The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-08

the name and style of MACON. AmERICUS
and ALBANY ELECTRIC RAILWAY COM
PANY.
1t is proposed to construct, equip. and
maintain an interurban railway line to be OPP
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 Americas to Albany; the names of
the principal places (other than said termnii)
through which it will pass are Byron, Fort
Valley, MarshallyiIle, Montezuma, Ogle-
thorpe, Andersonville, Amercus, sumter,
Smithville, LEESBURG. and ALBANY; AMI
the counties through which the said road will
probably run are Bibb, Crawford, Houston,
Macon, Sumter, Lee, and Dougherty.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
is the amount of the proposed capital stock,
but the privilege is desired to 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 stock in any amount not in excess Of
fifty per cent. OF the common capitol stock
then outstanding; such preferred stock to be
preferred both as to principal and to dividend
or interest over the common stock, and to be
with or without voting power as the corpor-
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;
aud such preferred stock may be issued in
such series or classes as the corporation may
determine and declare.
The principal office Of the corporation will
be in the Cl,y Of Macon, Bib couMty, GeOr-
gia.
The capital stock has already been sub
scribed, and peuuoners intend to go forward
without delay to construct, equip, operate
said reilrcaI
1t is desired that the road may use and oc-
cupy such streets, lanes, alleys, viaducts,
and public places in tie several cities and
towns iuto and through which itmay extend
as may be found eXpeuient and as such cities
and towns may seyela.y permit,
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and occupy the tollowngs streets, application
for the right, privilege, and FRANCHISE OF |
which has been mass and the same granted
by the Mayor ana council, to-wit: Saidlne
shall enter the CITY &, Tie intersection Of
Boundry and Ebert Streets, the latter being
an extension VI Fiita street, proceeding
thence along said rlbert Street and Fifth to
Hawthorne erect, ana lnence up Hawthorne
Street to Third Street, With the right to con-
meet on lhra Street It's line With the line Of
the ATLANTA, GRIFFIN, and MACON
ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, with such
necessary siIngS, spur tracks and switches
as may be necessary, and which may here
after be granted BY Inc mayor and Council.
In the City OF Albany it IS desired to use
and occupy he tclloWlag streets, application
for the right, prWieae, and franchise of
which has been mace, ana the same granted
by the Municipal Authorities Of the City of
Albany, to-wi, Fiont, Washington, and
Jackson Streets.
in other cities and towns through which
the road will IAN i, is proposed 10 use and
occupy the following streets;
In FOrtvalley: ,.a,0n, Church, College,
Miller, and Nhox,il lille Streets;
In MarShauyile Main and McCaskill
Streets;
In Americus: Elm Avenue, East and Tay-I
lor Street, Reese Street, Mayo Street, Jetter-
son street, Lamar Street, ForSytne Street,
and the proposed HnkIe Street.
Wherefore petitioners pray that they may
be granted a certificate OF incorporation in
accordance with the laws Of this State.
NAME RESIDENCE.
w. J.. Massee, Macon, GA.
Nj. FELTON, Hatcher, Macon, Ga.