Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-15
MORE GROUND FOR THE RAILROAD;
The Pennsylvania Company Wants 20 Oc-
cupy Two More square,

The Pennsylvania Company Wants 20 DC
i cupy Two More squares-
An important hearing was given the repre-
sentatives OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany this morning by the Commissioner
The subject matter under discussion was the
approval Of the company's plans to enter Ger.
tain squares and acquire certain property sub
tect TO the approval Of the Commissioners In
accordance with section three Of the Atkinson
bill which saws:
SEC. 5. That the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company is hereby authorized and
empowered TO acquire, subject TO the approval
OF SAID Commissioners. for the purposes OF its
business, any one or more Of the squares OF
ground in the city of Washington south of the
line OF the said railroad and north Of l. street
and east Of Delaware avenue and north OF the
Eastern branch and east Of 18th street
shall be approved by the said Commissioners,
aousung on the line Of said railroad on Mary
land and virginia avenues east Of AZ street and
south OF Its main track on Virginia avenue and
west OF Eth street southwest, and TO extend,
maintain and use tracks from convenient
points on the line of said railroad into the
said property, and to cross such streets as
may be necessary for that purpose, and TO con-
struct thereon such facilities as may be neces-
sary for its business q common carrier and
tain such facilities in connection Herewith:
such tracks, where they cross streets, to be
laid and maintained under the direction
OF the Commissioners of the District o.
Columbia, and in such manner - shall least
obstruct the use Of said streets for ordinary
purposes. The right to remove such tracks i.
hereby reserved to Congress. And in
case said company shall be unable
Tor any reason to acquire such properties
or any portion thereof by purchase
they may be acquired by said company in the
manner provided by sections numbered from
GAS to 663, both inclusive, of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the District Of Columbia, but
nothing herein contained shall authorize
the condemnation Of any church or
s school properly or property Of the
talned In this act and no expenditure that
may be made by said railroad company here
under shall be held or construed to give said
company any right. legal OF equitable. not now
possessed, to retain the passenger station of
said company on 9th street"
The railroad was represented BY Messrs. c. F..
Pugh, II. 5. Kenney. Enoch Totten, W. II.
Brown and ]. b. Hutchinson.
The railroad company first exhibited a plan
OF Its tracks on Virginia avenue between I'd and
- streets southwest, showing in colored
boundaries squares $50 and 5s5, which they
desired TO purchase for freight facilities.
IL next exhibited plan of that section near
the Long bridge known as squares 29S, 26s and
z6'. AT present the company owns and operates
as freight yard square 26s. crossing 1877
street with its tracks TO get into same. 1t now
desires to acquire square 267 and a small portion
OF square 29o. To get into these squares 18th
street will have to be crossed. Col. Robert
said he did not see the necessity Of obstructing
18th street. 1t was finally decided that the
colonel should inspect the localities where
the proposed changes were to be made and in
company with the representatives of the road
ne visited the localities and will make q report
70 the Commlssloners at an early day.