Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-02-12

iar the fransbs speeised II bill "a usss
With view " carrying ost their csnts.es
With ~ 6anahess Shsrylasi Rsilraad
ComPsny t9esassssct their Esilssed firm
BrandysineAo Waxhinsson city. shieh b
the alfernstigs in the fusrtk article Of rhs
said enntEaek then. u least. (uhcther
granted - ~ BY Congress. >is would dis-
play gotd fSish; bat Ne have the strosg-
est reason q believe that the object u IN
entirely di1ersss one. and ,,nc, too. esl-
cnlaied. il granted. 10 enbarrass the fa-
tare opersticns Of the Ss,nthcrn Maryland
Railroad Cenpssy. shosld they. 10 ecs-
sequences ftke fixture sf the other eou-
pany 70 csuply With their eontract. Be
compelled Ego before Cangrcss for .
franchise = rake their rosd available TO
W.shinetso tiiy. L.
In the nosasims The Southern Maryland
Railroad Csnpany. having eomplicd with
every condiliDn Of said etsntrsct on its part,
is preveDsed y article first from under
taking 70 eonstruct the line Of railroad
from Bsan1ysine 10 Wsshingion city M
til the .intlafion in said contract shall ex-
pire. and spon the failure Of the other
company 10 do SO; and that limit il three
years.
This. yer committee viii readily per-
'ceive. vill b . great deirineut and loaa
to the railroad Which ] rrpresent-sab-
jecting their trade and travel to this Dis
trict TO Tie long. tedious, .ad expensive
route BY The Baltimore and Pslomao rail-
road. n bsfore referred In:
The Ssslhern Marylsnd Railnsd Com
pany. in kraer to avoid these difficulties
and to is@uce tho Washington City and
Point Lo}koat r ,ilroad Compaay to con.
ply viii tier obligations under the said
contract, have paid them i've thousand
dollars in cash. and have secured to be
paid TO them another amount Of Eve thou.
sand dollars-in all. ten thousand dol.
lars-although by the contract. in arti Gle
s, they were not entitled to receive any
amount until seven continuous miles Of
the road from Brandywiae were compile.
ted.
| This ten thousand dollars thus advanced
docs not appear to be . sufficient induce.
mcbt to that conn any to fulfil its con.
tract. but is more likely to be dead los.
70 the Southern Maryland Railroad Com,
pany.
The Washington City and Point Look.
out Railroad Company. thus rendered
liable to such strong belief in its bad fsitl
to the company which Irerrescnt-whicl
is really engaged in work which vii
increase the trade and travel to this Dis.
irict. the prosperity of which is so dccplj
involved. and which is especially cntrust
ed to your committee-comes before 20,
for most important franchise. which. il
granted. is designed to be--as believed
BY uany-a mere speculative operation,
such as was the one heretofore granted
to them, and TO which the franchise now
asked for is supplemental.
This. as I have SAID: before. your Hon.
orable Committee will inquire into. and
If you shall conclude to grant the fran.
chise. I ask you. with view Of securing
the good faith Of the Washington City ant
Point Lockout Railroad Company. and
for the protection Of the interest of the
! people Of this District. that you vii
amend the bill to the following effect:
THAT the franchise and privilege.
hereby conferred shall not be avai'abl.
to the said company. and shall be Of nc
effect whatever. until the said Washing
ton CITY and Poin, Lookout Railroad Com.
pany shall have completed the cons.ruc.
ton Of the railroad from Brandywine sta
ton On the Baltimore and Potomac rail.
road. in Prince George county, Maryland
to Washington city. or to some point on
the Washington Branch Of the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad. at or within two
miles and half Of its crossing of the
Eastern Branch Of the Potomac River
And the Southern Maryland Railroad
Company shall have the privilege Of the
use Of the said franchise hereby granted
on ,:,c same terms AMI conditions as are
provided in the contract between said
companies in reference to the main stem;
and If the said Washington City and
Point Lookout Railroad Company shall
fail to construct the road from Brandy
Wine TO Washington city. then this fran
chise shall inure to the Southern Mary
land Railroad Company"
Until the Washington City and Point
Lookout Railroad Company shall have
completed the road from Brandywine to
I Washington city. which they hare bound
themselves to do BY solemn contract. I
respectfully submit they are no. entitled
TO the consideration Of your Honorable
Committee or of Congress.
In regard to the last clause in said con-
trac. providing for the confirmation there
of BIZ the stockholders aud directors OF
each Of said companies. have to say that
the stockholders and directors of the
Southern Maryland Railroad Company
have confirmed aud ratified said contract.
as will appear By exhibits herewith fled
marked b and &, and it should be pre-
sumcd. from the character Of the paper
marked A, that the same has been done
BY the stockholders Of the Washington
CITY aud Point Lookout Railroad Com
pany. Ga this Point. however, have no
information
Respectfully requesting that this state
ment may be submitted to your commit
tee, l have the honor to be-. very respect
fully, your obcdieEt servant.
BENG. g. HARRIS.
Counsel for s. NJ. X. Il. Co.