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| approach OF 3 per cent. At L street the
tunnel will be 160 feet, with a cut at the
| east end Of eleven feet and at the west END
per cent. At NJ street the cut cut at the east
end VIII be fifteen feet and at the west end
eleven feet, with grade approach of per
| @ cnt' AL IN an these streets the grades are
/ not dth1cuit, and there Will be a continuous
ran lrom east to west At Florida avenue
! the tunnel will be 160 feet long; there will
oe oed esta cut OF fourteen feet at the east end
| depression Of nine feet below the summit Of
the western approach
AT New York avenue an overhead bridge
| Is recommended, principally because to the
east of the railroad and south Of New
YORK avenue the ground is high, and the
avenue VIII better serve this property II q
DIioge Is constructed over the railroad in
stead OF tunnel under. The crossings of
Lne streets farther to the east are not diff
fcuit and can readily be arranged.
Inc elevation OF the plaza and the ar
carefully studied, and assuming the loca-
toh Q, the station as fixed tue grades
asreea on are as favorable as possible to
tne District The difficulty Of arriving at
street crossings les in the necessity of
bringing the trains from the south under
the plaza and then over H street Any
. .urtnsr is1 raising OF the plaza would increase
lne uli ana grades, and besides, in the
OPINION OF the park commission be injuri-
gus " tne appearance of the station build
ing. Any lowering of the plaza would in
Jure all the street crossings to the north
oi the station, as the streets would have to
alp under the tracks If the plaza were
ioMereo n''Ts ABOUT twenty feet bridges could be
uulit over the tracks instead of carrying
ene streets under. but this would cause
great damage to the property on these
sueets, ana besides the crossings would in
each case, be more difficult, as there would
ue an up-and- down grade in the streets in
stead or continuous grade in one direction
u would also make the grades Of the Bal
timore and Ohio to the north very heavy
Inc subways for the streets Will be lined
with light brick and will have air and light
snaIts. In order to have as little change
or grade as possible the bridges will go over
IN Iour spans. with columns in the center
ana at curbs, allowing fifty feet width be-
tween the curbs and twelve-foet sidewalks.
Streets Vacated and Restored to Public
Use.
Ihe streets vacated and abandoned to the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
ander the act of February 12, 1901, are as
follows:
Canal street between South Capitol street
and New Jersey avenue.
G and II streets southeast between South
Capitol street and New Jersey avenue.
street southeast between LIST street and
South Capitol street
South side OF Virginia avenue between
"a ana AZ streets southwest.
North side of Virginia avenue southwest
between ~ and 7th streets.
south side of Maryland avenue south
west between 9th and 10th streets
All OF Maryland avenue southwest be-
tween 18th and 14th streets.
Thirteenth and 13h streets southwest be-
tween D and Water streets.
E street southwest between 18th and Wa
ter streets.
E and F streets southwest, where they
cross the new railroad right of way.
u street southwest between An and 9th
streets.
c street southwest between 9th and 7th
streets.
That portion Of Garfield Park lying south
Of the main tracks authorized by the act,
as well as alf the area of the mali lying be-
tween 9th street and a line $40 feet west
thereof.
The streets vacated and abandoned to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company un-
der the act of February II, 1901, are as fol-
lows:
N street northeast between I'd and Sd
streets
Delaware avenue between NJ street and
Florida avenue.
E street northeast between North Capito oil
and 1St streets.
D street northeast between North Capitol
and 1st streets.
Delaware avenue northeast between c
and F streets; and all streets embraced
within the area of the terminal and via
duct described in the act.
In the subdivision Of lexington east Of
the right of way of the Metropolitan
Branch:
All streets between street, Florida ave-
nue.. Brentwood road and 9Th street; also
Brentwood road between street and Flori-
da avenue and r street between Sd street
and the Metropolitan Branch.
Under the provisions of the pending bill
the following additional streets are vacated
and abandoned for railroad use:
In the city of Washington: The west go
feet of street. 2d OF ho-
tween N street and Delaware avenue; the
west 40 feet Of Delaware avenue northeast
between the north side Of NJ street and
the south side Of l. street, and all parts of
streets and avenues within the area Of the
terminal and viaduct described in the bill,
except that H street, K street, l. street, M
street and Florida avenue shall be carried
under the railroad through these structures
and that New York avenue extended shall
be carried over them.
In Eckington: T street between the right
Of way Of the Metropolitan Branch and
the west line of 7th street; Thomas street
from the west line Of 7th street westward;
Seaton street from 9th street eastward; s
street from 9Th street to the Brentwood
road; Brentwood road from the south side
Of 8 street to the west side Of 7th street;
Sd street from the south side Of r street
to Florida avenue; and Quincy street
throughout its length; except that T street
shall be carried over the railroad by a
bridge.
granted to the railroads by the acts Of
February II, 1901 and which will revert to
public use under this bill, are as follows:
Delaware avenue northeast, from street
to Massachusetts, avenue; Massachusetts,
avenue within the limits Of the terminal
specified in those acts; e street, from North
Capitol street to 1st street east; D street,
from North Capitol street to 1st street
east; the portion OF F street from Massa-
chusetts avenue to the west line of the
terminal structure authorized by the pend
ing bill; the area OF the mall between 9Th
street and a line $40 feet west thereof, and
G. street southwest between 9th and 7th
streets
To summarize the above the value OF
public property in addition to present occu-
patton, with deductions for such as Is re-
stored to the public use, Is as follows (the
prices per square foot being either those
used in previous reports and estimates, or,
where such are not found, being arrived at
by careful analogous determination):
Under the act OF February II, 1901, in re-
lation to the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road, $1,374,0O0; in relation to the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, $1.13S.61O: total,
S2.512,610.
Under pending bill there is an occupation
in common by both railroads of portions
of public space. giving total of 81 .454 521,
The figures relate in each case to a COM
DarSOn with conditions as thew eYisf to