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the general government pay one-half of
the cost thei eof.
Question of ReDeal

Question Of Repeal.
Mr.. Eailirger sad he warted the act re-
pealed at once II 1t could not be passed at
this session. He said that property is now
being ccCfscated because people whose
ground has been indicated as within thor
oughfares On the maps prepared by the
Commissioners can neither sell nor borTow
on their property, ard that as loans come
due they are unable to renew them.
Senator Faulkner said he did rot Ike the
idea of giving up the highway act entirely
by its repeal and he asked MIR. Worthing
tor IL he would not explain whether there
was some way TO give relief to property
Owners whose ground has been shown to
b. marked cut for street extensions with
cut absolutely repeating the whole act.
Mr.. Worthington replied that he did not
know of any way in which that could be
dcne without providing for change in the
maps. He said that a repeal of the act of
'9s would not help SO far that was con-
CeTned. The act of ISIS could not be car
ried out and was still in force, and II was
because that act could not be executed that
the ac. of ~; was required. He said II the
acs of 'g3 was to be repealed the act of IS
might rs we'll be repealed, too Otherwise
the thoroughfares could not be extended
Senator Faulkner said he would like IL
the citizens present could get together and
fern some plan by which property owners
could be relieved from their embarrassment
in not being able to sell OF TO borrow mon
ey without entirely repeating the highway
act. Mr. Faulkner said he did not like to
give up the idea of uniform plan for the
extension of streets
Senator Mcmillan suggested that those
present appoint a committee to take up the
question suggested by Mr.. Faulkner 10
cover the points he mentioned
NJ. WoFthington said those present had
great de al of confidence in the Importance
of a favorable recommendation from the
Serate committee on the District of Column
bia and thought the highway bill would he
passed by the Senate ii that committee
should fayoTably recommend that 1t be
passed. providing that the general govern
ment pay one-half of the expense incurred
Mr. Mcmillan suggested that it would be
very hard to have the bill passed in that
shape ard he did not believe 1t cou!d De
dCne.
Edward T Bates of the Brightwood Ave
nue. Citize rs Association suggested num-
her OF amendments which he said mis- as
81 citation favored
Injury to Property.
Mr. w. L. Cole, representing the Mt
Pleasant Citizens Association. spoke al
some length and dwelt upon the injury that
property is being done by being tied up
under the present highway legislation.
W. Riley Decide also spoke upon the in
jury being done to property and said that
not only were selling values affected, but
that the rental value of land was being in
jure6, and he cited an instance of this
kind. He said that something ought to be
done right away, large number of five
year loans were made in 1893 and are now
about coming due and unless property can
be transferred a great hardship will be in
CURED by many people.
Evan II. Tucker of the Northeast Wash
ingtOn Citizens Association and vice chair
man of The Citizens Association central
committee. said that his association favored
the amendment to the highway act con-
tanned il: Senate bill 3Us-', but that it want
ed provision made that money appropri-
ated for this purpose should be expended
so that all sections of ths city should have
an equal benefit from it, and he wanted
condemnation proceedings in all sections of
the city started at the same time. He also
wanted the bonds to be issued under the
bill in denominations as low S1c0
William V. Cox of the Brightwood Ave
nue. Citizens Association presented to the
subcommittee some statistics in regard to
the territory represented by his associa-
tion- His association takes in that part of
the District lying between Rock Creek
Park and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks, in which reside Is t21 persons, the
total building improvements aggregating
%, $50 i60. while the assessed valuati ton Of
the land there aggregated s14,073.52O.