Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-06
RETALIATION OF THE POTOMAC
FLATS.
Full Text OF Representative Meals
Bill.

The following Is the full text OF the bill intro.
duced In the House on the 10th OF December last
for the improvement OF the river harbor and the
reclamation of the fats The bill was prepared by
Chairman Neal, OF the District committee, after
consultation with Major Twining:
Be IL enacted, DC, That the sum OF one million
dollars be, and the same Is hereby, appropriated,
10 DE PAID out or any money In the Treasury not
otherwise 9th appropriated and to be expended under
establishment OF the harborlines OF the cities OF
washington and Georgetown, in the District OF
Columbia, along the Potomac river front, for the
reclamation OF the marshes included within or
lying adjacent to the said harborineS and for the
construction OF such works as may be necessary or
incident 10 such reclamation, necessary tdo0rry
out the other provisions OF this act
Sec: That for the purpose OF carrying out the
cred and instructed TO cause an examination TO be
made OF the present condition OF the water-fronts
OF Washington and Georgetown, in the District OF
Columbia, and to determine upon a plan of inn
provement which shall also provide for the recla-
nation OF the marshes along the Potomac River
power to determine and tx the harbor-tnes OF ali
nav1gabe waters within the limits OF the District
OF Columbia. After the adoption Of any section OF
the harborlInes plan OF the said section shall be
filed In the Office OF the CHIEF OF Engineers of the
United States Army, and recorded In the land rec
on-plans shall show the distance OF the adopted
harbor-lines from high-water mark on the existing
shore, the boundaries and extent of land known
lying between said harbor-i lines and the said high
water mark, and, in the city Of Washington. the
land boundary OF water street, where In the
opinion OF the board such q street IL advisable
and the width OF said street: h-ocided That
authority and permission are hereby granted to
Take immediate possession OF, and use for said
harbor Improvement, including said water street
so much as may be necessary OF the streets. ave.
nueS and public reservations adjoining said nayt-
gable streams, OF the shores which have been
acquired by the United States, and of the lands
covered by high-tide water which were ceded TO
the United States by Maryland for public pur-
poses.
Sec. B That all land, franchises, ana rights what
soever lying within the lines OF said proposed Inn
provelnent as shown by the plans Aforesaid, and
not the property OF the United States are hereby
condemned for public use; and Just compensation
therefore, shall be made, on the requis.tion OF the
secretary OF War, out OF the money appropriated
by this act
Sec. 4 That II shall be the duty of the Secretary
OF War, alter ming any sece0n-plan as aforesaid.
week for four consecutive weeks, In two daily pa
pers published In washington city, TO all persons
who may have claims to land, franchises or rights
required for or affected BY the proposed improve
mentS. or the enjoyment OF which Is interfered with
by them, to present the same In writing on or be-
two months after the date OF the lrst publication
OF said advertisements II on or before the day SO
named the owner owners OF any land, franchise,
or right condemned In this act for public use shall
not present In writing claim for compensation,
he or they shall be held 70 have waived such claim
and to admit that the advantages and dement's |
OF said Improvements. tn regard 70 him or them,
AFTER the day 90 named, ahall b forever barred;
and the Tee simple OF the land condemned shall
imma0iatetY Eoek n tAe United States nor public
pnxpQ1ea tho franchises ana lights shan De exf1nr