Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

required and authorized. and from changes
III the grades of the streets or the railroad,
ana the lawful operation of the said rail-
road upon the location and structures con-
templated and required by this act and
whether to property owners affected there
pE or otherwise, as well the cost and
expense OF all street approaches to said
company tracks and right of way whether
overhead by means of bridges under
grade shall be borne paid and defrayed in
manner following to wit: Fifty per centum
thereof by the United States and the re-
naming % per ccntum thereof by the Dis
trlct Oh Columbia which aforementioned 90
per Centum shall be levied and assessed
upon the taxable property and privileges in
sald District other than the property of the
united States and of the District of CO.
iumola: And there is hereby appropriated.
out OF any money in the treasury not
otherWlse appropriated, such sum of money
as VIII be necessary to pay the 80 per
centum to be borne by the United States.
All work within the limits of the said
faliroad company's right of way, including
!he bridges within said limits. shall be done
by sald railroad company to the satisfaction
ana approval If the Commissioners of the
l'lstrlct OF Columbia, VINO are authorized
70 exercise such supervision over the same
as may be necessary to secure the proper
construction and maintenance of the said
work And all work which is without tho
limits OF the right of way of said railroad
company shall be done by the District of
Columbia.
Property to He Acquired.
Sec 10. That to enable the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company to effect
u"te the purposes contemplated and au-
tEGrized by this act, the said company be,
ana they are hereby, authorized and en-
powered to acquire, either by purchase
condemnation, as hereinafter provided, and
when so acquired. to use the same for
tracks and other corporate purposes. AMI
"a IInh iy,,,N
thereto as may be deemed necessary, the
following properties, to wit: That portion
of square 49, lying between street south
west and Maryland avenue, and betwee.!
9th street southwest and a line drawn par
aliei Herewith $40 feet west thereof and
all of squares 463. 463 south and 433 and
also as much land as may be required for
tracks and other corporate purposes which
lies to the south of the present railroad
yards between South Capitol and LIST streets
southeast and north Of the northelly line
OF NJ street.
And also much property on Water
street west of 9TH street southwest az may
be required for freight delivery facilities. in
connection with the right and privilege
which are hereby conferred. to lay and
maintain tracks to be used for freight de-
nNery on said Water street west of 7th
street southwest which shall be located on
the northerly eide thereof. and so as to
leave clear width of fifty feet outside
said tracks: and trains or cars moved on
on or across any street crossing said
Water street for period of exceeding ten
minutes or such other reasonable time in
excess thereof the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia may prescribe. but
before original location of such tracks on
any part or portion of said Water street
hereln designated therefor the consent of
the owner or owners of at least one-half in
amount in linear feet Of property on the
north side Of Water street coincident In ex-
tent with such original location shall be
nrst obtained, and to any subsequent ex-
tension or extensions thereof from time
to time on said portion OF Water street a
Ike consent of owners of property on tha
north side Of said street coincidcnt with
each successive extension shall he first oh
tanned.
Provided however, That if land shall be
acquired south of the present railroad Yards
and between South capito! and 1st sfreets
southeast. as in this section authorized the
said railroad company shall. when so re-
quired by the commissioners of the Dis
li1ct OF Columbia, make adequate and suit
able provision for carrying such streets as
may 1ntersect the same across the tracks
which shall be located thereon by over
head bridges in manner satisfactory to
the said Commissioners: Provided further
That the cost and expense of raising e,ra,IeS
OF streets and all approaches 10 such
bridges shall be borne and defrayed bv the
District Of Columbia.
In case the said Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company cannot for any re.so,,
agree with the owner or owners for Nc
purchase, use or occupation of any of the
land IT is authorized to acquire by pur-
chase or condemnation then the same NAV
De acquired by the said comnanv in ,ba
same manner and by the same nrocadura
as are provided by sections e4S to 6eY both
inclusive, of the Revised Statutes re,atinn
to the District of Columbia
Long Bridge.
Sec II. That inasmuch as the presen.
Long bridge over the Potomac river is In
adequate for the accommodation OF tho
largely increased railroad and yehicn1ar
II aflc, is in a measure obstructive of nav,-
CATION, and needs to be reconstructed the
baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
Is hereby directed and required to rernova
the present Long bridge across the poto
mae river, and, in accordance with Mans
to be approved by the Secretary Of Wa
10 9ulid on practically the same line new
bridge In lieu thereof, said new bridge To
be for railroad purposes only and TO he
adapted for two or more railway tracks
the Long bridge to be removed and the
from the date of the passage of this act
The said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company shall remove the Long. hridga
and shall build, maintain and keep In re-
pair said new bridge at its own cost aud
expense, and shall maintain an eficient
draw in said new bridge. operating the
same so as not to unnecessarily imneIe
the free navigation of the Potomac river
at any hour of the day or night and shall
give other railroad companies the right Ia
pass over said bridge upon such reasonable
terms as may be agreed upon between the
companies or prescribed by Congress.
Passenger BRIDGE
Sec IL That the Secretary of War is
hereby authorized and directed to cause 70
be constructed, within Two years after the
river at point above the site of the pres
emf Long bridge nd