The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-08-03

After four weeks notification by pub
ication. pursuant to the act of the gem
eral assembly, approved December 20
lS92, the undersigned will file in the office
incorporation, of which the following Is
copy:
GEORGIA. FULTON COUNTY-To the
honorable Philip Cook, Secretary of
The petition of H. l. Mckee, w. w.
Draper and Walter H. Harrison, resident
OF Fulton county, Georgia; s. Y. Strib-
ling, Charles A. Geiger. s. Crowley and
George w. Wing residents of Cobb coun-
~, Georgia; and William 8. Ansley, 1. Y
Sage and c. W. Ansley. residents of De-
halD county, Georgia, respectfully shows {:
l.. That they desire to form a suburban
and street railroad company using either
steam or electricity or other motive pow
eIr, or both, as they may at any time de-
eide upon: pursuant to the provisions of
the act of the general assembly of Geor-
gla approved December 90 1892. as
amended by the act of the general. as
sembly approved December Is, 1894, with
corporations. is so far as the same may
be applicable and appropriate thereto
and with all the powers and privileges as
set out in paragraph 21S0. PSI. 21S2 and 2lS4
OF the code of Georgia of 1895; including
the right and privilege of transportation
roads,
2. The name of the company for which
Z
be Atlanta and Roswell Electric Rail-
way and Power Company" the same not
peing the name of any existing or subur-
ban or street or other railroad corpora
ton in the state OF Georgia.
8. The length of said road, as near as
can be estimated, shall be about twenty
hve (25) miles.
4; Said road shall run from the city Of
Atlanta Fulton county, Georgia, in a
northweSterly direction along PeachSree
and West Peachtree roads, or the most
practicable route to the town or village
OF Buckhead, thence along or near the
old Roswell road through the counties of
Fulton. Milton, DeKalb and Cobb, across
the Chattahoochee river, and into the
town of Roswell in the county of Cobb
said state Your petitioners specify as
the cities. towns or villages through
which said road is to run, the village of
B,uck lea IN the county Of Fulton. Geor-
Georgia; the town OF Dunn woody. in De-
Kalb county, Georgia. and the city of At
l laraa;s Fulton GO. county; Georgia The
specified on which they propose to con-
struct and operate said railroad are as
follows: On Spring street, thence on
Spring to Fifth street, thence along Fifth
street to Williams street. along Williams
street to West Cain street, along West
Cam to James street, along James street
to Cone street. along Cone street to Ma
of the city. Also on such other streets as
the mayor and council of the city of At
lanta may authorize, from time to time
5. The amount Of tho PROMISED capita.
stock is five hundred thousand ($5O0, 900
dollars. in shares of one hundred C100D
dollars each. all of which shall be COM
mon stock. Authority to increase said
capital stock at any time to a sum not
exceeding two million (s2OO00oO dollars
is desired.
6. Petitioners desire to be Incorporated
as aforesaid for and during the term of
one hundred and one Q0D years, with the
privilege of renewal at the expiration of
this term as now or may hereafter be
allowed by law.
T. The principal office of said proposed
corporation will be in the city of Atlanta.
said state and county.
s. Petitioners do intend. In good faith.
to go forward without delay to secure
subscriptions to the capital stock con-
struct, equip. maintain and operate said
suburban and street railway.
9. Your petitioners further show that
they have given four weeks notice of
their intention to apply for said charter
by publication of this petition in one of
the newspapers in which the sheriff's adj
counties through which said proposed
road will run. once a week for four
weeks before to- fling of this petition
Wherefore thy pray to be Incorporate
ed under the laws of this state.
Fl. l.. MCKEE,
W. w DRAPER.
WALTER H. HARRISON.
S. Y. STRIBLING,
CHARLES A. GEIGER
s. CROWLEY.
GEORGE w. WING.
WILLIAM S. ANSLEY.
I; Y SAGE.
c. W. ANSLEY.