Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-23

from FLORIDA avenue to COlumbia road, ant
| to connect Wyoming avenue with Columbie
road.
The Commissioners shall condemn strip
of land forty feet wide on the west side of
10Th street to make the street ninety feet
wide between Florida avenue and Columbia
road. and for the condemnation of the
| remainder Of lots one and two. and so
much of lots three and fifteen as is requir-
ed to properly connect and make a con-
tinus line and roadway of Wyoming avenue
across Columbia road. The proceeding
shall be prose cuted under and in accord
ance with the provisions of section 257 to
261, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes
of the United States relating to the Dis
| trict of Columbia concerning the condemna-
ton of lands in the District for the public
highways.
Payment of the sum or sums of money
adjudged to be due and payable for lands
taken under its provisions shall be made
by the treasurer of the United States, ex-
Officio commissioner of the sinking fund of
the District of Columbia, upon the war
rant of the Commissioners, out of the rev.
enues 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 the amount found due and awarded
as damages for and in respect of the land
condemned under this act for the widening
of the street, one-half thereof shall be as
sessed by the jury in the proceedings
against the pieces and parcels of ground
situate and lying on each side of 10Th
street extended between Florida avenue
and Columbia road. and also on all or any
adjacent pieces or parcels of land which
will be benefited by the widening of 10Th
street as provided
The sums to be assessed against each
lot and piece and parcel of ground shall be
determined and designated by the jury, and
in determining what amount shall be as
seSsed against any particular piece or par
Gel of ground the jury shall take into
consideration the situation of the lots. and
the benefits that they may severally re-
ceive from the widening of the street and
highway
When confirmed by the court. the as
sessments shall severally be a 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 installments. with interest at the
rate of per centum per annUm until paid
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"
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas demanded the
reading of the report and then Mr.. Rich
ardson explained the bill.
The bill was passed without amendment
Extending Pennsylvania Avenue.
House bill 11629 was then called up. au-
thOrizing the extension of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast to the District line, the
the same width of the avenue as now es-
tablished, and to fix and establish the
grades of the extension provided for with
in sixty days from the approval of this act.
The land shall be condemned under sections
25I to 26I. Revised Statutes. and the
awards paid identically as provided in the
18th street bill.
The bill was passed.
The bill to incorporate the Frederick
Douglass Memorial Association Oh. r.
1l6'6) was recOmmitted to the committee for
correction.
Extending New Hampshire Avenue
House bill 1906 was then called up. 1t
provides that the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia be authorized and d-
rected to extend and open New Hampshire
avenue from the intersection of Whitney
and Sherman avenues to the west line of
Brightwocd avenue at its intersection with
Rock Creek Church road, the same to he
on a straight extension and of the same
Width OF the avenue as now established in
the subdivision of Petworth and to fix and
establish the grades of the extension here
in provided for within sixty days from the
date of the approval of this act"
The provisions relating to condemnation
and awards ara identical with those of the
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue bills:
that is One-half of the damages of con-
demnation shall be paid by owners of the
adjacent property which is to be assessed
for benefits, the assessment being lien
upon the property and collected the same
as taxes after the assessment is confirmed
by the court
The remaining half is to be paid from
the revenues of the District. but not until
the award of assessment against the adj
jaCent property for benefits has been duly
confirmed by the court.
Mr.. DOckery called for an explanation of
the necessity for this bill, which was given
by Mr.. Richardson.
The bill was passed.
Other Suburban improvements
House bill 1881 was called up. 1t pro-
vides that the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia be authorized and direct
ed TO open and extend S, 22d and Decatur
streets through lots II and ~ of Phelps
ana Tuttle's subdivision of Connecticut
Avenue Heights. part of Widows Mite by
condemnation: Provided, That the owners
of the 'kalls tract dedicate the land in
that tract contained within the lines of
those streets: and the Commissioners shall
at once enter proceedings for the CondeIn-
nation of land in lots II and II. under the
provisions of chapter II of the Revised
Statutes of the United States relating to
the District of Columbia; and to provide
the necessary funds for the cost of such
condemnation proceedings the sum of $3.50
is appropriated out of the funds Of the Dis
triCt of Columbia: Provided. That if the
| benefits assessed y the jury shall be less
than 30 per centIm of the value of the
property taken then the condemnation pro-
ceedings herein provided for shall be dis
missed, and the streets shall not be
opened"
The bill for the extension of street was
passed.
| Roadway From Brightwood Avenue.
Mr.. Curtis then called UP the bill III. r.
1883 for a roadway across Rock Creek
Park from BrightwoOd avenue. and it was
read and considered.
~ THE SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice Fuller Announces a