Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-12
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD
Annual Meeting of the Stock holders
Report of the President and
Directors.

DalIlmOfe ana Potomac Railroad Com
pany was held at the office of the Com
pany, at Calvert Station, at noon O
the Sd inst, pursuant to notice.
On motion, DR.. E. J. Henkle wa
called to the chair, and S. Little ap
pointed Secretary.
The President submitted the repor
of the President and Directors for tn
last year, which, on being read, was, OF
motion, accepted and ordered to b.
published as part of the proceedings O
this meeting.
At subsequent meeting of the new
ly-elected Board the Hon. Oden Bowie
was reelected President; J. N. Du
Barry, Vice President and General
Manager; S. Little, Secretary and Au-
ditor, and J. S. Leib, Treasurer.
Directors-B. F. Newcomer, George
Small, George R. Roberts, J. N. Du
Barry, Col. Samuel Cox, DR.. Eli J.
Henkle and VIM. Z. Walters.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Office Of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company, Baltimore:
To the Stockb0zderS-I compliance
with their charter, the President and
Directors submit their annual report.
At the last annual meeting the road
from Baltimore to Washington, hav-
ing been completed and opened on the
second day of July, 1872, had been in
successful operation two months. On
the first day Of January of the present
year the main stem from Bowie to
Pope's Greek ON the Potomac river,
was opened to travel, and two trains are
run daily over it each way, one being
a passenger train, and the other mix
ed passenger and freight, thus afford
ing ample facilities to productive
country heretofore dependantupon wa
ter transportation, after long hauls and
over bad roads.
On the 29th day of June, 1872, our
passenger trains, which had previously
been compelled to stop beyond the city
limits, commenced to run regularly
through the tunnel to the depot in
Calvert street. The tunnel, which far
exceeds in its extent and cost any yet
cOmp1eteu III rn1s country, has been
found to be perfect in it's construction,
and to give admirable satisfaction to
passengers, who find not the slightest
Inconvenience from smoke, but expert
Fence sensations of surprise and pleasure
in passing through it's subterranean
depths under the centre of great city.
The double track through it has been
laid and ballasted.
The depot and station houses at
Pennsylvania avenues and Charles street
have been sufficiently completed for
use by passengers and arrangements
having been made with the Northern
Central Railway Company for the use
of its Calvert Station as the starting
point for our trains, the Baltimore
travel over the road has the unrivalled
advantage of being able to take our cars
at either of these three stations, or at
Lafayette Station, or at the stock yard,
as may be most convenient.
Satisfactory progress is still being
made upon the grand depot building
in Washington. When completed, its
arrangements and conveniences will be
perfect, and it is intended that it shall
be an ornament to the National Capt.
tai, which, if ever the projected Park
there is completed, and near the pro-
posed ground of which it is located, |
will be one of its most strikingly orna-
mental features.
There are few points on the main
stem from Bowie to Pope's Creek where
sidings are intended to be placed and |
proper frei ght and station houses erect
ed, which have not yet been done, but
which will be very shortly, as the ma
terials, having been in Temporary use
are now available for these
permanent locations.
Thus we have the road completed,
and it's buildings nearly all erected
The last report detailed the character
of the bridging, iron and other mate
rial used in construction, all of which
have been the very best.
The unprecedented freshets of last
month, never known by the residents
Of the sections in which they prevailed
to have been equalled in force or vol
ame, did considerable temporary dam
ageto the road and caused an entire ces-
sation of travel for several days. The
earnest zeal and energy of the proper
officers soon, however, restored the road
Ind resumed the regular travel, includ-
ng the through to New York, which
1ad just been opened by our tunnel and
Union Railroad; and by our late expe-
'ience we hope to convert the annoyance
md temporary loss into great perma-
lent good.
Having seen where the road might
De improved and perfected, our efforts .
ire already directed to that end; the
'anks in many places will be widened,
culverts enlarged and in sew
raj cases bridges substituted for cul-
'erts; and thus the danger from fresh
It's averted. The completion of the '
unnel now brings all our mileage into i
,DeratiOn and we hn1iava th at I he nayt {