Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-22
The Railroad D.p., site Bill

IL was stated in Yesterdays STAR thu the
House Committee on the Distric of Columbia
had agreed TO report 20 the House to- day sub
stitutc for the bill to confirm the action of the
authorities of the District OF Coumbii in desig-
mating depot site for he Baltimore and POI
tomac railroad. The substitute IL entitled, "a
bill 20 confirm the action OF the board OF alder
men and common council OF the city OF Wash
ton designating depot site for the Baltimore
ard Potomac Railroad Company, and for other
PURPOSES ard enacts That the BSltim ore
and Potomac Railroad Company shall have the
right to extend its track from Virginia ayenHa
along 9th street TO the open grounds between
9th street and street north and the canal, de
scribcd - follows at the southwest
corner of 9th street and Il street north, Turning
west $50 feet, thence south 500 feet TO the present
line OF the canal, thence east i59 feet, thence
roth SJ2 feet to the place of beginning. And
the said company SHAH, SO far as the United
States can so provide, have the right to occupy
said grounds for the purpose ef constructing
thereon a passenger depot, to be used by the
said company for passenger and express, and
for no other purposes; and the said property so
occupied by said cofafany, together with the
improve ments which nav be put thereon, snail
be subject to tax by the District OF Columbia
tTict, which sa;c tax shall be collected
nom said company by and paid to tue
District OF Columbia, and to be used ex-
clEsiyely Tor the support of the public schools in
said District; and the said company shall Law no
more than two tracks along said 9TH street, 20 be
in the center of the same and closely as prac-
UcdDle. anu the rails used that shall
| be so constructed of Hat rails like that us6d by
street railway as TO facilitate wagon and carri-
age travel over the same; and the tracks and the
space Between the same shall be kent paved
/ with some suitable material by said company.
and Il shall so pave with like material at least
| two feet outside OF said tracks: and upon the
| oTening Of a carriage road througA the public
reservations and crossing 9Th street the said
company shall be, and is hereby, required "a
construct, at its own cost and expense, a hand
some iron bridge, Of ample width and heighttl
70 enable carriages 10 pass over the said street
freely ard without danger, in such manner
and at such place the officers or other
persons charged with the duty of opening
the reservations or connecting the same as 4
public park, shall direct. And the said company
shall adopt the grade OF said tracks TO that
which may be at any time determined upon
by the Board of Public Works o. other author
ity having control of the grades of 9th street:
ITOrtded, That the said company shall paw the
owners OF private property along the line OF Stk
siI 81, north of Virginia avenue, by which the
SAID railrs ad passes, any damages which the
said property may sustain b. reason of the Law
ing of its track along the said 9Th street, and the
manner and form as provided by the act OF
Congress, approved February 3, 1867, entitled
IAN acs to authorize the extension, constrrc-
ton and use of a lateral branch of the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad with and within the
District OF Columbia" it being under
stood that the question of damages here
in referred 70 shall be confined to the
question of appreciation and depreciation of the
value OF the property situated along said street:
And pTotidei also, That the said railroad com
paDy shall pay all damages for which the city of
Washington, or the District OF Columbia, OF the
United States may be liable, to private parties
row occupying the site herein described and
growing ont of their being required to
remove their property from the same and
surrender their right of occupancy, and
said company shall obtain pOss ssion at
its own cost And pyovided further, That while
trains are removing to and from Virginia
avenue along 9th street the said depet the said
railroad company shall keep flag men at the
several street crossings to warn people of danger
and all provisions of the Board of Aldermen
and Common Council in the city of Washington
rot inconsistent herewith are hereby ratified:
Prorided, further, That the act of Congress APP
proved March Sd, ISL, granting site for pas
seiger depot TO said railroad company upon
Virginia avenue, is hereby repealed, to take eff
feet when said company obtains possession of
the property OF 9Th street, and no passenger or
other depot shall be constructed by said com
laDy on said site: ind prOriied. further, That
the United States shall have the right to appeal
or modify the provisions OF this act: And pro-
ridsd further, That the tracks of said company
shall turn out OF 9th street and enter the said
DEPOT at the south end thereof, and the said
company shall not extend beyend b street
north. nor shah the tracks ever extend beyend
said street north.