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the District Of Columbia now or hereafter
planned or projected to cross the connect
ing line Of railroad mentioned in this sec
tion. which may be hereafter dedicated and
opened to the public use. shall be located.
constructed and maintained either beneath
said railroad by a suitable subway. or
above the same by a suitable vtaduct
bridge at such altitude as will not inter-
fere with the free and safe operation
thereof. The cost and expense Of opening
said streets or highways within the limits
of said railroad companyS right OF way,
including the cost of constructing the por-
tion of any viaduct bridge. within said
limits, shall be borne and paid in equal
proportions by said Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company, its successors and as
signs and the District of Columbia, but
after construction the cost of maintenance
shall be wholly borne and paid by said
District of Columbia"
Section 5 of the bill relating to the clos
ing of various streets has also been changed
in number of details. and now reads as
follows:
Sec s. That to accomplish the purposes
Of this act the following named streets. In
addition to the streets vacated. abandoned
and closed by the provision Of said act relat-
Ing to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. approved February IL, 1901, are
hereby vacated. abandoned and closed, to
wit: In lexington, T street shall be closed
between the west line of 7th street and the
west line of 9Th street: Thomas street from
the west line of eth street westward; Sea-
ton street from the line Of the Metropolitan
branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
eastward: street from the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
to the west side Of 9th street; Brentwood
road from the west side OF 9TH 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 avenue
shah be across the railroads constructed
under authority of this act between Florida
and Montana avenues, and said 9th, 18th
and 18th streets when and opened shall
be carried above the railroads by a suit
able viaduct bridge, the cost whereof within
the limits of the right of way shall be paid
by the terminal company. but shall be
maintained at the cost of the District Of
Columbia.
Streets to Be Closed.
In the city of Washington, Ivy street
between South Capitol street and a point
22o feet east thereof, I'd street northeast
between N street and Delaware avenue.
and the west forty feet Of Delaware avenue
between the north side Of NJ street and the
south side of l. street: and also all parts of
streets included within the area Of the ter
minal herein described, except H, X and
l. streets. 1t being the intention Of this act
that all streets, avenues, ways and alleys
within the area to be occupied and used
for said terminal and terminal tracks shall
be completely vacated, abandoned and
closed. and the use thereof and Of any
public reservation or street spaces of the
United States within said area be granted
to the company constructing such termi
nails for the purposes Of the same, except
that II, K and L streets shall be carried
under said terminal and terminal tracks
substantially in accordance with the plans
agreed upon between the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. the terminal COM
pany, and the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company and the Commissioners Of
the District OF Columbia, and filed in the
office of the Engineer Commissioner. The
Commissioners of the District Of Columbia
are hereby authorized and directed to cause
all streets, avenues, ways and alleys to
be closed as provided in this act, and In
accordance with the intent thereof: and
also to lay out a circle or plaza at the in
tersection 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.
as shown on a plan filed in the office of the
said Commissioner, and also to make such
changes In the existing lines and grades
of any street, avenue or way as may be
reasonably required. deemed necessary. or
advisable in the construction of the works
hereby authorized"