Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-06
THE B. AND 0. BONUS
District Must Pay the Install
ments.
IT HAS LOST INTEREST
BUT 1T has SAVED INTEREST ON
Federal. ADVANCE.
So Controller Tracewel Holds the
Situation to Be Financial
"stand-of."

r. J. Tracewell, controller of the treas
ury has rendered the important and long
looked for decision as to the manner of the
payment of the appropriation Of $1.5oo,Vo
for the benefit of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company on account of the pro-
posed terminal The decision is given in a
communication dated the 4th instant, bat
given out today, which was addressed to
the District Commissioners. 1t is as fol-
lows:
I'm your communication of October u,
1861, YOU request my decision of question
which you present as follows:
The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia have the honor to transmit here
with copy of letter addressed to them
by the auditor of the District relative to
the manner of payment of the appropria-
tion of 81 SOC 600 for the benefit of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company on ac-
count of the proposed terminals, etc, of
that company. as provided in section y of
the act of Congress OF February L. l5ol
and to request that you render an opinion
upon the questions raised in that commune
cation.
Tho act OF February 10. 1901 81 Stat, 77D
authorized the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, and the terminal company incor-
porated as provided for therein conformity
or SeVera1ly. to construct new terminals
ana new mes OF railroad III COlneCtlOn WIN
the Washington Branch railroad and the
Metropolitan Branch railroad in the city of
Washington, the terminals to be within
boundaries specified therein.
The location of the terminals specified
in the act may be roughly described as be-
tween and II streets northeast and 1st
street northeast and North Capitol street.
The act also provides for the construc-
ton OF masonry viaduct not exceeding
eighty feet in width, from the south side of
II street northeast along Delaware avenue
TO the north side of Florida avenue.
Payment to the Company.
The act further provides for the pay
ment to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company of the sum of 81 100000 which
sum is thereby appropriated, one-half to be
paid out of the moneys in the treasury and
the other half to be paid out of the reNc-
nLes of the District of Columbia. The act
specifies the consideration for this payment
follows:
-. d. In consideration of the surrender by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
under the requirements of this act of Its
rights under the several acts of Congress
heretofore passed, and under it's several
contracts with the municipal authorities OF
the city of Washington authorized by said
acts of Congress.
"'b. And In consideration of the large
expenditures required for the construction
OF the new terminals, viaduct and connect
ing railroads, required by this act, to
avoid all grade crossings of streets and
avenues within the city of Washington.
&C. And. further. in consideration Of the
grant and conveyance to the United States
of the lands included within the limits of
the roadway and the right of way of the
Washington Branch railroad, which can be
used for street or avenue for the public
benefit
The act specifically provides that pay
nent of the sum appropriated shall be
made upon presentation of a certificate by
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia that the said viaduct has been com.
Ileted as required by this act
The act also contains numerous other
provisions which need not now be consid-
cred, but in view of subsequent legislation
the question is rails whether the foregoing
provisions are still force.
Provisions Of the Act.
The act of F. -uary %, 1903 go Stat.
500, provides for the construction of a
union station, which union station appears
to be intended for use by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad conjo:ntly with the Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washington rail-
road, and to be in lieu of the station which
the prior act authorizes the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to build
The later act authorizes and requires the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company or the terminal company
provided for in the prior act to construct
double track railroad from the intersection
of its existing road and ID street southwest
to a connection with the terminal sta
ton. thence on to the terminal structure
AMI the Viaduct referred to, to the north
sac of NJ street northeast and thence To
Montana avenue.
The location of the union station and
terminals, as provided for in this act may
be roughly described as between Mass.-
chusetts avenue (Which at this point lies
between r and + streets northeast and l.
street northeast. extending about 800 feet
on each side of Delaware avenue (Which at
this point les between I'd street northeast
and North Capitol street,.
The act also provides for viaduct from
l. street northeast to Florida avenue, only.
but of sufficient width to carry, in addition
to the tracks authorized by the act of Feb
ruary II, 1901. supra, relating to the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, such tracks as may
be required to carry the traffic of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company. and one or more freight
tracks for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, to be located on the west
side of the Vaduct. Therefore the new loca-
ton of the union station and terminals OPP
Grated to shorten the viaduct the length of
three squares, from II to l. streets north
east.
The act further provides for the payment
to the Philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
ington Railroad Company of the sum of