Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-26
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Right of Way for the Washington and
Cumberland Railroad Company

favorable report was today made by the
Senate District committee on the bill 70 au-
thoriZe the Washington and Cumberland Rail-
road Company to extend its road into the Dis
trict of Columbia. As agreed to the company
is authorized and empowered to construct and
operate its railroad under the provi-
sions of its charter and certain acts of the
general assembly of the state of Maryland from
the point where the road of said company
reaches the boundary line of the District of
Columbia, along or adjacent to the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, to and across Rock creek, and
thence by such route as shall be APP
proved by the Commissioners of the said
District to a point to be approved
by the said Commissioners north
of the intersection OF 18th street west
with the Potomac river, and shall have the
right to acquire within the said District the title
held and enjoyed by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company in and to all its properties
aud water and other rights lying and be-
ing in the said District Of Columbia. in manner
and form as is provided by said charter and
acts of the general assembly of the state of
Maryland for the acquisition of the property
and water and other rights of the said canal
company lying and being in the state of Mary
land. And said corporation is also hereby
empowered to acquire within the District of
way as may be necessary for the construction
and operation OF said road by purchase, lease
or condemnation.
BILL IN REGARD TO OPENING ALLEYS.
The House District committee today received
from the Commissioners the draft Of q bill
which they ask to have introduced and adj
vanced as far as possible this session. The bill
is the one, Of which an abstract has been pub
lished in The STAR, regarding the opening of
alleys. 1t provides that whenever the Com
missioners shall in pursuance of existing law
pass an order for the opening of an alley
through any square, or shall order one already
laid ont to be widened or extended
the surveyor shall within fifteen DAYS dis
tinctly mark off such alley and shall make du-
plicate plats showing its course and boundaries
and the area OF ground which may be taken
from lots in the square by the opening of the
alley, one OF which plats shall be deposited in
the Office of the Commissioners and the other
kept in the Office of the surveyor.
Upon the filing of such plat the Commission
ers shall make application to the marshall who
shall summon seven citizens. who shall assess
the damages to the property holders by the
opening or extension of such alley, and such
damages. less the benefits provided for in the
next section. are to be paid, one-half by the
United States and one-haif by the DISTRICT.
When the return OF damages has been filed
with the Commissioners they shall appoint
three citizens to levy tax equal to the amount
thereof, together with the expenses attending
the opening or extension, including the ex-
penses of examining the title to lots. Such tax
IL to be levied in just proportion upon the in
dividuals whose property in the square may be
benefited.
The bill also makes valid all alleys opened or
extended in the city of Washington since June
80, 1871, under an ordinance of the late cor
poration of Washington approved November
4, 1912.