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ton to the above is the case Of one reser-
walton, marked No. f25 in the list printed
in appendix CCC, before mentioned, on
which a school house has been located for
many years."
Provision. Of the Bill.
The bill transmitted by rthe Commission
ers provides that the CHIEF of engineers of
the United tSates Amy or the Commits
sioners of the District shall have the ex-
elusive charge and cuntrl of all wharf
property belonging to the United States
or to the District of Columbia within said
District, including all the wharves piers,
bulkheads and structures thereon. and wa
ters adjacent thereto within the pier lines,
and all Slips, basins. docks. water fronts.
land under water, and structures thereon.
and the. appurtenances, easements, uses.
reversions and rights belonging thereto,
which are now owned or possessed by the
United States or the District, or to which
they, or either of them, is or may become
entitled, or which they or either of them
may acquire under the provisions hereof or
otherwise: and said chief of engineers or
Commissioners shall have exclusive charge
and control Of the repairing, building. re-
building, maintaining, altering, strengthen
ing. leasing and protecting said property.
and every part thereof and all the clean
ing, dredging and deepening necessary in
and about the same within the pier lines.
Said chief of engineers or Commissioners
are invested with the exclusive government
and control of all wharves. piers, bulk
heads and structures thereon, and waters
adjacent thereto, within the pier lines, and
all basins, Slips and docks, with the land
under water in said District not owned by
the United States or by the District.
Section of the proposed bill provides
that the said chief of engineers or the Com
missioners of the District is or are hereby
authorized and empowered to make all
needful rules and regulations for the gov
ernment and proper care Of all the property
placed in his or their charge and under his
or their control by the provisions of the
first section of the measure, and to annex
such reasonable penalties to said rules and
regulations as will secure their enforce
ment. Also to make and enforce rules and
regulations in regard to building and re-
pairing wharves, the rental thereof and
the rates of wharfage.
The third section of the bill provides that
the exclusive charge and control of all
spaces within the lines of streets, avenues
or other highways in the District, and at
the intersection thereof, shall be vested in
the Commissioners Of the District and their
successors; provided, that such charge and
control shall not apply to said spaces,
list OF which the Commissioners inclose.
ROndways and Sidewalks.
But this section Of the bill authorizes the
Commissioners to enter upon any Of the
spaces or reservations named above for
the purpose Of widening the roadway of
to establish sidewalks along the same,
whenever in their judgment the public ne
cessity or convenience requires 1t, in order
to establish such roadways or sidewalks.
or both. as may be required for the public
needs, or such as will correspond in width
and direction with the roadway or sidewalk
of the street OF avenua beyond the reserva-
ton: and whenever In their judgment 1t
may hecome necessary or desirable to set
aside any portion of the space between
building lines in the xfreets or avenues or
the District for park Or reservation, the
control Of the same, alter having been set
aside by the Commial lionexS as a park or
reservation. shall be Vested In the chief OF
engineers Of the United States army, who
shall have control of my lnd acquired for
park purposes under the oct Of March 2.
1898. the highway extsnsicq act; provided.
further. that this act shan not affect in
any manner the provisions In the act of
March 2 1891. to supply idciencies in the
appropriations for tho fiscal year ending
June 80. 1891. etc. ard thaf no permits for
projections beyond ths bli4ing line on the
ington shall be grantee except upon special
application ana with me concurrence OF all
OF the COMMISSIONER and with the ap-
proval OF the Secretary Of War, ana the OPP
GRAFTON Of said provision is extended to the
entire District.
By section Of the act the Commissioners
are authorised to make all needful rules
and regulations for the government and
proper care Of all the public spaces within
the lines of highways placed in their
charge and under their control by the third
section OF the neAsur@ and to annex to
penalties as viii securE their enforcement.
Geographic 1ochety Excursion.
The persistent bad weather has rendered
It necessary to postpone the excursion Of
the National Genwraxhf0 Society to Har-.