Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-11

east and New York avenue extended; r
street between Sd street east and New York
avenue extended; street between 4th
street east and 9th street east. the Brent
wood road between S street and Florida
avenue; Sd street from the north line of Q
street and Florida avenue; 4th between p
street and street; 9Th street between New
York avenue extended and 7 street; 9Th
street between New York avenue extended
and street: o street between Sd street
and 4th street; p street between Sd street
and 4th street: Quincy street and Randolph
street, east of the Baltimore and Ohio right
of-way, Metropolitan branch, and Seaton
street between said right-of-way and 9th
street east-it being the intention of this
act to abandon and close all streets, place
streets, roads and alleys in lexington north
OF Florida avenue and south of S street be-
tween the present tracks of the Metropoli-
tan branch railroad on the west and Brent
wood road On the east, and also the Brent
wood road south of the south line of S
street; street between 4th street and 9Th
street, and 9TH street between S street and
T street; but that New York avenue and
Florida avenue shall be carried under said
railroad, as provided in the first section of
this act. T street shall be carried over the
Metropolitan branch railroad by a bridge
or viaduct Between the north line of NJ
street and the south line of G. street all the
tracks hereinbefore authorized shall be ee-
waited and carried on a masonry viaduct.
Which said Viaduct shall be SO constructed
with arches or bridges as to permit each
and every intersecting street avenue in
the city to be passed and continued under
the same through arched openings or
spaces of sufficient clearance to permit the
free and unobStructed use of said streets
and avenues. in the form and manner and
of the dimensions shown and indicated on
the plan and profiles agreed upon between
the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, and now on file in the Office
of the Engineer Commissioner
T.l1g
city limits shall be completely vacated,
abandoned and closed, namely: n street be-
tween I'd street east and Sd street east, and
Delaware avenue. shall be closed and aban-
doned between the south line of Florida
avenue and the north line of NJ street; f
street between LIST street and Massachu-
sets avenue. E street between LIST street
and North Capitol street; d street between
LIST street and North Capitol street and
Delaware avenue between F and c streets
1t being the intention of this act that all
streets, avenues. ways and alleys within
the area to be occupied and used for ter
minals and terminal tracks as shown on
said plan filed in the Office Of the Engi-
neer Commissioner, shall be completely va
Gated, abandoned and closed and the use
thereof and of any public reservation or
street spaces Of the United States within
said area be granted to the said railroad
company or terminal company constructing
such terminals, for the purposes of the
same, except that Massachusetts avenue
ShaI be carried under said terminals nv
means OF arches, as shown on the said
plan.
The Commissioners of the District of Co.
IuinDla are hereby authorized and directed
10 cause all streets, avenues WAYS and
alleys 10 be closed, as provided in this ACT
ana IN accordance with the intent thereof:
anu alSo 10 make such changes in the exist
ing lines and grades of any street, avenue
or way as may be reasonably required
ueehled necessary or advisable in the con-
struction OF the works hereby authorized
iFrrE nft
ing street over the tracks of the PaIfi-
more and Ohio Railroad COMPANY as lie
within the limits of the right of wav of
Sald company shall be built and paid for
oy said company, and that so much of the
chahge OF grade at NJ street and Florida
avenue as may be necessary to carry said
highways under the line of the railroad
within the limits of the right of wav ~
stlu company shall be paid for by the rail-
ROAD company The approaches however
to said 7 street, Florida avenue and NJ
street and all of the work not within the
right of way al said points shall he made
and constructed by and under the s1ner-
vision of the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia, and paid for from funds avail
able for the purpose.
Additional Land
Section 4. That in addition to the main or
terminal station or depot to be located as
hereinbefore provided the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, or the terminal
company Incorporated as provided in this
act, may from time to time hereafter con-
struct, establish and maintain such addi-
uondl stations or depots for passengers or
freight as the company may deem neces-
Sary or useful in the conduct of its busi-
ness or for the accommodation of the
freight and passenger traffic passing over
the lines of railroad authorized by this
act. at such point points within the
District as the Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia shall approve; and it shall be
lawful for either of said companies to ac-
/ quire by gift. purchase or condemnation
any land adjacent to any street or avenue
| along or upon which the lines of railroad
| and works hereby authorized shall be To-
| Gated, and hold and improve the same In
! such manner as ii may deem necessary or
beneficial TO accommodate or promote the
/ traffic on said railroad. and to extend and
J construct tracks of railroad into and upor
1 any lands so acquired and connect the
same with the tracks such adjacent
. street or avenue: provided. however, thai
! no grade crossing of any street or avenue
| within the city of Washington shall be-
| thereby created. but such connecting track:
! shall be elevated and carried over the por
! ton of such street avenue crossed ii
| such manner not to ohStruct the free ust
! thereof. and the plans of such connectini
! tracks and elevated structure shall in every
case be first fled with and approved 10y
| the Commissioners of the District Of Co
| luInbta- And 1t shall be lawful for saiC
companies or either Of them. subject to tn,
| same conditions and restrictions. to ex
| tend and construct from time to time brancl
| tracks or sidings from the lines of railroaI
| authorized by this act into any lot or lot.
| adjacent to any street or avenue alon,
| which said lines of railroad are located
| upon the application of the owner own
| ers Of such lot or lots, to enable such own
ers to use their property for the purposes