, 1864-10-03


branch railway, commencing AT the inter-
section Of d street north and New Jersey
avenue; along New Jersey avenue to Mas.
sachuset;s avenue to Massachusetts avenue
to II street no tn; and along II street north
q Seventeenth street west, intcrsecting the
double track road. Also, a double or single
track road from the intersectiunOf Fifteenth
street west and street north, connecting
with the double.track road a. Fifteenth
street west; along street north to New
York avenue; along New York avenue to
Ninth street west: and along Ninth street
west to tho Washington canal; with the
privilege Of extending the said branch road
at any time along Ninth street west to NJ
street north, along NJ street north 70 Twelfth
street west, and along Twelfth street west
to the Washington canal and Mary land av
cnuo to the Potomac river, with the right
to run public carriages thereon drawn by
horse power, receiving rate m fare not
exceeding five cents passenger, for any
distance between the termini Of either Of
the said main railway, or between the ter.
mini of either of said branch railways, or
between either terminus Of said main rail.
way and the terminus of either Of said
branch railways: Provided, That tho use
and maintenance Of said road shall be sub.
ject to the municipal regulations Of the city
of washington WITHIN Its corporate hints. ,m
Sec. =. And De u J"rther snac'ed' Ina,
said roads shall 10 deemed real estate, and
tney' "getner M'.' .'"oI "s;, 'Iai p.oP..ss anu
personal Pr"Perty VI Sa'u o'uy eo'PoIase'
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salo' eHcePs "s ne'c,."I'el s"TIueu, m;,. .''T y,
t.I' al, o'Iel ooi po'a'os :" W. o' ,;,.u VI
Coiumpa "ereloiore orRan'%eo ,;. lor IKE Pur'
poses snait oe su1Jec' W pay "''"'e'"S Pr"
'iSeu y. '"Is SeI'lon' ,., IT.
sec. .. anu Oe !" JI'"er sa".tsd' Ina'
tGe sa'd railway snal' DC laiu ~ 'ne ceT.re N
9i tue avenues ana s.reets, leAcePung I'VE"
Jersey avenue, ana 'sere u sH"ll oe 'alu u u
nerelnoelore proSlueu or, as near ~ may
1e, Wllhous interfering WIN OF passing over
.ne wa'cr or gus P.pes, IN tne mus "P'
proven ,llalnes aoapteu ior street anyways
WIN ral.s oI lne mos. aPProveu pa. eIhs, .I
70 oe ue'srl''neu oy inc oecreary 81 .ne .ne
interior, az Ipou Mi ov'i' Ss,laoe ~. WI" tu'
pavement es o. Ine streels; @na tse sPace :t ue,
.weei. 'ae two tracNs enoii 40. W iess ','a'l ~
Iour leet nor , more .nan s'x .. lee'; aau 'ne i
carriages snali not Or less tha,i slx iees y,
wlu!n, tne gauge 70 Correspond WI" '""' VI
Tue Daitlmotc anu on'o raiiroau'
Sec. 4. And be Il farther enacted, That
the said corporation hereby created shall
be bound to keep said tracks. and for the
space Of two feet beyond the outer rail
thereof and also the space between the
tracks, al all times well paved and in good
order, without expense to the United States
or to the city Of Washington.
Sec. 5. And be IL further enacted, That
nothing in this act shall prevent the Gov.
erument at any time, at their option, from
altering the grade or otherwise improving
all avenues and streets occupied BY said
road, or the city Of Washington from so
altering or improving such streets and ave.
nqes and tho sewerage thereof rs may be
under their respective authority and con
troll; and In such event II shall be the duty
Of said company to change their said rail
road 80 as to conform to such grade and
pavement.
Sec. 9. ARd 5s IL further enacted, That
this act may at any time be altered, amend
ed, or repealed by the Congress OF the
United States.
Sec. 2. And 30 70 further enacted, That
nothing In this act shall be 50 construed a.
to authorize ssid body corporate to issue
any note, token, device, scrip, or other evi
dence Of debt to be used as currency.
Sec. 9. And Be u fsytker enacted, That
the capital stock Of said company shall be
not less than two nor moro than i've hun
dred thousand dollars, and that the stock
shall be divided into shares Of fifty dollars
each and shall be deemed personal prop
erty transferable In such manner as the by.
laws Of said company may direct.
Sec. 0. aud DO IL further enacted, Tha,
the said company shall place first-class cars
on said railways, with all the modern i'm
provements f0i the convenience and com
tort of passengers, and shall run cars there.
on during the daylas often as every four
minutes on theroute from th. Capitol, via
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot and
departments. TO the Circle; and on the other
routes once m fifteen minutes each way, end
until twelve o'clock at night as often Us ev-
cry half hour; and throughout day and
night rs much oftcner as public convenience