Chapter 2570. Granting to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Company the right to operate trains through the military reservation on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk County, Virginia
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CHAP. 2570.— An Act Granting to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Company the right to operate trains through the military reservation on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk County, Virginia. March 2, 1907. [[H. R. 24605](/us/bill/59/hr/24605).] [[Public, No. 229](/us/pl/59/229).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Norfolk and PortsmouthWilloughby Spit, Va.Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Company granted right of way through military reservation on.
Traction Company, lessee of the Norfolk Railway and Light Company, be, and it is hereby, granted the license and privilege to maintain and operate its electric railway, which has heretofore been constructed tinder a license granted by the Secretary of War to its predecessor, the Norfolk. Willoughby Spit and Old Point Railroad Company, across the military reservation of the United States on Willoughby Spit, in Norfolk County, Virginia, on such location asLocation to be approved by Secretary of War. may be approved by the Secretary of War upon the following conditions, namely:
First. That the said company, its successors or assigns, shall removeConditions.Removal of tracks. its tracks, at its own expense, from said reservation within sixty days after receiving notice from the Secretary of War that the War Department requires the premises so occupied for the purposes of the United States: and upon the failure, neglect, or inability of the said company, its successors or assigns, so to do. the same shall become the property of the United States, and the United States may then cause the same to be removed at said company’s expense, and no claims for damages against the United States, or any officer or agent therefor, shall be created by or made on account of such removal.
Second. That said company shall confine its route to the locationRestrictions. heretofore adopted under the license granted by the Secretary of War; and that there shall be built no structures along the line of the road; that the road shall be fenced in a manner satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers: and that no more trees shall be cut down than in the judgment of the local officer of the Corps of Engineers are necessary to clear a way for the tracks. Third. That the said company shall carry free over any part orFree transportation for United States officers, etc. parts of its road and ferry all United States officers, engineers, inspectors, overseers, clerks, and laborers dwelling beyond the limits of the reservation or Ocean View, who may be engaged in Government work upon the reservation.
Fourth. That said company shall pay all taxes assessed against theTaxes. property. 1250 Fifth. Restoring property to former condition. That any stun which may have to be expended after the revocation of this license, as heretofore provided, in putting the premises or property hereby authorized to be occupied or used, in as good condition for use by the United States as it is at the date of the granting Payment of cost.of said license, shall be repaid by the said company on demand.
Sixth. Rent. That said company shall pay such reasonable annual rental as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of war. Approved, March 2, 1907.