The Empire County argus., 1854-12-02
TPublic. No. 65.1

[Public No. 65.1
AN ACT authorizing the extension of the Alexander and
Washington Railroad into the District of Columbia, and
comforting certain privileges on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.
Of the United States Of AnericG IN Congress assembled,
That the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Com
pany, Incorporated by the Legislature of Virginia. the
twentysevenh of February, eighteen hundred and fifty
four to construct railroad from Alexandria, in the State
of Virginia. to the city of Washington in the District of
Columbia, be- and hereby authorized to extend their
road from any point the Virginia side of the Potomac
river to which said road may be above the
aqueduct of the Alexandria canal into the District of
Columbia, connecting with the Baltimore and Washington
railroad depot by the most convenient and practicable
route routes passing through and along such streets
avenues except the Pennsylvania of Washington
and Georgetown as the corporate authorities thereof may
respectively approve subject to certain provisions herein
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the Aexan-
dra and Washington railroad company hereby author
lied to construct bridge over the Potomac river,
above west of the aqueduct of the Alexandria Canal
Company ProUded, Said bridge shall only be built or
over the piers of the aqueduc with the consent of tho
Alexandria Canal Company And prorided further in con-
structng said BRIDGE and crossing the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal said bridge and railroad shall be
ed to ure obsruct the use or navigation of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: And proprdcd further That
this act shall not prevent Congress from giving like prv
gss to any other railroad company any other person
and Washington Railroad Company hereby authorized
to es bsh depots the cities of Washington and George
may respectively approve and to laa railroad track to
such point points within said Cities and through and
along such streets and avenues except the Pennsylvania
avenue of said cities may be respectively approved of
by the corporate authorities of said Cities a to make ali
necessary urnouts; the said railroad Company being sub
ject to such TERMS conditions restrictions and taxation
and to such rules and regulations relative to the construc
repairs and working of their road within the cities
OF washington and Georgetown the corporate author
es OF said cities may from time to time respectively pre-
SCRIBE SO far as may lay within their respective lms
9oa no higher rate of taxation shall be imposed upon
characters of said cities; and said railroad company shall
keep Office within the city of Washington George
contracts and purchase and hold lands may be
necessary for carrying the operations of the company,
and the service of process the president any director
of said company the chief clerk in attendance the
office of the company shall entte party complaining
proceed against said company authorized under the laws
of the District of Columbia proceed against chartered
companies within its limits
Sec: And be it further enacted, That the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company be- and it is hereby author
lied to construct and extend the Washington branch of
said road according to such route may be
nient through the said District to point the Poo-
mac river opposite to the city of Alexandria in
Virginia. for the purpose of forming connexion with tho
said river and the lines of railroads running south subject
to the provisions of its present characters and the said
company are hereby authorized to Locate construct and
operate the said extension hereby authorized through such
parts of the city of Washington public reservations
the corporate authorities thereof the President of the
United States, respectively, may consent to- and also
build bridge bridges the Eastern branch of the
Potomac river at some point above the navy-yard Prop
ded houeve, That the shall obruct the naviga-
ton thereof And said company shall have power to To-
cate and establish depos and the buildings
thereon and also to erect such wharves piers into said
river be necessary provided the shall OBJ
stuc the navigation thereof Provided, further, That tho
said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company be subject to
the same conditions and restrictions in extending their road
through any parts of the city of Washington pre-
scrbed for the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Com
pany Provided, howecer That this section shall remain
suspended for two years. from the first day OF January
eighteen hundred and yfve, and if the end of that
time, the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company
shall not have completed a railroad to Alexandria, and
have the in good running orer pursuance of the
requirements of the proceeding sections of this b then
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall have the
privilege of extending their road by either of the routes
authorized by this act. And ouided further That if said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall have
cuted much of the provisions of this act as relates
their company by the first day of January eighteen hun
dred and ffy-ninc, then this act shall be void.
Approved August 3d. 1854.