Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-05
THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
rhe Commissioners Grant Authority to Lay
Tracks.


Tracks.
In accordance with the act approved July 5.
1892. the District Of Columbia Suburban Rail-
way Company has been authorized by the Com
missoners TO lay its tracks on the following
streets and roads, in accordance with regula-
tons and provisions given below:
On B.adensburg road from the District lire
TO IL street northeast, double track road Of
ct rails, the distance Of the east rail from the
east lire of the road 10 be I'VE feet; providing
that if single tracks, laid ii shall be the east
track
On 18th street northeast extended double
track road of grooved rails, TO be located on
the center line Of the roadway from Florida
avenue to Mount Oliyet road: on Mount Olivet
road from 18th street extended 10 Baltimor"
and Ohio railroad single track road of
grooved rails, the north rail to be l7i5
feet from the north line of the street:
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad along
Mount Olivet road TO CorcOrar street single
track, providing the railroad company purchase
and dedicate 70 the District sufficient hand to
make this road everywhere at least seventeen
and one-half feet wide and each side OF the
track, thence a single track road laid on center
line of the following streets; Corcoran street
70 Gallaudet GaiaDdet to Fairview ave-
nue., Fairview avenue TO Patterson street.
thence on the line of 18th street extended
through Dahlgreu Circle and on 18th street. of
Brooklyn and University Heights. one track Of
double track road located iD center line of
streets.
On Capitol street, Ivy City, thence on line
shown on plats filed with engineer department
OF the District, TO Lafayette avenue, on
Lafayette avenue to Cincinnati street, "A single
track road. TO be laid in the center of the
streets and avenus: thence on Cincinnati street
and oath street of "Lsngdon." one track OF a
double track road located in the center of these
streets.
double track is allowed.
Wherever the roadway of any street il wild
ened 10 forty-tve feet tue railway company Is
authorized 10 lay double track instead of Il
single track. as stated in this permit
The distance between the inner rails of a
double track railroad shall not exceed four and
halt feet, except on the Bladensburg road.
where this distance nav be increased to five
and half feet.and center trolley poles shall be
used on said Biadensburg road.
All poles on BIadensburg road as far "a
Mount Olivet road and on 18th street and
Mount Oivet road 10 Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road shall be of iron.
The track must everywhere be laid to grades
as given by the engineer department. 81 the
District. aud where present grade Is changed
the entire width of roadway must be graded by
the railway company 30 that the railway shall
offer no obstruction to passage of vehicles from
one side of the roadway to the otner. Where
cutters or sidewalks are ;uterfered with these
must be relaid ct once to new grades.
On Bladensburg road AL cuiyerts must be ex-
tended TO east line of said road and constructed
in accordance with plans and specifications APP
proved by the engineer department of the Dis
trlct.
On 10Th street northeast extended. Mount
Oliyet rosa. Capitol, Corcoran. Gailaudst and
Fairyiew streets, the space between rails and
tracks and for two feet on each side must be
macadamized to the satisfaction Of the Ensi-
neer Commissioner.
Whenever the roadway of a street occupied
by the tracks of the railway company il paved.
macat!amiZed or Otherwise improved the same
improvement must be made by the railway
company on the portion OF the roadway occu-
pied by them.
of the District of Columbia Suburban hallway
Company, and the said company shall be re-
sponslble for any accidents or damages caused
by or due to any work that NAV be done by il
or others in connection with the construction
of said road.
Every precaution shall be taken to prevent
accidents during the construction of the road.
Lights, barrlcades, &c. shall be maintained as
required for similar wcrk in the District
deposit of $1,000 shall be made by the
company with the collector of taxes District of
Columbia to insure the CARRYING out of the pro-
visions of this permit to protect the District
against damages for accident. to pay such costs
OF inspection as may be deemed necessary by
the Engineer Commissioner. &C.. and such fur
Their sums as may be required by he Commits
sioners. from time to time, must be deposited
with the collector of taxes on demand.
The deposits of the company shall be subject
to the order of the Commissioners to carry ont
any engineering work under this permit which
hss not been done to their satisfaction by tae
railway company.
The work OF construction must be prosecuted
in such a manner that II shalt no. extend over
the distance of one mile at any time unless
specially authorized.
Plans and specifications of the proposed work
must be filed with the engineer department OF
the District.