City Document. — No. 112 CITY OF BOSTON. OF THE COMMERCIAL FREIGHT RAILWAY. 1 8 6 6 . In Board of Aldermen , Nov. 26, 1866. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. S. F. McCLEARY, City Clerk . Attest: > CITY OF BOSTON. In Board of Aldermen , Nov. 26, 1866. The Committee on Paving, to whom was recommitted the peti¬ tion of the Commercial Freight Railway Company for a location in Lowell, Causeway and Commercial streets, respectfully report the following Order of Location. For the Committee. BENJ. JAMES, Chairman . Ordered : The Commercial Freight Railway Company shall have the right to lay down tracks in several of the streets of the city of Boston, as follows: Commencing on Lowell Street at the intersection of the northerly line of Brighton Street, thence by a single track in Lowell Street to Causeway Street, and in Cause¬ way Street to the westerly line of Andover Street; also a single track in Causeway Street from the westerly line of Haverhill Street to Commercial Street, and in Commercial Street to Union Wharf. Also a track on Lowell Street from the northerly line of Brighton Street to the tracks of the Cambridge Railroad, as now laid down. Also the right to construct a suitable turnout on Commercial Street between Bartlett’s and Fiske’s wharves. Also the right to connect the tracks located by this order on Commercial Street with Clapp’s, Bartlett’s, Gray’s, . Comey’s, Fiske’s and Battery wharves. The Commercial Freight Railway Company shall also have the right to connect the tracks located 4 CITY DOCUMENT.-NO. 112. by this order with the tracks of the Cambridge Railroad Com¬ pany in Brighton, Lowell and Causeway streets, and with the tracks of the Metropolitan and Middlesex Railroad Companies in Causeway and Commercial streets; and to enter upon and use the tracks of the said Cambridge, Metropolitan and Middle¬ sex Railroad Companies on Brighton, Lowell, Causeway and Commercial streets, for such compensation as may be agreed upon by the respective companies; and, in case of disagreement, the compensation to be determined according to law. The right to lay down these tracks is upon the condition that the said Commercial Freight Railway Company shall, at all times after the rails are laid down, keep in good order and repair such portions of the streets as are occupied by its tracks, and three feet on each side thereof, to the satisfaction of the Committee on Paving and the Superintendent of Streets. Also upon the condition that the said Commercial Freight Railway Company shall take up the rails now laid down on the tracks of the said Cambridge, Middlesex and Metropolitan Rail¬ roads, on the routes above described, and substitute therefor a form of rail which shall be satisfactory to the Committee on Paving and the Superintendent of Streets, and which shall be approved by them. Also upon the condition that in laying down the rails the space between the rails, and three feet on each side thereof, shall be paved with granite blocks of such size and quality as the Superintendent of Streets shall direct. Also upon the condition that the whole work of laying down the tracks granted by this order, and the precise location of the same, and the form of rail to be used, shall be under the direc¬ tion and to the satisfaction of the Committee on Paving and the Superintendent of Streets, and shall be approved by them. Also upon the condition that the Board of Aldermen reserve the right to allow any other railroad company to run cars over the tracks located by this order, for such compensation for the COMMERCIAL FREIGHT RAILWAY. 5 use of their tracks as may be agreed upon by the respective companies; and, in case of disagreement, the compensation shall be determined according to law. Also upon the condition that the said Commercial Freight Railway Company shall accept this order of location, and agree in writing to comply with its several conditions, within twenty days of the date of its passage, and file such agreement with the City Clerk; otherwise it shall be null and void.