National Republican., 1873-02-08
TIE pIarnIcr IN coNGREs..

The Corcoran Park aud ZoOIoHicaI Garden.
Mr.. Hitchcock on Wednesday last introduced
in the Senate bill TO establish the COrcoran
Park and Geological Garden, near the Capitol, In
the District Of Columbia, and to incorporate
society TO maintain the same. aud q company to
construct a street railroad thereto, which pro-
yldes that ID. ID. Foley, q. W. Llnyllle, G. r.
YodeS Jacob Roth, George 7. Bassett, Jacob
Miller Lewis Neurath, William Ready, George
luneman, Jackson Cole, Henson Brown aud
James Marshall be incorporated and made a
body corporate by the name OF the COrroran
Park and Geological Uaplen Society and Park
Railroad Company Of the District Of Columbia;
that the above-named persons NAV procure sub
scrlbers to the capital stock OF the same, and,
whenever the whole Of the stock Is subscribed,
call a meeting Of the subscribers TO choose
ofilcers and make necessary by-laws and rcgula-
tlons.
The bill gives the company the usual corporate
powers, and provides that the capital stock OF
the society and company united shall he five
hundred thousand dollars; but separate, the
capital stock Of the former shall he three hun
dred thousand dollars, and that OF the latter two
hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into
shares Of one hundred dollars each; that the
President Of the United states, senators and
members Of Congress, the Governor, and the
Judges OF all the courts Of record Of the District
Of Columbia, and the Sisters Of Charity who may
reside therein, shall enter said park aud garlen.
and pass and repass over the said railroad, In
the cars, free OF charge and the children OF the
lnRton and Georgetown who may distinguish
themselves In school shall hc entitled to receive
once year, free pass or ticket TO enter said
park and garden; that the society may import
Into this country from foreign countries, free of
charge or duty, all birds, animals, and such other
things as may he considered useful and Orna-
mental to the said PARK and garden; amt In con-
sideration thereof, the society shall dO all In It's
power to introduce valuable animals, birds and
poultry, and furnish the same to persons aud sOc-
etles requiring the same ut the least possible cost
| that the aDgipIV IL authorized a "a
| charge, the Potomac water for the purposes OF
said park and garden; and that no property Of
the said society shall he free from taxation, eN-
cept the said park aud garden and their aI-
pendagcs; and that "a three years have nearly
| elapsed and no geological garden appears TO be
established or started in the city OF Washington,
| therefore, the act Of Congress approved June
| u, 1870, he repealed that the tract Of land, not
exceeding one hundred and tfty acres, on the
northeastern boundary ol the city OF Washing.
ton, known as Mount Hamilton, or Mullken
| Hill, shall he inclOsed, laid out, and Improved
| and known by the name Of the CorCUran PARK
and Geological Garden OF the city Of Washing.
ton; and the sail park aud ganlen society NAV
| charge fee for entry theTeintO for three ,Iaya
Of each and every week, not to exceed twenty.
nVe cents for each AMI every person over twelve
years OF age, and ten cents for persons under
that age, and the fee for the remaining ,lays OF
the week shall, or may he regulated by the
directors or president; that the railrpad company
Is hereby AUTHORIZED to construct and main.
tain a street-raflroad, and the right Of way
along and over the following highways
and streets Of the said city and District
beginning at the junction Of Fourteenth and i
streets northwest; thence along L street Il
Z seventh; along seventh 10 &; along & street tC
| Maryland avenue, and along said Maryland ave
nue. and the old Bladensburg turnpike 10 the park
with the privilege OF running ears over the iracl
and rails OF the Washington and Georgetown
the Metropolitan and the Columbia Railroad Com
panles, upon such terms as may be agreed upon
AMI that the passenger-fare from end to end, o
any part OF the route, shall he live cents; tina
the restrictions imposed upon the metropolitan
Railroad Company by act Congress approve,
July !, 1864, shall be binding on said company
, provided the same are consistent with this act
and the OBJECT for which this act Is passed mus
be commenced and carried into effect befor
two years, otherwise the act shall have no effer
or force; that the above-namcd persons, or
majority OF them, shall determine, before suit
acriptions to the stock are received whether IN
SAIL society anu company snail be separate q
the said railroad company shall pay annually /
the said Park and Garden Society, for lis main
tenance, all the surplus earnings Of the sal
company, after deducting the actual costs, In
tefest, and expenses, and ten per centum De
! Annum as dividends on the capital stock, an
shall provide and furnish u sufficient number q
suitable cars every day, from O'Clock ante
meridian to u O'Clock post meridian, for tn
! conveyance OF passengers along the route; an
/ at any time the said company may surrender II
property and franchise to the president and Il
rectors of the said society upon such terms 4
may he agreed upon, aud the said society ma
give the said company the Necessary piece
!
and depots for the use Of the said company, m
bill further provides that any person who unllN
fully enters said park and garden, or willfull
Injuries or destroys anything useful or ornauieI
tai therein, shall be treated as a malicious mi,
chief, and nncd by any competent court not les
than o. nor more than 800, the fine, after dc
ducting the costs, to be paid into the treasury
said society.
The Committee Of the District Of Columbia a
! the Senate at their meeting yesterday agreed I
ask to be discharged from the further consilera
tlon OF the hnrbOr improvement hil and recon
mend that an appropriation OF 100000 he mad
: by Congress TO Improve the river and channel
In consideration OF the hill supplementary I
! ''An act TO authorize the Washington and Pon
Lookout Railroad Company to extend railrOa
into AMI within the District OF Columbia an
the hill 10 incorporate the Washington and Roc
Creek Railroad Company, the committe
agreed to report fayonbly with the follOwIn
amendments to each bill: "pr0rhisi, That IN
, track Of said railroad shall not he laid With
: such a distance OF the Naval Observatory as I
r conducted, and that the consent Of the Secrt
tary OF the Navy and the superintendent OF tn
Naval Observatory to the location Of said traC
. where IL shall he nearest TO said obseryatOr
shall be obtained; and that In all cases In whlc
r authority IL given by Congress TO more than on
! railroad company to lay and maintain railrOa
: tracks on the same streets, avenues and bridge
In and between the cities Of Washington an
4 Georgetown, all said companies shall use tn
! same tracks, each company so using the sam
/ paying Its equitable proportion Of the expense
laying and maintaining said tracks, and III
several companies shall make such arrang,
ments and regulations In relation to the use &
said tracks by each OF said companies as sha
conduce to the convenience OF the business q
said companies and the safety and accOmnOls
ton OF the public; and that unless specially aI
thOriZed by law, no more than two railroa
trhcks Tor use OF trains propelled hy steam sha