Evening star., 1902-01-08

and terminal connecting the same with
lines of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company and lines of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company, respectively
Shall be completed, and the main passenger
station and terminals shall be ready for
occupancy within five years from the date
OF the passage of this act. The conStruc
ton of said passenger station and terminal
and viaduct by said terminal company, in
accordance with the provisions of this act.
shall be deemed and taken to be full COM
pliance by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company with the requirements in that re-
gard of the said act relating to it, approve
February - 1901, and the respective peri
DDS of five and six years from the passage
i of said act, as mentioned in section there
of, are hereby extended. respectively, for
five and six years from the passage of this
act. Except as modified by this act all the
provisions of said act relating to the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, ap-
proved February r. 1901, shall be and re-
main in full force and effect.
The construction Of the lines of railroad
hereinbefore mentioned. connecting the
| railroad Of said Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company with said main passen-
ger station and terminal, whether con-
structed wholly by said Baltimore and Po-
| tomac Railroad Company or said terminal
, company or partly by each. shall relieve
said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany of any and all duties and obligations
respecting relocation of it's present paSSen-
ger tracks and terminal and location, con-
structfon and operation of new pas
senger station and new terminal
tracks. prescribed in the act
relating to it, approved February IL, 1901:
and upon completion ~ither by said railroad
company or said terminal company. or in
part by one and in part by the other, of
said connecting lines of railroad ready for
use, in connection with said main passen-
ger station and terminal. as contemplated
by this act. and within five years from the
passage of this act the said Baltimore and
nfo Dni1 ,rl,aJ h.
is hereby, required to remove it's present
eastern connection between it's passenger
station and it's line on Virginia avenue via
9th street, including the tracks on 9th
street, and its western connection via
Maryland avenue. and to convey it's passen-
ger station building to the United States.
And in consideration thereof and of the
REIMBURSEMENT and surrender by said Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company of
Its right to occupy and the portion of
the mall, and to maintain thereon a new
passenger station and terminals, granted to
said last named company by the act afore-
said in consideration of and as contribu-
ton toward the large expenditures to be
made by said company in the relocation and
Improvement of it's line of railroad and
elimination of grade crossings resulting
therefrom. required by said act, the sum
of $1,509 600 shall be paid to said Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company, it's sue
ceSSOrs and assigns, out of any moneys III
the treasury Of the United States not other
wise appropriated, and said sum of 81 .5O0-
600 is hereby expressly appropriated for
this purpose. and shall be paid upon pre-
sentation of a certificate by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia that
said passenger station and terminal and
connecting lines of railroad contemplated
by this act are ready for occupancy. EX-
cept as modified by this act, all provisions
of said act relating to the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company, approved Feb
ruary II, 1901, and all rights, powers, rem
edies and processes thereby conferred on
said last named cOmDanV. shall remain and
| continue in full force, and with like effect
as if herein re-enacted at length; and all
rights, powers and privileges granted to. or
duties imposed upon, said Baltimore ami
Potomac Railroad Company by this act
| shall accrue to and devolve upon it's sue
cesSOrS and assigns, as provided by section
! 10 of said act relating to said Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company, approved Feb
ruary II, 1901, and all provisions of said
| section shall be applicable thereto in all
| spects, and in like manner as they are made
applicable to the rights, privileges and du-
| ties granted to or imposed upon said COM
| pany by said last mentioned act.
Sec. 8. That in the execution of the pow
| ers conferred by this act, or by either of
said aforementioned acts, approved Feb
ruary II, 1901, by the terminal company,
| the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany, or the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, each of said companies may ac-
quire, by purchase or condemnation, the
| lands and property necessary for all and
! every the purposes contemplated by each
| Of said aforementioned acts and this act,
! respectively; and such condemnation shall
! be effected in the manner and by the meth
| DDS and processes provided by sections CAS-
| to 663, both inclusive, of the Revised Stat
| utes relating to the District of Columbia.
which said sections, despite any repeal
| thereof are hereby continued in full force
| and effect, and, for the purposes contem-
plated by this section are hereby specially
| enacted. with like effect as if the same
| were incorporated herein at length: Pro-
| Vided That In wherein
! sessment of damages or an award shall
| have been returned by the appraisers the
| company, upon paying into court the
| amount so assessed or awarded, may enter
| upon and take possession of the land and
| property covered thereby. irrespective of
| whether exceptions to said assessment or
| award shall be filed or not, and the subse-
| quent proceeding shall not interfere with
| or affect such possession, but shall only
| affect the amount of compensation to be
| paid.
The said terminal company, in respect of
/ the additional works hereby authorized TO
| be undertaken by it, shall be vested with,
| and may exercise all the powers. authori-
| ties rights and privileges granted by the
| provisions Of sections 61S to GIG, both in
elusive Of the Revised Statutes relating to
| the District Of Columbia, to the same ex-
| tent as If said provisions were fully set
| forth and enacted herein. and shall also
| be vested with and enjoy all the powers,
authorities, rights and franchises conferred
or granted by said act relating to the Bal
| timore and Ohio Railroad Company, ap-
| proved February IL, 1901 except the power
| to sell all it's railroad and works and prop
erty to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| Company, as provided in said last-men-
| toned act: Provided. however, That the
| Baltim and Potomac Railroad COMPANY
shall have the right to acquire own and
:. hold one-half of the capital stock of said
terminal company. whether now or here
| after issued. and said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company shall make necessary
| transfers thereof accordipgly
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
| pany. the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
| Company and the said terminal company
shall have power to contract each with the
other, or with both the others. in regard
to the construction, maintenance, use OF
operation Of any line or lines of railroad
terminals. terminal tracks, stations or other
works or properties held. owned or pos.
seased hY any of said comma MES urffhin hs