The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-06
Public, No. ss.l

AN ACT thorzng the extension of the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad into the District OF Columbia and
comforting certain privileges on the Baltimore ana ONO
Railroad Company.
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
The tinted Se Of aerica "a Congress asseted. That the
Alexandria and Washington railroad Company Incorporated
by the legislature OF Virginia. the twenty OF Feb
ruary eighteen hundred and fifty four 70 construct rail
road Alexandria, the State of Virginia to the city
of Washington in the District of Columbia, be- and
hereby authorized extend their road from point
the Virginia side OF the Potomac river to which said road
may constructed above the aqneduct OF the Aexan
dra canal the District of Columbia, connecting with the
Baltimore and Warrington railroad depot BY the most con
and practicable routes passing through and
along such streets avenues except the ave
Washington and Georgetown the corporate author
tiles thereof respectively approve, subject to certain
provisions hereinafter expressed.
SECTION 2. And be further enacted That the Aexan-
dra and Washington railroad company hereby author
lied to constructs bridge the Potomac river or
Company Prorided, Said bridge shall only be built
the piers the aqueduct with the consent of the Alex
andria Canal Company Aud pyordea further in construct
ing said bridge and crossing the Chesapeake Ohio Canal
said bridge and railroad shall be as not to n
Ohio Canal Aud rorid further, That this act shall
Congress from giving like privileges to other
r re eo %a% any Ss @% That the Alexandria
and ashngton Railroad Company are hereby authorized to
establish depots In the cities of Washington and Georgetown
points the corporate authorities thereof may
specvey approve and to lay railroad track or tracks to
such point points within said cities and through and along
such and avenues except Pennsylvania
said Cities be respectively approved OF by the corporate
the said company being subject such terms
dons restrictions and tayation and to such rules and reg
uaons relative to the construction repairs and working of
their road within the cities of Washington and Georgetown
the corporate authorities OF said CITIES may from time to
respectively prescribe so far AZ 1t lay within their
respective limits Prored, higher OF taxation shall
be imposed upon said railroad company than prescribed by
the respective charters OF said cities and said railroad com
pany shall keep Office within the city of Washington
Georgetown, and shall have power to sue and De sued to
make contracts and to purchase and hold lands far
be for carrying the operations the company,
and the service of the president director
sad company the chief clerk in attendance at the
~ shall fn
proceed against said company authorized under the laws
of the District of Columbia to proceed against chartered
companies within its limits.
SECTION 4. And be 1t rrter enacted, That the Baltimore
and Railroad Company be- and is hereby authorized
and extend the Washington branch OF said road
according such be convenient through
the said District point the Potomac river opposite
the city of Alexandria in Virginia. for the purpose
of forming conneSon with tbs said rycr and the lines OF
railroads running south subject to the provisions Of its pres
charter and the said company hereby authorized 10
locate construct and operate the said extension hereby au
oiized through such parts OF the city of ahingon
public reservations the corporate authorities thereof or
the President OF the United States respectively
and also TO build bridge bridges tbs Eastern
branch OF the Potomac river point above the nass
yard Proridcd hooerer That the shall obruct
the navigation thereof And said company shah have
locate aod establish depots and erect the bu
ngs thereon and also to erect such whayes OF piers
SAID river a. NAV be necessary provided the shall
obtrnct the navigation theteot Proridsd jarr, That
the conditions and restrictions ia extending their
road through parts Of the Washington as are pre-
papy Proridcd, homerer, That this section shall remain
suspended for years from the first day Of January egh
teen humid ed and fifty FIVE and i at The end Of that time the
Alexandria aud Washington Railroad Company shall not
have completed railroad To Alexandria and have the same
in good running order in Of The requirements OF
Ohio Railroad Company shall have the privilege ofextend
ing their road by either of the routes authorized by this act
And proceeded further, That if said Baltimore aud Ohio Kali
road Company shall not have executed SO much OF the pro
visions Of this act relates to their company by the tst
day of January eighteen hundred and fifty nine, then this
act shall be void.
Approved August 3D. 1854.