Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-22
THE Rlvxa FRONT IMPROVEMENT.
No work Dees n knhanes the value al
che Disputed Area.

Il
/ shs Dasputed Area.
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THE fhovno n TIE hivkh AAD HAhso1 BHr
NAT IxDsyIarTRLf DELAY TEE woRx--A TALL
WITH TEE ssarxnRa IN cHARoE-PaovuIoS
| xtRrAnv ~,,, ~ ~ % nu.,r -, ~.
$50. -.
W sh-
Al ,xo<o5 &r Tvv Sr.p ve.,.,a.r A.. .,..,
and harbo, h;u .h.. ~. ,.n.,..a a., a.. uo,..
| in the astsr,oo, n,ovides for m .nr,orr;.t;or
! of sSOO eoo for the imnrovemert ~ tha po,o'
mac aats 7. w.. mod;saa bv ,bs nror;.o ,h.,
ma No.. :, ~ III -.
ME sum sn1,' oe oAPenueo uh''
| sne suit now pending involving title to the
river front shall have been tried in the court
Of the first instance. and shall mot then be
exnendes shorIa the d.eis;on h. .a,.-.. ~
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"I government.
In the opinion Of those who are familiar with
10 put stop for an indefinite period to the
work OF improving the flats. The evident pur-
pose IN lacking ON this restriction to the APP
preparation was to force the trial OF the hid
well claims, involving the title to some forty
seven acres OF land at the upper end OF the
na.s' SHOWN as the hidweu meadows. Ihis
sun III equity has been penuing since 1880,
LNen as nopeo, the case shouid
~ oiouSnt up IN 'he supreme Court oeiore
Fly an eatv uecisioh 10 nor looheo Iot' anu
suo resuit, IL is SAID must necessarily Dc tfat
sne WORK on the mats VIII come TO standstlii
SION, Inero Is sun considerable sum unex-
Penueu anu az the conuoi OF the engineer oe-
ou' thiS - aii ooVereu Wy cohtrae. -
VILE, ~nUn VIII expire peiore July ~. from tneh
~, ah'ii such tiHe as ,he SzOvoVu becomes aVaiia-
p.o mourning can DC uohe II the olii becomes
Ia" Win me proViso referred 10 attached 70 IT,
NO WORK ON TIE DISPUTED AREA.
In point of fact there has been no work done
on that mart of the fiats that are in dispute
since tha K;d~al, oI,;,n. 80 Slaa No;
Cl, 10y
Hu"I. s r. ~ D. LAWS OF tne engineer eorPS,
~. .ho U aa. ~ enalse on INC ihPlo.enet u
w W nase, was seen ny oia ai lepo,e. .nis
nhs anu 'ne lna',er was uis1ussou a.. 'Vi nI
ouS'n nave hot 1eeH :" eSe "a sniI
nnda.s..!, i ~ r. hu. baay 20 Sii,,ror =; On
.hn i s.au !. anste nas oeen ~ s Az or
~, a. ,s .t, ,,.. Ill; s.,,a
so ~ ,inas Hooiu se'u"''y ehn"ueo WV" '"'uo
aTh;o 80 ~ - ,o,.s. ,.,.h tho not ,,,-orod
AGO., .. 49, ,ens $3.50 - ~. r. 80.
49, ~, ,'ro,.n.;, ~ ;,.nr".,. nt ,he Hnfts1
states in ,ho pn,n,,an r;var ,ats in the District
~ |o1,,,,,S;S "0 AA'e' A"''' "a 'A'
.Th' e.. ,o,,ovs. What
n sban be ,Sa H. 80 ,ha st,orrny General of
,ba Trn;toa &c.. ;ns,;tn,o as soon 40 NAV
no !, the Sn,1na,,,o Conr, nS tLo 1istr;ct ~ 20,
iumbis n sui, against ali ersons and corpora-
tions who NAV have or pretend TO have any
riobt till c,oim or ;n.srsat in anv mart
Of the land ar water in the District of
C,Inn,h;a ,,itb;n A. i;,,;ts of ,h, o;,, ~ W,sh
incton y, sxtar;or 70 sai.i limits and in front
tbersof t,,yord tbs cb.nnaI 81 tba pntomoc
r;var and comnoSino amv nart Of the Iand or
vater affected nv The imnrpvements of the Pc
tomac river or its fats in charge of the Secre-
So, W. for tha mnrnosa Of ss,a hl;sh;rn "a
making clear the right of the United States
thereto.
AFTER describing the nature OF the SUIT the
anai aan;s;n ns an IN, .,ause I'M: anti VIC
this act mentioned shall have been had no
moneys apnropriated for the imnrovement of
the Potomac liver WITHIN tho DIs,r;ct 90 70.
Inmbia- the estabI,sbment Of horbor i;nas r;th-
in the Distr;ct ~ Colvmhio ond tba ra;a;r,, of
the Aa,s tborain sbam no axnanIoa n,hnn,; W
than mon nrorertv in resnert nf Mil ,hnna
10 mo .Ia;ra advarsa 20 ~ t;tia ~ ,ba I-n;taS
States or for the innroyemant NJ nav;aat;nn j.,
the said river 40
.rTba ano;n.o- oorrs h.. ho.,, u,,;,o, -,
ALONG !, its rorI hv ~ nrovs;o,'s e .hat 81 a.
The act vas Submitted 70 The controI,ar - tbn
treasury AMI oil nsvmsnts wora nada ~ 90
cordance with his rnI;nas rbo rna"J"ws a..
are in LITIGATION are at the nnner and Of The
fats and 90 have not nt.rtaroJP ;th H. ,ronIs
os fiil;no in that has ali nnsn carraa o| ba,o,r
So far "a II was dasired 70 nrsvant ,h.
expenditure of money on ianT nbose till ;S
mot clear that act wonId seem 70 no
Sufficient The object Of the nrov;so in tLs
river and barbor hill nrssnme i;s 40 torca the
suit 10 a hearino g. far as CO.. soa -
however II means that nc SOON as onr nres.n,
contracts have been comnleted We will Ia 90 10
stop work ENTIRELY mill The case ia decided NV