Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
REPORT ON RESERVATIONS.
Title by Which They Are Occupfed h,
Railroads.


Raiiroads.
The District Commissioners have trans
mitted to Congress the information recently
called FOR as to the right and title by which
railroad corporations occupy and use gov
eminent land, and what rent, If any. is
paid for the same.
reservation 4, the Commissioners state, is
occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's passenger station. The occupa-
ton is under authority of an act of the
board Of aldermen and board of common
council of the city of Washington approved
March 3D. 1871. confirmed by an act of Con-
gress. approved May q, 1872. Under a pro
vision OF the latter act the company is re-
qulred to pay taxes on the ground occupied
and the structures thereon
Reservation 10, between 5th and 7th X
and l. streets, Is occupied by the same
company. Also reservation 113 at the in
tersection Of Virginia and Maryland ave-
nue.: III. between Virginia avenue, Half
and f streets southwest; 127, between Vir-
slnia avenue, L, 11th and 18th streets
southeast: 1877. between Maryland avenue
d. 18th and 18th street southwest: 1875 east
OF 10Th street between Maryland avenue
ana u street southwest; 2S7, 2SS and $50,
on Canal street between G and 1 streets
southeast; sidings into square passing
through reservation 2s7. and sidings into
SQUARE 695, passing through 2SS and $50.
The occupation Of reservation 10 was au-
thorized by an act of Congress- approved
March 2. 1889. Reservation lib was desie
mated by an act of Congress in 1869 as
part OF the route Of the railroad Other
acts designating the line Of the road make
1t plain, say the Commissioners, that the
lines OF virginia avenue and Maryland ave-
nue. were to be followed between named
limits. and these lines could not be followed
without passing through the reservation
named The plans for the construction of
the Baltimore and Potomac road in the CITY
approved by the board of aldermen and the
fho III.
through the reservation in question An
act of Congress of January 10, 1891. Ie-
gained the use of reservation 121. Reser-
walton 127 is partly occupied by the rail-
road tunnel and main tracks of the rail-
ROAD. The location given in the COM
panys charter would take the road
through the reservation named. Reserva-
ton 191 was used for sdings by permission
or the District Commissioners, issued under
authority OF section 3 of the act Of Con-
gress, approved January 10, 1891. Reserva-
ton 19s Is also used for sidings, and Its
use was legahzed by an act of Congress,
approved In 1891. The same act legalized
the use of reservations 2s7. 2ss and $50
Reservation 226, It is stated, is occupied
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This
is formed by the intersection of Delaware
avenue and 1st street between G and III
streets northeast, and Is occupied by NOV
able crane and used for q storage yard The
reservation was for a time used by the
District as storage yard for pipe de-
ivered by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
During the erection Of the new Library OF
congress the railroad company provided an
other site for the storage of District ma
terfal. and the reservation was equipped and
used for the handling Of heavy materials
used In the construction of the library
building. Since the completion Of the build
Ing the company has used 1t for general
PURPOSES A suit Is now pending in the
local courts to Gust the company from its
occupation.
With the exception Of reservations 4, 70,
113 and 121 the reservations named are
practically parking space, their status as
reservations not having been definitely de-
termined until the passage of the parking
act OF July /. 1898, and they were occupied
by the railway company prior to that date.