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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

retaining wall recently built by the city of Baltimore on the south

side of the Falls road between North avenue and Maryland ave-

nue.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That in case the Western

Maryland tidewater railroad company shall deem it necessary to

acquire and use for the purpose of constructing and operating its

railroad, any part of the property of the Northern Central rail-

way company between Maryland avenue and the point where the

railroad of the Western Maryland railroad company connects with

the railroad of the Northern Central railway company in Beuren

street, at or near East Madison street in the city of Baltimore ;

the said Western Maryland tidewater railroad company be and it

Lands of

is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire and use for a right-
of-way only, under the provisions of article twenty-three, of the
Code of Public General Laws, relating to the acquisition by railroad

Northern
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. companies of property and right-of-way, so much of the property

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of the Northern Central railway company lying between the

limits aforesaid as may be required for the construction thereon

of a double track railroad by said Western Maryland tidewater

railroad company, subject, however, as to the acquisition and use

of that part of the property of said Northern Central railway

company between said limits that may be so taken, to the follow-

ing terms and conditions: first, the said Western Maryland

tidewater railroad company shall not acquire or take in passing

through that part of the property of the Northern Central rail-

way company lying between the east side of Charles street and

the west side of St. Paul street, a greater width of ground be-

longing to said Northern Central railway company than twenty-

six feet, except for the purpose of constructing the walls between

Charles street and St. Paul street, as hereinafter provided, nor a

greater height than will contain the structure hereinafter pro-

Route.

vided for; second, the centre line of the ground of the Northern

Central railway company to be taken and used by said Western

Maryland tidewater railroad company between the east side of

Charles street and the west side of Guilford avenue shall, when

prolonged, intersect the centre line of Charles street not more

than ninety and six-tenths feet south of the intersection of the

centre lines of Charles and Lanvale streets, and shall intersect the

centre line of Guilford avenue not more than one hundred and

seventy-nine feet south of the intersection of the centre lines of

Guilford avenue and Federal street, and between its intersection

with the centre lines of Charles street and Guilford avenue; the

centre line of the property of the Northern Central railway com-

pany taken and used by the" Western Maryland tidewater, railroad

company shall be a straight line; third, the said centre line of

the ground to be taken and used by said company shall be con-

tinued in a straight course across the property of the Northern