Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22

The RAILROAD DEPoT.-We are happy to learn
that, the Board of Directors of the Baltimore and
Washington Railroad having decided to accept the
terms offered by late joint resolution of our City
Councils, in regard to the removal to new site Of
the Railroad Depot, the arrangement was finally
concluded, signed and sealed, at Baltimore, on Sa-
turday last, by the President on the part Of the
Railroad Company, and the Mayor and Joint Com
mttee of our City Councils, on behalf of the city.
The joint resolution which formed the basis of this
arrangement is as follows
Resolped By the Board Of Aldermen and Board of Com
Council Of the city of Washington, That committee,
consist Of the Mayor and two members from each Board
be and the same hereby appointed into such
rangement the said Committee may deem just and expe-
dent, the part of this Corporation with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company relation the removal Of the
depot Of said Company in this city from its present position
Pennsylvania avenue, to suitable location in
which arrangement the said Committee is hereby authorized
and empowered behalf of this Corporation grant per-
mission the said Railroad Company steamengncs
propeng the present line Of the Washington Branch
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, from its into
this city to such point said line east Of the eastern side OF
New Jersey avenue may be selected for the location
of the depot for any period not exceeding thirty years from
the passage of this act upon the terms and conditions
steamengines used in propeing the said
Railroad within the limits Of this city, upon the following
ditibns, viz
First That the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny their depot in this city from its present location
and shall select convenient and suitable location for
depot, point the present line of the Wash
ngon Branch Of said Railroad, east Of the intersection Of
said Branch Railroad with the side Of New Jersey
avenue and shall take up the remainder of said Branch
Railroad west and south Of said side of New Jersey
avenue and renquish forever the use Of the same as
railroad.
Second That said Railroad Company SHALL within twelve
months after the these resolutions such point
may be selected for depot suitable and permanent
buildings and improvements for depot such scale
may be necessary afford ample accommodations for the freight
and travel on the said Branch Railroad.
Third That said Railroad Company shall pay to this Cor
poaion the sum of eight thousand dollars within sixty days
ed by hie Corporation in improving and streets north,
between Second and north Capitol street and any
surplus after improving said Streets be expended in the
improvement of New Jersey avenue between and streets
north and I
Fourth That the said Railroad Company SHALL at the same
ie pay to this Corporation the taxes in the pro-
per oher than road and the and engines used upon
) held by the said Railroad Company in this city and shall
at the same time also dismiss all legal other proceedings
which may have been instituted by the said Railroad Company
in relation the said taxes, the right Of this Corporation to
impose and collect the same.
SILAS H. HILL,
President of the Board of Common Council
w. LENOX,
President af the Board of Aldermen.
Approved, May 81, 1850.
W. W. sEAToN, Mayor.
We congratulate our citizens that this long agi-
taed question has been finally and equitably settled,
and that the Depot will soon be removed from
Pennsylvania avenue, where it has been great an
noyance to that thoroughfare.