Chapter 164. Granting to the Portland, Vancouver and Northern Railway Company a license to cross the Vancouver Barracks Military Reservation at Vancouver, Washington
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CHAP. 164.— An Act Granting to the Portland, Vancouver and Northern Railway Company a license to cross the Vancouver Barracks Military Reservation at Vancouver, Washington. June 22, 1916. [[S. 4550](/us/bill/64/s/4550).] [[Public, No. 104.]](/us/pl/64104) *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Portland, Vancouver and Northern Railway Companygrantedright of way across lands of.
That there is hereby granted to the Portland, Vancouver and Northern Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, under the conditions and restrictions in this Act contained, a revocable license to construct, maintain, and operate an electric railroad, telephone, telegraph, and electric-power transmission lines across the Vancouver Barracks Military Reservation in the county of Clarke, State of Washington. Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.
Sec. 2. That the work herein authorized shall be constructed, asLocation. near as practicable, upon the following location: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Reserve Street where the same intersects the southerly boundary line of the city of Vancouver, Clarke County, 234 Washington; thence running in a northerly direction along the west line of said Reserve Street to a point nine feet north of the south line of Fifth Street where the same goes through the United States military reservation; thence easterly on a line parallel to and the center line nine feet north of the south fine of said Fifth Street and south of the macadam portion of said street, running through said reservation to the eastern boundary line; thence north to a point where the said eastern boundary line intersects East Seventh Street in the city of Vancouver, the exact location to be fixed by the Secretary of War.
Sec. 3. That the work shall be begun within one year after the approvalTime for construction. of this Act, and within ninety days after the approval of this Act the said railway company shall furnish a bond to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War conditioned for the completion of the said railroad and other works mentioned herein across said reservation within two years after the approval of the said bond by the Secretary of War. Sec. 4. That the work herein authorized shall be constructed inConstruction, crossings, etc. such manner, of such character, and with such spurs, switches, and crossings as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, and shall be maintained and operated subject to such rules and regulations as he or the commander at the said post may from time to time prescribe.
Sec. 5. That the licensee shall bear one-third of the cost of macadamizingContribution to public street, etc. Fifth Street and the public road on the eastern boundary of the reservation for the distance they occupy said street and road; macadamizing of said street and road to be of such width as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War. The license shall bear one-third of the cost of maintenance of said street and road in addition to maintaining the space between the rails at all times in good condition for vehicle traffic.
Sec. 6. That the maintenance and operation of said railway withinApproval of maintenance, etc., of railways. the Emits of the reservation, including all road work, fighting of track on roadway without expense to the United States, and other work required to be done by the licensee in accordance with the provisions and conditions of this instrument or deemed necessary or advisable by the Secretary of War, shall be subject to the supervision and approval of the post commander and to such regulations as he may from time to time prescribe in the interests of good order, police, sanitation, discipline, public safety, and the conservation of the interests of the Government.
Sec. 7. That any other person or corporation having a franchiseUse of tracks by other railways. for operation of a street railway in the city of Vancouver, including any electric railway as may have authority to do a suburban and interurban business, may, upon obtaining a license from the Secretary of War, use the track and other construction herein authorized to be placed upon the reservation upon the payment of just compensation, and if the parties concerned can not agree upon the amount of such compensation the sum or sums to be paid for said use shall be fixed by the Secretary of War.
Sec. 8. That if any portion of said right of way herein authorizedReversion, etc. shall cease to be used for the purpose aforesaid the same shall be revoked. Any sums which may have to be expended after the revocation of this license, or any portion thereof, in putting any premises or property herein authorized to be occupied in as good condition as it is at this time shall be paid by said licensee, its successors, or assigns. Approved, June 22, 1916.