Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-11
The Washington and Geerxetown
Railroad,

The Washington and Geerxetowu
Railroad.
<a.ve, E.stsaq-TAe Election Of Directors-Prcsi
dent, RiieT'S Repsr,.
At roon to-day the annual NEE ting Of the
.ssck holders Of the Washington and George
sorp Railroad Company was held at the OFT ce
corner OF Is street north ard New jersey ave
hB-. Tor Tie election Of directors. Messrs
Lew's dehIscU. A. Thomas Bradley and Richard
Sutton, TIE inspectors qualified AZ the hands ot
Jsstise II. r Smith. opened the polls. Ur
&c one O'clock but one ticket same as last wear
Vas voted, S. follows:
"sssti7rtoH aHJ Georerio'rr Rrilr.ad-For
IHsc'Ots: nivanus >. kikcr, Henry Hart
lanes MChenra, Maltby G. Lane Allen
b'N.el, William OTme, Gilbert Vanderwer-
kss-
The stockholders were rare,, N e-,sr ~, NJ
lane, ar. ". Il. Riley secretary, and president
BIKE MADE his report.
Tag REPORT OF PRESIDENT RIKgr.
president kikeT, il his annual report saws
IN accordance with the requirements vi your
~ laws, now Sc omit the following statements
SIC operations Of the company tor the fiscal
year ending December Slst. lS7O, with the
property, sources, contracts and liabilities rs
tsioNs J0e weather having been favorable
10Y our business 4 has been prosperous. and in
sressiDg 10 October 1st when the ralnctian of
fare. through the repeal OF the tax law, having
erected cur receipts, and is now proving a very
seTious matter. az the wages of our employss
caEhot DC reduced at the present time; and
rhACut some relief, either by an additional
charge Tor or being relieved altogether by Con
sTtss ffOm our present transfer system, we cam
mol Lofe from any ITohtiro our business, and
~ Tie present heavy expense VI repai-ing on the
hbss 81 orr read should re continued we shall
be ccmpeHedtO borrow money TO pay for such
increased eNYt uEt~.'
statement Is given Of the recsipts each
mebth showing total OF SIS ocO.li for the
teaf' tle 'ast three months being respectively
So - So - >~i.s', s2C,Gts-Se, about S{0d1
cecisase or Tie corresponding months OF last
year. This Is an average VI S92s as q lily, The
taIstst single days receipts was the fourth OF
July, = bl&.t>, and the smallest SI51.2s. Under
our regular uIAe table we have ruined Il cars
tSiI0m New York York avenue to Cieo-getoWn
nahlng ite tTi1s; l. Baltimore Depot 10 tieorpe-
.oNh, making - trIps; "A on eth street. making
iso tTiis; On 18th street, making 55 trims: AMI
during the session OF Congress We have RIM e
~dGitlonat cars from the CAPITOL 20 Georgetown
FeAlig - uipS through the busy time OF the
May ,idnIlne a. only three minute Intervals
Excursion and extra cars have also hesn nm
a. necessity required. We have O., hand iGS
morse, 10 have been bought, and 20 have died
we nave - cars nearly equal TO new ores ~
having been repaired ara painted during The
year, making with all both tSo horse and one
6orse box cars now owned by the coupanv -
We aisO continue making new harness in All
Hi'ioh 10 or Ordinary repairs, also new cushions
ana MATS FOR or cars As required without AID; =
iionai labor. The prices of feed and most on
tIet ~ I, It nave oeen On the average rather
higher than l>t" Contracts Tor manure Lavipy
better prices" oN ''
Tie real estate OF the cononauv near tia
depot and At the upper erd OF m street il d.
scfloed IN the report, ami, il Is stated with
bore cars. SC, i ineured IN good and resnor,-
sihle companies for Sill ZOO.
lie reports that al the suits against the com
E3hf iOI acCICtn tS have Eeen settled. with the
exception Of one, which bes been appealed ~
the supreme Court.
In conclusion, President Riker uays \ r,or,y,r-
ultute oi respect 10 the memory Of !. ". Mich
o., Tie late secretary and treasurer
-, A. &C npanTlEg the report are statements Of
enc deaS GTeT snow InS total receipts SSH sJI.TG
ahu Expenditures, 49,, SO. 3 and tor Dividends
$500 lta' Ing balance OIL baud OF = e9q 81.
NT, hiAtF stated N answer 10 4 question Ey
81 I'LL :. that over Si.A 20 hal been paid hv
7he company CI SCCOrut OF the wooden r,avc
Htnt. and also that they had cCrSui.af conn,
SCI : 10 advise them that they MAJ continue the
cor -t-store, and TIA; there v2s no poafr
blocks. '-9 "o9uen
1rIsG 20 he Printed. N'N u
re company IartooL Of the rera.t -4t out
done. '''' J'st4ce was
IheIc were 6 sl5 shares voted on. and n,
'''"'V'e Fan, Z a. unanimously reelected.
TEE THRATrRs Mrs. Lander i we'll sro-
ported az Tie National theater, and is drawing
gCod houses. She appears tonight in bef
greatest iTVeTSonation, Elizabeth" in which
historic Fay El>;OTi had her creates; success in
vn.- CO.. MT. =, - :. ,-,tsl as Essex,
La Rae's nil .ireis are giving capital enter
taiImeu;5 AZ Walls Opera House this week.
Ricardo. "tbe prima donna j" has a fine sObtsn0
.olee, DICK Parker 5 very funny fellow,
IaUsb!ln x Murray statue clog dance is worth
seeing. Hannah "a a ballad singer is hard TO
beat. and altogether the trOUpeis one of the best
IN the county. Ii the musical line they are
very strong. There viii be matinee on Satur-
day, and performances every evening this week
EIECTIoHs OF OFFiCERs.-Ata ,seetine OF the
stockholders Of the National Bank of the Re-
public, Yesterday, the following officers were
reelected Fltzhush COyle, pre- sdent; Charles
Bradley, cashier. Direc;Ors-Fitzhugh Coyle
SamCel Moment, Daniel L. Clarke, MATHEW
q. EHery, T. ID Gilman, John A. SeTnInes Hon
John VI. BroadheaG, William Ii. Morrison aud
n. ii. Baldwin. $500
The Pioneer Homestead Association last nigh.
elected the following OftCeTs: j. l.. Roberts
lresldent; III. Il. CroEgOn, vice president; c. w
tinVllle. treasurer; John Il. Evans secretary
DiIectOTs-F. ". Brsndeu burg. Robert Down
IR, rank Miller. ". y. Dalton, y. Richardson.
t-SirohreTger, I. /. smith, K. q. Campbell, ).
a. IkVmScn.
tCLCRRp NcNES AND CHILUEHS's HOVE
The National \ ISOLATION for the Relief OF Des-
lltCtS tC.Crod Women ana Children met at Mrs.
senator PCmtIOy.s ytStt rday- The annual re-
toTt slows thar TIE txI entiitures during the
-. az bad been mean S{C0; balance in the
iTessury. 81 Ca. Tie e'ecntive ccuui'teee,
vonVTIsjI Ms. .. - PcneIOy. President; Mrs.
Geo. ". Mcclellan. vice PRESIDENT; MIs. Ger
mCUd tE2ndtH, treasurer, and Mrs. Frank
Bartlett, rcrt tsry asO, the board of managers,
h-Il.E 81 -.f~4 - ~ h.T e.. Aif~. X. .it
Fi-elCw. MI. Harriet UHGe. al, Mrs. y. 81.
BlauyLsIt Mr.. =. SAVES Brown, Mrs. W f.
NslsoU ITS foItgs Baxter. Mrs Hiram Pitts,
sid E;ss louisa Swan. Tefe unanimously re-
elected after vhieh n. meeting adjourned.
TEE MASQUERADE FKA1UEw OF TaE CAR
SMALL &c sub Csii. mItttC EayIb. Ia charge
He IUaSa CsIaGC feature of the com ng carnival
net last night 70 complete their part OF the az
fSf Eemonts. Many Of cur best citizens were
present. ard put their names DOWN - take part
al carrying out he programme g. adopted. All
EetsoLe OF ward Clubs desiring 20 take part in
this Procession should report at once to this
con mluee. Nothing offensive or immoral Will
he allowed. ana the Characters are 10 receive
The az pTcval vi this committee, otherwise they
viii be CNcluCCd- Some excellent loca! and Do
htical hits have been agreed pom
ARREST CT A NOTORIOUS BVRar AR-Du
july d last the store o. =. 4. Stephenson n Co
South WaSh!LgtOn, was broken into and robbed
Of whiskey- ci-aTs, butter, sardBes, hams two
pistols, ard silver change, amounting 80 about
$40 IN value. Last night, Detectives AIcDeyitt
toomes. and miller arrested a notorious burglar
named Colbert FOLSOM, on the charge of robhinp
this store, and h. Wes locked up in the cells a.
headquarters. He aCkuOw lodged the charge
and gave particulars Of b mode Of operatl ons