Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-19
District Bills before the House Com.
mittee.

lumbia this morning agreed upon a number of
bills after adopting several amendments to
them.
POINT LOOKOUT RAILROAD.
Among them was the bill to authorize the
Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad
Company to extend railroad into and within
the District of Columbia. 1t authorizes the
company to extend their railroad into and with
in the District to point on the Eastern Branch
Of the Potomac river between the Potomac
river and the point where the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad crosses the said Eastern
Branch, with the same rights and subject to the
same restrictions as they may exercise or are
subject TO under their charter granted by the
general assembly of Maryland, il being express
~ understood that the company shall have
power to construct only one railroad within the
District.
the land required by the company in the same
manner as provided i'm the Maryland charter
for condo mnations in that state.
Section provides that in all cases where a
condemnation and valuation OF lands ma
terials shall have been made under section two,
either party may appeal TO the supreme court
of the District of Columbia within thirty days
from the rendition OF the verdict OF the jury.
Section makes 1t the duty OF the company SO
to construct the railroad across established
roads, streets or other ways as not to impede the
passage or transportation of persons or property
along the same; and where il shall be necessary
to pass the railroad through the land of any ir-
dividual within the District il shall be the duty
OF the company to provide for such individual
eessary and proper, from one Fart of his land to
another; but nothing shall be SO construed as 10
authorize the company to enter upon any lot or
square, or part thereof, owned by the United
States, within the limits of the cities or wash
mgton or Georgetown, for the purpose of To-
eating or constructing the said railroad or for
the purpose OF excavating the same, or taking
therefrom any materials, or for any other pur-
poses and uses whatsoever; but the com pany i'm
passing into the cities of Washington or George
town, shall pass along or through or aersss such
street or streets or alleys NAV be hereafter
allowed by the Congress OF the United States
upon presentation of survey and map of Dro
posed location OF said road; and the said Wash
iBgton city and Point Lookout railroad com
pahy may connect within said District with any
railroad or canal company chartered, or here
after to be chartered, by such route or routes
within said District as may be hereafter deter
mined by Congress, and upon such terms as NAV
be agreed upon by the said companies respec-
lively, or as may be prescribed by Congress
Section enacts thatthe company may charge
ana receive for tolls and transportation on All
hat part OF its read within the District a rate
not to exceed eight cents per ton per mile; and
the said company may charge and receive for
taking up and setting down any passenger or
traveller within said District conveyed a shorter
distance than four miles a sum not exceeding
twelve cents.
Section authorizes the company to contract
for carrying the mails.
Section enacts that unless the company shall
commence the construction of the road within
Two years, and complete the same with at least
sage Of this act, then this act and all rights and
privileges granted by it shall cease and deter
mine, and the Congress OF the United States
shall have authority at any time hereafter To
grant similar privileges as are herein granted 10
any other company incorporated or to be incor-
porated by the state of Maryland or by Congress
or 10 enact such rules and regulations prescrib-
Ing the speed of cars passing over said road and
any other matters relating thereto necessary for
the security of the persons and property of the
inhabitants of the District of Columbia in such
m hQ arf
may deem eXpedient; provided that Congress
shall have power to alter, amend or repeal this
act.
SALARIES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The bill to fix the salary of the members OF
the Board OF Health was amended SO As to make
then annual salary $1,000 each instead OF
g, $50.
EXTENSION OF TEE METROPOLITAN STREET
RAILROAD.
ne bill authorizing the extension of the
Metropolitan street railroad was agreed upon
IL authorizes that company to extend its rail
way along East Capitol street from 9th to 1Ith
streets east, and southwark along said It'll street
to and over the bridge crossing the Anacostia
river to uniontown; and to lay single or double
IRA. rom East Sapltol street, along 9TH street
east, and from 18th street east along C south to
the pubic market on square number IS12: and
also to extend its railways from the Intersection
Oh N street north and Connecticut avenue, along
salu avenue TO l. street north, and along either
OF said streets by the most direct route to the in
tersectiOn Of Bridge and Green; or Montgomery
streets, Georgetown; and the said railroad com
Pany. and all other railroad companies running
tracks along the avenues and streets in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, shall be, and they are here
by, required to lay pavement i'm conformity with
the direction of the Board of Public Works. and
OF such character and material as said board
shall direct.
TIKI BILL TO CURE DEFECTIVE TITLES
In the District OF Columbia as agreed upon pro-
vides that the title to all real properly living and
situate in the District OF Columbia, which has
vested in the United States by escheat per de-
fectum sanguinis, in cases of persons heretofore
held in slavery, be, and the same is hereby
vested in the children of such persons by them
recognized az such, and in the descendants of
such children, if deceased, and such children
are hereby capacitated to inherit one from the
other or others.
The committee also agreed to report without
amendment the several District bills which
passed the Senate yesterday, and which were
mentioned in The STAR of last evening.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
Judge Poland was authorized to report adj
versely on the following bills Granting a
franchise for line OF coaches from the national
capital to the national cemetery at Arlington.
"a; for the regulation Of equity proceedings In
me District OF Columbia: relating to mortgages
in the District Of Columbia.