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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

uous ride over its said road, and shall have the power, and

Single or

is hereby authorized to construct a single or double track

double
track.

road, commencing at the intersection of North avenue and

Oak street, so as to connect its tracks used, or to be used, by

the North Avenue Railroad Company of Baltimore City;

thence north along Oak street to Fourth street or Shirk

sreet; thence west on Fourth street to Hampden avenue

(or street,) thence north on Hampden avenue to Fifth or

Sumwalt street ; thence west on Fifth street, three hundred

feet more or less to the intersection of said Fifth street with

right of way described in a deed from Hugh Sisson et. al. to

the Baltimore, Hampden and Lake Roland Railroad Com-

pany which deed is recorded among the land records of Balti-

more City, in Liber J. B., No. 1368, folio 287; thence

northerly along said right of way described in said deed

and over such private property as said Baltimore, Hampdeu

and Lake Roland Railroad Company shall acquire by pur-

chase or condemnation to Cedar avenue ; thence northerly

along Cedar avenue to Merryman lane ; thence westerly

along Merryman lane to Roland avenue ; thence north-

erly along Roland avenue crossing Lake avenue; thence

northerly and westerly to the property owned by Richard

McGill described in a deed dated August 7th, 1868, recorded

among the land records of Baltimore County in Liber E.

H. A., No. 59, folio 123, over Roland avenue, when opeued,

or over such property as the said railroad company shall

acquire by purchase or condemnation ; or at the election of

the railroad company it may construct its road from the

intersection of Cedar avenue and Second avenue, westerly

along said Second avenue, and over such private property

.

as it may acquire by purchase or condemnation to Elm

avenue ; thence northerly on Elm avenue to Merryman's

Lane, and thence by the route above defined to the property

of Richard G. McGill above referred to. But the said rail-

road company shall not extend its line or con struct its road,

or any other public road or highway in Baltimore County

without the consent and approval of the Board of County

Commissioners for Baltimore County being first had

and obtained.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in all other respects, the

Right of
other lines

powers, rights, duties and obligations of the said Baltimore,
Hampden and Lake Roland Railroad Company as now

to use
tracks.

organized an'd conducting its corporate business, sliall be

contained in its said charter ; provided, however, that the

right is hereby granted and reserved to the mayor and city

council of Baltimore to authorize any other City Passenger

Railway Company, which uses meclianical traction in the

propulsion of its cars, which will grant a corresponding