Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-14

q roAi ana IN regard thereto as are provided IN
/ their said charter. except the right to con-
s;ruct any lateral road or roads within
the said District from the said lateral
/ branch OF road hereby authorized, il
being expressly understood that the SAID
baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
/ snail have power only TO construct from the
t said Baltimore and Potomac railroad one lateral
I road within the said District TO some point or
terminus within the city and county Of Wssh-
I fngtoI to be determined in the manner herein
after mentioned
/ Section three Of this act, after describing the
care with which the company shall construct
! the road across any street or other way, adds:
I But the said company, in passing into the
District aforesaid and constructing the said
road within the same, shall enter the city OF
I Washington at such place and shall pass along
such public street or alley to such point or ter
minus within the said city may be allowed
1 by Congress, upon presentation Of survey and
map of proposed location of said road: Pro-
| rided That the level Of said location within
! the city shall conform to the present gradual
ton Of the streets unless Congress shall author
4 ize different level"
! This provision of tho original act. under
I which the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
enters this city, has never been repealed or
I modified. as Tar as we are aware, and II fully
asserts the purpose Of Congress to retain in its
own hands the right to the use of the streets Of
| the city in regard to this company and its road,
! as IL has in regard to all others.
| By another act, passed March IS. 1859. 16
Stat. i. entitled as supplementary to the one
above cited. il was declared that said COM
/ pany NAV enter the city Of Washington with
their SAID railroad, and construct the same
"ithln the limits OF SAID city on ana py Whlcn
| ever one OF the two routes herein designited
the said company may elect and determine,
/ that Il to say:
| First. Beginning at the intersection Of
| 49, - ~ - .a ~
sontb d street. thence alone south ID street
westwardiy to Virginia avenue: thence along
Virginia avenue northwesterly to the intersec-
uon OF south street and west Jth street; or,
conu besrnning nj some POM on .he
p po.lnerh more OF tne Eastern orahen oI 'ne
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RIGHTS ON MARYLAND AVENUE
Tha ct ~ ot,rrn va6 Inv
81 1870 I6 Stat l6l also entitled as amenda-
torv ~ ,h. 40, 90 Ink 1897 o,,,o-;zos the
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. 800, W Guy y 1hu ytaf'u uee''ue,
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800 % .. "a ~ 10 - unan .t IN nc.
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go iuI;''- ~ .no 80 u nc ~.
w ~. oS " ~. 1no eopnny
;; q. !. - -. -. $50
uiiihe ~ W oe hsp' IN soou IePaii; anu open
$50 A' puDII nisna! ioi al PeoPie;
- . uI aIo'e y, 'No 800 VI 'I -
road ~ the comranv ia anvxbera ne,r the
bridge or near the locus in quo of the present
| controversy. 1t requires larger measure Of
hDernhty IN constituting grants OF the sovereign,
and especially grants Tor tine use OF the streets
OF the city ior tine raiiroad than we are ac-
cusiomed 10, TO discover In this any authority
20 oepsrt from MAR isho avenue Oh us way
from yin street 10 the Long bridge.
Inc company hA'ins us roao ven unuer way
heeoeu d passenger uepo' ioi ts business, a
heea much more important than i's present
heeu OF an auuitiona irei8n' uePol- IL dld
NOT hp"eNer, a',eiuP' W es'aoisn one unuer
general powers. pu. naue aPPlicatioh 70 Con
Sress' "hlcn au.uof leu us cois'r oItioh anu IN
uoins 30 ue.erioeu ns ioGaIioh MIN srea. pre-
eision, anu 'no su.es aions Snien vac 'acA