(INCLUDING STREET-RAILWAY LAWS ENACTED DURING THE COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT WASHINGTON: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to compile and publish the laws relating to street-railway franchises in the District of Columbia. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there be printed and bound into one convenient volume, at the Government Printing Office, all the various Acts of Congress relating to street-railway franchises in the District of Columbia; and that two hundred copies of the same shall be furnished for the use of the Senate, four hundred copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and two thousand and five hundred copies for the use of and distribution by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Passed March 12, 1896. 2 LAWS RELATING TO STREET-RAILWAY FRANCHISES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ANACOSTIA AND POTOMAC RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY. AN ACT giving the approval and sanction of Congress to the route and termini of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad, and to regulate its construction and operation. Feb. 18, 1875. Stats. 18, p. 328. construction, acostia and Poto (amended). ed). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Approval of the approval and sanction of Congress is hereby given to etc., of street. the construction, operation, and maintenance of a street- railroad by Anrailroad by the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad mac River RailCompany, of Washington City, District of Columbia, a road Company company incorporated under the act of Congress of May fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, which incorporation is hereby confirmed and validated, along, upon, and over the following route, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, namely: Commencing for the eastern terminus Route (amendof said road, at or near the northern end of the navy-yard bridge, in the said city, on Eleventh street cast; thence upon and along said Eleventh street east to M street south; thence upon and along said M street south to Third street east; thence upon and along said Third street east to N street south; thence upon and along said N street south to Water street; thence upon and along said Water street to Twelfth street west; thence upon and along said Twelfth street west to Ohio avenue; thence upon and along said Ohio avenue to Fourteenth street west; thence along and upon said Fourteenth street west to the western terminus of said road at the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and said Fourteenth street west; and also on M street south from Third street east to Water street, and on Eleventh street west from Water street to the intersection of Twelfth and B streets southwest; conforming to the grades of said streets and avenues as the same now are, or may hereafter be, established by law: Provided, That said company shall construct Time for comat least a single-track road over said route, and open the same to travel within sixteen months after the approval of this act: And provided further, That whenever the foregoing. One track for co. route shall coincide with the route of any other duly-incorporated railroad company, or connect portions of such route, but one set of tracks shall be used, and each company using the tracks shall contribute equitably to the expense of lay. ing and maintaining them; the amount to be contributed pletion. inciding routes. |
