490 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 497, 499. 1898. owned and operated by another street railway company in the city of Washington to continue such operation or to enter into reciprocal trackage relations with any other company, as provided for under existing law, unless its motive power for the propulsion of its cars shall be the same as that of the company whose tracks are used or to be used. ..p»¤uy. For every violation of this Act the company violating it shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars for every oar operated in violation of the provisions of this Act, said line to be collected and applied in the same manner as is provided by existing laws in respect of other iines in the District of Columbia. _ `·—•¤¤¤¤¤*·i-¤¤¤¤¤> <>f Sec. 3. That all street railway companies within the District of °°°` Columbia now operating their systems or parts of their systems in the city of Washington by use of the tracks of one or more of such companies, under a reciprocal trackage agreement, as provided for under existing law, which shall be compelled by reason of the passage of this —¤> ¤•¤•f¤·*=·-¤¤¤• Act to discontinue the use of the tracks of another company, shall issue '”°°'“°°°°°"°"‘ free transfers to their patrons from one system to the other at such junctions of their respective lines as may be provided for by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. 1*91***]-Sm. 4. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions ‘ ‘ of this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, June 25, 1898. June 27.1UB. CHAP. 499.-A.n Act To amend the charter of the Eckington and Soldiers' Home ——-···~·‘·*· Railway Company of the District of Columbia, the Maryland and Washington Railway Company, and for other purposes. Be it enaatedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United name: of com- States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Eckington and "**¥mdn‘,,,, md So, Soldiers’ Home Railway Company of the District of Columbia be, and ams ummm. it is hereby, authorized to purchase or lease the property and franchises
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of thetrict of Columbia and that part of the property and franchises ot the Columbia and Maryland Railway Company of Maryland lying between the District line and the town of Laurel, Maryland, and the Maryland and Washington Railway Company is hereby authorized to sell or lease its property and franchises to the said Eckingtou and nano. Soldiers’ Home Railway Company: Provided, That only one fare, not
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continuous ride over all the lines in the District of Columbia adected by such purchase or lease. Underground me Sec. 2. That the said Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Com-
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` Columbia, shall fully equip all its lines now owned and operated within the city of Washington and also the North Capitol street line from the intersection of G street north and New Jersey avenue to T street north with an underground electric system essentially similar to the underground system now in use by the Metropolitan Railroad Company in said city, upon plans to be submitted to and approved by the said Commissioners, and shall have its cars regularly running by said system {jwrjygiumc _ within twelve months from the passage of this Act; Provided, That er iiigma. pm nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizingor permitting said company to use their conduits or cables or electrical conductors of any character whatever for the purpose of electric lighting or power, except such as may be necessary for the lighting and propelling of the cars and other machinery of such road and the power house of said company, or other property owned or acquired by said company adjacent to the lines of the road and necessary for the operation of said C¤¤¤1¤i=¤· road: Provided, however, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to permit street railway companies using the underground electric system to construct conduits not exceeding live blocks in length to connect their existing conduits for the pur-
