No. 177. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT To an act to incorporate the Summit Branch railroad company, in Dauphin and Schuylkill counties. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Extension of Summit Branch railroad company may extend their railroad to connect Summit Branch with such other railroads within twenty miles, as shall afford the best railroad. facilities for transportation to market of their coal and other products, and it shall be lawful for said company to increase their capital stock seven hundred thousand dollars, and to borrow such sum or sums of money as said company may deem necessary, to an amount not exceeding one million of dollars, by the issue of bonds, secured by mort gage of the property of said company, which bonds said company may Proviso. sell at such price as they shall deem best; Frovided, That no such birds shall be issued for a less sum than one hundred dollars. SECTION 2. That for the purpose of carrying this act into effect, Invested with said Summit Branch railroad company are hereby invested with all the certain powers. rights and privileges, and made subject to all the restrictions of their riginal acts of incorporation. W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. CARSON, APPROVED-The thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-three. No. 178. AN ACT To incorporate the Venango railroad company. tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Arnold Plumer, A. P. Whitaker, Edwin C. Wilson, Robert Crawford, Commissioners. John Hoge, Thompson Graham, John Forker, Hugh Brawley, George Merriman, Alexander Powers, William McDiel, William F. Clark, and C. V. Kinnear, or any three of them, are hereby appointed com 17 Style. tain act. Capital stock. Rights of company to con struct a railroad Authority to extend their road. missioners, to open books, receive subscriptions, and organize a com pany by the name, style and title of "The Venango railroad company," with all the powers and subject to all the restrictions prescribed by an act regulating railroad companies, approved the nineteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, except so far as they are hereby altered and supplied. SECTION 2. That the capital stock of said company shall consist of three thousand shares, of one hundred dollars each share: Provided, That said company may from time to time, by a vote of the stockholders, at a meeting called for that purpose, increase their capital stock so much as in their opinion may be necessary to complete and equip the said road, and to carry out the true intent and meaning of this act of incorporation. SECTION 3. That the said company shall have the right to build or construct a railroad, with a single or double track, as they may deem expedient, and of a width of gauge not exceeding four feet ten inches, beginning at or near the borough of Franklin, in the county of Ve nango, or at the mouth of Big Sagar creek; thence by the best and most practicable route so as to intersect the Sunbury and Erie railroad, at any point they may think most advisable, and from any point on the said Venango railroad or route; thence by the best and most prac ticable route into the coal field near Sandy Lake, Mercer county. SECTION 4. That at any time hereafter the said Venango railroad company shall have the authority and privilege to extend their railroad from the aforesaid borough of Franklin, or mouth of Big Sugar creek, by the best and most practicable route or routes, so as to intersect the Allegheny Valley railroad, at any point on said road that they may think most advisable, and shall have the authority to increase their capital stock so much as in their opinion is necessary to build, construct and equip said extension, in the same manner as is prescribed and directed in the second section of this act of incorporation. Commencement SECTION 5. That if the said company shall not commence the conand completion struction of said road within two years, and complete and open the same for use with at least one track within ten years, then this charter shall be null and void. of road. APPROVED-The thirtieth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 179. A SUPPLEMENT To" An Act providing for the expenses of roads and poor in Reserve township, in the county of Allegheny;" to incorporate the Deer Creek plank road company; to patentee a certain inlet; to paving certain streets in the district of Spring Garden. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the compensation of the supervisors of roads in the township of Re- Compensation serve, shall be fixed at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents for each of supervisors day actually employed in the business of his office as supervisor, and in Reserve the same shall be allowed to him in the settlement of his accounts by township. the proper officers. SECTION 2. That the bonds required to be given by the act to which Bonds. this is a supplement, on the part of the supervisors and auditors, shall be given with good and sufficient security, to be approved by one of the judges of the court of quarter sessions of Allegheny county, within thirty days after the annual election, and filed in the office of the clerk of said court, and in default of compliance with these provisions, it shall be lawful for said court to appoint some suitable person residing in said township, under the same conditions. SECTION 3. That in case of non-performance of the duties of their Penalty for neoffice by either the supervisor or auditors of said township, he or they glect of duty. so offending shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, to be sued for in the name of the said township, at the instance of any person ag grieved, and recovered as debts under the sum of one hundred dollars are now sued for and recovered by law. SECTION 4. That William Gray, John Dawson, Nathan Conelly, Commissioners. Joseph Martin, John Caldwell, John Armstrong and Hamilton Duncan, of Allegheny county, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, the Allegheny and Butler plank road, on or near to the farm of Samuel Location. mine upon, subject to all the provisions and restrictions of an act regu- Subject to pro- tain act. SECTION 5. That the capital of said company shall consist of four Capital stock. hundred shares, at twenty-five dollars per share: Provided, That said Proviso. company may from time to time, by a vote of the stockholders, at a meeting called for that purpose, increase their capital stock so much as in their opinion may be necessary to complete the road or roads, and to carry out the true intent and meaning of this act. Commencement SECTION 6. That if said company shall not commence the construc- and completion tion of their road within three years after the passage of this act, and of road. complete the same within ten years thereafter, this act shall be null and void, except so far as the same may be necessary to wind up the affairs and pay the debts of said company. Surveyor Gene- SECTION 7. That the Surveyor General is hereby authorized and reral authorized quired to issue a patent to P. T. Ridgway, of the borough of Franklin, to issue a certain in the county of Venango, for inlot number four hundred and seven in said borough, upon the same terms as inlot number four hundred and six in said borough was patented: Provided, That said P. T. Ridgway has the legal title to said inlot number four hundred and seven. patent. Duties of commissioners of Spring Garden, Philadelphia county. Washington street, Spring Garden, to be widened. Proviso. SECTION 8. That it shall be lawful for the commissioners of the district of Spring Garden, in the county of Philadelphia, from time to time, whenever they shall deem it expedient, to lay the water-pipes along and pave the cartways in any of the streets in that part of the district lying between the south side of Coates' street and the north side of Callowhill street, and between west side of Broad street and the west side of Schuylkill Fourth, including said Schuylkill Fourth street, and to assess the cost thereof on the owners of the lots of ground fronting on such street or streets, and to proceed and collect the same, as the cost of piping and paving streets in other cases in said district is recoverable by existing laws. SECTION 9. That Washington street, formerly called Hill street, as laid out on the plan of the district of Spring Garden, in the county of Philadelphia, between Broad street and Schuylkill Fourth street, be and the same is hereby widened five feet on each side thereof, so as to make the whole width of said street fifty feet: Provided, That the additional width of five feet shall constitute part of the foot-ways of said street, and the owners of the lots fronting thereon shall have the full right of extending their steps, cellar-doors and enclosed yards, to the full extent of the said five feet in front of their respective premises, the damages, if any, occasioned to the owners of private property by such widening, to be assessed and paid according to the laws now in force in the city and county of Philadelphia. W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. CARSON, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The thirtieth day of March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 180. AN ACT Relative to the running of railroad cars in the borough of York. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the burgesses and inhabitants of the borough of York, in the county of York, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to regulate and control the running of railroad cars within the limits of the said borough, in such way as may be expedient for the public interests of said borough, and the proper security of the persons and property of the inhabitants thereof, and to enact and enforce by suitable penalties, such by-laws and ordinances in regard thereto as the circumstances of the case may require: Provided nevertheless, That no ordinance shall be enacted to prevent the running of locomotives through said borough nor to limit the speed of the same below four miles an hour. W. P. SCHELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. CARSON, Speaker of the Senate. APPROVED-The thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. No. 181. AN ACT To authorize the Canal Commissioners to examine the claims of Noah Hartzler. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Canal Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized and required to examine the claim of Noah Hartzler for injuries done to the canal boat Henry Lloyd and its cargo, on the eastern division of the Pennsylvania canal, in the month of November, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and if they shall ascertain that the damages sustained were occasioned by the negligence, carelessness, or inattention of any of the agents or officers of the Commonwealth appointed to keep and preserve the canal in proper navigable order, then to assess the amount thereof and report the same to the Legisla ture as speedily as practicable: Provided, That no damages shall be allowed except for the actual injury done to the boat and cargo, and no item of damages shall be allowed unless the amount of the actual loss, deducting the value of the wreck and damaged goods, shall be clearly established by affidavit. APPROVED-The thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-three. WM. BIGLER. |