EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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structing its railroad from said Big Pool westward through-

Complying

Washington County, on the northern side of the Potomac

with Act of
1902.

river, and through Allegany County on the northern side

thereof, and crossing and recrossing said Potomac river to

and from certain places in Morgan and Mineral Counties,

West Virginia, and running south of and near the city of Cum-

berland, and again crossing said river into Mineral County,

West Virginia, connecting there with the system of the West

Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company near the

city of Cumberland; and,

WHEREAS, On account of the mountainous and declivitous

Condition of a portion of the land traversed by said route, it has

Locating a
route along

been necessary for said railroad company, in selecting the most

C. & O. Canal

practicable route for its railroad, to locate a portion of the

same upon certain strips and parcels of land on the berme or

northern side of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, owned by the

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, which said strips and

parcels of said berme side of said canal are not necessary to the

integrity of said canal as a waterway and are not necessary to

the use and operation thereof, or in transportation on the

same; and,

WHEREAS, In the said location of its said line of railroad it

Plans of

has been necessary for said railroad to cross said canal and

bridges ap-

river going; into and returning from said State of West Vir-

proved by
Board or

ginia, and said company has located seven places in Allegany

Public Works

County where it is necessary to cross said canal with its rail-

road, and in pursuance of Section 177 of Article 23 of the

Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, said railroad com-

pany did make application to the Board of Public Works of

Maryland for its approval of the plans of the bridges and other

fixtures designed by said railroad company for effecting the

said crossings at said places, which plans, after amendment

by the Board of Public Works, were approved on the 9th

day of September, 1903, by it; and.

WHEREAS, In order to enable said Western Maryland Rail-

Additional

road Company to fully carry out its said charter powers, and

powers given.

the requirements of said Act of 1902, regarding said exten-

sion, and to complete the same, h is proper and expedient that

its said acts be approved and that it be given additional powers

as hereinafter set forth in this Act; now, therefore.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That all Acts done by the Western Maryland Railroad

Acts approved.

Company in locating its proposed railroad from Big Pool west-