Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-13
The Point Lookout Railroad.

1ne Point Lookout Railroad.
ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT SUIT.
The stockholders of the Washington CITY
and Point Lookout railroad company held a
meeting in this city on Wednesday last at
which Messrs. = I. Suit and Horace Crozier,
OF Prince Georges county: $. Sprigg Belt
r PUTNAM Stevens and j. j. Stewart, of
baltimore, and George It. May and Duncan
= walker, OF Washington city, were elected
directors for the ensuing year. Resolutions
were passed cOmplimenting the officers of
the road. and approving their acts for the
past year.
The annual report Of President Suit was
submitted. which states that all the debts of
the main stem incurred for the construction
OF the road in lower Maryland have been
paid. This leaves the company out of debt
except the bonded debt Of its branch road
which is provided for (bOth principal and in
terest) by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company. The baltimore, Washington and
alexandra branch OF your road. now in full
and successful operation, was first leased to
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad cOmpaDV
and has since been sold TO that company
Under tins sale the company reserves to
itself the right 10 use all that portion of the
branch running from the main stem towards
w ashlngion. furnishing connection with
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at HyattS-
vile, and with the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad near the District line. This portion
Your company has the right TO use free of
al expense, Tor all time TO come, and the
baltimore and Ohio company is TO keep il
IN repair forever. This is the most expensive
portion oil The road, and the rights rctairai
bE ~ are OF Inc greatest value
me baltimore and Ohio Compapy pro-
Eides for the payment of tine principal and
interest OF the bonds of this branch. so that
they need be no longer regarded as debts of
thlS company. In addition 10 payment of
Indebtedness of the main stem accounts
against the branch road exceeding S5iO,O03
have been paid.
a large engineer force has been empIoved
and the best route selected, which will result
IN an estimated cost from Washington to
BTandywine OF 81 per cent. on the original
estimate, while the distance has not been
increased The right of way over the line
thus located has nearly been secured
BIDS for grading the main stem are now
belng CLASSIFIED. These are at fair rates, as
are also bids for ties.
The act of Congress al it's last session
secures The right of way through Washing
ton and Georgetown by what is known as
TIE Piney Branch and Rock Creek route IL
, ,l,'1, gives me company the right 10 make
connections with the Metropolitan and
aShington branches Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. Also. To construct a bridge
across the Potomac river at Georgetown,
giving the company most important con-
nectiOnS south of the Potomac river
Through II. YOU have direct connection with
tne est, by the Metropolitan Railroad and
tBe chesapeake and Ohio Canal. and direct
southern and Western connections by the
Washington and Ohio Railroad besides me
C1H route to Washington and Georgetown.
W nave thought Ii necessary TO survey the
Rock Creek route, and do not hesitate in pro-
nouncing II 10 be the best route 10 Washing
ton and Georgetown. 1t il direct, with easy
curves and grades. and will admit of RIM
ming trains al high rate OF speed directly to
your depot az Georgetown. There are three
tunnels on the line, but neither OF them ex-
Ceeds 200 feet.
THE THEATERs-The ACCOMPLISHED Miss
i If' lever made her nrst appearance as
Eugene in the big Bonanza at the Ma
l!pnal Iheater last evening, thus adding to
ule Strength or what was already an admir-
aGie cast. Those who fail 10 see this comedy
~ n "a
amusing performances OF the season. There
Will be matinee Saturday for which Rallies
should secure their seats.
Mrs. ROUSby attracted a large auHienco IN
r nTdS Opera House last night including the
British Minister, and her artistic presenta-
uOn OF The wOmanly side OF Elizabeth's char
acter was warmly applauded. The perform
ance would have been much more satisfacforv
totne audience and far more credltab Ia the
theater had the character of COUrfilaJ been
properly personated. AS il was. the NAV
was badly marred. Neither is Miss WeiIes-
icy equal to the role OF Isabel MdrEahdp,. IT.
i iL.at she Is adapted for any character in
such play as ''Twixt Axe and Crown" To-
night Mrs. Rousby appears in .sJplia;: in fba
always popular play of .sThe HunebbacE y
ana VIII De supported by a strong cast
'IeNas joe is the PRINCIPAL feature of tho
performance at the Theater Combine ,Sis
week, and its exciting situations are hiobiy
drama.
A strong variety company at the Avenus
Iheater this week in a rich programme Of
speciaities is attracting fair houses. The
acts are all short and one novelty rapidIv
succeeds another, so that no one is wearie1
BUILDING PERMITs-Herman Meinking,
one-story brick school-house, II by Is feet
west side 4 street, between School and y
streets southwest; $50: Charles Verall,
two-story frame dwelling, 9th street be-
tween l. and NJ streets northeast; 5000 II
LllliDrIdge, twostory frame dwelling SIN
between and streets northeast; $500. W.
4. Waiker, touT two-story brick dwellings,
west side 18th, between and u streets south,
west; 80 ,eo0. Joseph S. Boss, I've Investor
brick dwellings, south side Pierce between
New Jersey avenue and lst street and New
YORK avenue and l. street; s. 900. r. TT
Hunter, a two-story brick dwelling south
side ID street, Georgetown, between Market
aud Frederick streets, q by 50 feet. mansard
roof, hsy window, &c; 3! ,0oa. John Free
man, two-story hTiek dwelling, north side n
street, between 9th and 9TH streets northwest,
10 by 81 feet; 81 800. N. Gateley, two-story
brick dwelling, south side b, between Sd aud
tth streets northeast; SLIGO. c. Alvers, a
three story brick dwelling, "a by ~ feet,
south side Rhode Island avenue, betweeu 18th
and i4th streets north west; $4,000
TIE C0CRTs have full sustained the LEGAL.
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