Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-07
The COPcOran RaYk and Z0ol0gical
GARDEN.

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On Wednesday last, Mr.. Hitchcock introduced
a bill In the Senate to establish the Corcoran
park and geological garden, near the Capitol,
in the District of Columbia, and to incorporate
a society to maintain the same, and a company
to construct street railroad thereto, which
provides that ID. ID. Foley, g. w. Linvine, G.
r. Yoder, Jacob Roth, George I. Bassett, Jacob
Miller, Lewis Neurath, William Ready, George
Juneman, jackson Cole, Henson Brown and
body corporate by the name of the Corcoran
park and geological garden society and park
railroad company of the District Of Columbia;
tia, the aboy We persons may procure sub
whenever the whole Of the stock Is subscribed,
call a meeting Of the subscribers te,Hhoose Of
Ulcers and make necessary bylaws and regula-
tons.
The bill gives the company the usual corpo-
rate powers, and provides that the capital stock
Of the society and company united shall be tve
hundred thousand dollars; but, separate, the
capital stock of the former shall be three hun
dred thousand dollars, and that of the latter two
hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into
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
garden, and pass and repass over the said rail-
road, in the cars, free of charge; and the ehil-
dren Of the public and private schools of the
distinguish themselves in school shall be enti-
tied TO receive, once year, free pass or ticket
to enter said park and garden; that the society
tries, free OF charge or duty, all birds, animals.
and such other things as may be considered use
full and ornamental to the said park and garden
do all in its power to introduce valuable ami
mails, birds and poultry, and furnish the
same to persons and societies requiring
the same at the least possible cost.
That the society Is authorized to use, without
charge, the Potomac water for the purposes of
said park and garden; and that no property Of
the said society shall be free from taxation, ex-
pendages; and that as three years have nearly
elapsed and no geological garden appears to be
established or started in the city of Washington,
Therefore n the act Of Congress approved june
exceeding one hundred and Fifty acres, on the
northeastern boundary of the city Of Washing
ton, known as Mount Hamilton, or Muliken
and known by the name of the Corcoran Park
and Geological Garden Of the city of Washing
ton; and the said park and garden society, may
OF essh and every week. not to exceed tWent y
five cents for each and every person over twelve
years of age, and ten cents for persons under
that age, and the fee for the remaining days of
the week shall, or may be, regulated by the di
rectors or PRESIDENT that the railroad company
is hereby authorized, to construct, and main
tain street-railroad, and the right OF way
aud streets of the said city and District:
beginning at the junction Of 14th and f streets
northwest; thence along f street to 9TH; along
9TH to G; along G street to Maryland avenue,
and along said Maryland avenue and the old
Bladensburg turnpike to the park, with the
privilege Of running cars over the track and
rails of the Washington and Georgetown, the
Metropolitan, and the Columbia railroad com
panies, upon such terms as may be agreed upon;
and that the passenger-fare from end TO end or
any part of the route, shall be FIVE cents; that
the restrictions imposed upon the Metropolitan
railroad company by act Of Congress approved
July list, 1864; shall be binding on said company,
provided the same are consistent with this act,
and the object for which this act Is passed must
be commenced and carried into effect before
two years, otherwise the act shall have no effect
or force; that the abOve-named persons, or -
majority Of them, shall determine, before sub
scriptiOns to the stock are received, whether the
said society and company saall be separate or
united organizations; should they be separate,
the said railroad company shall pay ANNUALLY to
the said Park and Garden Society for its main
tenance, all the surplus earnings of the said
company, after deducting the actual costs, in
annum as dividends on the capital stock, and
shall provide and furnish sufficient number of
suitable cars every day, from six O'Clock ante
meridian to twelve O'Clock post meridian, for the
conveyance Of passengers along the route; and
at any time the said company may surrender its
property and franchise to the president and di-
rectors Of the said society, upon such terms as
give the said company the necessary piece of
ground for the construction thereon Of buildings
and depOts for the use of the said company. The
bill further provides that any person who unlaw-
Injuries or destroys anything useful or ornament
tai therein. shall be treated as malicious mis-
chief, and fined by any competent court not less
than five nor more than one hundred dollars,
the fine, after deducting the costs, to be paid
into the treasury Of said society.