The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-04-09

To the Homoraba Secretary of the
State of the state Of (5eorgia The petit
! tion Of e. s. Braselton, of Birmingham,
Ala, Charles S. Kingsberry, Z. e.. At
kins, 4, J .Ifightower, G.. w Hunnicutt,
John IL Stocks, H. l.. Hunter, B. F. Cur
tbs, Charles X. Maddox, f. NJ. Stocks,
Thomas f. Stocks, r. E. Bondurant, j.
a Tilicr and 81 Ohm Burnett, of Atlanta,
Georgia, shows that said parties have
Termed company and desire to be in
Cuaporated undea the laws of this state
as railroad company with the addition
al powers and privileges of street and
suburban railroad company under the
name of PIEDMONT ELECTRIC RAIL
WAY COMPANY; the length of the
road to be built and operated by said
company to be, as near as can be esti>
mated, forty miles. The general direc-
4f0n of said road is as follows: From At
lanta, Georgia, to Roswell, Georgia,
nearly due north; from Roswell. Georgia,
Through Alpharetta Georgia, to Cum
ing, GeOrgia, slightly east of north.
Said rail- -4d will probably run through
4aiten, 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
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, 900 00), divided into
shares of one hundred dollars (S1OO.00)
each, with the privilege of increasing the
capital stock to one million dollars
Isl 900, 900. COY, 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 point on James
street where it is crossed by Gone street;
thence along Gone street southwestern
TO Marietta street; thence along Marietta
street to Fairlie street, thence along
FaiIEe 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 Buckhea6; 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 TO 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, pow
ers and privileges conferred by law upon
railway corporations, as well as street
railroad corporations, and especially
such rights and privileges as are set
forth in the Code of Georgia of 1895 in
sections 2150 and 2l84 inclusive and the
amendments thereto, with the right to
} buy, lease, sell and mortgage rea! and
personal property; to condemn property
rs 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 it's business, tel
ephone and telegraph lines; to do a
general passenger, traffic, freight and ex-
pUess 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 1t most available, whether steam,
electric or other power; to elect officers,
make bylaws and do any and all things
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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 sheriff's advertisements are
published, in each of the counties named.
once week for four weeks before the
filing thereof.
T. Stocks, III. L. Hunter, w. s. Richard
son, B F. Curtis, f. @. Atkins, by au-
thority K. G. A., e. d. l.. Mobley, c. s.
Kingsberry, by L. ID. l.. Mobley, by au-
thority G. S. X, r. 4. Bondurant, James
4. Til!er, John Burnett, E. ID. l.. Mobley.
j. Il, Mecaslin, John Lee Mcintyre.
GEORGIA-Fulton County.
Personally came E. d. l.. Nobley, B.
8L HurCiS anu II. u. DOnuufanJ, 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.
b. +. Curtis.
X. K. Bondurant.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this March 18th, 1908.
e. z. CHUsoE, N. p, Fulton Co., Ga.
atlanta, Ca, March 18th, 1908.
After the expiration of four weeks the
foregoing petition for charter will be
filed with the Secretary of State, and the
sarzc is published as due notice of the
intention of petitioners to apply for
chaTseM a.
Dorsey, BREwsrER q Hon.,
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