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

Sec. 4. That along the entire line forming
the west boundary Of that portion OF the mall,
the use Of which il granted as aforesaid, the
said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
shall construct and maintain . suitable stone
wall eight feet high. and shall also build and
maintain behind the said wall an earthen
screen, the top Of which shall be sixteen feet
above the top Of the rails Of the said railroad.
said screen shall be satisfactory 10 the engineer
4 officer in charge OF public buildings and
grounds In the District Of Columbia Also. the
said railroad company Ia hereby required to
construct and maintain, at such point as the
engineer officer aforesaid shall designate. a
bridge over the tracks Of said railroad and
also over 9th street The said bridge shall be
Of design and character suited to q park and
| shall be SO built that the usual travel shall be
properly and reasonably protected from acct
dent arising from the use Of said railroad and
according to the plans hereto annexed
Sec. 8. That In depressing it's tracks as here
inbefore authorized through the city Of WASH
tngton the said railroad company lie hereby re-
CURED to support the sides of the excavations
| thus made necessary DIV proper retaining walls
Of stone and to protect the said excavations by
building the side walls to height Of three feet
above the grade Of the street in which the ex-
cavation Is made and by the erection Of an
iron railing thereon.
Sec. 6. That in order to enable the changes,
| revisions and Improvements to be made in the
| said railroad hereinbefore prescribed the
| Commissioners of the District of Columbia are
hereby authorized to make the necessary
arrangements and TO enter into the necessary
| contracts with the said Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company and with other parties and
to change the grades OF the said streets, as
shown upon the said plans, and construct the
necessary wing walls and approaches to the
said bridges, as shown upon said plans and the
said company is hereby required to do the work
herein authorized to the satisfaction and ap-
proval of the Commissioners aforesaid and the
said Commissioners are authorized to exercise
such supervision over the same may be neces-
sary to secure the proper construction and
maintenance Of the said work.
| Sec. Z. That in order to enable the said rail-
road company to carry into effect the purposes
| hereinbefore recited, the following streets and
crossings are hereby vacated in the said city Of
| Washington:
| Istreet where it crosses New Jersey avenue
and the said railroad.
| r street where IL crosses said railroad near
Virginia avenue.
First street southwest and street southwest
| where they Cross the said railroad
Third street from a point on the north side
OF the said railroad to the north house line Of
E street.
Virginia avenue on the north side Of the said
railroads between Az and It'll streets.
d street southwest between ~ and 9Th
streets.
4 C and streets southwest between 9Th and
| It'll streets.
| Tenth and 18th streets where they cross the
said railroad, except so far as the foot bridges
| Tor the accommodation OF passenger traffic
hereinbefore referred to are concerned.
Maryland avenue between 18th and l4th
streets, the railroad company being required in
lieu thereof to purchase the necessary property
| and widen d street thirty feet on the south side
thereof between 18th and l4th streets.
Thirteenth and l31s streets between d and E
| streets southwest
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southeast, where they cross the said railroad
are hereby stricken from the city plan Of Wash
ington.
Sec. 8. That the costos the entire work shown
upon the plans and prOfles hereto annexed so
far as the depression Of its road, construction
Of abutments for bridges and Of the bridges
between said abutmenss, and any work upon
the sixth six feet covered by its right Of way
are concerned, shall be borne entirely by the
said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany; but % far as tho wing walls and ap-
proaches to the bridges are concerned any
work beyond its own right of way, the work
necessary to be done and all damages arising
from the change Of the grades of the streets or
otherwise shall be borne by the District CT
Columbia.
Sec. g. That the said Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company is hereby authorized, in
order to carry into effect the improvements
aforesaid, to purchase the following properties,
use the same for railroad purposes, construct
| the necessary tracks thereto and thereon, and
make the necessary Improvements thereto,
namely:
That portion of block 462 lying between B
street southwest and Maryland avenue, and be-
tween 9th street and line drawn parallel
Herewith $50 feet west thereof, and the whole
of blocks 463, 463 south and 493.
That If the said Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
| road Company cannot agree with the owner or
| owners for the purchase, use or occupation of
the lands aforesaid the same may be acquired
by the said company in the manner provided
by sections GAS to 663, both inclusive, of the
Revised Statutes relating to the District of
Columbia.
Sec. 10. That the said railroad company be,
and 1t is hereby, further required to construct a
double track on the Long bridge the
Potomac river and the island in the said river.
and to build on the Virginia side of the said
river two additional spans each 140 feet long.
in consideration whereof the said company
shall be, and it is hereby, freed and relieved
from the obligation to maintain the said rail-
way bridge in good condition for ordinary
highway travel; il being hereby understood and
agreed that a proper highway bridge shall be
provided at the expense of the United States or
OF the District of Columbia, between the foot
Of 14th street, in the city of Washington, and
the Virginia shore at such point may be de-
termined upon as most suitable therefor by the
Commissioners Of the District of Columbia.
Sec. IL. That the said Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad Company is hereby authorized,
whenever the growing traffic of the eastern
part Of the city Of Washington shnll require the
abolition of the grade crossings over the said
railroad east Of I'd street southeast, to revise
its line SO as to abolish the grade crossings be-
tween the said I'd street southeast and the
mouth of its tunnel upon the same general
plan as laid down in this bill, the cost Of the
said improvement and revision to be borne in
like manner by the railroad company far as
its own right Of way ia concerned, and the cost
of that portion outside Of it's own right OF way
and the damage arising to property by reason
Of the change of grade Of the streets to be borne
by the District of Columbia, as provided in this
act.
Sec. IL. That duly authenticated copies of
the plans and profiles referred to in the within
act shall DE filed with the engineer Of public
buildings and grounds and with the Commits
sionors OF the District Of Columbia
Sec. Is. That Congress reserves the right to
alter, amend or repeal this act.
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