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the most practicable route. in a general
northeasterly direction. to a point on the
north line of Montana avenue as projected,
and shown on plan filed as required by
this act, from which terminal point the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company,
It's successors and assigns. shall be, and Is
hereby, authorized to locate. construct.
maintain and operate line Of railroad, of
two or more tracts, by the most practi-
cable route, to a point Of connection with
its present railroad near Magruder sta
ton, in the state of Maryland and right
of way. 100 feet in width for said line Of
railroad as 1t shall be located through and
upon lands belonging to the United States
reform school Is hereby granted to and
vested in said Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company It's successors and assigns.
on such terms as the Attorney General
shall prescribe: Provided however, That
the portion Of said line of railroad lying
south of Florida avenue within the limits
of the city of Washington shall be used
for passenger trains only. except In cases
of temporary emergency, and then for
period not exceeding twenty-four hours.
unless with the consent of the Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columbia.
Joint Construction.
1t is the intention of this act that the por-
tion Of the line of railroad above author
iZed lying between the north line Of Mas
sachusetts avenue and the north line OF
Florida avenue II constructed by said Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company,
shall be constructed Jointly with the said
terminal company, and, with the viaduct
and elevated terminal carrying the same
above or over the streets and avenues or
the city, be continuous with the elevated
terminal and viaduct of said terminal COM
pany; and In that case the cost of said joint
works shall be borne by said railroad COM
pany and said terminal company In such
proportions as they may agree on, or, in
case of a disagreement, as may be deter
mined by the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia in such manner as that
court shall prescribe. IT, however. the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company
shall deem it expedient or advisable, and
shall so elect, that the whole or any por-
ton of the railroad hereby authorized south
of the point hereinbefore designated, on the
north line of Montana avenue. should be
constructed and owned by said terminal
company then and thereupon the said Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company
shall acquire. by purchase, from the said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company one
half of the whole then issued capital stock
of the terminal company, and be entitled
to subscribe for and acquire equally with
pany all thereafter issued stock Of said ter
mtnal company; and, upon such election,
said terminal company shall have as full
power and authority to locate, construct,
maintain and operate said line OF railroad
as 1t is possessed of with reference to the
other works, specified in this act. to be con-
structed by 1t, or which it is authorized to
construct under the said act relating to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, ap-
proved February IL, 1901.
Union Station.
Sec. 2. That the main passenger sta
tion and terminals for the accommodation
Of the passenger traffic Of both the Balti-
! more and Ohio Railroad Company and the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
and the passenger traffic Of such other
companies may be moved over the rail-
roads Of either Of said two companies. with
it's consent, shall be constructed by said
terminal company within the area described
as follows, namely:
Beginning on the north side Of Massachu-
sets avenue at q distance Of 800 feet mort b.