Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
CITY AND DISTRICT.
NEW ROUTES DEFINED. WITH NECESSARY REsTRIc-
TONS OF PRIVILEGES

Senator ingalls, bill TO define the routes of
steam railroads IN the city. re-iGtr0ducpG in the
Senate yesterday As stated in Tie STAR last
evening. repeals exstnI legislation fixing the
routes now in use. and provides that all the
tracks OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany shall be united az some point outside the
city limits. in the vicin ty OF Brooks station OF
the Metropolitan branch. and enter the city at
the north side Of Boundary street a Delaware
avenue. on the established street Grade, and
follow thence the line of Delaware avenue t. the
sonth sde of F. street north ami thence into
square 6ol. (boundPd by North rar.to, street
aud Delaware avenue ana ID and F streets north
east. IN which squarr the drpnts OF the Conn
parry shall be lO"atpd On the roUt+, thu, midi
catcc. "ef%een Brooks station and square 6Sl
the company may lay such number of tracks 40.
excpedln" four. as the con, pany may elect On
the line Ot Delaware avenue the tracks shall he
laid on the established Grade a. certified hy the
commissioners Of the District Of Columbia and
ri equal distances on either side OF the central
line nf the avenue. The suac. occupied ty the
tracks shall not exceed s. feet n total wIGta
ana II shall he separated from the resi- OF pl.p-
ware ayenu.' by a substantial granite curb or
Wall projecting one loot above the established
erddr' of TIE avpnde and SurmouEtei bl Il con-
tlnuous IRON FENCE. the top Ui which shall De S
feet above the grade At each entersectrg
street automatic lowering or folding yatr3 of
pattern approved 10y the Commissioners of the
District shall be placed on the line of the fence
previously described ! such fuat.li-r a, etf,ctu
ally to close the crossing during tie approach and
pa-sag Of every train.
The tracks Of the Baltimore and Potomac rail
read company shall Terrain in their present no.
sfl0n. with the exception III that portion on 9TH
street west lying north of tie south line of
hafYiahd aY"EuA. "iiicI portion shall he re-
moved am the street r"pl ICED in the SAM coli
ditioE as al the time the tracks were originally
Iaid IN" Freight. passenger aud other dpputS
ahd Buildings Of the Baltimore and Potomac
rdiirCad Company shall be located on such
squares or parts of squares. not the property ~
tue United states. fronting the line of their
ffa@Na. between 1st street west AID 18th street
west. a. the company may elect and the conn
pahN sfaii have the rI.c't to acquire pruperty ty
contamination 10" that purpose Il necessary
On the line Of Maryland and Virginia ayeuuls
the COMPANY may lay such number uf tracks not
exceeding four a they may elect: the said
tracks shall br LAID on grade. shall occupy not
More thai sixty feet u! tn. avenues and shall he
separated rom the rerhalI!in. portions thereof
by cu'bnE, fences and rates. all III the same
mann--F as hereinbefore specified fur the tracks
OF the Baltimore and OHIO railroad on Delaware
avenue Oh the remaining portions Of their line
Withlh the city limits. the cOiTpany shall lay not
D'ere than two tracks aud occupy not morpthal
thlftN tc"t Of the street in the midti.r thereon.
AMI the tracks Sha,! be separated from the re-
MANN portion OF the street by CErbuu fences
and cateS, III the manner heret0fur" specified,
III shan! mol be- iaWfu for ANY railroad com
pany to unload it, Cars on the STREETS or avenues
OF the city ut WASHINGTON. or to occuuv with
It's cars or engines the tracks on streets or
avenues Tor longer period than is reasonably
necessary for the proper making up of It's
Trains Any company or employe thereof who
slai Vloiat" the provisions of this Secti ~ shall
De subject to fine OF 800 for each and every
o-rense.
The tracks. property fxturrs, sheds AMI
buildings OF the ia Ii lad COMPANY Su tn he re-
moved from SAID 9th street anC the publ G
re~eFVatI on adjacent thereto. except the briCk
structure Known as the depot shall To-. Removed
before the iSt day of Jaluars lSS- and tt..
railroad company Stall have the riuht To iust;-
tute suit IN lie United States Court 0t Claims
against the United States to recover the yalue
OF the depot bu ding, and tAe Judgment of
mat court IN the premises sinai. he, final and
snail lie paid. and tnereupon the property in
Ihe structure shall vest in the United states
TOR ali Purposes.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad cOrupar;
Shall erect and MAINTAIN. OF the line of MAs>a-
chusetts avenue. and Tor the full. width OF that
avenue. over it, tracks On Delaware avenue a
permanent yiaducI. and construct suitable ap-
proaches thereto. all in such manner as the
CoininlsslcneTs Oh the District shall apprUy ;:
and the VIA inCt with its approaches snail be
completed by the first day of January ISS-
Congress reserves the right to rpuu the cree
ton OF other viaduCts over th-4 tracks o: either
OF the railroad companies referred IL in this act
Should the necessity for such structures become
apparent
Whenever any other railroad shall be author
lzed oy Congress 10 enter the city OF Washing.
ton It shall do so over one of the TIVE, routrz
designated 10y this act aGd it shall he allowed
to Use the tracks already laid upon that route
on suea Tea-Ouabi" terms aS NAV be ayrped
upon ny tn companies in interest or as NAV be
prescr. bed by Congress
For each and every day after the first dav of
January. lSo-. that the aforesaid railroad coInpa-
Mes or either OF them shall laltaiUt rirrracI,-
Sheds. depot5. or other buildings or operate
their trains on any OF the streets avenues or
public places IN the city of WASHINGTON excent
Is authorized by this act. or shall fail to have
constructed the fences. gates and viaduct~ as
here.ntcfOre required. the, and eacn OF them
snail be subject 10 fine oi $500 to lie recovered
oy prosecution OH Information. in the name Of
the Distrct Of Columbia. N a court of conne-
tent jursd ctiOa in said District