The Portland daily press., 1872-10-07

Secretary has been unable to obtain the title BY mu-
tual agreement with the owner or owners thereof
DEC, y. That the Tee simple Of all premises so ap-
phoprlated tor public use, of which appraisement
suan nave been made under the order and direction
~ S",s oourt, snail upon payment toIhe owner or
80 - iespecINeIy, OF the appraised value, or in
case Tue SAID owner owners refuse or neoscr TOR
beeh ua,s after the appraisement of the cash yalue
,.nd tba $50, u IN p' oVemens by said court TO de-
iuauu t'e :amo IIoh the Secretary Of the Interfor
upon depositiDg the said yalue IN the so;J
oouIe 70 nc o.eu. oi SUN owner owners rsspsc
rotary OF the Interior is hereby autbo1i1e, aS5
quired to pay to the several owner or ownar. ~
spectlvvly. IN, apprasei value OF the several prem
ses as specified IN the appraisement said eonrt or
pay into court by dspositing hereinbcioTe nryid
ed the said appraised values; and the sum NECESSARY
not exceeding Iour hundred thousand dollars tor
such purpose is hereby apprOpI lated out of anv
moneys In the treasury not Otherwise Appropriated:
ProUrded That the Secretary OF the Interior is here
by authorized to sell pubic auction such atarals
in the buildings in squares numbers SIX hundred and
eighty seven and six hundred and eighty ght as
are not necessary or the public works in this Dis
trict and further, that the moneys realized by such
sales shall lie applied to the i'm provement and extern
son OF the Capitol grounds.
SEC. 10. That said court may direct the time and
manner in which possession of the property o)n-
demued shall be taxed or delivered. and may, il
necessary enforce any order or issue any process Tor
giving posses ion. The cost eccasioned by the in
quiry and assessment shall be paid by the United
states, and, as 10 other SITS Which may aris9 they
shall be CHARGED or taxed as the court may dreC9
SEC. II. That no d lay in mating assess
ment, OF compensation, in taking po.eessiGn
shall be occasioned by any doubt which Ray
ariss as to the ownership of the property,
or any part thereof to the interests Of the respect
iveowpers, but in such the court shall require
deposit Of the money allowed as compensation tor
the whole property or the part in dispute In all
cases. as soon as the United States shall have aid
the compensation assessed, or ed its paw ment
by deposit OF money, under the OF the court
possession OF the prop rty may be taken.
SEC IL. That the Washington and Georgetown
RAILROAD Company and the Metropolitan Railroad
company he, and they are hereby. required TO re-
move their tracks respectively, RON the Capitol
grounds as hereby established and to Iua the same
as they may be directed, nom time TO time by the
ofcer In charge o: the public buildings an grounds
as the q a ling AID fllinh up said grounds NAV
render necessary. That commission, consisting OF
the Secre AIRY oil the Interior, the Chief Engineer OF
the army. and the officer in charge public build
ings and grounds is hereby authorized and directed
to examine and report 70 Congress- prior to the see
ond Monday of December next plan by which the
locomotive railroad track in front OF the western en-
trance OF the Capitol shall be removed with due re-
gard to the rights OF all parties concerned and by
which proper connections with other railroads NAV
be made.
Sec Ii. That from and after the first day OF ,Julv
eighteen hundred and seye1tytv the annual 81 aries
OF the Second Comptroller, vi The RICHTER and OF
the Supervising Architect OF the Treasury Depart.
ment. shall be four thousand dollars each; and the
annual salary OF the judges of the Court OF Claims
shall be t0nr thousand five hundred dollars each
and sufficient sum TO carry into fleet the provisions
Of this section t, the end OF the fiscal year ending
June thir. ieth eighteen hund ed and sew y-three
IS hereby appropriated.
Approved, May s, 1872.