Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-25
TO EXTEND ELEVENTH STREET.
House District Committee Favorabl,
Reports n Bill.


The House District committee has favor
ably reported a bill in the House for the
extension of 18th street northwest. The
number of the bill is House 1914, and it
provides that the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia be authorized and
directed to extend and open 18th street
northwest on a straight extension Of the
lines thereof, as now established in the
city Of Washington, with width of ninety
feet, from Florida avenue to Princeton
street. and thence with the same width and
on detected lines running parallel with the
lines of Sherman avenue to Lydecker ave-
nue., and to fix and establish the grades of
the extension herein provided for within
sixty days from the date of the approval
of this act.
The Commissioners SHALL within thirty
days from the date on which the grades on
the extension herein provided for have
been fixed and established according to the
requirements of this act, institute by petit
ton proceeding IN rem in the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, holding
district court of the United States for
the District, for the condemnation of a
permanent right OF way for the public
over all the land lying within the limits Of
the aforesaid extension not already owned
by the United States or the District of
Columbia, excepting also all lands that
may be dedicated to the public use for the
IL.
The proceeding Shall BE prosecuted under
and In accordance with the provisions Of
sections two hundred and fifty-seven to
two hundred and sixty-seven, both in
elusive, of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, relating to the District of
Columbia, concerning the condemnation of
lands in said District, for the public high
ways. sL.r
When verdict shall have been rendered
by the jury in any proceeding provided for
by this act, the court shall thereupon enter
its Judgment condemning a right of way
for the use Of the public over the lands to
which such proceedings relate and for the
damages found by the jury to be due as
CT mpensation for the 'pieces or parcels of
land to which such condemna ton relates,
and also such as may be found to be due
for injuries caused by the extensions by
the abandonment of any street or avenue.
When the court shall have entered its
judgment for the amount found due in re-
spect of any parcel of land the use of
which shall have been condemned the
court shall decree the amount due.
Payment Of the sum and sums of money
so adjudged to be due and payable shall
be made by the treasurer Of the United
States, ex-officio commissioner Of the sink
ing fund of the District of Columbia, out
of the revenues of the District of Column
bia. When the Commissioners shall have
taken possession of the pieces or parcels of
ground in respect of which judgment con-
demnfng a right Of way shall have been
entered under the provisions of this act, it
shall be their duty to cause 18th street
northwest, as extended under the provfs-
ions of this act. to be at once graded and
proper sewers constructed, and the cost
thereof shall be paid out Of the revenues
Of the District Of Columbia, upon the war
rant Of the Commissioners.