Evening star., 1902-03-31
NEW UNION STATION
Bill introduced in Senate
Today by MIR. Mcmillan.
MANY CHANGES MADE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Location of Tracks and Character OF
the Proposed Depot-Question of
Damages to Property.

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der consideration by the Senate committee
and. as introduced by Mr.. Mcmillan today,
contains various amendments to the orig
inal bill 1t includes practically all the
amendments suggested by the Commits
sioners and changes discussed IN the meet
| ings of the committee.
An important new provision is one deter
| mining the damages TO property in the vicin-
| ity of the new union station of Massachu-
setts avenue the jury shall take into con-
| sideration any benefits that may accrue
by reason of the location of the station in
proximity to the property alleged to have
| been damaged
The following is added to provide for am
pie street railroad facilities at the union
station:
Section 12-That the Commissioners OF
4 the District of Columbia are hereby author
| lied and directed to lay out on the plaza
| provided for in this act and on the streets
| extending thereto. and to authorize the use
| of such extensions of street railway lines
as may be necessary to accommodate public
to and from said union station"
The bill locates the tunnel to connect
| tracks in South Washington with the union
/ station under the west sidewalk of LIST
| street east, instead of under the middle of
the street provided at first, in order to
! jury to the foundation walls OF the Con-
| gressional Library building.
Location of Tracks
The bill authorizes the Baltimore and Po-
| tomac and the b. and o. Railroad Com
panies to locate construct, maintain and
! operate a doubie-track railroad, commenc-
ing on the road of the Baltimore and Po-
tomac at or near the crossing Of ID street
| southwest at the elevation of the railroad
provided for in the act of Congress relating
| to the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
| Company, approved February II. 1901.
thence curving toward the north,
| crossing over Virginia avenue with a
/ clearance of fifteen feet above the present
curb thereof, crossing over LIST street south
west and Delaware avenue southwest, at a
point about forty feet north of the north
| house line of L street, with clearance of
! not less than sixteen feet; thence curving
| to the northward, crossing over Canal
| street and South Capitol street with a
clearance OF not less than fourteen feet
! above the curbs thereof; thence passing url-
| der the intersection of ID street with New
| Jersey avenue, c street southeast and b
| street southeast a. the intersection with 1st
street; thence continuing alone 1st street
| to near street northeast; thence curving
| to the eastward, crossing under the pro-
| posed circle at Massachusetts avenue to a
connection with the tracks in the proposed
| terminal station to be built the north
side of Massachusetts avenue provided
| for; thence running from the said north
| line of Massachusetts avenue on the ter
minal station structure northeast wardly to
| Delaware avenue; thence, still on the ter
| minal structure, and the easternnost
part of the viaduct to be located in Della
! ware avenue, to the north side Of NJ street
| northeast; thence northwardly, still
on Delaware avenue, crossing Florida
| avenue overhead, by means of a girder
| bridge or by masonry arches, to the north
| side of that avenue; thence by line, still
| northwardly, curying to the east, and cross
| ing under New York avenue, by the most
! practicable route, in a generally northeast
erly direction, to point on the north line
|
which terminal point the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad Company is authorized TO
| locate, construct, maintain and operate a
line of railroad. of two or more tracks. by
/ the most practicable route, TO point OF
connection with its present railroad near
| Magruder station, Mary land; and a right of
| way 100 feet in width for that line of rail-
| road as it shall be located through lands
belonging to the United States reform
| school is granted to the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad Company. on such terms
| the Attorney General shall prescribe. 1t is
provided that the portion OF the line of rail-
| road lying south of Florida avenue shall be
| used for passenger trains only, except in
cases of temporary emergency, and then
for a period not exceeding twenty-four
! hours, unless with the consent of the COM
missioners of the District of Columbia.
Joint Construction.
| Provision is made for the joint construc-
| tion of the line from Massachusetts avenue
to Florida avenue by the Baltimore and Po-
tomac railroad ana lne terminal company,
| the division of cost to be agreed on by them,
| or the terminal company may construct the
whole or part of the terminal facilities il
1 the Baltimore and Potomac company SO
elect, provision being made TO purchase the
| interest of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
/ company and for the issuance of stock OF
| the terminal company. The terminal sta
| tion is to be constructed by the terminal
| company as follows:
beginning the north side Of Massa-
| chusetts avenue at distance of 800 feet
northwest from the west side of Delaware
| avenue measured at right angles thereto:
| thence by line parallel with Delaware
avenue and 800 feet therefrom northeast
wardly to point in the south line of L
street northeast; thence by a straight line
ENTHUSIASTICALLY to point in the intersec-
tion of the west line of Delaware avenue
with the south line of l. street northeast:
thence eastwardly along the south line of
l. street northeast TO point in the inter-
section with the west line of I'd street
northeast: thence south along the west line
of I'd street northeast TO a point about
eighty feet north of the north line of II
street northeast; thence by line parallel
with and distant 800 feet measured at right
angles thereto eastwardly from the east
line of Delaware avenue southwestwardly
to a point in the north line of Massachu-
setts avenue: thence by the said north line
of Massachusetts avenue TO the point OF
beginning.
Character of Terminal Station.
The terminal station shall cost not less
than 81, 100000, "and shall be monumental
in character" The plans arc to be subject
to the approval Of the Commissioners. Tho
company can acquire land for the station
and for a street forty feet wide on each
side of II, which II is to dedicate to the
District The viaduct leading northward
from the passenger station and terminal
between the south side of l. street and tho
north side of NJ street may occupy much
OF the bed of Delaware avenue as lies west
of line draw wn parallel with the east build :.
ing line of that avenue and forty feet weat-
wardly of it. provided that said TERMINAL
station and viaduct shall be so construceedG
as to permit H, X. L. and M streets and
Florida avenue TO be passed and continued
under the same through openings or spaces
OF SUFFICIENT clearance to permit the
use OF those streets and avenues
In the form and manner and OF the siimeu.