Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-17
A REMEDY FOR RIIIER.
Tho People VS.. The Monopoly.

a Detailed Review Of tho Nilsdrm'"n-
ors OF Mnny Years,
on yesterday the District attorney filed In
the supreme court OF the District an lnlorma'
ton as follows asking the court to forfeit the
charter Of the company. The following IA
THE APPROXIMATIONS
George p. Fisher, GEO., attorney Of tho Unit.
ted states for the District Of COLUMBIA, who Tor
said United states prosecutes In THIS behalf IN
hIs pFoper person comes here Into court In the
DisiTIct af6rosak, on the 10Th day " september,
A. ID. 1874 and for tho pad United States suR.
gests and gives the court here to understand
and no lniuTmcl'
That heretofore viz. on the 18th day Of May,
lsG2, there was approved by the President Of the
United States All act entitled An act to ineur.
porate the Washington aud Georgetown Rat
md COMPANY" which said act is AZ tnlluws'
Here follows the act In full.
WHAT THEY Dtp DO.
That by the nrst section OF said act SAID com
many was "authOFlzed TO construct md lay down
q double track railway, with tho necessary
switches and turnOuta, ln the cities Of Neotge
town and washington, In the District Ot COlum.
bis, through and along the iollowiRg avenues
and streets: Commencing on Bridge street, at
the Intersection with High street, or at such
point on said Bridge street east thereof, Ia the
rity Of Georgetown, as may be designated here
afIer by the corporate authorities thereof, along
said Bridge street with its intersection with the
street running to the tubular bridge over Rock
creek to Pennsylvania avenue, In the city OF
" ashlngtOn; along said avenue TO Fifteenth
street west; along said street south TO said ave
nue.; along said avenue TO the foot OF the Capitol
lToinjs, thence around the southern boundary
Of tho Capitol grounds; and along their south
ern boundary easterly to Pennsylvania avenue;
along said Pcnnsylyanla avenue 70 Eighth street
east or Garrison strccti and along said street
south to the navy yard gate. with lateral rnad
running alUnE the eastern front Of the Capitol
from the southern 10 inc norlneTn Baie, anl
and ohio raIlruad' and thence from said depot
through First street west To Pennsylvanla ave
nue., 50 rs to igletsect with sanl main rOadi also
. double or single track branch railway, com.
mencIng at boundary street north aud running
down seventh street west To fannsylvanrR ave.
nye and to the PUtOmtci also railway com
mcncng ut Boundary stTcct and running down
Fourteenth street west aud New York avenue
to Pennsylvania avenue to point OF lntersec.
tiOn with said aforementioned railway"
And that by the fourth section OF said act II II
| enacted "rhRt the said corporation hereby ere.
| ated shall he bound 10 Keep sad tracks, and for
| The space Of two feet beyond the outer rnll
| thereof, and also the space between the tracks,
| At All umrs VOL paved and In good order win.
out CNpeuss 10 the United StHtCs Ur the cities VI
| HeurgoIuWn and Washington
THEIR NATURAL GOV EbHON.
| Tho act creating the District and establishing
| the Hoard OF Pubic Works rs successors Of the
| corporations Of Washington aud NeOrgetOwn
\ Is then sgt out and information proceeds:
| TINY WONT CuEF0RN To STREET FAN EMBNT.
And that under ant b. tiflss Ut the author
| Ity In them vested during the yoara ISL and
/ 1874 the corporate authorities Of the city Of
Il
| altered and improved suudry Of the streets and
| avenues uI tue city Oi Washington, which alter.
| atinns and Improvements are In some cases com
| pleted and IN others are sun 10 progress, via
| Seventh street west from rennsylvaniA avenue
10 the Potomac; Fifteenth street from Pennsyl.
| yanIa avenue to Pennsy lyanla ayonuei Pennsyl
yania avenue IRON Fifteen stseet wost towards
| Rock creek; New York avenue from Its Inter.
section with Peunsylyanln avenue to Fourteenth
| street west: Fourteenth street west from II
| stTe0t north TOW ards the Boundary; pennsylvn-
I thu iNNttltUl uFOunua q.
wards Eighth street east, and Eighth street
east from Pennsylvania avenue towards the
navy yard gate; sul that the said Warrington
and HcurgstUwn RuilsUa4 company, whose
tracks were through aud along tue aiOTemeu.
toned avenues and streets has not, as II Ia by
their charter made thor duty to do, changed
their said railroad 80 as to conform 10 such al.
tered grade pnh Iayoments, but has failed neg
| lpoted and Tsiase.l aud still falls nFglects and
refuses to sO change thCif saii railroad as Il
conform, sc.
THEY DIDS'T 40 ON THE SOUTH sIDR OF TIT
CAPITOL.
| That by the said hTst section Of the said act o
Congress approved May Il, 1852, the said Wash
inEton and Georgetown railroad Company Il
authorized 10 construct and lay q douhis-tracl
railway, SC, through and along Pennsylvania
| avenue "tO tho foot Of the Capitol grounds
| thence around the southern boundary OF thu
Capitol grounds, ami along their southern
bOuhdAFy easteTly to Pennsylvania avenue,
and that by the nineteenth section Of the salI
| act Il h enacted "that unless said corporation
tween the Capitol and geOTg0tOWn within siNtl
| working days IRON and alter tho company shall
have been organized, and from the Capitol u
the Navy Yard within sixty days thereafter
= then this act shall he null and void
and 70 rights whatsoever shall be acquired IN
And that over one hundred and twenty DAY
| have passed since the Organization Of tho sal
| Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany, and that the said company has not ye
made and completed It's said railways betWee
| the Capitol and ueOrg5toWn and from the Gap
tol TO the Navy Yard, through and along PenG
sylyanla avenue TO the foot q the CapitC
grounds, thence around the southern bOundaT
| Of the Capitol grounds, and along said sOuther
boundary easterly to Pennsylvanla avenue, an
along said avenue, &c.
THEIR ARoAISAHLK TRANSFER SYSTEM.
That by the mt section Of the Aforesaid nc
OF Congress, approved May u, 1861, II Ia, anon
other thIngs, enacted that the Washington an
| Georgetown Railroad Company should has
authority To construct and lay down a dOubl
0 track railway, with the necessary switches an
! iurn-Outs, In the cities u Georgetown and Wasl
u lnEtOn, 10 tho District OF Columbia, thrOuE
Il aud along the following avenues and streets, &C
L | with the right to run public carriages thereof
n drawn by horse power, receiving therefor a rat
: | Of fare not exceeding i've cents q passenger 4
IS any distance between the tsrminl OF either
J. l the said main railway, or between the teTmlI
:. OF either Of said branch railway, or betSee
either terminus Of said main railway and II
that by acceptance uf said charter and OrganiE
ton hereunder the said Washington au
| Georgetown hAllTO0n COMPANY became DOu0
aud II was and Is thoir duty TO carry, at rat
| OF fare not exceeding 1ve cents, "a passenger Il
I, any distance between" sc.
. Aud that said company, with intent to dsfei
= | tho said provisions as to fare and transports
: ton OgeT It's branches and main railway, Id
= adopted certain regulations known as "transfe
q regulations" under which In has refused an
> neglected, and still does Teluse and neglect, I
~ | carry a passenger At rate Of fare not eNcee
a ing hive cents between either terminus OF sal
: main railway and tho terminus Of either Of sa
= branch railways.
. THEY wOR'T REPORT THEIR REAL EsFArE
:, That by the second section OF the afnresa
Il act OF Congress, approved May u, 1894 II
= enacted, THAT said roads tine roads, viz, en-
2 morated In section /, and heroinbeiOrs reclted
|, | shall be deemed real estate, and they, tOgeth
4 with other real property and the personal pro
h taxation rs other real estate and personal pro
erty in the cities aioreFad, except as hersinait
q | provided
. And that the said washington aud aeorg
~ town Railroad Company have failed and ne
"a lected 10 return the value as real estate Of the
said roads In the said cities for assessment Al
n taxation In manner and form as required by q
y act Of the Legislative Assembly OF the Dlstri
~ Of Columbia, approved August 9, 1871, and en
A tied An act providing Tor the appointment
superintendent Of aasessments and taxes Al
~ assessors, and for the immediate assessment a
!. valuation OF real mixed, and personal proper
n in the District Of Columbia ~ II was thu
Y duty under their charter " do.
II THEY WON'T KEEP THEIR RoAD.BED IN oRDE
10 That by the fourth section Of the Aforesaid
1t Of Congress, approved May II, 1852 II II enact
10 THAT tho said corporation hereby created shl
ID he bound to keep SAID tracks and Tor the spa
Ir | Of two feet beyond the outer rail thereof, a.
ID also the space between the tracks, at all tim
lr we'll paved and In good order without expen
X 10 the United States or 10 tho cities Of GoOrg
ii | town and Washington"
d And tho said Washington and GoorEeto,
Vi Railroad Company has for q long time, Vi
n, since the lst Of January, ls72, failed o
X neglected, and still does fail and sglect TO ke
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