Pennsylvania Act 1856-461 — PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY INCORPORATED

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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY INCORPORATED
                 Act of Apr. 18, 1856, P.L. 447, No. 461              Cl. 11
     An Act

     A further supplement to an act to incorporate the Pennsylvania
     Railroad Company, passed April thirteenth, one thousand eight
     hundred and forty-six.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General
     Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the
     same, That the Pennsylvania railroad company be and is hereby
     authorized to construct a railroad from a point on the
     Philadelphia and Columbia railroad, north of Market street, in
     the city of Philadelphia, near the repair shop of said company;
     thence passing behind the said shops across Market street;
     thence down the centre of Mansion street to the West Chester
     railroad; thence to some point on the west side of the river
     Schuylkill, at or near Grays Ferry bridge; thence crossing said
     river to the river Delaware and terminating thereon, south of
     the navy yard, by such route as may be most practicable and
     conducive to the public interests: Provided however, That the
     line of said road from a point one hundred feet north of the
     north side of Market street, to the south side of Chestnut
     street, and if practicable further south, shall be by means of a
     tunnel at such distance below the surface as not to interfere
     with pipes and culverts; and from the point where said tunnel
     may terminate to the south side of Walnut street, said road
     shall be under the surface by means of a tunnel or covered way,
     whichever may be most practicable; and from thence to a point
     one hundred feet further southward, by a covered way under or
     above the surface, as may be necessary; and on the line of said
     Mansion street, below Chestnut street, the location of said
     pipes and culverts may be altered by the board as shall be
     requisite: And provided further, Said road shall not pass
     through any part of the Woodland cemetery without the consent of
     the directors thereof, and shall be located as regards grades
     and route with the approval of the board of survey of said city,
     and subject to such regulations as the councils of said city may
     from time to time ordain for the public convenience and safety.
        Section 2.  Widening streets occupied by Pennsylvania
     Railroad
        The councils of said city are hereby authorized to widen to a
     width not exceeding one hundred feet, any of the streets of said
     city that may be occupied by the route of said railroad so
     extended (the Pennsylvania Railroad.) and to cause the same to
     be laid out upon the plans of said city of said increased width,
     the damages therefor to be ascertained in the manner now
     provided by law in reference to the opening of the streets of
     said city: Provided, That the said company shall first give
     security to said city for the payment of all such damages.
     1856, April 18, P.L. 447, Sec. 2.
        Section 3.  That the said company shall have full power and
     authority to construct at the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, on
     or contiguous to the line of said railroad, such area of ground
     not exceeding in the aggregate twenty-five acres, wharves, docks
     and warehouses, with the necessary appurtenances as may be
     required for the proper accommodation of the freight passing
     over said road, and to charge and collect storage and wharfage
     at reasonable and customary rates: Provided however, That other
     parties desiring to make connections with said railroad shall be
     at liberty to do so, under such regulations as may be necessary
     for safety and convenience: Provided further, That all freight
     and business of whatever kind carried over the Columbia railroad
     by the Pennsylvania railroad company and destined for the city
     of Philadelphia, or taken therefrom for westward transportation
     by said company, shall, whenever requested by the owner or
     transporter of such freight, be delivered or received in Market
     street by said company, as heretofore; and any evasion of this
     proviso shall subject the president and directors, or any other
     officer or agent assenting thereto, each to a fine of one
     hundred dollars for every offence, to be recovered as debts of
     like amount are now recoverable, one-half for the use of the
     complainant and the other half for the use of the guardians of
     the poor of said city.
        Section 4.  That the said company be and is hereby authorized
     and empowered to connect the said railroad with any railroads
     now or hereafter constructed within the limits of the city of
     Philadelphia, upon the route of said road so extended, on such
     terms and for such time and under such restrictions as may be
     agreed upon by the officers and directors of said companies.
        Section 5.  That before this act shall go into effect it
     shall be approved by the stockholders at a general meeting to be
     called for that purpose.