Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06
Benning Road Viaduct.


For constructing a suitable viaduct and
bridge to carry Benning road over the
tracks of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company and of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, in accordance with plans approved
by the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, to be available until expended,
$4,000 And the Commissioners are
hereby authorized to make the necessary
expenditures for the construction of said
viaduct and bridge and approaches under
the like conditions prescribed for the ex-
penditure of the appropriation for a SUBJ
way and bridge at Cedar street. contained
in the act of May is, 1910, making appro-
priations for the expenses of the District
of Columbia for the fiscal year 1911:
PROVIDED, that the cost of construct
ing said viaduct and bridge within the
limits of the rights of way of said
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company and the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company shall
be borne and paid, half by said railroad
companies In proportion to the widths
of their respective rights of way, and
half by the United States and the Dis
trict of Columbia, as provided in sec
ton ten of an act entitled, An act to
provide for a union railroad station in
the District Of Columbia, and for other
y -
and said sums shall be paid by said
companies to the Treasurer of the
United States. one-half to the credit of
the District of Columbia andathe other
nalf to the credit of the United States;
and the same shall be valid and sub
sisting liens against the franchise and
property Of said Philadelphia. Balti-
more and Washington Railroad Com
amy and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. respectively. and shall
be q legal Indebtedness of said COM
panies in favor of the District of CO.
lumbia, jointly for its use and the use
of the United States as aforesaid: and
the said lien or liens may be enforced
bia by bill in equity brought by the
Commissioners of said District in the
Supreme Court of said District, or by any
other lawful proceedings against the said
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company, or said Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, or both. and
any violation in the line or change in the
grade of the tracks of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company neces-
sau'y to permit the completion in accord
ance with approved plans of the viaduct
and bridge and approaches herein pro-
vided for shall be made by and at the
cost of said railroad company; and in
the event of said railway company fail
| ing or refusing to do such work the
| same shall be done by the Commits
sioners of the District of Colum-
| bia. the cost to be paid from the
| appropriation for said bridge and
viaduct and collected from said stree,
| railway company in the manner provided
| for in section five Of An act providing
a permanent form Of government for the
! District of Columbia approved June IL
| 1873. and paid into the Treasury, one
| half to the credit of the United States
and one-haif TO the credit OF the Dis
trict of Columbia
| Payment for ground and damages or
| account OF condemnation proceedings
| ITO pay Thomas W. and Alice N Kel
Ter for ground taken and damages on &C
| count Of condemnation proceedings ii
1 square numbered 2,s3s. in the city Of
| Washington, S4.150.'
Suburban ThoroughfareA
| Construction of suburban roads:
| Northcast-Fort place. 18th street t,
18th street. grade and improve. $500
md hereafter said street between It'll
and 18th streets shall become'a part o