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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Railroad to

authority of this Act, between Mill creek and the Susquehanna

cross public

river; the said tracks or lines of railroad shall cross the public

roads.

road or highway in Perryville, known as the "Post Road,"

east of Front street, and none of said tracks or lines of rail-

road at a less distance therefrom than seven hundred feet; in

constructing the additional tracks or lines of railroad, which

by this Act it is authorized to construct, from a point at or near

Oakington Station to the Susquehanna river, in the town of

Havre de Grace, the said company is hereby authorized to

construct the same across any of the streets of the said town

of Havre de Grace, but the said tracks or lines of railroad shall

be carried over each of said streets by a substantial bridge,

To bridge

which shall have a clearance of not less than fourteen feet

streets.

above the bed of the street so crossed, and in constructing the

additional tracks or lines of railroad which by this Act the said

railroad company is authorized to construct between a point

on the line of the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad at or

near Frenchtown Station, on said railroad, and any point or

points on the main line of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and

Washington Railroad Company, as the same is now located or

may be located under authority of this Act, between Mill

creek and the Susquehanna river, the said railroad company is

hereby authorized to construct the said railroad tracks or lines

of railroad across any street or road or highway ; but in con-

structing the said railroad tracks or lines of railroad across

the road or highway known as the "Post Road" the said rail-

road company shall carry the same at each place of crossing

of said "Post Road" over the said road by a substantial bridge

Bridges to

having a clearance of not less than fourteen feet above the bed

have a clear-
ance of four-

of said "Post Road ;" and in order to enable the said company

teen feet
overhead.

so to carry its said tracks or lines of railroad over the said

"Post Road" the said company is hereby authorized to lower

the grade of the said "Post Road" such a number of feet as

will place the bed of the road at such a depth below the grade

of the railroad at the points of crossing as will provide a clear-

ance of fourteen feet between the bed of the road and the bridge

crossing the same ; and the grade of the said "Post Road" shall

be lowered a sufficient distance on each side of the railroad

crossing or crossings as to enable the said "Post Road" to be

reconstructed upon such grade as shall be satisfactory to the

County Commissioners of Cecil County; all the costs and ex-

Railroad com-

pense connected with the lowering of the grade of the said

pany to meet
all expenses

"Post Road," and with the reconstruction of the said "Post

of grading.

Road" upon its lowered grade, shall be paid by the said rail-

road company, and all of said work shall be done in a manner