Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

referred 10 tho NOmnltte on OOmWeiSoS
'tTo promote commerce among tho States
malls and military and naval stores"
naming as eorporators Richard Poillon,
Emanuel II. Hart, Benjamin +. Mallory, |
Henry Stebbins and Willis Gaylord, OF New
York, james Worrell, B, L. Berry, Thomas
A. Scott aud Wayne McVeigh, OF Peunsyl- |
yaniaj George Earle, VIM. ID. Bowie, IT,, |
and Richard Wootteu, Of Marylandj VIM. s.
], NJ. Edmunds, q. L. Walker, Riley A. |
shinn, d. o. Fornoy and Nathaniel Page, OF |
the District Of Columbia, VIM. @. wlckham,
John 9. Barbour and Gilbert O. Walker, OF
Virginia, under The name OF the Washing
ton, Point Lookout and Norfolk railroad
and Steamboat Company" with authority
to survey, locate, equip, maintain, aud use
continuous line or lines Of railway, with
steam ferry.boats, between the mouth
Of Roek creek, In the city Of Wash.
lngton, Point Lookout, Ia the State
Of Maryland, and Norfolk, In the
Plate OF Virginia, commencing Of Rock
creek, and running thence aoulheasterly
along the south bank OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal and the Washlnetou canal vlr-
ginla avenue and James crock; thence along
the north bank OF James creek TO the Ana.
costa river, thence across said river by fer
ryboai 70 ths north sldo OF the Potomac river;
themes along the bank Of said river to q
point opposite Alexandria, thence across the
river BY steam ferry 70 Alexandria, and from
the point Aforesaid on the north side OF the
Potomac river southerly through the District
OF Columbia and the state OF Maryland to
Point Lookout; thenee through the Chesa-
peake bay 10 Norfolk. The capital stock 10
Aired Al three million dollars m shares Of one
hundred dollars each, the charge for passen-
gers on said road net 10 exceed three cents
per mile, and the running time not 10 exceed
seven and o half houra betWecn Washington
and Norfolk, and hfteen minutes between
Washington and Alexandria. The bill pro-
| yidss further that tho road shall be completed
within two years amer the election OF the
arst board OF directors, and directs that the
the line shall be first class.
4 Mr. Hamlln, from the Committee on the
! District Of Columbia, reported q bill ineor-
poratlnR the " Washington Hospital for
foundllnRs," the effects Of which shall be
the founding In this city Of hospital for tho
reception and support Of destitute and
frlendless children, and naming as oorp0ta-
tors therein, Messrs, q. W. Samso-, u y
Howard, z. d. Gilman, VIM. stiekney, A.
| O. Richards, b. Sunderland a. ~ zeyoly,
| Wright Rlyes, Or. ]. o. nall, David X. Cart
ar Fm. n. Todd jr., ID. W. Middleton,
oeorge L. sbSi b. D. French, Joseph 8.
stettInius. -ad John X. Arrlson. Three OF
/ tina dt-@SNOTh COuhlbk OF one SENATOR
spy Two members OF Congress, 10 be ap-
, pointed by their respective presiding Officers,
In addition 10 the nrst seven Of tho above.
named incorporators, or such further num-
Der as may be required. The bill was passed
10 . second reading.
Senator Ylckers reported back bill TO In
corporate the National Paving Company OF
this city, and recommended ia passage with
an amendment, fixing the liability OF each
afnQfh0ld0R IN thu a ms M Rf aNa
all debts and liabilities Of the corporation
for the time he shall DO q siockholder. aud
making him liable In the Same manner for
all debta and liabilities OF the corporation
due at the time Of the transfer OF his stock
aud for ons year thereafter. III
The Committee on the District Of Colum-
bia held a meeting and agreed to report the
BILL TO incorporate tho National Uuion Say-
lngs Bank, Of this District, with George II.
Plant, VIM, 8. Huntington, Lewis Clephans,
| II. A, Willard, George W. Adams, s. p.
Brown, VIM. Stickney and b. p. Snyder, as
lneoIporators. Several unlmportant amend
mends were made to the bill.
THE sITgrwARD IRisu REPuRLIcAN
CLUB held Its regular meeting at Logan
Hall, Navy Yard, last night, Mr.. Andrew
Neville In the chair, aud Mr. James Plant,
Mr.. Morgan, from the special committee
appointed TO walt on the Mayor, for the pur-
pose OF endeayoring to secure the con-
tract for paving the Sixth ward for Mr..
Fletcher, reported that the Mayor promised
TO give the case his fayomble consideration.
me amendment 70 me constitution de-
Snsn sne Siuy m YIganihItlon LOT thepuT-
pSc con,su5 ~, tx 'n ,,se VIC ,ICn prnel
liberty, without regard to race, color or
ereea, and pledging adherence TO the prin-
s S,P,es " '1e hepuphcan party, as repre-,
,s ~ .Songtsss, and OF irish national
,nnauPenuonee anu unhersal liberty, and a
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OF all the adopted citizens Of MI eonn Tq1y
was adopted. = ~
Mr.. Hanna said that. I'm orlcr IN ,s.t Tho
sense OF The tneeting. he MAYED ,hs, = so M
mittee OF seven. viii Ihs nresldsn, ~ ~
club as chairman, be appointed M woI, on
Inc Mayor In resard ~ fiPon.sis1,. ~ H"N W
tract Tor having Inc sim wasd ' ~ NJ NJ
Fletcher. -
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