Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-24

the O., A. AND n. RAILROAD NIL.
Tho Senate Committee on the District Of %
lumbia held special meeting yesterday morn.
Ing and agreed 10 report mvorably on tho bill 10
authorize The Orange, Alexandria and Manas-
sas Railroad Company 70 run trains and trans.
port freight and passengers within the District
Of Columbia, This bill, It will DO remembered,
tfnlSs over The ons nssTI. 'ssSEh to s.n
constructed by the baltimore and Potomac Rail.
road Company across the Potomac river, upon
the terms and conditions prescribed In tho act Of
struct and operate raid bridge; and the said
Orange, AleSandriA and Manassas Railroad
SS PS' SSs sSps
its intersection with the Washington canal, now
In process Of being allied up, and themes, by q
curve southNardly along the ground heretofore
o. q, q, or D street south, as may DO
determined BY the engineer In charge q tho
public bulldogs and grounds, and thence
public grounds east Of the Capitol building,
upon such route and In such manner a. tho said
engineer may prescribe, 10 Delaware avenue OF
or street to tho line Of the baltimore and Ohio
rallrOadI and the track OF said railroad com.
pany, except where u IL laid In the said tunnel
OF tho approaches, shall conform 10 the grade
Of tho streets occupied as above, as ihalI DO pre-
scribed BY the board Of Public Works. and any
DAMAGE caused to the property Of individuals BY
BY said Orange, kieIandria and ManAs,aS Rsii,
rSad Company: PTovidsd' That The said OrsnTc.
Alexandria and Manassas Railroad Company
lhall pay TO tho District Of Colombia one. half
OF the cost Of archinR tho WILMINGTON canal
from Maryland avenue 10 the street on which
the said railroad track enters The tunnel aioTc.
said And pLogidsd further, That nothing herein
company the right 70 establish depot along
said avenue OF streets until consent Tor nc
same has irlt been obtained IRON tho Leglsla.
The second section provIds. thst Ganv,o,,
shall have The right 70 regulate the faiss ul iart
collected BY SAID company from pAlsopRore and
tho rates OF charge for trnn sporfnR reIe ht that
the rates Of charge for ne trahspoTlation Of
freight per ton per mile, for ali freight passing
into the District o. Columbia, on said railroad,
per mile on that part II the sald Orange AieS.
hndria and MAnASsas railroad not In SAID DIs-
tfiet, and that ali properly owned BY sald com.
bany within said District shall be- subject %
WAshinRt1n city nhau be treated Nv Said corn
pany as TERMINAL point, and entitled 10 All tha
privileges aud facilities Of Spy other terminal
The third seolion provides that said railroad
company shall give 10 other rAiiroad eomnanies
the right 70 pass through and use said tuh nei on
such reasonable terms as may be agreed upon
scribe. P''
NO CHANCE or THR DISTRICT ooyERNMEsr.
on the bill anasndatory OF ths aSt 10 proyids q
government Tor the District Of Columbia, the
passage Of which amendaioTy bill, IL will be re.
| inembered, was urged BY Ordway 90. m pro-
| posed 10 make the Council and IBoard OF lin.
proyoment," and other oficers under the bill.
elective by the people
IicHNAlts PoR CIAIM AaEArn ANN pArvN-
| AaHNTa.
The COMMITTEES also agreed 10 Feport unInyor.
ablV an the mi ann ~, Nj *. nis'i,
| Of Columbia imposing a lioense or tas IN nsy
/ sons a. a requisite for the trRnsaotIon OF busi.
i ness with any OF the DEPARTMENT. oil the Gen.
oral oOVernmsnL
| TnE ROUSE conMtrTHH oY INN ntarn,pr ~
| uoIUSnIA
| yesterday held a meetin9 And ngreed IN ysno,,
| against the Bill WHEN recently nasssd thn ssn.
ate 10 establlIh nlenaI eoirt m ths nj, NJ,
/ Of Columbia They agreed 10 Tenort N iayey N
| The hill 10 allow the Orrngs IiS..nd.ia - N
| ManaSaaS railroad CombanV 10 trsnSnIi pssish \,
and pasSenEere in me DiStTlet, The provisInns ~
which are publiahod above. W
| The oomtnittsa aEreed 10 report fayorahIv nm
the bill 10 inoTSaso the capltai stooi Ana III ~
tend tho works Of the WashinEton JiasiiEbt
COMPANY. The bill allows the company To- In.