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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 190. 1908. 247 Jersey avenue northwest and thence eastwardly to and along Massachusetts avenue, with such northerly deviations as may be necessary to bring the tracks immediately in front of and adjacent to the main entrance of the Union Station, to junctions with an existing track at Third and D streets northeast and at the northwest corner of Stanton square. Sec. 2. That the City and Suburban Railway of \Vashington be, Qitv Md S¤b¤rb¤¤ and it is hereby, authorized and directed to extend its double tracks Riiigsiitrisn ciroute on North Capitol street southwardly from the intersection of Gstreet °f "’“°““°“· to Massachusetts avenue, there to connect with the tracks hereinbefore authorized on Massachusetts avenue. SEO. 3. That the Capital Traction Company of the District of Co- Cceriml '1`¤¤¤¤¤¤ lumbia be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to construct and (inuispilgiptisn or extend, by double tracks, the lines of its underground electric rail- §l‘f,‘,§°§f*”°l€ “‘“’“` road from Florida avenue and Seventh street northwest southeastwardly along Florida avenue to its intersection with Eighth street east, thence southwardly along Eighth street to Pennsylvania avenue, there to connect with existing tracks of the Capital Traction Company; also a double-track extension from the tracks hereinbefore authorized on Florida avenue southeastwardly alon New Jersey avenue to its intersection with Massachusetts avenue. and Egret street west, thence along said Massachusetts avenue southeastwardly to the said plaza, and with such northerly deviations as may be necessary to brin the tracks immediately in front of and adjacent to the main entrance of the Union Station, thence by such route as may be determined by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to the corner of Second and F streets northeast, thence east on F street north to Eighth street east to connect with the tracks of the Capital Traction Company hereinbefore authorized; also a double-track extension of its lines from Seventh and T streets northwest eastwardly along T street to Florida avenue to connect with the tracks of the Capital Traction Company hereinbefore authorized; also a double-track extension of its lines from C street and Delaware avenue northeast alon Delaware avenue to the plaza in front of the Union Station, together with a doubletrack loop passing in front of the Station on said plaza; also a doubletrack connection trom First and B streets southeast northwardly along First street east to B street north. Sec. 4. That the companies hereinbefore named be, and they are mf;,‘§,{‘”"“°"°“°*‘*“°‘ hereby, permitted to lay duct lines on such streets as may be necessary for the proper operation of their lines, the location of such duct lines to be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and the cost thereof and all the other costs and expenses of con- ,,;;ll§§f§§,§Q,§§§§Q{l struction, removal of tracks, repairs. and restoration in this Act men- r¤¤i¢—- tioned shall be borne and paid solely by said street railway companies, and they shall be solely liable for all damages to persons and prop- D““‘“K°‘· erty occasioned by any construction or work authorized by this Act. R m I { mms Sec. 5. That the said street railway companies mentioned in this smiiisévpiinltmes. Act be, and they are hereby, authorized and required, within eighteen T"'" “"“‘· months from the date of the passage of this Act, and it shall be the duty of each of them, to remove their respective railway tracks and appurtenances from the following streets, and at the time of their R.,,,,,,, 9; S,,,,,;,, removal to repair, restore, and make good in all respects the spare °*°··'“‘¤“"°d- now occupied by said railway tracks and appurtenances to the satisfaction and written a proval of the Commissioners of the District of S"°°‘*‘ “”°°‘°"* Columbia, namely: G) street northwest, from North Capitol street to . New Jersey avenue; C street north, from First street east to Fourth street east; D street north, from First street east to Massachusetts avenue; First street west, from C street north to G street north; Sixth street west, from Louisiana avenue to B street north, and Louisiana