Chapter 1. Granting the right of way through the Arlington reservation for electric railway purposes

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CHAP. 1.— An Act Granting the right of way through the Arlington reservation for electric railway purposes.December 8, 1894. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Washington, AlexandriaWashington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company may cross Arlington reservation. Va.*Ante*, p, 499 and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company, a body incorporated under the laws of the State of Virginia, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and thereafter maintain and operate its electric railroad across the lower and eastern portion of the grounds of the United States Government known as the Arlington reservation, in the State of Virginia, opposite the city of Washington, said line to be eastLocation. of and contiguous to the river road, except that said line running northerly may be diverted from said river road easterly at a point not more than twenty rods southerly from the intersection of the river road with the northerly line of said reservation: *Provided*, That this diversion*Proviso*.Width, etc. shall not exceed twenty rods from said river road easterly; and for such purpose said company is hereby granted a right of way fifty feet in width, not including slopes, through the grounds aforesaid.

And the said company shall repair at its own expense, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War, any damage, injury, or displacement that may be done to roads, footways, bridges, or fences upon or through the Government lands referred to in this Act by the construction or operation of the said electric railway company, and shall erect such sheds or other shelter for the comfort and convenience of passengers and at such points as the SecretaryApproval of route. of War shall direct: *Provided*, That said line or route shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and when such right of way shall cease to be used for the purpose aforesaid, the same shall revert to the United States Government.Reversion.

And said road shall be commenced within one year from the date of the passage of this Act and finished within three years: *And provided further*,Construction.Steam forbidden.Cemetery land, etc. That, nothing in this Act shall allow the use of steam power: *And provided further*, That the said railway company shall not cross, enter, touch upon, or be granted any right whatsoever upon that part of the Government land set aside and known as the Arlington National Cemetery, And that material for the building, grading, or ballasting

(593)594FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Chs. 1, 3. 1894. of said electric railway shall not be obtained from, nor shall the trees Use by Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company.be disturbed on, the Arlington reservation: *And provided further*, That the tracks of said company may be freely used for the passage of ears by the Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company from such point as said company may connect with the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company. And the cars of said Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company shall be propelled over the said line, from its junction therewith, by the motive power of said Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company; and the said Falls Church and Potomac Compensation.Railway Company shall have the right to collect fares on its cars as fully as if operating that portion of the line in its own right. But said Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company shall make just compensation for the use of said track and motive power; and in case any dispute should arise concerning such compensation or manner of use, any party in interest may apply to the supreme court of the District of Columbia, which court is hereby empowered to fix the amount to be paid for such use and motive power and the mode in which such use may be enjoyed: *Provided*, That the Restrictions, etc., on both companies.limitations, requirements, and restrictions imposed by this Act upon the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company shall apply to the Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company. And the said Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company shall be subject, in case of any violations of the limitations, requirements, and restrictions aforesaid, to the same time, penalties, and forfeiture of the privileges and rights herein granted as the Washington, Alexandria and Steam traction prohibited.Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company is subject to: *Provided*, That no cars owned or used by any steam railroad company shall be drawn over the tracks of this road lying within the reservation, and that the sidings and turnouts within the reservation shall not be used for the assembling or storage of ears, except for the purpose of the accommodation and transportation of passengers on the same day. Sec. 2. That the right to repeal, alter, or amend this Act is reservedAmendment, etc. to Congress. Approved, December 8, 1894. Chapter 3: To provide for the location and satisfaction of outstanding military bounty land warrants and certificates of location under section three of the Act approved June second, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. Chapter 3 28 Stat. 594 1894-12-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-15 53 3 public

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