The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-02

charter. rights. and privileges Of the "Alexan-
dfIa and Washington Railroad Company, pe,
and the same - hereby, authorized % eA.s NJ y
said railroad from the track, as the ee, 1t y
now, or may hereafter be, laid through MAJ
land Avenue, AZ rs intersection with l,tg,n,n
Avenue, through and along said t.is s,sars
Avenue, Ia an easterly direction, % w lnsvf,
section with ID Street south; thence along Y
Street, and across the Washington canh', ~, ~
New Jersey Avenue; thence by cuIse ~ Nm, ne
left Of not less than one thousapa iee s,r.Ired
TO point In square lpmbcr seven n,,g, ma u
and thirty-two thence by an underground ~ w
cayatlCn or tunnel, passing under squ ns,e,,
number seven hundred and thirty-two, So WI
hundred and sixty-two, seven htnurcu a. ser
sixty.one, seven hundred and SILKY, so NM
cighty-six, eight hundred and sixteens e ,..
hundred and fifteen, eight hundred aila uil ini,t
nine, eight hundred and tllirty-eignt siSm III
hundred and sixty-six, eight hundred any s M
ty-fye, eight hundred aud sixty-iour. anu y, w
different streets and avenues interNenlnS, w ~
point In square number eight huneoiv o, 1ess
ninety-thrce; thence, by curve q NJ NJ,
than one thousand feet radius, INTO Bisn WI
street east; thence by the most dlIec. a nv
eligible route, TO an intersection WIN ny
Washington branch Of the Baltimore ana on'V
| Railroad. g&srfsE -MEHH.A ,c,. Al.
provisions Of sections three and iour q .nu
TO which this Is an amendment shall " aPpn y,
cable TO the extension Of said road or trnchs ~
hereby authorized, and that II shall DC laWlul
for said company TO construct draw " , vsnv'
bridge across the Washington canal ~ w ~
| tersecti0n with ID Street south, OF such Pians
and dimensions AS may be approyeu " Wy ~
corporation Of Washington, and 80 W ny a y
interfere with the navigation OF salu calia,'
lsAnd also to use steam power IN inc unnePJ,,,
tation of passengers and freight over sara Iuli
road and branches, subject, however, 70 such
tfl m
by the corporate authorities OF inc Si.y y,
Washington In respect to such portions tneieoi
rs may be located In said city. i, IN
Soc. 0. And be II further enacted, Ihat ine
consent Of Congress be, and the same Is hereby,
granted for period Of eighteen months from
the passage Of this act, to the Alexandra,
Washington, and Georgetown Railroad COM
| pany, n use steam power in drawing the ours
Of said company on the structure across the
Potomac River erected by said company, under
| the provisions of the act entitled IAN act 70
extend the charter ofthe Alexandria and WASH
ington Railroad Company, andfor other p'lr-
poses,r approved March three, eighteen hun
bred and sixty-threc, and along the railway
now laid by said company, Or which may De
hereafter laid, under the provisions Of the said
act, along Maryland Avenue and First Street
west, in the city of Washington, to the present
depot Of the Washington bronch of the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad, subject always, and
| in all particulars, TO such restrictions and
regulations concerning the use of said steam
power as the corporation of Washington may,
by its ordinances, lat at any time impose upon
the saidrailroad company: Provided, That said
company shall not propel their engines. alta
greater rate Of speed thaa five miles per hour
within the corporate limits of Washington
city.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the
said rairoad company shall be required to pay
any and all damages that may result to private
property from the extension Ofsaid road, and
the tunnelling under the several lots and
| squares of ground MS heretofore provided; and
that in the event the owner or owners Of such
property and the said company cannot agree
as to the amount of such damages, or the value
ofany private property so appropriated for the
purpose of such,eXtenson Of said road such pro-
ceedlngs shall thereupon be had for the appro-
priation and assessment of the damages there
of as are authorized and required under the
laws now in force in the District Of Columbia
regulating appropriations and assessment Of
damages for opening roads, streets, and alleys
in said District. That upon the payment to
the owner or owners Of the amount Of such
award Of damages, or the lawful tender there
of, together with the payment of all costs Of
such proceedings, the said company shall ac-
quire the right to use and occupy for the pur-
poses of said railroad all such lands so ap-
propriated, in such manner as may be neces-
sary for the proper working and running said
road. Is
Approved July %, 1866.