New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-27
PCBLIC-NO. 68.I
AN ACT to incorporate the Columbia Railway Com
pany of the District Of Columbia.


pany of the District Of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
senatives of the United States of America i'll Con-
gress assembled That William Gunton. John c.
McKelden, Samuel Fowler William b Todd Will
liam H Clagett, John F. Calan, S. P. Brown,
C. Fox, Matthew G. Emery, William stickney, Mar.
tin NJ Rohrer, Richard sutton, David d Cone
Robert Williams, William P. Copeland William H
J. c. Wall, John H. McCutchen, Poulus Thyson
Bernard Hayes Jacob D. kitch and their associates
and assigns he and they are hereby created a body
corporate under the name of the Columbia Railway
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
Washington, in the District of Columbia, through
and along the following avenues, streets and high
of West FifteentR street. on New York aven 91"e
thence eastwardly along said avenue to its inter
section with north street; thence along north
street to its intersection with Massachusetts ave-
nue. thence along Massachusetts avenue TO its in
tersection with north II street; and thence along
north street to its eastern termination with the
columbia turnpike gate with the right TO run pub
lie carriages thereon drawn by horse power re-
ceivins therefor rate of fare not exceeding six
cents Il passenger tor any distance said road
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That should a
majority of the stockholders elect lat any time
within two years after the completion of said road
provided for i'll section one abOve) the said com.
pany shall have the right to extend said road
either with a single or double track with tha No
cessary switches and turnouts along the line OF the
Columbia Turnpike Road Company, with the con.
sent of said Turnpike Road Company, on any
Aos.u VI ioaus ItduiiiS or east
wartily from such intersection at the Columbia
turnpike gate, now opened, or which may hereafter
oe opened, by the proper authorities; and thence
along SAID road or roads, by the most practicable
route or routes, to the ternini neal at or in the
district OF Columbia, receiving therefor a rate of
rare not exceeding seven cents passenger for any
distance on said road roads. The carriages on
the extension of said road roads to he propelled
either by horse power dummy engines at the
option OF the said railway company.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted That the said
road roads shall be deemed real estate and tn.
3ether with other real and personal property of
said body corporate, shall be liable to taxation "a
other real estate and personal property and to IL
cense for their vehicles or cars in the city and
county aforesaid, except as hereinafter provided
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said
railway shall be laid near The centre of the ave
nues and streets in the city Of Washington as nrac
tcable without interfering with OF passing over
the water or gas pipes) in the most approved man.
ner adapted to street railways with the rails of the
Secretary Of the Interior laid upon an even snfce
with the pavement of the streets or avenues. and
the space between the two tracks Iwbara
two are laid) shall not be less than
four feet nor more than six feet and the
carriages shall not be less than six feet in width
the guage 70 correspond with that of the Metropo
ltan railroad. That the railways in the county
Ssn9uld u 6e determined to construct such roads)
sna De laid in such manner will least interfere
witn the ordinary travel of the road or roads on
winch the tracks shall be laid
SEC .. And be it further enacted, That the said
corporation hereby created shall be bound to keen
sNd TRACKS and for space Of two feet beyond the
VuteI faal thereof and also the space between the
tracks, SO far as the same are laid within the Init
OF tne city OF Washington, at all times well paved
ana N good order, without expense 10 the United