The evening times., 1900-05-26

| At the close OF the morning business in
] the Senate today, Mr.. Nc iillan stated that
he would devote the balance Of the day TO
District OF Columbia bills, according to lis
notice given on May 16- Nj Allison ob-
! jected, and asked that the consideration cf
/ the Sundry Civil bill be continued Mr..
| Frye, President pro temPO.e. oveTIuled tie
motion Of Mr.. Allison. and the Senate pro-
! ceeded with the consideration Of Dis-r.ct
/ bills.
I The bill providing for the e.sensicn Of
Columbia Road east OF Thirteenth Street
/ was taken up. Mr. Allen objected to The
second section Of the bill. Whish relates
20 the condemnation OF the land inten6ed
1 TO be used he spoke az length cn the
wrong done property holders under the law
I and said that condemnation proceedings
were not fair.
The bill provides that within twenty days
/ after the passage OF this act the Commis-
/ siOners Of the District OF Columbia 5e. and
I they are hereby authorized and directed 20
institute in the Supreme Court Of the Dis
| tTict OF Columbia, sitting as a district
court, by petition. particularly describing
! =
| 70 condemn the land that may be necessary
/ for the extension OF Columbia Road east
/ OF Thirteenth Street, through block twenty
/ three Of Columbia Heights. with a width
1 Of sixty feet. so that the western terminus
| Of Steuben Street will be connected in 4
| direct manner with the eastern terminus
Of Columbia Road as now located west OF
! Thirteenth Street"
! The bill and amendments were framed
| bV fha Attorney for The nfcr~f-- Of Cro1rr-ra
/ bia.
| Mr.. Mcmillan defended the bill, arg1ing
/ that the jury would make q fair ruling IS
| % payment He stated that he desired 10
! see the District Of Columbia improved in
| every way, and wanted TO see the streets
| opened
/ Mr. Allen asked II Mr. Mcmillan would
/ withdraw the second section OF the bill.
I viii not" said Mr.. Mcmillan
No" said Mr. Allen. you want to take
a mans property that is worth $1-1CO ard,
| after eOndemning il, viii give him SEQ
FOR II as e benefit. as provided in this bill
Mr. Gallinger stated that all improve
ments made in the District Of Col1nbia
heretofore had been made through the
same condemnation proceedings.
There are q large number Of unjust
statutes IL effect in the District OF Co
lumbia," said Mr. Allen. I know Of half
dozen OF them
M stew dl lL claAE4 A4AL 4ENC4 III any
/ case had jury awarded a property owner
| less than the value Of his property.
Mr. Allen stated that he had heard that
il was q custom in the District Of COluu-
bia for men to 90 out into the outskirts Of
the city and after buying piece o. land
would have a bill passed extending a
street across this property ana thus reap
a harvest
Condemnation section.
The section relating 70 condemnation IS
as follows:
That OF the amount found 10 be due
and awarded as damages for and in respect
Of the land condemned for the extension
Of Columbia Road as herein provided. such
amount thereof shall be assessed by the
! jury hereinafter provided as BENEFITS ard
10 the extent OF such benefits. against
those pieces or parcels Of land On each side
Of said Columbia Road as extended through
block % Of Columbia Heights. and also
on any or all pieces or parce.s o. land
! which will be benefited by the extension
( Of said Columbia Road as said jury nay
| find said pieces or parcels Of land viii be
/ benefited: and in determining the amounts
/ 70 be assessed against said pieces OF par
/ GELS Of land the jury shall take into con-
/ sideration the respective situations Of such
1 pieces or parcels OF land ard the benehts
! they may seveTally receive from the ex-
/ tension Of Columbia Road as aforesaid
/ Provided. that II the aggregate amount Os
/ the benefits TO be assessed IS determined
/ by said jury pursuant TO the provisions
/ hereof. is less than cne-half Of the amount
/ Of the damages awarded for and in re
! spect Of the land condemned. the COmmis-
I sioners Of the District of Columbia msy,
/ in their discretion, within thirty Gags after
/ the fling OF said award. reject the award
] and assessment Of said jury. and al p-O-
! eeedings hereunder shall be null and void
] Mr.. Allen held that this was a wrCGg and
mOnstrous proposition and was gotten up
/ BY the chairman Of the committee tMr. Nc
/ Milan not because he wanted II. but %
/ while away the time of the Senate and rob
! the poor people Of the District OF Columbia.
/ If there ever was slipshod proposition
/ to rob property holders, said be, this
section is one"
Notices to Land Owners.
Mr. AE7L then read the third section Of
I the bill. which provides that whenever, in
/ the judgment Of the court il is practicable
I to do So a copy Of the notice to attend
court shall be served on such property
: holders as may be found in the District OF
/ Columbia
Here is nice trap" said he .If YOU
can get man out OF the District f0g an
hour you can seize his property by con
demnation, and need not serve any notice
uTCn HIN unless you feel Ike T.. This IS
unconstitutional. yet the Senator f-Cu
Michigan states that il was drafted b. a
Distinguished lawyer il the Distr.c- OF Co
| lumbia. Not the slightest notice Is rsqu 4
nor any sign Of q sUmEOEs. The jury may
Be summoned, the proceeding had, and The
I whole matter settled before the property
| holder knows anything about il. And then
| the latter has nc power to do anything
This bill also provides for jury CT
! seven men Now. If you can do away with
five men on a jury. for the Law throughout
I the United States is twelve
can't you do away with six mo
/ and make one man the iury2'
Mr.. Mcmillan held a brief
I with Mr.. Allen and then ammo
the object Of Mr.. Aliens object
I have the bill consolidating Ger
| railways in the District Of Co
/ back 10 the calendar.
This was agreed 10 and the bill s4s pass-
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