National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-23
THE HARB0R.
TALK or ITS IMPROVEMENT

Green, and wiIson-siili Another Talk
TO be Held To-day.
The Committee on the District Of Columbia |
held session yesterday morning and considered |
the House bills for the establishing Of the |
washington harbor commission and for I'M
proving the river front OF the city. There were |
present Of the committee Mcssrs. Starkweather,
lIafmer, Chapman, Eltlrdge, COtton, Crcbs, VIII
liams, and Roosevelt. There were also present |
Messis. A. X. Shepherd, John Van RlswiCk, |
James q. Ierret, John Wilson, John /. Kidwe, |
Thomas Green General MnzEy, J. A, Magnller, |
Richard Harrington, =. T.. Brown, John lynch, |
W. +. Chandler. captain Patterson, Charles |
llulsc, reter Campbell AMI many others.
uR. JOHS WILSON
llshcd statement. Mr.. WcIls was moi now and |
never had been clerk IN the General Land |
once. lie lWllsoh) was In the Office for some |
time, aud his brother for over forty years, and !
retired from public hfc without any rrpTOaches !
on their characters, The land purchased on the |
0rt Application was PAID for Ut MY cents an |
acre, the nNcd price under the Joint resolution OF
| is5y. The whole survey WAS carried Un under |
| the laws Of Maryland. The bill comforting |
authority on the company 10 take this property |
might he taken for public use, whether com
| pany could have the right OF condemnation. In
this case there was no alternative for the citizen.
| lie cannot have his case referred to Jury.
Mr.. Eldfidgc. What Is the difference between
condemnlng private property for wharf and a
| railroad or highway
Mr. Wilson. The owners Of the property have
nothing to say II this Is TO be reported as a
national measure, and know that justice Will be
done.
! PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO rHE Bit.
Mt. w. I. Norris then proposed the allowing
amendments:
strike out section two and insert the following;
That the sum Of fi,OOO,OOO Is hereby appropriated
Tor the Improvement aforesaid; and Ii Is hereby
provided that the proceeds Of all sales, hereafter
TO he made under the direction OF Congress- OF
such parts OF said lands reclaimed by said In.
proyenent as yet remain In the United states,
and 70 which no private claims have attached,
shall be applied, flfst, 10 reimburse the amounts
to he expended by thcUnlted States, and, after
such full reimbursement, all additional sales Of
such PORTIONS shah be for the benefit Of the Dis
ttiCt Of Columbia. And It II provided further,
that the cost Of such Improvement shall he a
charge upon the properly reclaimed belonging
to private owners to an amount not eNCeet-
ing the estimate OF such cost specified In
the report aforesaid, together with ten per
| Centunl commission In full Of all expenses;
and II such private owners shall not pay
| such charge and commissions within -,
after the completion Of such Improvement
and notification thereof by the Secretary OF War,
| the said Secretary may cause the said lands or
| such portion thereof as may be necessary, to be
exposed Tor sale at public auction, IN such guam
titles as he may deem best for the interest Vi the
Government and the parties interested In order
to defray the said charge and commission, and
| he shall pay the balanCe Of the proceeds Of such
sales, after deducting said charge and commits
sion, TO the private owners aforesaid, as their In
terests may appear. And II Is further provided
that the United states may retain for their own
use such portions Of the reclaimed lands belong
!
safy and the Secretary Of War and the Secretary
Of the Navy NAV select. upOn such terms "a nIay
be agreed upon between the United states and
said owners, or rs may be assessed nv Jury of
nquisitiOn, 10 be selected In accordance with The
Jury laws OF the District OF Columbia.
| Strike out section nine and READ as fnIInws
That n, In the prosecution of tho barhnT i'm
pToyement auth0TiZetl by This act IL shall become
necessary, IN the judgment Of the harbOr COM
mission, TO acquire, for the use Of the said COM
pany, any real estate belonging 10 private parties
within the limits OF the Improvement, then, hy
order Of said commission, Inc same may lie tak "a
possession Of Sy said compsny, and psymsnt
therefor made by the said COMPANY To
the owners upon such terms as NAV
he agreed upon between them, such PAYMENT 10
to be made within - months after Inc issue of
such order by the said commission: and in case
the company and the owners cannot agree upon
the amount OF CUmpensati1H TO be maid for siirh
real estate within such time then said company
may proceed to reclaim said mats, In accordance
, with the report aforesaid, and the said commits
! siOners will assess the cost Of reclaiIning them
! upon the property reclaimed to an amount not
report and = per Centum commission thereon.
to be In full Of ali costs, charges and expenses
against the said prupeTty I'm the premises, ami
upon the failure u said owners to nav such As.
sessment and commission within - after the
completion OF such retaining Of their pro peTty
and notification thereof by SAID commission, tue
said commission shall proceed In sell the land NJ
u reclaimed or such portion thereof as may he
necessary To dettay tue Sald assessment andcOm
Y mission; AMI u any portion Of such lands re-
clalmed should he required for public uses Tho
!. said commission may retain the same for the
u Government OF the United States aud such price
shall DC pald To the SAID Owfers therefor by thC
q government as may he agreed upon hrtwcen
3 them, or as may be assessed by Jury of lngulS
y ton selected In accordance with the Jury law ui
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y sec. W. StTke out IN lines pand 10 the words
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