Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-19

TIE BALrrMoRs AND Potomac RAILROAD
sIuction of the Baltimore aud Potomac Rail-
road, introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Cameron
feu days since and only read by its title 10 one
OF the most important railroad measures affect
ing his city that has yet been introduced
Ii enacts: That the BALTIMORE and Potomac
railroad, which by act OF Congress entitled ian
act supplementary 10 an act entitled an act an.
of lateral branches OF the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad into and within the District of
Columbia, approved Feb S, 1851" was
authorized TO extead into and construct wishin
the District OF Columbia the lateral branch of
It's road in said act CT Congress mentioned NAV
enter the city OF Washington with the said
railroad and construct the same within the
limits OF the said city on and oy whichever
one Of the three routes herein designated the
said company may elect and designate
fnst-Beglnnlng at the intersection Of Mary
land avenue and Boundary street, thence
northwardly along Boundary street to West
Seventh street Or secondIy-BsgInnins at the
Intersection of Boundary street and Norm Oar.
DINA avenues thence soath westwardly along
thence along South ID street westwardly 10
virginia avenue; thence along Virginia avenue
enthusiastically to the intersection of South
4 street and West Ninth streets. Or thirdly-
Beginning at some point on the northern shore
OF the eastern branch of The Potomac river be.
tween South L. and South NJ streets; thence
westwardly between said streets 70 the inter
section OF Virginia with South l. and East
Twelfth streets; thence along Virginia avenue
northwestwardly to South K street; theme
along said South X street westwardly to East
Fourth street; thence by a line, curving to the
rigrt, 10 the north bank Of the canal; thence
along the said bank of the canal north west
wsrdly to Virginia avenue; thence along Vir
RlDia avenue northwestwardly 10 the iptersec
ton of south & and West Ninth streets.
See. ? That in all cases where the parties
owning land or other property acq uired by the
said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad cannot
agree with the said company on the amount of
dams ages claimed either for said land or mate
rial used IN the construction of it's aforesaid
road- the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company shall tender a bond with Sufficient
security, TO the party or parties Claiming and
entitled TO the damages, the condition of which
shall be that the company will pay, or cause to
be paid, such amount Of damages as the partv
shall be entitled to receive after the same shall
have been agreed upon by the parties or ascer
tanned, under the act approved Februarv &
1867, 10 which this act Is pplement. and in
case the party or parties claiming and entitled
as owners OF said land to the damages
afoIesaia refuse 10 accept the bond as
rendered by the said railroad COMPANY. the
company shall, in every such case present
tnelr bond TO the Supreme Court Of the district
OF Columbia, and If the Court approve of the
security, shall direct the same to be filed in the
clerks office of the said court for the benefit Of
those to whom 1t Is given. which bond shall be
answerable for the amount of damages to be
as sessed II the same be not paid in sixty DAYS
after the amount shall have been ascertaIned
In the manner provided for in the act Of Con.
gress TO which this is a supplement, and upon
Inc niliog OF such approved bond or its occep-
tanoe by the parties interested as aforesaid the
SAID railroad company may forth with enter
upon and construct the said railroad on the
oenent The SAID bonds shaft have been given in
me same manner as the said company might
do If they had paid for the said land or pro.
perty.