The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-20

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Broad street that the depot of the comps
ny should be moved from the corner {
Broad and Eighth streets to some othe
location which could be reached withou
the necessity for using Broad street, deter
mined to accede to the wishes of tn
council in this respect if the proper lepis
lation is obtained to enable the compan,
to do SO, provided that the city woui,
establish the company at another Location
equally as suitable to their purposes withou
imposing loss upon them; and with tbi
object in view the board, acting in concer
with the, finance committee of the council
employed a competent engineer to examin,
ana survey, with the engineer of the city
route to location thus proposed, and BY
which it is contemplated to avoid all use O
Broad street; and in view of the possibility
that the city may be unprepared or unwili.
ing to incur what may be the cost of aban.
| doning Broad street and of establishing an
other suitable terminus for the company, the
board have further offered to remove their
engine house from Broad street as soon as
may be practicable, and to conduct the
movements of cars on that street by horse.
power instead of by locomotives, provided
the city authorities will make good to the
company what may be the cost of so doing
above the cost of existing arrangements.
The contract relations which were estab-
lished with the Potomac steamboat COM
pany under the authority given by the
stockholders to the board have enabled the
the board to maintain most efficient route
for travel between Richmond and Washing
ton, by which they have been able to
secure to travellers the choice of routes by
one train each way per day north of WASH
ington, both to the west and north. as we'll
as the comfort incident to the continued
railroad and steamboat line, in consequences
of which it has become SO justly fayorite
with the public. 1..E
1t is proper to add that without this
line, on three separate occasions, for con-
siderable lengths of time, the company
would have had no means Of forwarding or
receiving passengers and mails north of
Quantico. The efficiency OF this line will
be yet further increased by the completion
of branch road, which is being rapidly
constructed under the auspices Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company.
between Bladensburg and point opposite
Alexandria, by means of which the time
between Richmond and Baltimore will be
equally as short, and the comfort greater
than by any other route.
During the year through-freight arrange
ments have been made with all connecting |
roads on pro rata basis, by which the
revenue from freights has been
increased, and in connection |
with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at |
Hanover junction the best facilities have
been established for the transportation of
produce, including coal, to all points on
this company's road, inclusive Of its own
terminus and that of the connection rail-
road company. The very reduced rates for
both freight and passengers that were es-
for the benefit of patrons of the
road who reside on its line and have con-
slant occasion to use it has resulted. as
anticipated by the board, in producing
large increase in the amount of local travel
and moderate increase OF revenue to the
The board of directors, in conclusion,
would remark that the safety and comfort
'f travellers continue to be with them a
paramount consideration, and to this end
heir road and machinery are kept in the
best condition. They are still enabled to
ay that no passenger inside their cars has
'ver lost life or limb, or been even seri-
,usly injured, during the long period, now
nearly forty years, since the construction
If the road.
! Congratulating the stockholders upon
he present condition of the company's
fairs, and with hopeful anticipations for
he future, this report is respectfully sub
nitted.
By order of the board Of directors.
j. M. ROBINSON, President.