Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-24
THE EXTENSION OF THE CITY.
Provisions OF the Three Rills Nov
Pending Before COmgreaa.

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| HOW IT Is PROPOSED TO EXTEND THE STREETS
| AND AVENUES BEYOND THE BOUNDARY
THE ROCK CREEK PARK PRoJEcr-How 1T Is
PLANNED TO PAY FOR THE PROPERTY
| TAKEN, &C.
Three measures are now pending before the
| District committees of Congress providing for
| the extension of the streets and avenues of the
| city beyond the Boundary. The first Is a bill
introduced in the House February 18th last by
Mr.. Butterworth. The second is the bill intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Sherman. March
| Oath last, and the third the bill introduced In
| the Senate on the Goth instant by Mr.. Malone.
BILL NO. 1.
Mr.. Butterworths bill, intended to give prac-
| tical force to the survey carried on for six or
seven years under authority of Congress, for
| the extension OF the streets and avenues of the
city to the boundary line of the District, re-
quires that the Engineer Commissioner OF the
District Of Columbia have prepared a map of
streets and avenues extended in conformity
with the existing plan OF the city, which map
Washington, and that alf future subdivisions
ofland lying without the present limits of tn e
city in the District shall be made IN accordance
with this map, and that no subdivision of land
shall be recorded in the surveyors Office of the
District unless made in conformity with the
said map.
BILL NO. 2.
Mr. Sherman's bill, introduced March oath
in the Senate and introduced in the House
April 5th by Mr.. Heard, authorizes the Dis
trict Commissioners to extend or widen either
or all Of the following named streets and ave-
form in direction and width to said streets, re-
spectively, whenever, in their opinion. the
o ta W by
street, from Boundary to the Soldiers Home
LIST street so5;sr1 from Boun
Diary to the new distributing ing reservoir;
new distributing reservoir: 9th street north
west from Boundary to Princeton street; 18th
street northwest. from Boundary to Whitney
avenue; 18th street northwest, from Boundary
to Whitney avenue; 10th and 10Th streets
| northwest, from Boundary to 14th.street road
dairy to Linncan Hill road; Dist street, from
Boundary TO Rock Creek; Boundary street,
from 9th street northwest to Boundary street
between 18th and 14th streets, on the same
line as from North Capitol to Ninth street;
Delaware and New York avenues TO Brentwood
road; New Jersey and Vermont avenues, to a
that purpose they, or either of them, may be
detected from right line; Rhode Island ave
sachusetts avenue, from Boundary to the
Georgetown and Rockwell road, by such route
as may be deemed best by the Commissioners
and approved by the President.
And the Commissioners are authorized to va
cate all streets or alleys superseded in whole or
in part by the streets and avenues authorized
to be extended or widened. The bill provides
for the mapping OF tracts and parcels of land
embraced in the proposed street extensions,
uses, subject TO the payment of just compensa-
ton to be ascertained by board of appraisers,
who, in making their estimates, shall consider
the benefits conferred upon the owner as well as
the injury done him. In case the Commission
ers are unable to purchase any portion of the
land condemned by agreement with the
owners within thirty days after the condem-
nation provision is made for assessment OF
damages by the supreme Court of the District.
ON 1iraA tn TO
Congress their proceedings in such condemna-
ton, and no moLey shall be paid in conse-
made by Congress therefor. The bill also pro-
vides that all subdivisions OF lots hereafter
made snail, before being recorded, have the APP
prevail OF the commissioners, and shall conform
to the streets and avenues authorized to be ex-
tented or widened. and, as far as practicable
from the nature OF the ground, shall conform to
the general plan of the city of Washington.
BILL NO. 8.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Malone on the
Goth instant authorizes the Commissioners to
survey and extend the streets and avenues of
the city from their present termini at Boun-
Diary street, and 10 erect and lay out streets
running cast and west parallel 10 the city
streets, as far as practicable in conformity with
the present existing plans of the city OF WASH
1ngton, to- in, through and upon all legally re-
corded subdivisions and tracts of lands living
north of Boundary street and embraced within
the following boundary lines, to wit: Beginning
at the intersection OF p street and Rock
creek; thence along Rock creek, to Piney
14th-street road; thence along 14tl-street road
to Spring road; thence along Spring and It'll
street roads to Rock Creek church road; thence
TO west line OF Soldiers home lands along Rock
Creek Church road; thence along the west and
south lines of the Soldiers home lands to Lin
coin avenue; thence along Lincoln avenue to
Boundary street; thence along Boundary street
to the point of beginning. The Commissioners
are required TO prepare maps OF the tracts at.
fected, SO as to provide for the condemnation
of the land and improvements. Provision is
made for a commission of three persons, to be
appointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate and to be bonded in the sum of
$4,000 whose duties shall be to assess the
value or values of all lands and improvements
which shall be taken for the extension of streets
and avenues, according to the plan prepared
by the District Commissioners and such COM
mission shall be designated ''the commission
to extend the streets and avenues OF the city of
Washington" Each member shall receive for
his services the sum OF $1,000 per annum, with
mum, and a messenger, at 5000 per annum
and have contingent fund Of $4,000 per an
mum.
This commission shall serve until the COM
pletion OF the work assigned them, a majority
OF them constituting quorum. In estimating
the values OF all lands and Improvements con-
demned under this act, 1t is provided that due
consideration shall be given for the benefits or
damages that may arise from the extension Of
streets and avenues through contiguous lands.
In the condemnation of the land for the streets
and avenues through the various tracts that
unless all differences can be adjusted with the
lot-Owners, it shall be the duty of the commits
Sion 10 condemn the entlre tract or any portion
OF it that may be necessary.
In cases of disputed ownership. or the neglect
or refusal of owners to take the appraised value
OF land provision Is made for transferring titles
to the United States after depositing in court
the amount OF compensation allowed. In cases
where an entire or part OF the subdivision OF
land or streets is condemned, provision is made
for new subdivision by the United States
Original owners will be permitted within one
year to repurchase at the price OF condemnation
with four per cent interest from the date of con-
domination. After the year expires all re-
manning lots shall be sold at auction. Provision
is made also for the sale at auction OF buildings
condemned.
THE ROCK CREEK PARK.
The bill also provides that tract of land, not
exceeding 1000 feet in width, lying and being
adjacent to and on both sides of Rock creek.
beginning at the north line of street and ex-
tending to the District line, shall be surveyed
and laid out by the District Commissioners in
the best manner practicable for q park: and
the land SO surveyed shall be condemned by
the OmmissiOn and paid for in the manner pre-
scribed in the bill, and when paid for shall be-
sons refusing TO accept the decision and awards
OF the commission are given the right of appeal
to the supreme Court OF the District, whose de-
cision shall be conclusive. All persons are
warned that from and after the date of the
passage of this act, not to begin to erect any
buildings In or upon any of Sucl streets or ave-
nues as plated or surveyed; and it is made the |
duty of the commission to have suitable stone
landmarks placed TO designate street lines and |
intersections, and to furnish street, property
and building lines upon payment of customary |