The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-04-02

Ala.s Onaff Z. e. At
kinss2Es Hunnicutt,
John -. sumter, b. r. Cur
tbs, Clsssses lox. f. NJ. Stocks,
Thomas e S5bQ---R ri Bondurant, j.
A Tilicr and aJ0nn Burnett, of Atlanta,
Georgia, shows tlaat said parties have
termed company and desire to be in
corporated undea the laws of this state
as railroad comp any 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-
ZION of said road is as follows: From At
ianta, Georgia. to Roswell, Georgia,
nearly due north; from Roswell, Georgia,
through Alphayetta, Georgia, to Cum
ing, GEORGIA, Slightly east of north.
Said rail'<-ad will probably run through
!. Eulten, 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
Cnmming. Georgia, and to pass through
Wor near such towns and villages as may
lie along the general route specified for
said railroad. The capital stock of said
Incorporation is to be five hundred thou
sand dollars $500, 600 00), divided into
shares of one hundred dollars (S100.O0
each, with the privilege of increasing the
capital stock to one million dollars
~, eQo, 600. 00), all of the capital stock
60 De common stock The number of
years for which incorporation is desired
1s 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 southwesterly
to Marietta street; thence along Marietta
street to Fairlie street, thence along
FaiTlie street to ames 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 deSirp all fna riuhfc NOM
ers and privileges conferred by law upon
railway corporations as we'll as street
railroad corporations, and especially
such rights and privileges as are set
forth in the Code of Georgia of 1895 in
sections 2159 aud 2lS4 inclusive and the
amendments thereto, with the right to
buy, lease, sell and mortgage real 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 it's board of
directors; to use such power for convey
ing its trains or cars as may be deemed
by it most available, whether steam,
electric or other power; to elect officers,
make bylaws and do any and all things
expedient for the conduct of it's 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 sheriffs advertisements are
published, in each of the counties named,
once week for four weeks before the
filing thereof.
Z. S. Brazelton, @. w. Hunnicutt, J ohm
T. Stocks, II. l.. Hunter, W S. Richard
son, B +. Curtis, +. G. Atkins, by au-
thority Z. c. A., E. d. l.. Mobley, c. S.
Kingsberry, by E. d. l.. Mobley, by au-
thority G. S. X, Il. E. Bondurant, James
A. Til!er, John Burnett, Z. ID. L. Mobley,
J. II. Mecaslin, John Lee Mcintyre.
GEORGIA-Fulton County.
Personally came E. D. l.. Mobley, b.
4 Curtis and Il. f. BonduTant, 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
Ed. l.. Mobley.
"a B. +. Curtis.
Il, L. Bondurant
Subscribed and sworn to before me |
this March 18th, 1909.
r. p. CRUsoE, n. p, Fulton CO., Ga.
Atlanta (Ia March 10Th 1902