EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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and empowered to construct its railroad from points of con-

nection with the tracks of the Western Maryland Railroad

at or near the crossing of the Windsor Mill road, about one-

half mile west of Fulton station, southwesterly across Gwynn's

run; thence under the Bloomingdale road, and the head race

of the Five Mills, near the residence of L. B. Purnell; thence

curving to the left and crossing the Franklin Turnpike (over-

head if reasonably practicable) at or near the intersection of

Tyler's lane; thence southwardly along the valley of Gwynn's

Falls passing under the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and

under the Frederick Turnpike immediately east of its bridge

across Gwynn's Falls at the Three Mills; thence continuing

Route of con-
struction of

southwardly under Wilkens avenue east of the falls; thence

road.

under the high bridge of Brunswick street at its crossing of

Gwynn's Falls; thence under the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

immediately west of the Carroll Viaduct; thence southeast-

wardly, continuing along Gwynn's Falls crossing the Washing-

ton road, passing under the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad south-

west of the Blue Ridge; thence rounding the most southerly

bend of Gwynn's Falls; thence eastwardly by a straight line

crossing the Annapolis road and the Annapolis and Baltimore

Short Line Railroad at grade, passing immediately over the site

of the old glass house upon the west side of the Middle Branch

of the Patapsco river, commonly called Spring Gardens; thence

crossing said Middle Branch of Spring Gardens to the west end

of Donaldson street by a pile bridge, to be constructed in ac-

cordance with law; and with a sufficient draw of such plan and

dimensions as shall be satisfactory to the Harbor Board, to be

constructed, maintained and operated at the cost of said railroad

company, at the point where said bridge shall cross the present

dredged channel of said Middle Branch, the width of clear

opening at such channel to be such as will admit of the free

passage of the largest ice boats and vessels that may have occa-

sion to pass it, and the said draw to be so constructed and

No impedi-
ment to navi-

operated as to form no impediment to the navigation of said

gation.

channel; thence along Donaldson street to Gould street; thence

along Gould street to Suffolk street; thence by Suffolk street

across the Baltimore and Ohio tracks east of Riverside round

house (passing underneath if practicable), and under Fort

avenue, near the intersection of Webster street; thence curv-

ing to the left and subsequently to the right of Belt street

(parallel with one square west of Suffolk street); thence along

Belt and Reppert streets to a point east of Federal Hill Park,

thence curving to the left across Montgomery and Hughes

streets, and between the Park and Basin to the line of York