Marietta And Cincinnati Railroad Company Annual Report (Classic Reprint) - Online indir

Exhibiting the Progress and State of A ffairs- jof thQ Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company.. T- The following Statement of the affairs pf this Company, is presented to the Stockholders, as rieqiiiired by the 13th section of the charter. The attention of the Board of Directors has been called, during the past year of their official service, mainly to the consideration of routes; the increase of the capital stock of the Company; and the immediate construction of a portion of the road. Routes. The charter confers the power, to construct a railroad, from any eligible point on the Ohio river, opposite Parkersburg, (V a.) or from Harmar, in Washington county, by way of A thens and Chil Hcothe, to some point on the Little Miami railroad, between Plainville, in the county of Hamilton, and the mouth ofO Bannon in the county of Clermont. Subsequent amendments, approved by the Stockholders, give the right of an independent entrance into the city of Cincinnati, and power to construct their road to any point, so as to connect with any Railroad, or other improvement, constructed to the Ohio river, on the easterly side thereof, within the State pf Virginia. The principal portion pf the funds at the disposal of the Company, being applicable solely to the construction of the western division of the work, connecting the Mineral Region, in Vinton county, with Cincinnati, and a connection with that city being deemed of great importance, much time and effort have been bestowed upon a proper adjustment of the various questions arising from a selection of the best routej and a prompt construction of the road, neces !- .ft -t.-J .(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint S