Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-17

crossings and remove that dangerous dam
known as the Long bridge. Up to this time
the only proposition that has assumed legisla-
tive shape is the one made by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in Senate bill 3477. Framed
by the company this bill was introduced last
July in the Senate and will soon come up for
amendment by the Senate District committee.
just what changes will be made cannot
now be foreshadowed, for the subcom-
mittee is waiting for the opinions
Of the War Department and the District Com
missioners. When these opinions have been
received they will be carefully discussed, and
out Of the consultation is expected q measure
which will be satisfactory to both the city and
the railroad company. The plans which are
printed herewith are those submitted by the
company in connection with the bill, and the
bin-which, it must be remembered, is simply
q declaration Of what the company wants to do
and have done-is as follows:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company be and It is hereby
authorized and required to revise, change and
improve its line within the city Of Washington
bridges over the same, so as to do away with
grade crossings, 80 called, all in accordance
with plans and profles attached hereto, it being
the purpose of this act that the grade Of the
said railroad shall be revised and readjusted, as
shown upon the said plans, in such manner
that New Jersey avenue, South Capitol street.
Delaware avenue, South I'd street, AZ
street, 9Th street, Maryland avenue. 7th
street, 9th street and 18th street shall be car
ried over the said railroad on iron and steel
bridges with stone abutments, said bridges to
be the full width Of and substantially parts of
the streets named as to paving and sidewalks;
such bridges to have a clearance Of seventeen
feet six inches above the rails Of said railroad.
Also, upon the line Of both 10th and 18th
streets foot bridges, each twelve feet In width,
shall be constructed over the said railroad for
the accommodation Of pedestrians.
Sec 2 That the said Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company be and is hereby required
to remove its present western connection be-
tween its tracks on 9Th street and its line on
Virginia avenue, via Maryland avenue, and to
change and revise the location Of its tracks, a.
shown upon the plan hereto attached, 30 that
they shall curve 70 the north from . point on
its main line on Virginia avenue Just east of the
bridge authorized BY this bill to be constructed
on the line Of 9Th street, and shall run under
the bridge to be built on the line Of Mary
land avenue, alongside Of the two tracks,
shown on the attached plan. that start from .
point on the main line about 100 feet west OF
7th street and curve to the north therefrom,
the said four tracks to continue north from
said Maryland avenue and TO occupy . strip Of
ground not to exceed the width Of seventy-Ave
feet from B street southwest TO B street north
west
Sec. 8 That the baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company be and n hereby required to
remove entirely it, tracks on 9Th street north Of
Virginia avenue and TO restore said portion Of
said street to the uses Of the public; and. upon
the removal Of it, tracks TO make such repairs
to the paving a. shall BE- required BY the Com
miss,oners q me Ds,c. 9. U 20 IN srasr
street 90 relinquished to that Of the remainder
Of the street. In len Of the use Of said portion
Of 9Th street for railroad purposes, and In order
10 accommodate the inereasing passenger, mail
and express traf1c in TIE city Of Washington,
pany \ hsrsby authorized 10 occupy sad M,