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nose. and thereon to construct, maintain,
own and operate yard tracks, switches,
round houses. shops and other structures
to adequately accommodate the handling,
shifting, housing, storing, cleaning and re-
pairing of the locomotives and cars of such
companies as shall be entitled to use the
said passenger station and terminal; and
also to establish maintain, and operate the
necessary tracks connecting the same with
the tracks on Delaware avenue; provided,
that said round houses and shops shall be
located as designated on plans to be ap-
proved by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and filed in the office OF
the Engineer Commissioner
Baltimore and Ohio Freight Traffic.
Sec 4. That in order to provide terminal
facilities for the freight traffic of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company in lieu
Of those which said company is now au-
thorized to have within the area to be oc
cupied by the passenger station and termi-
nal described, in the act relating to it, APP
proved February -, 1901, the said Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company be, and 1t
is hereby authorized and empowered Tin ad-
dition to the power and authority conferred
upon it by the provisions of said act relat
ing to it., approved February y, 19OD, to
locate, construct, maintain and operate
tracks, switches, sheds, warehouses, other
structures and facilities necessary or proper
for a freight delivery yard and terminal in
lexington, In, over and upon the bed of
York avenue and r street, and in and upon
the property bounded by New York avenue,
Florida avenue, 'Eckington place and r
street, outside the limits Of the city of
Washington, and also within the city of
Washington in, over and upon the bed of
I'd street between NJ and n streets and in
and upon squares III, 712 and 713; and said
company is hereby authorized to acquire
by purchase or condemnation as provided
in this act the lands and property necessary
for the additional freight facilities above
mentioneds HTy
Streets to Be Vacated.
Sec. 8. That to accomplish the purposes
of this act the following named streets in
| addition to the streets vacated, abandoned
and closed by the provisions Of said act re-
| lating to- ,the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, approved February II, 1901, are
hereby vacated, abandoned and closed, to
wit: In lexington. street shall be closed
between the vest line Of 7th street and the
right of way Of the Metropolitan branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company;
Thomas street from the west line of 7th
street westward; Seaton street from 9Th
street to Ith street; 8 street from 9th street
to the Brentwood road; Brentwood road
from the the west side Of 7th street to the
south side OF street; Sd street from the
south side OF r street to Florida avenue;
Quincy street shall be closed and aban-
doned No streets or avenues except 9th,
18th and 10th streets and New York ave-
nue. shall be opened across the railroads
constructed under authority of this act be-
tween Florida and Montana avenues and
said 9th, 18th and 18th streets when and
as opened, shall be carried above the rail-
roads by suitable viaduct bridges, the cost
| whereof with their approaches within the
limits Of the right of way shall be paid by
the terminal company, but shall be MAIN
tained as in the case Of other public high
ways in the District Of Columbia: Provided,
| That the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany shall make adequate and suitable
provision for carrying T street across the
railroad right of way from the present
Metropolitan branch to the west line of 7th
| street east by an overhead bridge In a
manner satisfactory to the Commissioners
And the tesNina csmpany shau construct