Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-16
PROCEEDINGS TO REPEiL THE CHiR.
TER OF THE WASHINGTON AND
GEORGETOWN RAILROAD
COMPANY.
The Grounds Of Complaint.
Failure OF the Company 20 CnyrpI,
with the Provisions of their
Charter

\ suit was eraered to-day in the Supreme
Count OF the District OF Columbia, by District
Attorney George 2. Fisher, for the repeal Of The
charter OF the Washington and GEORGETOWN
Railroad Company.
The Information lodged Sr recites IN F,U the
charter OF the company. and proceeds 10 STAT,
the Instances OF failure to comply With the
charter provisions. The company, il i sat
forth, has failed 10 comply with its charter
rtquiTemen's by neglectsng AMI refusing to
conform TO he altered grades and payements
on various streets specinei.
Further that il Las not laid is rad
" around the southern boundary OF the Capitol
grounds ard along said southern boundary
easterly 20 Pennsylvania avenue, as required
by its charter
That the company with intent TO defeat tha
provisions of their charter in regard 10 fare and
transportation, has adopted certain regulations
il refuses and neglects TO carry passenger at a
rate of fare not exceeding tve cents between
either terminus OF said main railway and the
terminus of either of said branch RAILWAYS.
That the company has failed 10 return the
value As real estate of their roads for assessment
and taxation, as required by it, charter.
That the company has failed and neglected
to keep its tracks land Tor the space of two feet
beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the space
between the tracks at all times we'll paved and
in good order, as required by charter; and
18th street west and the Capitol grounds
That the company has not placed "frst-cIass
cars on Its said railways with all the modern
improvements for the convenience and com
tort OF passenger" and has not and does
not "run cars thereon during the day As
often as every five minutes, except as TO eth
ana lith streets, and on these once In fifteen
minutes each way, and until twelve O'Clock at
night a. often a. every half hour: and through
out uay and hight as much Ottener as public
convenience may require" as required by
tie above quoted provisions OF its charter
That hy the 10th section OF the said act of
Congress, approved May 18th, 1862. II IS among
other things, enacted, THAT said company shall
procure such passenger rooms, ticket Offices,
stables, and depOtS, at such points as the bu-i-
ness of the railroad and the convenience of tLa
public may require" And that the said Wash
ington and Georgetown railroad COMPANY has
failed and neglected, and still fails and neglects
10 procure such passenger rooms, ticket offices
and depOtS az the business OF the rail-
road and the convenience Ofthe public require,
and notably so at the intersections of eth street
west and Pennsylvania avenue, and of 18th
street west and Pennsylvania avenue.
That the company has failed by their directors
10 make the annual report 20 Congress OF its
doings required by the charter.
Ind that by reason OF the premises aforesaid
end the several refusals, neglects, failures and
omissions of the said Washington and George
town Railroad company, the charter OF said
company is and ought to be forfeited and void
and of no force and effect I'm law.
Whereupon the said attorney for the United
States, who in this behalf prosecutes for the
sand United States, prays the consideration OF
Tie court here in the premises, and that due
proceedings may be had against the said Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad company, TO
make II answer TO the said United States touch
ing and concerning the premises aforesaid.