New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-06

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moi otherwise appropriated, VIZ:
For steamship service between San Fran
cisco. Japan and China, five hundred thou
sand dollars.
For steamship service between the United
St;aes and Brazil, one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
For steamship service between San Fran
cisco and the Sandwich Islands. seventy
five thousand dollars.
Approved, July IL, 1870.
[PUBIlo-No. SO
AN ACT to incorporate tn" Columbia Railway Com
pany of the District OF Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatires of the United States OF America IN Con
gress assembled That William Gunton, John c.
Mckelden, Samuel Fowler William Is. Todd, VIII
liam II Clagett, John F. Cal!an s. P. Brown
George II Plant W. G. Bestor, i. NJ Gallandet. r
G. Fox, Matthew q. Emery, William Stickncy, Mar
tin VI Rohrer, Richard Sutton, David d. Cone
Robert Williams William p. Copeland, William II
Nllcy, G. II b. White. James T. Pritchard
J. c. Wall, John II. McCutchen, Poulus Tiiyson,
Bernard Hayes Jacob D. kitch and their associates
and assigns, be and they are hereby created body
corporate under the name OF the Columbia Rail way
Company. with authority to construct and lay down
single or double track railway. with the necessary
switches and turnouts, in the city and county of
Washin gton. in the District of Columbia through
and along the following avenues streets and high
ways commencing at point on the eastern side
of West Fifteenth street, on New York avenue,
thence ea-twardlv along said avenue 10 its inter
street to its intersection with Massachusetts ave
nue.; thence along Massachusetts avenue to its i'll
north II street to its eastern termination with the
Columbia turnpike gate: with the right to run pub
lie carriages thereon drawn by horsepower, re-
ceiving therefor a rate of fare not exceeding six
cents IA passenger for any distance on said road.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted. That should
majority of the stockholders so elect at any time
within NO years after the com letion of said road
provided for i'll section one above) the said com
pany shall have the light to extend said road,
either with % single double track with the
cessary switches and turnouts, along the line of the
Columbia Turnpike Road Company, with the con
sent Of said Turnpike Road Company, any
other road roads leading northwardiy or east
wardly from such intersection at the Columbia
turnpike gate, now opened, or which may hereafter
be opened; by the proper AUTHORITIES and thence
along said road or roads by the most practicable
route or routes TO the tcrnini near at, or in the
District OF Columbia, receiving therefor rate OF
fare not exceeding seven cents passenger for any
distance on said road or roads. The carriages
the extension OF said road or roads to be propelled
either by horse power or dummy engines, at the
option OF the said railway company.
SEC. ,. And he it further enacted. That the said
road roads shall be deemed real estate. and to-
Sether with other real and personal property OF
said BODY corporate, shall be liable to taxation
ohel real estate and personal property AMI 10 IL
cense Tor their vehicles i'll the city ami
county aforesaid. except dis hereinafter provided.
SEC. /. And be il further enacted, That the said
Midway shall he laid near the centre OF the
nses and streets in the city OF Washington prac-
tlcahlt (wlthout interfering with or passing over
the water gas ppes), in the most approved man
adapted 10 street railways with the rails of the
SCrctarr of tho interior laid nnon an rZ,n si,rfar.
with the pavement of the streets avenues and
the space between the two tracks twhere
four feet nor more than six feet and the
ca,ri,,-S hill not I,o Loss tb,n :; So, =, W., III.
tam raiirond That the railways in t!Ir cn,Int1
IsLouIG il h.. d.trrr,inad ,o cnnstrua- st,cb rnal
shall be laid in such manner Will least interfere
with the ordinary travel OF the road or roads on
which The tracks shall Ia. Land
SEC s And he it further enacted That the said
cornoratinn b.reh,. created sill Ia. hourd ~ -,
said track. and for space of two feet beyond the
outer Tai thereof, ana also the space between the
tracks so tar as the same are lad within the limits
OF the clty OF Washington, at ali times well paved
ana III goou order, without expense TO the United
States or the said city. Aud III the road shall
he extended beyond the limits of said city. : is
heretofore provided the said corporation 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, well sravelied or paved
la'eI on sald roads by Iehicirs or other"lse"Ith-
out expense TO the county of Washington
SEC o. And be 1t further enacted, That nothing
IN tins act shall prevent the government at any
time, at its option, from altering the grade. 9th
erwlse improving all avenues and streets occupied
by said road or the city of Washington from so al
ter1ng and improving such streets and avenues and
the sewerage thereof, as may be under their re-
spectiye authority and control; and in such event
1t shall he the duty of said company to change
thelr SAID railway so as 10 conform to such grade
and pavement.
SEC. = And De II further enacted, That this act
may at any time be altered amended or repeated
by the Congress OF the United States.
SEC. q. And be 1t further enacted, That nothing in
this act shall he so construed to authorize said
body corporate to issue any note, token or device
scrip or other evidence OF debt, to be used as cur
rcncy.
SEc.3 And be it further enacted, That the CAPT
tai stock of said company shall be less han one
hundred thousand dollars nor more than four hun
dred Thousand dollars and that the stock shall be
divided into shares of fifty dollars each and shall
be deemed personal property, transferable in such
manner as the bylaws OF said company may di
rect. 10
SEC. TO- And be it further enacted That the 90 i'll
company shall place tirst-cass ears on said railway
with all the modern improvements for the con
veniencc and comfort of passengers, and shall RIM
cars thereon during the day and as late as fen
utes between west Fifteenth street and The aast
ern terminus of north H street. and in casa
the said road shall be extended beyond fhe
city limits on the entire. road or such nor,ions ms
may be completed through the dav and
night, as often as the hubble conyeniepce and H.
erests of the railway comnonv m,v rarn;ra.
Prov ded however That the carria0es or ears
thereon shall make not less than eight trips each
way per day during six DAYS in each week
SEC. II. And he II further enacted That tbe said
company shall provide slc II passenger rooms ticket
as the business of the railroad and tbr couvenienre
OF tn. public may require And said counauy i
hereby authorized to Law such rails throuah trans
verse or other streets or roads as may be. NECESSARY
for thu. exclusive purpose of connect INC the said
stables and dcpots with the main tracks. and he
said corpany is hereby authorized 70 nurchnsa NJ
lease such lands or buildings as NAV be necessary