Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-16

e. p. Smith.
DAILY zxCuRsIon Of the steamer Arrow to
Mount Vernon.
suIrH,s ART 9AIruaY, a4s street.
MARxRrruR's Art 0ALLHRY, 4S6 It'll street.
BARLow,s Ar GALLERY, ~ Pa avenue.
a Railroad Project Of Great Maxui.
tsde 90 she People Of the District Of
Columbia.
The undersigned, citizens of the District of
Columbia, respectfully invite public attention
to the following charter, granted BY the Leg,s-
lature Of Virginia, to build q railroad from A
point on the Potomac river, in our vicinity to
run southxesterly direction through the great
shenandoah valley, and affording connections
Tim me chesapeake and Ohio and Virginia and
The contemplated improvement win open d.
rect communication between the Federal Cap
tons Of our country, giving US, in addition to
greatly superior grades and q favorable climate,
An advantage, in point of distance, over Baits
more city Of at least fifty miles.
With such increased fs~'''
ton it is cOnf''-- .--aase for Transports
ton, ~ -sntiy believed that large cot
-n, and mineral trade will set towards
<ae National Metropolis, to be stimulated and
expanded by the development OF our well-known
and unsurpassed water power.
The beautiful and fertile region of country
through which this road Is to pass, in the coun-
ties Of Loudoun, Fauquier, Rappahannock.
Page, Rockingham. and Augusta, will, in addi-
ton to very extensive grain supply, furnish
this community with asuperabundance OF those
fruits, garden and dairy products, for which we
have hitherto been mainly dependent upon the
distant north and west.
map Of the proposed route, IL will require but
moments reflection to satisfy any intelligent
mind of the varied and obvious benefits to How
from this great and Landslide enterprise.
lSignedEM. G.. Emery, Mayor of Washing
ton; H; NJ. Sweeny, Mayor Of Georgetown; Fl.
ID: Cooke, wm: II. Philip, w. s. Huntington, W.
James Hughes, John b. Blake, Alex. X. Shep-
herd, W. g. Metzerott, W. b. Todd, Jno. Hitz
Nicholas Acker, Wm. Orme, Blanchard s Mo-
hun, Dempsey a 0'Toole, Z. +. White, Samuel
Bacon, Hugh Carerton, James A. Magruder.
Herr & WEIGH, John L. Kidwell, Grafton Ty-
Ter, George X. Fisher, William ID. Cassin, A. b.
Muliett, Josiah Dent, VIM. King: 1. Thomas
maker, George w. Beall, william CIabaugh.
George Hill, Jr., Hartley s Brother, E. Pick
II. p. Gilbert, Burroughs s Dougal, BeaII Il
Shoemaker, r. l.. Cropiey, Hyde s. Tyler, Evan
Lyons, +. Wheatley & Sons, A. H. Dodge, A. H.
sons, W, H. Tenney, WIN. I. Heron, N. J.
Adler, Poe & Seligson, Brewer s. Wilson, Chas
3 English Wifi. Mcleod, 7. L. Cropley & Co.,
John t. Mitchell, H. semken, Buckey Is Mar,
bury, g. T. Getty & Co., Hall s. Hume, VIM.
= Mattingly, Barbour s Hamilton, Walter s.
Robinson, Philip & Solomons, Jos. B. Dodson.
Hooe & Bro, Perry & Brother.
THE CHARTER.
AN Act to incorporate the Piedmont and Poto-
mac Railroad Company, in force June %,
1. Be Il enacted by the General Assembly of Vir-
subscription for the capital stock of a company
to be Incorporated by the name of the Piedmont
and Potomac Railroad Company, for the pur-
pose OF constructing q railroad from point on
the Potomac river at or near the Chain Bridge,
or at or near the Aqueduct Bridge, or upon
some railroad leading to one of them, to Aide,
IN the county Of Loud0n; thence to connect with
the Orange, Alexandra and Manassas Railroad
ut or near Rectortown, in the county of Eau
quier, and thence to or near Luray, in the coun-
~ Of Page, to connect with the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad or the Luray valley Rs:lroad.
2 That the following persons are appointed
commissioner to receive such subscriptions,
Berkeley, Henry ID. Cooke, VIM. W. Corcoran
u. w. Thompson, j. q. Vials and 8. A. Buckner
TO open books andreceive subscriptions at Alde
Loudoun county; Robert Beverly, f.. G. Turner
X. HI. Carter, Alfred Glascock and John Mar,
shall, to open books and receive subscriptions
at RectoItown, Fauquier county; Henry W.
n. holland, VIM. Ayre, W. T. Rumsey, 3. Can
field and +. X. Ford, to open books and receive
subscriptions at Fairfax Courthouse; Isaac d.
Henry NJ: sweeny, Chas. II. Cragin, NJ b., and
jas. A. Magruder, TO open books aud receive
subscriptions at Middlebsrg, Loudoun county;
and j. +. STROLLER, to open books and receive
subscriptions at Washington, Rappahannock
county; John W. Watson Andrew Broad.
S1ss 0s ssrs crane, Jr Isaac Long and
receive subscription at Luray, Page County. A
majority of the commissioners appointed at
named. The commissioners tor majority of
them appointed for Loudoun County are
further authorized either in person or by agent
receive subscriptions to be made b. individuaia
or corporat at any place or places out Of
this State; and subscriptions to said capital
ciled either without or within this State, are
hereby allowed to be made and received in the
discretion Of said Loudon County Commission
ers-
3. That the capital stock of said company shall
not be less than one hundred thousand dollars
nor more than four million dollars, to be divided
the said first mentioned amount shall be sub
scribed, the subscribers shall be incorporated
by the name and for the purposes mentioned in
ne INST section Of a this act; and have full
4. That Ii shall be lawful for the said company,
BY and with the consent of the stockholders in
general meeting assembled. to borrow money for
the purposes Of this act at rate of interest not
exceeding that allowed by law, to issue certif-
Gates Of said loans and to pledge any and all the
property Of said company, by mortgage or 9TH
terest that may accrue thereon.
D. That IL shall be lawful for the said company
TO receive not exceeding enc hundred thousand
stock Prorided That it shall not Be lawful for Or
the said company to hold any land under this
act longer than ten years from the completion
Of the section Of the road along which the said
land shall lie, except that necessary for the use
Of the road.
IS. That the company hereby incorporated
shall have the right to make convenient connec-
t,ons with any other road or roads now or here
AFTER TO be constructed in this State.
o. That when the company shall have COM
pietsd and equipped their said road from q point
on the Potomac river at or near the Chain
orfdge, or at or near the Aqueduct BRIDGE or
upon some railroad leading to one of them TO
any OF the points named In the first section OF
this act, they are hereby authorized to work the
same as II entirely finished: Provided, That the
construction Of that section Of the said road
which hes between Aldie and the point 1t which
Il shall cross the Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire railroad shall be commenced stimuli
tAneously with the work on the section between
the said point OF crossing and the city OF George
town, and 90 prosecuted that for every mile of
said road constructed on the section last named
there shall be constructed one mile on the sec
ton first named.
8. This act shall take effect from and after the
passage thereof, and shall be subject to all gem
eral laws now existing, or which may be here
after passed In reference TO works OF internal
improvement
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Msssrs- Jay Cooke s. Co., First National
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