The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-02-22


the name ana style Of MACON, AMERICUS
and ALBANY ELECTRIC RAILWAY COM
PANY.
It is proposed to construct, equip, and
maintain an interurban railway line 10 be cp-
Grated by electricity.
The length of said railroad as near as can
be estimated will be one hundred miles, net
including side tracks, branches, or spurs
The general direction Of the road will be
southwest from the City of Macon via Fort
Valley and Aaericus to Albany; the names of
the principal places (other than said terminiD
through which it will pass are byron, Fort
Valley, MarshallyilIe, Montezura, Oge-
thorpe, Andersonville, Amercus, Sumter,
Smithville, LEESBURG. and ALBANY; and
the counties through which the said road will
probably run are Bibb, Crawford, Houston,
Macon, Sumter, Lee, and Dougherty.
Two Hu bred Thousand Dollars
is the amount Of the proposed capital stoc&,
but the privilege is desired 10 increase said
capital stock from time to time to the extent
and in the manner provided by law.
petitioners desire authority to issue pre-
ferred sock in any amount not in excess Of
fifty per cent. OF the comsion capitol stock
then outstanding; such preferred stock to be
preferred both as to principal and 10 dividend
or interest over the common stock, and to he
with or without voting power as the corpUr-
alton may determine. The preferred stock
will bear such a rate Of dividend or interest
as may from time to time be prescribed to be
paid out OF earnings and to be cumulative;
aid such preferred stock may be ssued in
such series or classes as the corporation may
determine and declare.
Tie principal Office of the corporation will
be in the city Of Macon, Bibb cou&ty, Geor-
gia.
The capital stock has already been sub
scribed, AMI petitioners intend to go forward
without delay to construct, equip, operate
said reilroad
1t is desired that the road may use and oc-
cupy such streets, lanes, alleys, viaducts,
and public places in the several cities and
towns into and through which it may extend
as may be found expedient and as such cities
ana towns may seyeraly permit.
In the City OF Macon it is proposed to use
and occupy the io!.OwingS streets, application
for the right, privilege, and franchise OF
which has Teen ma&e and the same granted
by the Mayor and Council, tO-wit; Said line
Shall enter the City ut the intersection OF
Boundry and Ebert Streets, the latter being
an extension vi Fifth Street, proceeding
Themes along said xibert Street and Fifth to
Hawthorne Street, ana thence up Hawthorne
Street to Third Street, with the right to con-.
meet OH Third Street It's line with the line of
the ATLANTA, GRIFFIN, and MACON
ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, with such
necessary sidings, spur tracks and switches
as may be necessary, and which may here
after be granted BY the Mayor and Council
In the City Of Albany it is desired to use
and occupy the following streets, application
tor the right, privilege, and franchise Of
which has been made, and the same granted
BY the Municipal Authorities Of the City Of
Albany, to-wit: Front, Washington, and
Jackson Streets.
In ethcr cities ana towns through which
the road will rt.n it is proposed 10 use and
occupy tie following. streets:
In ForyalIey: Macon, Church, College,
Miller, and knoxville Streets;
In MARSHAL, lie: Main and McCaskill
Streets;
In AmericuS: Elm Avenue, East and ray
lor Street, Reese Street, Mayo Street, Jeiier-
son Street, Lamar Street, torSythe Street,
ana the proposed HinkIe Street,
Wherefore petitioners pray that they may
be granted a certificate Of incorporation in
accordance with tie laws Of this State.
NAME RESIDENCE.
". j. Massee, Macon, Ga.
NJ. FELTON, Hatcher, Macon, Ga.
Joseph 5. Davis, Albany, Ga.
y. j, Cruger Albany, Ga.
J. I. Moore, Macon, Ga
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