Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-18
Out of District Funds.

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adjudged to be due and payable for lands
/ taken under it's provisions shall be made
| by the treasurer of the United States e2
| officio commissioner of the sinking fund OF
| the District of Columbia, upon the war.
| rant of the Commissioners, out of the reve-
nueS of the District of Columbia: and a
sufficient sum to pay such judgments and
awards is appropriated out of the revenues
of the District of Columbia.
That of the amount found due and award
ed damages for and in respect of the
land condemned under this act for the
widening of that street ope-half thereof
shall be assessed by the jury in the pro-
ceedfngs against the pieces and parcels of
land situate and lying upon each side of
Pennsylvania avenue extended. and also
on any or all adjacent pieces or parcels of
land which will be benefited by the extern
sion as herein provided.
The sums to be assessed against each lot
and piece and parcel of ground shall be de-
termined and designated by the jury; and
in determining what amount shall be as
seSSed against any particular piece par
eel of ground the jury shall take into con-
sideration the situation of the lots and the
benefits that they may receive from the eX-
tension of the avenue and highway.
When confirmed by the court the assess
ments shall severally be lien upon The
land assessed, and shall be collected as
special Improvement taxes in the District
of Columbia, and shall be payable in five
equal fnstallments, with interest at the
rate of per centum per annum until paid
When the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia shall have taken possession of
the pieces or parcels of ground in respect
to which such judgment condemning the
right of way shall have been entered under
the provisions of this act, it shall be their
duty to cause a roadway of Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, as extended under the
provisions herein, of such width and char
acter of construction as in their judgment
may be suitable to be graded and regulated
thereafter
Payment of the awards made in respect
of the property condemned shall not be
made until the assessments herein provided
for shall have been made against the afore-
said property and duly confirmed.
other Bills Considered.
A favorable report was made on Senate
bill 400, providing that the rate of interest
to be collected of any person owing ar
rearages of general taxes prior to July 1,
1885, now due to and the liens for which
are held by the District of Columbia, Shall
be per centum per annum in lieu of the
rate and penalties now fixed by law and all
accrued costs.
Also a favorable report on House bill
$3.50, to redeem outstanding certificates is
sued by the board of public works of the
District Of Columbia held by w. d. Will
Jams.
Also a favorable report on the Commits
sioners bill Oh. r. 624S), providing that the
treasurer of the United States, ex officio
commissioner of the sinking fund of the
District of Columbia, shall deliver to the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
all assessment certificates remaining in his
custody issued against private property in
the District of Columbia for unpaid assess
ments for special improvements under the
act Of the legislative assembly of the Dis
trict of Columbia approved August 10, 1871,
and deposited with the commissioners of
the sinking fund of the District of Column
under provisions of no
act of the legislative assembly of the Dis
trict of Columbia, approved May %, 1873.
All moneys derived from the collection of
spectal-improvement taxes now in the GUS
tody of the treasurer of the United States
in excess of the amount required to pay 8
per centum certificates of Indebtedness and
coupons therefrom, called for payment
prior to the act of Congress approved Au-
gust 3D. 1894, entitled AN act to provide for
the payment of the per centum greenback
certificates of the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes, shall be deposited in
the treasury Of the United States as gem
eral revenues of the District of Columbia
The committee will hold another meeting
next Friday.