Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-08
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

lilo annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was hold
ut Annapolis yesterday. There were present
tho State Of Maryland, representa- by the
Beard Of Public Works; The United States, rep.
resented by Thomas P. Morgan; Washington
city, BY Thomas p. Morgan and Josiss Dent ;
Alexandria, by George Z. French and X. h am
per. Private stockholders-Frar els Millor, Jas.
a. L. Mcclure, James G. Berret, G. j. NJ.
Gwinn and Bernard Carter.
An ele c.ion Of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: President, A. 2. Cor.
man; Direetcr., Col. jar. Berrstt, L. Ban
non. john Humbird, P. Hami!l, II. T, Farm.
sndis, Thomas 7. Mcrgin. Ali are old mem.
bers Of the board except MIR. Morgan, who takes
the place in the board Of Mr.. Crawford. The
President and Directors report for tha past year
was received sud adopted Following is the
report:
Receipts int, the treasury for the year ending
December 81, 1879:
From tolls, 500 53t 81
From wharfage and trimming of
boats at Cumberland, 24Oll 46
From water rents 527I 25
From reet OF HOUSES and lard, and
n: mi 5 SOURCES, 4.4s9 81
Total receipts from alt sources other
than from loans and tales Of bonds 9c3 467 RI
Amount expended during the year
for pay of officers ordinary and
extraordinary expenses, WAS 912 III o6
Tho decrease in the revenue of the
company for the year. as compsr-
ed with the receipts of 1878. 555i5 GO
=, Inc rttss OF tolls in coal from Cum berlan 10
Georgetown during the year was the same "a
curing the year 1878, viz: &C cents per ton, and
for wharfage at Gun b rlsnd 4 cents per ton.
Tne decrease in revenue from tolls as compared
10 "a c.. H. ~
that the coal tonnage during the year 1879 was
only 652 9O4 tons while for 1873 it was 5c4 24I
tone, showing the decrease to have been II. S37
Ills decrease is accounted for not only BIZ the
general depression in the business of the o,untry
but principally owing to the miners strike,
until Oct. g. 1879.
The report also shows that the balance in the
treasury January l, 1879. was Si8, l45 "a. The
ordinary receipts from all sources were
$2'3 ,4;G 81 receved from the sale of the repair
bonds OF Sl,COO each $1,000 Total receipts
from tho Second National Bank of Cum berisnd
were SO Isl ,2Sl.
The report states that the canal from Cum
oetlsnd ID Georgetown is unquestlonably in
better condition than it hiss been for wears
Every part Of it damaged by the q ,od OF No.
Vtmoer, 1877, mas been thoroughly repaired
and strengthened. and IFS navigation is NV
moro relisble than it has been at any time sincs
1t was constructed.
During the year the canal has paid on &C.
count or the purchase money OF the Basin wharf
a. Cumberland tho sum of Sill ,3OG 60. making a
t os payment on purchase OF s25. BOG GO. The
The year was $l2 29S.72 The total tonpane
from January l. 1880. to My 81, 1880, was l4S.
5 935 tons. '' -
The rata Of tolls charged during The present
year Ia 81 cents for the whole distance from
CumDarIsnd TO Georgatown aud 4 cents wharf.
age The revenue accrued from tolls and ronts
has baen $e5 0)7.8l; an increase AZ comnsrod
9l2s2 " -''' u P.'.'
The president shd directors bear testimony
10 Inc efficient services of the Ctficars OF the COM
pany, and promise that. with the increased tolls
eh h curing the present year and the prob
ao!e increase 10 the tonnage. the revenue OF the
company curing the present year will not be-
lesa than $500 QUO
The board of public works offered the follow
ing resolution to the stockholders, which was
adopted:
Resolved. That the stockholders ara no, TO re-
lease icr water power unless gusges are pie c I'd
under Ire )ntrol OF the canal company: also.
10 slloW the Piedmont Coal and Railroad Com
paDy drawback OF tan cents per IN for coal
ALSO NAV me directors puoli. b with the report
list OF cite ,rs. residence and salaries, and thst
he pay OF oirectors be $500 per .nnum.
IHE BONES OF A SAINT largo BACKING
,ase, which arrived at Now York 10 8 Gamer
rom Gibraltar, Wss sent to tho seizure room
u the custom house to a certain the du:iabIe
7alu3 OF the contents "a opening the box
8l'hlo there was found reIiq1sry or brine |
containing the efbg7 of SAM D;ocolius. the
na'y', whose bones were discov, ID 10 1902, |
ne oones ara artlculated and Covered with wrx, |
V6lch is ssml-trausparent, showing he outlines
i i the skeleton. l. represents quite a young
nau, Win !ong. fair hair and rather feminine
'orllors are left bare and the hesd rests on two
ushlons of crimson silk. Near tho head ia
lass bottle, supposed to contain coma OF The
Hood of the saint. The case was cent from
Ae!Ae. and ia consigned to q nunnery in Cincin.
ati, whittier it will be djspst he'd ]