Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
TO CLEAR TITLE
Joint Resolution Affecting Over Thousand
Lots in This City.
Have Been Held for Nearly a Hundred
Years by Individuals, Though
Owned by the Government.

"A joint resolution was introduced in the
Stnate today looking 10 action which will
clear the title of the 1,176 lots in thu city of
washington the titles to which are now in
the United States, although for nearly a
hundred years nearly all of them have been
held by individuals and the government has
never made any attempt to take possession
of them.
The joint resolution for this purpose was
introduced in the Senate this afternoon by
Mr. Gallinger, and follows:
whereas it appears from the records of
the War Department that there are at the
present time 1,176 lots in the city of Wash
ington claimed as the property of the
United States. therefore be it s.-
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
representatives. in Congress assembled
Ihat commission, consisting of the Sec
rotary of War. the Attorney General and
the Secretary of the Interior be- aid It is
hereby, appointed to dispose of such lots
as the said commission may find to be The
pr per OF the United States in the city
OF washington, the proceeds to be turned
into the treasury of the United States
Inc iots referred to are scattered all over
the city of Washington, being located in
I'D squares The property claimed by tie
government, according to the records at
the War Department, follows:
Square SO, lot 4; square LA. lot .; square
153, lot 8; square 15S, lots 49, 10; square 16S,
lots o, 10, IL; square 219, lots 3, 4, 8, TO- IL;
square 254, lots 80, II; square 26S lots 1 to
70, inclusive; square 26S, lots 1 to IL, in
elusive; square 269, lots 1 to 8. inclusive;
square go, all of, equal TO 4 lots; square
291, lots 1 to 26, inclusive; square 29S, all
of, equal to lots; square 900, lots to 49,
inclusive; square 300, all of, equal to IA
lots; SQUARE 351. lots 1 to Is, inclusive;
square ;'52. lots to g. inclusive; square 354,
lots to 10, inclusive; square 3S4. lots 1 to
s. inclusive; square 1885, lots 1 to 8, inclu-
sive; square as6, lots 1 to 8, inclusive;
square 3SI, all of, equal to 76 lots; square
3Ss, lots to IS. inclusive; square 49, lots
l to II, inclusive; square 435, lots l to "a
Inclusive; square 436, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;
square 44l, lot 20; square 458, lots II. IS;
equal to lots; square Alb, undivided con-
tains y lots; square 500 lots 1 to 43, in
elusive; square 502, lots 1 to "a, inclusive;
square 5U3. lots to 81, inclusive; square
13 inclusive; square JAG, lots l to 81, inclu-
sive; square east of 546, lots 1 to H. in
elusive; square SAT, lots 1 to q, inclusive;
square east of 547, lots l to 10, inciusive
square 59l, lots to 15 inclusive; square
596, lots 1 to IL, inclusive: square 597 lots
l to 10, inclusive; square west of 597, lots
| to q, inclusive; square 612. lot /; square
661. lot g. square south of 667, lots T. 8, o,
10. II; square 10, lots 4, 3, 6, I, s, 8, 10;
square $50, lots 1, 2, 3. is. II, 49, 10. 20. IL
% Is. "a; square ISL, lot 1; square S11, lots
], 2, II; square 3D., lots 1. ?, II, II. 13, II,
d. IL; square S13, lots /, 4; square SD ALL
containing 24.6941a square feet; square SS5
lots 1, I; square S36. lots 3, 4, 5, t. II, IA;
square S37, lots l. 3; square S64, lots 4, ),
6,.I; square $50, lots l, 2, 3, II, II, b. Il, 49,
square 800. lots 2, 3, 4, 3, e, Z, 8, 8; square
OF, lots ), 4. ), 6. e. IA; square 93S. lots g.
4, ., q, IL, Il, IL, IA; square $40, lots 8, 4, s.
square DAG. lot 1; square $50, lots IL, IA;
square 965, lots !. 2 I. 8. 8, 10, Is, 16;
square 964, lots l. 2, Is, 10, 20; square $685.
lots l, 2, 8, 6, I, S; square 9S5, lot s; SQUARE
9SI, lots 4, B, g. Z, 8; square 936, lots Z, =, o.
square 10l1, lot l; square 1912, lot 2; square
1O1I, lots 4. 10, 81. %. %, "A, %; square 1926
lots 81 to %, inclusive; square 1883, lot L;
square 1854, lots l, 2; square 1925, lots l, 2,
3, 4, 16, II; square 1896. lots l, 2, ), 6, 10,
IL, II, ID, II; square 1041. lots =, 10; square
1856, lots !, 2, 3. 4, ., g. Z, 8, 8. 10. H. r. ID;
square 1857, lots l, 2, 3, 4, 20; square 106S.
lot 1; square 1O9S. lots l. 2, 10, 20; square
1lU3. lots /. 2, ), 4. 20: square ITO, lots l,
10, 1G. II; square iii. lots l. 2, 3, 4, 90:
square NIB, lots 1, 2. g. 4, 5, &; square
1l22, lots l. 2. IL, IA; square 1916. lots 1, 2.
IA; square south of 1140, lots l, 2, 10, II, II,
10, IA; square 1142, lots g. 4. ), g. T. s, .;
squares 114O and 1142, also 1150 to ITO, in
elusive, % squares in the eastern part OF
the city. which never were divided with the
public averaging IA lots each, equal to 30
lots of which 161 lots ara public property.
Most of the land above indicated is i'm
proved and in many cases 1t is quite valu-
able.
The joint resolution authorizing a COM
mission to see that the government is paid
for this land has been referred to the Sem
ate committee the District of Columbia.
1t will come before that committee at
meeting to be held next Wednesday.
A joint resolution has been introduced in
the Senate directing the Secretary of War
to inform the Senate by what authority
public reservation 1856 is occupied for pri-
vate purposes. This reservation Is bounded
by 18th and streets and Ohio avenue and
for number of years has been occupied
by a mission of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.