National Republican., 1876-01-13
UNION RAILWAY.

Proposed New Connection With Virginia.
Monday last Mr.. Hunton introduced bill to
incorporate the Union Railway Company of
Washington, Georgetown and Northern Virginia,
which was read. twice and referred to the Commit.
tee on the District of Columbia.
The bill names as incorporators 4. II. Herr, VIM.
H. Tcnney, q go. Hi, jr., Z. S. Ransburg, ]. W.
ThoI g:Cn, Nicholas Acker and J. +. Russell.
Section two authorizes said corporation to sur
yey, construct, collect tolls upon, maintain and
ENJOY n Tailway-line. with appurtenances ach ma
chHery necessary for one or more tracks. within
the District of COlumbia, commencing at some
convenient point on the Potomac river, abOye ths
city OF Georgetown, at or near the northwestern
line of the District of Columbia; thence along
said river bank TO Water street, IN the city OF
GcoTgetOwn; thence east along said street to
near its junction with the Potomac river; thence
along said river bank, or parallel thereto, to the
foot of Twenty-sixth street, in Washington city;
thence on the south side OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal to Seventeenth street west: thence
east along IL street southwest to Tenth street
west; thence north on Tenth street west to Louis.
lana avenue; thence along said avenue to Ninth
street west: Pr0riGed, Tha: no stesm-poTer be
employed on any portion of the main lIns of
said railway east OF Seventeenth street, with the
privilege Of locating and constructing a depot
at or near the Intersection of Seventeenth
street with street southwest: PTOridsd, also,
That depot DO located az some convenient
point en- Water street. in the city of Georgetown;
also, the privilege OF constructing branch road
from the point OF intersection Of the main line of
said road with Nineteenth street west, along the
bank OF the Potomac river, in a s0utheasterly d.
rection (ayoicInS the public grOunds) to Mary
lart avenue south, to tie point of Intersection of
said avenue with the Long bridge; thence east
along Water street, in the city of Washington.
to X street southwest; thence east along
street south to Second street cast, with the priV
lege Of connecting with the lines of the Balti-
mere and Potomac Railroad Company al the
JCint II ipteTEection Of the raid X street south
wrh Second street southeast: with the privilege
oi Locating and constructing bridge across the
Potomac river at some convenient point oOYe
GCuTEGtOEn n, aLd connecting with any railroads
c.uslTGcted, CT that may hereafter be constructed
In the State Ci irgDia, or of crossing the Aque-
daCt trij2e, Cr any other bridge that may bs con-
srructcu by authority Of Congress: PrOridsd
brirEC 80 be used as a crossing for said railway,
as VIII sh.Id ait needful facilities for the pas
sage Gt vessels.
Section three provides that the capital stock
shall consist oi three thous and shares of one hun
dTej dollars each
Section four authorizes the company to borrow
S2OOCO, and to issue mortgage bonds therefore
bearing Interest not exceeding sevea per cent
Section i've provides that within ninety DAYS
alter the passage Of the act subscription books
tolisrs snail have been subscribed and twenty
per cent. paid in said stockholdeTs shall elect
BOARD OF directors for one year.
SeclIon Fix provides Tor election Of officers.
Section seven empowers the company 70 pur-
chsse, lease receive and hold such real estate or
plishiDg the objects OF this act, and provides for
the usual legal appraisement Of damages where
there is disagreement between the company and
the owners Of the land.
The remaining sections provide for protection
or The road, and that Il shall be fully completed
aud equipped in three years; that Congress shall
have The right to regulate the fees that the prOp-
erty shall be subject to municipal taxation, Sc.