
Hon thropgh Cnmhs,isnS a. so o,.s
The State, With Pittsburr and tbe vast Soy,S.
West,l and when finally did succeed In OBJ
S = IRON me LegAlatnre OF Pennsylvanla
= ~ repeA os tnc enArver OF that eompany-a
ttIS enN wa only nitlmately main
N A,1eI PtVtrActea hugauon through
S M ueeiLions oi ehS eoo.s-shouldthat same
aeunsy t,e hal,roaa company, by u
STNneIsnlP ~ tue No.snern central Railway
SSonPany, nave an adVantaEo over the great
i un'. LIIt o. MaylanoI 90 eneenye In ia
ssN nissO ~ PIvtnotlnk sno securing hcr
iuteI nl,, " naNnB authority 70 construct
me paIlnore ana fotomae road, not subject
70 tne onerouI requirements which have
neIetcIorS sltaehed 70 tho Washington
Drsnen toed I
Al Inat Us asked u, that the parent road
., s1s gIeai sys'em o. Msryiand improve