318 FIFTYFOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 395. 1896. Jun 10. 1806. CHAP. 895.-An Act To extend the routes of the Eckington and Soldiers' Home ‘··r*·""—"‘ Railway Company and of the Belt Beilway Company, of the District of Columbia. and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Sammy and Home of Rqyrescntatives of the United
- I{c*;¢{;;Q:£°:LQ,¤§;{, States of America in Congress assembled, That within three nronths from
many wmpmsq to the passage of this Act the Eckington and Soldiers' Idouie Railway Goin- “ •,° ,°,_°'“¥"°°”""*" pany and the Belt Railway Company, both of the District of Oolumhm., rw. p- M respectively, shall begin to equip those portions of their respective lines ` ‘ which are situated within the boundaries of the city of Washington with mo. compressed-air motors. If aiter a trial of three months the said com- ` Based-air motors sha1l, in the judgment of the Commissioners of the `strict of Columbia, prove to be in all respects a proper and satisfactory motive power for the speedy and convenient propulsion of street cars, then the said Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to issue to the said railway companies, respectively, permits to equip their lines within the District of Columbia with such compressed-air _ H¤¤¤p·»»m·¤»¤·••¤ motors; and within six months from the passage of this Act the said " '°‘ "’°"""‘ railway companies shall cease to use horsepower on any and all of their Undcrgnund sin. respective lines. In the event that the said oompressedair motors shall
- _f,‘§;ff°j'j'_‘;*;,}’,‘f““ ‘*’ not be approved as herein provided for, then within eighteen months
from the passage of this Act the said companies, respectively, hall construct and put into full operation on all their lines in the city of
the underground electric system. No extension of any
at the hues in this Act provided for shall be operated by horsepower: i §:•_£••d_P“_, And f••r&hcr, That within thirty days from the passage of I,,,.,., '°"‘* tht can shall be replnrly run over the existing tracks, beginning _ · at 'tho `inteuection of G street and New Jersey avenue, thence across New Jersey svmue to and along G street to North Capitol street, thence north on North Capitol street to T street, according to a schedule satisspan;. hetory to the Gomuissionus of the District of Columbia. Neglect or failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall subject the corporation so neglecting or failing to a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every day during which such failure or neglect continues, said penalty to be recovered by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia in any court of competent jurisdiction. mma and moi Sec. 2. That the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company · {;:_'f°" °' E°“"¥*°" of the District of Columbia be, and the same hereby is, authorized to lay down and operatea street railway in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, through and along the following-named streets and avenues, to wit: mann. Beginning at the junction of Eighth and D streets northeast; thence by double track south along Eighth street to 0 street south; thence by single track as follows: west on G street south to Seventh street east; thence south on Seventh street east to M street south; thence east on M street south to Georgia avenue; thence northeast on Georgia avenue to Ninth street east; thence north on Ninth street east to C street south; thence west on O street south to Eighth street east. imingwnim. ° Sec. 3. That said Eckiugton and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company bff,“_g`_*';°‘}°c'g*,f;f,;$ is authorized to increase its capital stock or to issue bonds for such mm. amount as may be necessary to pay the actual cost of constructing and mmm. equipping the extensions hereinbefore authorized: Provided, That the ‘“‘°‘""· question as to the amount to be provided for in connection with such extension and the method of providing for the same, whether by issuance of stock or bonds, shall be decided by a majority in value of the stockholders at a meeting to be called for the purpose after reasonable notice; and authority is hereby conferred upon said company, in case of issuance of bonds, to make due conveyance of its corporate fran- _ ohises and property for the purpose of securing the same: Provided, Pri¤r·i¤•¤¤f¢r¤¤#- leoecerer, That any such conveyance by way of mortgage shall be subject to the prior lien already created by deed of trust dated June tirst, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and recorded in liber iitteen hundred and eighty, thlio three hundred and twenty-seven and following, of the land records of the District of Columbia, which conveys all the real
