Evening star., 1902-04-18

the necessary tunnels viaducts to per-
init New York avenue to be carried with its
1uli width between parking lines over their
rights of way as herein authorized. and
shall fill said avenue to a like width
TO the grade approved for said ave-
nue. Tor the purposes Of this act
across said right of way and west
ward to Florida avenue and shall summers
the sides of said avenue with embankmentS
or retaining walls wherever it abuts upon
property belonging to said railroad. and
tiothihs contained in the provisions hereto
lore made for the vacating of Sd street and
Brentwood road across said avenue sha1f
operate TO close said avenue in any wav as
width: Nh Go e'''Oiisiieu
And provided further. That the Ra,t;-
more and Ohio Railroad COMPANY shall
oedlcate to the District of Columbia the
necessary ne land to widen lexington place
On 1ts east side to its full width. in ac
cordance with the recorded plans for street
extensions and the Baltimore and Potomac
ftalroad Company shall dedicate To the
district OF Columbia the necessary land to
form western exit from Ivy street to
Canal street, as shown on the plan fled hv
salo company as required by this act In
S ehe CITY OF Washington, Ivy street between
ocutn capitol street and a point DO feet
east thereof, I'd street northeast hetuaen
street and Delaware avenue and betwean
the north side of NJ street and the sontb
! sue sue o., VI street, SO much of the bed of
DelaWare avenue as lies west of a line
dlaWn parallel with the east building line
OF SAD avenue and forty feet westwardlv
tnereirom. mere, ana also all parts of streets
includeu WITHIN the area of the terminal
herein described except II and X streets
II being the intention of this act that ali
streets' avenues, ways and alleys within
the area to be occupied and used for sa i'd
terminal and terminal tracks shall he com
pietely vacated, abandoned and closed and
the use thereof and of any public reserya-
ton or street spaces of the United States
within said area be granted to the COM
pany constructing such terminals for the
purposes of the same, except that H and X
streets shall be carried under said terminal
and terminal tracks substantially in ac-
cordance with the plans agreed upon be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, the terminal company, and the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Companv
and the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia and filed in the office of the
Engineer Commissioner.
Massachusetts, Avenue Plaza.
The Commissioners of the District Of Co.
lumbia are hereby authorized and directed
| to cause all streets, avenues. ways and al
| leys to be closed as provided in this act.
and in accordance with the intent thereof:
! and also to lay out circle or plaza at the,
intersection Of Massachusetts, avenue and
Delaware avenue, and to lay out and open
streets leading to such circle. and to change
| the lines of certain other adjacent streets
ana or Ivy street, as shown a plan
filed In the office Of the said Commissioners,
and also to make such changes in the lines
and grades Of any existing street, avenue
or way and in the recorded plans of street
extensions as may be reasonably required,
deemed necessary or advisable in the con-
struction of the works hereby authorized
And authority is hereby given said Com
missioners to acquire by purchase or to
condemn in accordance with existing law
the land necessary to carry out the pro-
ceedings authorized by this act, and to
reconstruct. grade and pave, by day labor
or otherwise. the streets, avenues and ways
changed in line or grade or newly created
hereunder.
! And authority is hereby given the District
| Commissioners to sell or equitably exchange
any portion of existing public space aban-
doned by reason Of the adjustment OF Streets
as an approach to the plaza or circle at