Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-03
Letter from Richmond.

CORRESPONDENCE of the ALEXANDRIA uAHhAAA'J
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2-The ollis In.
troduced in the House to day oy Nj. dume'
Of Alexandra, and in the Senate by sena.
tor Moore to authorize the consolidation OF
tbe Alexapdria and Fredericksburg railway
company and TIE Alexandria and Washing
ton railway company provides that sncn
consolidation shall be approved and such
agreement ratified and approved by a ma
jority of the stock holders OF eaon OF said
companies at q meeting TO De neia aiter
twenty days public notice. Autnority 10
given to the Washington Southern railway
Com to recall and cancel all outstaud.
inc certificates of capital stock issued by
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg railway
company ard the Alexandria and Wash
ington railway company respectively, pro
vided that not more than one share OF the
capitsl stock of the Washington Southern
railway company shall be issued In lieu OF
one share of the stock of the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg railway company and
the Alexandria and Washington railway
company respectively. The maximum cap
ital stock of the Washington Southern rail-.
way company shall be 81 100000. divided
into shares of $50 each, Of which capital
stock, an amount shall be presently ID
sued sufficient to recall and cancer
the capital stock of the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railway company and the
Alexandria and Washington railway com.
pany, and to fulfill any other of the terms OF
the agreement OF consolidation the re.
mainder of said capital stock to be issued by
order of the board of directors of the Wash
inpton Southern railway company, WheD,
and as in their judgment, the some may be
necessary and proper. ALI the rights OF
creditors and all liens upon the franchises.
property and estate cf the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railway company and the
Alexandria and Washington railway com
pany shall continue uuimpaired.
Mr.. Hume also introduced a bill to tuoor
porate the Alexandria Railway AID I'm
provement Company. Thu corporators are
Harold Snowden. D. @. Forney, Frank
| Hume. Francis l.. Smith, and Beriah Wilkins.
The capital stock of the company shall not
bs lees than $40, 900 and not more than
81 600, 900. and may be increased from time
to time. The company is authorized TO
construct, build, maintain and operate
a line of double track railway from
the corner of Union and King streets
in the city of Alexandria, along ard
through King street to Hoof's run near the
western limits of said city of Alexandria,
and q single or double track railway through
such of the other streets of the said city oi
Alexandria. as it ay.desire, the City Coun
Gil of Alexandria agreeing and conssnting
to the occupation and use of each other
street. The company may, at is pleasure,
extend the said line of railway from said
Hoof's run to the point in Alexandra
county where the Brsddock road crosses
the Leesburg turnpike, and further ext'pd
the same 80 Bsiley's Gross Roads, In Fair
fax county, and build lateral or branch roads
not exceeding ten miles in length. Inc
company shall have power TO acquire by
gift, grant or purchase, and to holc, BOIL,
mortgage, lease or other wise dispose OF real
estate not to exceed Ave hundred acres in
the counties OF Fairfax and Alexandria,
within seven uilee of the city of A~lexandria;
and the said land to lay out 10 town or villa
sites, and to improve the same by the cree
ton of suitable buildings, and the said lois
to lease, sell, cucumber or otherwise dis
poee Of. The company ia authorized to
operate With part of its lines az can be
located within the city of Alexandria
BY horse, cable or electric power, and that
portion of its line as may be without the
preecnC llmltS or tne Ciy VI GieAahuiin Wy
horse, cable, electric or steam power, and
also to construct end operate Its railway In
the counties OF Fairfax and Alexandria upon
such of the public roads in said counties for
such distances and for such times and upon
such contracts and suhject to such condi-
tions, limitations and restrictions as it may
make and agree upon with the county courts
of Fairfax and Alexandria counties, which
contracts the said courts sre authorized to
make with said company.
There is some talk Of DR.. buchanan, Sup
e%rintendent OF Public obstruction, resiguing
the Office before the expiration of bis term
in March. 1t is understood that Superin-
tendent Massey will retain Mr.. McGiIvray
as first clerk. b. U.
Marine Disasters.
The stea mship Persia, with $50 Passengers