The daily gazette., 1883-01-30
Especial correspondence of the Gazette. J

Especial correspondence of the Gaxette.l
Dover, DEL, Jan. 29.-The following is
the text Of the bill to allow the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad to
straighten and improve its line, notice of
which has been given by Mr.. Barlow. Itis
an important bill, and may attract atten-
ton.
An act to. authorize the PhiGdelphid, WI
n,iSsgton d Baltimore Railroad Conapang
to strdiyhten, soiden or Improve its lSnes
ef railroad oithin this State.
WHEREAS, The public interest demands
that all reasonable practicable precautions
should be taken by railroad companies to
secure the safe carriage of persons aud
property; and for increasing the facilities
and capacity for the transportation thereof
and whereas, 1t will be conductive to auch
result if sharp curves be avoided and roads
widened at such points on the line Of rail-
road Of "the Philadelphia, Wilmington e.
Baltimore Railroad Company" as its board
of directors may, from time to time, deter
mine to be necessary and avisable: There
fore, be 1t enacted, ETC.,
SEC. /. That it shall and may be lawful
for the said "the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company" to
straighten, widen, enlarge and otherwise
improve the whole or any portion or por-
tions of its line or lines of railroad and the
bridges, crossings, sidings and structures
thereof or connected Herewith, within the
State, from time to time, whenever In tha
opinion of the board of directors Of said
company, it may be necessary so to do for
the purposes stated in the Preamble of this
Act and for such purposes to purchase,
hold and use, or enter upon, take and appr0~
pirate land and material:
Erogided, that before the said company shall
enter upon or take possession Of any such
lands and material it shall make ample
compensation to the owner or owners
thereof, or parties interested therein; the
amount of such compensation to be ascer-
tained either by agreement with the parties.
or In the mode hereinafter provided; and
provided also that no property shall be
taken and no construction, siding, branch,
addition, or alteration shall be made within
one hundred feet of any dwelling house
without the written consent of the owner
thereof.
SEQ. 2. Provides for tho condemnation Of
land, in the usual manner, when an eQuiE-
able agreement cannot otherwise be made.
SEC. 8. That 1t shall be lawful for the
said company to retain the possession of, use
and operate either In whole or in part, any
portion of its original railroad, for which
Strengthened or improved line shall have
been substituted by authority of this set, If
in the opinion of its board of directors the
| abandonment Of the said portion would be
| inconvenient or injurious to the interests Of
the public and the said company.
SIC. 4. That 1t it shall be lawful for the
said company, from time to time, as ita
board of directors may deem expedient, to
lay out, construct, maintain, and operate,
within this State, branches from any of its
lines of road now established, or to be sub
stituted under authority Of this act, not ex-
ceeding eight miles in length, with full
power to purchase, hold and use, OF enter
upon, take and appropriate such land and
materials as may be necessary for tho con-
struction and maintenance of the same; and
with power to acquire title thereto In the
same manner, and by the like proceedings
as are set forth and prescribed in section Q
of this act.
SEC. 5. That this act shall be deemed
and taSen to be public act.