National Republican., 1873-01-09
AVENUE RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders.

Animal Meeting Of the Stockholders.
Tue annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Washington and Georgetown street railroad took
place yesterday at the once OF the company,
corner OF New Jersey avenue and u street.
President Rker submitted his report for the
year year. ending December ,s, 81; he says; lam com.
most serious and eventinl known since the In
PRODUCTION and operation Of street railroad cars.
During the month Of september an unknown At.
mospheric and infectious disease, similar TO dyp-
iberia and pneumonia, broke out among the
horses In Canada. travelling southwark and west
ward, attacking all the horses, and moving 20
rapidly that on October 30 II had reached here.
80 general did u become that on November we
were compelled 10 discontinue running our cars
as nearly every horse In our stables was affected,
and for seven days not car was run, and scarcely
horse was seen at work IN the city. This pro
duced stOppage OF receipts, resulting In great
loss and Increased expenditure during Its con-
tlnuance,
ave have also been compelled TO continue
taking up our tracks, regarding and relaylng
them at an enormous extent, and great loss TO
our business, when the street gradlngs and new
payenents have been laid, and have been COM
| PEELED TO borrow money to enable MS to pay for
! these extraordinary expenses. And during the
greater part OF the past year we have not been
| able 10 run our cars into Georgetown, on the
| west, on account Of laying the sS-lnch water
| pipe under our tracks; and afterwards from the
delay In nlling and grading the street west Of
| Rook creek. Aud We have also been prevented
| from running further than Fourth street east
since August last by the heavy gradlngs and
alterations on Pennsylvania avenue and Eighth
| street east.
'The amount received from passengers during
the year are as follows: January t2T,piO.65; Feb.
ruary. ta5TT9.sb; March, $40, ,O5S,s IS; April t9O,.
ss295; May, ts4, s2l.25; June, s5S,6ls.4Oi July,
t4,blSSO August, So, $50 10; September, $50, lss
october t5l ,6SI.e5; November, tis, ,s9s 10; Decem
ber t2e,see.s5. Total, 1854, ,bDS.2O; being daily
average Of tsTi.I9."
walls Of three minutes during the business part o
the day. They have 493 hOrses-5O more than II
1871; 2ls were purchased at an average Of $3.50. 70
100 were sold a. I, an average Of i9Ols 90 diedIt
the great heat OF the past summer aud the cpl
demic Of November.
The report refers to the suits arising out Of tn,
transfer system As having been decided In favo
OF the company, but they have been appealed b.
the plaintiffs. The suit brought against thi
company by the Board Of Public Works in Sep
| ltember-injunCtiOn to restrain them from paylnI
their tracks, noticed, the decision OF Judg
Humphreys being favorable TO the company
The report also notices the suit brought by til
District attorney for the repeal OF the charter
which cannot be reached before May next on
suit for damages tGladmOn's) Ia now before tn
supreme Court OF the United States, and on
that Of Mr.. W. J. wheatley) Is pending In tn
The report OF the treasurer CMr. Hurt accom-
panles the presidents report. The total receipt
Qneludlng ", ISt.9e baance) were tsoI, ,Os5t1, an
disbursements t39o, $50 Among the dlsburse
ments were tSs 30 for track repairs, sIe,biss
for car repairs, tis,Oe9.qT for conductors an
| drivers, $4,000 for meal, hay and bran, O. $50 u
account Of accidents s. i66.o0 for donations, GA
+44.6S for horses.
Tue stockholders then proceeded to the eleC
ton OF directors, which was conducted by Messr,
II. Q. Stewart W. H. Riley, and A. I. Bradley
About eight thousand votes were cast, and N
following were elected: Messrs. Silvanus i
RlkeI Henry Hurt, Maltby q. Lane, Allen Mitch
ell, VIM, Orme, Gilbert vanderwefken, and II
Polkinhom.
After the meeting. the stockholders partoo
OF an elegant and substantial repast, prepare
by Mr.. John O'LeaTy.