Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-29


construction and operation of tht
Great Falls and Old Dominion Rail
road Company into and within the
District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House q
Representatives of the United States of America I,
Congress assembled.
Section 1.
The the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
Company, incorporated by the acts of tn,
General Assembly of the State of Virginia shall be
ard it is hereby, in addition the trackaee rights
now vested in it by existing legislation authorized
TO construct and exte ID into and within the Dis
trict of Columbia double track electric railroad
using the underground system, over the following
route: Beginning at he north eEd of the Aaueduc
bridge and running thence to and into the reserva
ton at the intersection of mp and Seth streets
northwest with such construction as NAV be nee
essary to connect with the tracks of the Capita
Traction Company; thence east along ..M'' street
to west 10th street: thence south on west 16ti
street to north IT, street; thence east along nortf
L. street TO west 18th street. thence south or
west 18th street to north HI street; thence west
along north III" street to west 14th street. thence
south on west 18th street to north "G' street
thence east on north Co street to the intersection
of Massachusetts avenue and North Capitol street
thence southeastery Massachusetts avenue tc
north e. street: thence east north e. street
to east I'd street: thence north on east ID stree,
to north F. street; thence east north "E'
street to Maryland avenue thence northeasterly or
Maryland avenue to the Bladensburg road; thence
northeastery along the Bladensburg road to d
point opposite Mount Olivet cemetery.
Section 2.
That where the route provided for in this
act comedies with the route routes of any
existing railway, set Of tracks only shall
be used in common with such previously existing
railway, upon terms to be mutually agreed upon
In agreement be reached, jurisdiction
is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. in equity, to fix the terms
upon which the rights hereby given shall be ex.
ercised.
Section 3.
The proceeding to fix such terms shall be by
bill in equity which may be fled by any
corporation interested against the other corpora
ton. whether owning using the tracks. The
right to such tracks shall not be delayed by
the proceedings for adjudication of such terms but
such rights may be at once exercised, the said
court having the right in its sound discretion to
impose reasonable terms by requiring bond OF
otherwise to protect the corporation entitled to
compensation.
Section 4.
That the said railroad company is hereby all.
thorized to exercise in the said District OF
Columbia the powers, rights and privileges
far applicable, 1t may exercise under the
provisions of the acts Of the said general assem-
bly, Incorporating It, and the act amendatory there
Of. including all powers in respect of cucumber
ing its property, and shall be entitled to the
right, benefits and immunties in the of said
road. and In regard thereto as are provided in the
aforesaid acts of said general assembly.
Section s.
That the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia are hereby authorized to recover DAM
ages by appropriate actions in any court of the
said District having jurisdiction in the premises
for any injury to public property caused by care
lessness or neglect the part of the company in
installing LAYING maintaining its plant within
the said District
Section 6.
That all acts parts Of acts inconsistent with
the provisions Of this act hereby repealed.
Section 7.
That Congress reserves the power to alter,
amend repeal this act. ocS- that