The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-15

| Approved, March Is, 1869.
 U. s. GRANT.
 AN ACT supplementary to an act entitled "A, act to authorize the extension, oonstruct ion on, use of lateral branch of the BsItim ore and Po tomAc railroad into and within the District o
 COlumbis," approved February 5, 1867.
 Be # enacted by the Senate and House ot
 Representatives of the United States of A mer.
 ica in Congress assembled, that the Baltimore
 and Potomac Railroad Company, which, by the
 act of Congress entitled "An act to authorize
 the extension, construction, and use of @ lateral
 branch of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
 into and within the District of Columbia" was
 authorized to extend into and construct within
 the District of Columbia the lateral branch of its road in said act of Congress mentioned, may enter the city of Washington with their said railroad and construct the same within the limits of said city on and by whichever one of the two routes herein designated the said com. pany may elect and determine upon, that is to say;
 First. Beginning at lhe intersection of Boun- dary street and North Carolina avenue; thence southwestwardly along said North Carolina ave. uue to South D street; thence along South D street westwardly to Virginia avenue thence along Virginia avenue northweatwsrdIy to the intersection ofS0uth z Street and West Ninth street: Or,
 Second. Beginning at some point on the northern shore of the eastern branch of the Potomac river between So rth L and South NJ : reets; thence ~estwardy between said streets to the intersection of Virginia avenue with South l. and, East Twelfth streets; thence along said Virginia avenue northwestwardly to South k Street; thence along said South K street westwardIy to South Fourth street; thence y line curying to the right, to the north bank oft the canal; and thence along the said bank 'f the canal northweStwardly to Virginia ave- lue; thence along Virginia avenue northwest 1 Tardly to the intersection ofSouth c and West 1 Ninth Streets.
 SEC. 2. And De it furtker enacted, That in ! II cases where the parties owning land or other 'roperty required by the said Baltimore and 'otomac Railroad Company cannot agree with l aid company on the amount of damage claim d, either for said land or materials in the obstruction of its aforesaid road, snd con- emnation and valuation shall have been made s provided in the a ct approved February five, ighteen hundred and sixty seven. and to " hich lis act is amendatory, either party may appeal } the supreme court ofthe District of Columbia ithin thirty days from the rendition of the srdlct of the jury and in all eases where the id company shall take an appeal they shall
 i've bond to the party or parties claiming and ltitled to damages in penalty at least double e sum found by the jury, with a condition at the said company shall pay or cause to paid such amount of damages and costs as e party may be entitled to receive on the dgment of the said supreme court without , Jay, and on which bond ample and sufficient , reties shall be given, to be approved by the f preme court; aRdin all cases where the party ,
 parties claimant shall appeal, the said com ! ry, if 1t shall require the immediate use of T 8 property condemned and valued as afore- i'd, before ar appeal gan be heard and decided, shall be lawful for the said company to ex- ute and tender a bond to the party aforesaid { at least double the sum found by the jury, tn sureties to be approveG by the supreme s urt, and with condition to pay wShout de- ( : such sum and costs as may be awarded h. i } said court without further delay and upon h , delivery or tender of such ooud the said ? mpany may proceed to the construction of T | cir said roads as if the parties claimant and |. z said company had agreed upon the con. {