The Empire County argus., 1854-12-09
rPnhlic. No. 6h1

AN ACT authorizing the extension of the Alexander and
Washington Railroad into the District of Columbia, and
comforting certain privileges the Baltimore and Ohio
Be 1t enacted 5y tie Senate and House Of Representatives
Of tile limited States Of Aerica 5 Congress GSentb6r
That the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Com
pany incorporated by the Legislature of Virginia, the
four railroad from Alexandria, in the State
of Virginia, the city of Washington in the District Of
Columbia be- and are hereby authorized to extend their
which said road may be constructed or above the
aqeduct of the Alexandria canal, into the District OF
Columbia, connecting with the Baltimore and Washington
railroad depot by the most convenient and practicable
routes passing through and along such streets or
avenues except the Pennsylvania avenue, of Washington
and Georgetown the corporate authorities thereof may
respectively approve subject to certain provisions herein
SEC. 3. 4md be 1t further enacted, That the Alexan-
dra and Washington railroad company hereby author
lied to construct bridge the Potomac river on, or
Company Provded, Said bridge shall only be built on or
over the piers of the aqueduc with the OF the
Alexandria Canal Company 4nd aToUided tnther IN con-
ructing said bridge and crossing the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal said bridge and railroad shall be so construct
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: And mor,ded further That
this act shall not prevent Congress from giving like priv
ges to any other railroad company or any other person
and Washington Railroad Company hereby authorized
to ese blsh depos in the cities Washington and George
such points, as the corporate authorities thereof
may respectively approve and to lay railroad track to-
such point points within said cities and through and
along such streets and avenues except the Pennsylvania
by the corporate authorities of said cities and to make all
necessary umouts the said railroad company being sub
ec to such terms conditions, restrictions, and taxation,
and to such rules and regulations relative to the conruc
ton REPAIRS and working of their road, within the cities
of Washington and Georgetown the corporate auhori-
ties of said cities may from time to time respectively
scribc far may lay within their respective mits;-
Pr0rdd higher rate of taxation shall be imposed upon
SAID railroad company than is prescribed by the respective
characters of said ctes and said railroad company shall
keep office within the city of Washington or George
town, and shall have power and be sued to make
contracts and to purchase and hold lands far 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 attendance at the
office OF the company shall entte any party complanlng
proceed against said company authorized under the laws
companies within its limits
SEC T. And be It further enartcd That the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company be- and is hereby author
lied to construct and extend the Washington branch Of
said road, according to such route be most cOnve-
nent through the said District to some point on the Poo-
river opposite to the city of Alexandria in
Virginia, for the purpose of forming connexion with the
said river and the lines of railroads running south subject
to the provisions Of its present aracter; and the said
company 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 to
build bridge or bridges over the Eastern branch OF the
Potomac river at point above the navyyard PrOrt
ded hOweU, That the shall not obruct the naviga
tion thereof And said company shall have power to To-
cate and establish dpo and erect the necessary buildings
thereon and also to erect such Wharves or piers INTO sara
river may be necessary provided the same shall not OBJ
Struc the navigation thereot If0Dided Jref, nat tn6
said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company be subject to
the conditions and restrictions in extending their road
through any parts of the city of Washington
scbed for the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Com
pany PrOrded, ho,cerer, That this section shall remain
suspended for two years, from the first day OF January
eighteen hundred and fy-ve and if the end of that
time, the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company
shall not have completed railroad to Alexandria, and
have the good running order, in of the
requirements of the proceeding sections of this bill, then
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall have the
privilege of extending their road by either Of the routes
authorized by this act Ad n0rded further, That said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall not hare exc
cuted much of the provisions of this act as relates to
their company by the first day of January eighteen huns
drcd and ifty y-ninc, then this act shall be void
| Approved August Sd, 1854.