The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-03-26
UlA- Fulton County

the Honorable Secretary Of tbe
the state of Georgia: The nett.
H 80. >. Btaselton, of Birmingham
Aa~ males s. Kingsberry. e. 9. At.
Aightower, @. w. Hunnicutt.
Rnh eEoakg, H. l., Hunter, B. f. Cur.
zles Maddox. F. NJ. Stocks,
Stocks, R. E. Bondurant. j.
lead j ohm Burnett. of Atlanta,
Ria' Shows that said parties have
ga cQ@pany and desire to be in
vEateQ Ander the laws of this state
company with the addition.
MerSzsn0 privileges of a street and
abroad company under the
list 1'1EI1 RJkaDSJr ELECTRIC RAIL
ya0MPANN the length of the
ds0 81 ANIl& aud operated by said
ccaAtpany To bsssA as near as can be esti-
patel. foxy mbes The general direc-
fioAa Of sid road Is as follows From At
lanfAa Georgia. to. Roswell, Georgia,
neal due north; from Roswell, Georgia,
thr3lug Alpharetta, Georgia, to Cum
ingl Ge8rpfa, slightly east of north
Said rail- ~ad will probably run through
Fulton, Cobb, Milton and Forsyth coun-
ties. 1t is proposed TO run said railroad
from Atlanta to or through Roswell; to
or through Alpharetta and to or through
Cumming. Georgia, and to pass through
or near such towns and villages as may
lie along the general route specified for
said railroad. The capital stock of said
corporation is to be five hundred thou
sand dollars $500, COO 00), divided into
shares of one hundred dollars (S10O.00)
each, with the privilege of increasing the
capital stock TO one million dollars
Isl, 900, 600 .00), all of the capital stock
to be common stock. The number of
years for which incorporation is desired
is one hundred one, with the privilege
of renewal under the law. The princi.
pal office of said corporation will be To-
Gated in Atlanta Georgia.
The streets to be occupied by said
railroad in the city of Atlanta are as fol-
lows: Beginning at a point on James
street where it is crossed by Cone street;
thence along Gone street southwest rly
to Marietta street; thence along Marietta
street to Fairlie street, thence along
FaiIlie street to James street, thence
along James street to Cain street: thence
east along Cain street to where Williams
street intersects with Cain; thence along
Williams street north to Hunnicutt
street; thence along Hunnicutt street
east to Spring street; thence north along
Spring street to city limits. From the
city limits it is proposed TO run said rail-
road along Peachtree road, by Brook
wood, to Buckhead: thence to Roswell;
thence to Alpharetta and thence to Cum
ming. The streets contemplated to be
occupied by said railroad in Roswell.
Alpharetta and Cumming are the Main
streets following the general direction of
said railroad
Petitioners show that they do intend
in good faith 10 go forward without de-
lay TO secure subscriptions to the capital
stock, and to construct, equip, maintain
and operate said railroad
Petitioners desire all the rights, DOW
ers and privileges conferred by law upon
railway corporations, as we'll as street
railroad corporations, and especially
sch rights and privileges as are set
forth in the Code of Georgia of 1895 in
sections 2159 and 2lS4 inclusive and the
amendments thereto, with the right to
buy, lease, sell and mortgage rea! and
personal property; TO condemn property
as prescribed by law; to erect and
operate power plants and tc furnish
electric light and power as permit
ted by law; to erect, equip and main
tain, as incident to its business, tel
ephone and telegraph lines; to do a
general passenger, traffic, freight and ex-
press business; to contract for and carry
United States mails; to borrow money.
If necessary, and make proper securities
therefor under authority of its board of
directors; to use such power for convey
ing its trains or cars as may be deemed
by il most available, whether steam,
electric or other power; to elect officers,
make bylaws and do any and all things
eXpedient for the cor duct of its business,
not especially prohibited by law.
Petitioners show that they have given
four weeks notice of their intention to
apply for said charter, by the publication
OF said petition in the newspapers in
whic hthe sneriff's advertisements are
published, in each of the counties named.
once week for four weeks before the
filing thereof
Z. ) Brazelton, G. w. Hunnicutt. j ohm
T. stocks, H. L. HunteN w. S. Richard
son, B r. Curtis, L. c.. Atkins, by au-
thority f. c. A., E. D. l.. Mobley. c. S
Kingsberry, by f. D. l.. Mobley, by au-
thority c. 5 X, X. f. Bondurant. James
A, Tilier, John Burnett, Z. d. L. Mobley,
]. II Mecaslin, John Lee Mcintyre.
GEORGIA-Fulton County.
Personally came f. d. l.. Mobley. B.
+ Curtis and K. f. Bondurant. who, on
oath, says that the names subscribed to
the foregoing petition are the genuine
signatures of the persons named therein
and that the facts stated in the petition
are true to the best of their knowledge
Information and belief,
L. d. l.. Mobley.
Il. +. Curtis.
II. +. Bondurant.
Subscribed and sworn to before me