Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-21

Its Provisions As 1t Finally Passed Both
Houses.

Its Provisions 1t Finally Passed Both
Houses.
The Brfghtwood railroad bill now only needs
the Presidents signature, and as there Is no
reason to expect adverse action by the execu-
tive the hopes for rapid transit in this section
may be said to be in a fair way toward realiza-
ton.
The bill as adopted provides that the charter
granted to the Brightwood Railway Company
by an act of Congress approved October 10,
1888 be amended as follows:
That within six months from the date Of
the approval Of this act the Brightwood Rail
way Company shail equip and operate its ex-
listing line with the overhead trolley system
of electric motive power, and shall there
after maintain the road in hrst-class condi-
ton. That the road shall be supplied en-
tirely with new cars of the most approved
pattern, which shall be run Is the public con-
venience shall require, but not less frequently
than one car every fifteen minutes from each
end of the line, between O'Clock snte-meridlan
and II O'Clock midnight
That within twelve months from the date of
the approval Of this act the Brightwood Rail-
way Company shall extend its tracks to the Dis
trict line, as provided in the original charter Of
the company, and shall operate the new
portion of the line In the same manner and
under the same conditions AZ herein
before provided for the operation Of those
portions Of the road already built The COM
pary shall also construct and maintain O branch
line, beginning at O point, to be located by the
Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia,
west of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad track
on 5th street ii Takorna Park: thence along 5th
street to Cmatilla street; thence west along
Cmatilla street to and across Piney Branch
road, and thence to Brightwood avenue
by such route "a the Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia shall approve Said
branch line sLal be operated by the overhead
trolley systefn; tho cars used shall be irst-class
IL every respect, and the schedule Of the run
ming Of cars shall be subject to the approval Of
the District Commissioners, but cars shall be run
as often as one every fifteen minutes between
the hours OF 5 O'Clock ante-meridian and IL
O'Clock midnight. Work on the branch road
| shall be begun within two months and COM
pleted, with cars running thereon. within one
year from the date of the approval Of this act
That in the event that the company should
not be able to come to an agreement with the
owner or owners Of any land through which the
road may be located to pass, or upon which
any necessary buildings may be re-
quired to be located, proceedings for the con-
| domination for the use Of the company Of 20
much Of said land may be required, not
exceeding 100 feet in width for its roadway, and
Of 80 much as may be necessary for buildings,
and so forth, may be instituted In the usual way
In the Supreme Court Of the District of Column
bia, under such rules and regulations as the
court may prescribe for such purposes.
That any failure to comply with any Of the
| provisions of this act shall work forfeiture of
the original charter Of the Brightwood Railway
! COMPANY. All acts or parts OF acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed