National Republican., 1873-01-29
DISTRICT IN CONGRRss.
Local BILLS introduced - Washington City
| and Point I.ooknut Rnllrond.

and Point Lockout Railroad.
Mr.. Patterson in the Senate yesterday intro
duced hill to amend the charter OF the 0rutn
verein Association Of this city. The bill au-
thorizes the association to issue building stock
70 an amount not exceeding so, 900, 10 be divided
S VISes % thst he Sudns Committee cot of M ny .sso o
citation shall have the control and management
Of the stock Referred 10 the district Committee.
Senator Hamilton, Of Md, on the same DAY,
introduced Dlll TO incorporate the Washington
and Rock Creek Valley Railroad Company; which
was referred TO the Committee on the District q
Columbia. The bill names Walter 8. Cox, II. NJ.
ne Fet James nc N. LStts % and % Edwin L. Stanton as
lncorporators, and empowers the company to
| construct a railroad commencing at the Baltl-
to%sc Uns T ryer near ,he iDtersection Of Maryland
avenue and Fourteenth street, and running along
the river front, south Of the public grounds, to
the foot q seventeenth street; thence along tne
that creek to the mouth Of Piney branch; then by
| the most practicable route TO the Metropolitan
branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, with
the privilege Of q branch TO the northwestern
boundary of the District Of Columbia, and with a
lateral branch up WHtcn street, in Georgetown,
70 the Alexandra aqueduct, and, also, across the
rotonfac flter, to and over AnalOstan island by
pier bridge east 0f Washington street, or Of Rock
creek, with stlttd1he draw at the channel OF the
river The capital stdCh pf the road ls 70 consist
Of 5000 shares OF 500 each, Which shah In all re-
speCts he treated As personal property. -
! Tho blu introduced by Gen. Chipman IN tue
House on Monday. supplementary t9 the act %
authorize the Washington City and Point LOOK.
out Railroad Company 10 sStepd their road into
the District Of Columbia, provides that that roah
/ may enter the city by the following fUuts ne.
| ginning at q point on the line Of said raNroaa
east Of the Eastern branch, and crossing that
branch by a suitable bridge and oauseway, enter
Ing the city south OF ID street northeast, and
thence along the branch OF the Eastern branch
and Water street TO a point at or near the inter
| section Of l. street southeast and Water street;
| thence westwardly, or southwestwardly, along
| or near l. and NJ streets southeast TO Fourth
street; thence curylng to the north or south
| branch Of the canal to Virginia avenue, and
along that avenue TO d street southwest OF
| Maryland avenue; thence westwardly or south.
| westwartily, by the most eligible route south Of
the public grounds to the southern terminus ui
Fifteenth street southwest; thence northwest
warlly, south Of the public grounds to some
point at or near the banks OF the Chesapeake
and ohio canal; thence along the canal TO thu
junction OF kotk creek With the Potomac river
thence westwardly, or iOrthTestwardlyJ by Thu
most eligible route to the northern terrtJpus o.
the Aquednct bridge In Georgetown. II kst
authorizes the company TO construct q railroat
outside the limits Of Washington and George
town from Its road to q suitable point on th'
Metropolitan or Washington branches OF TIT
Baltimore and Ohio canal.