The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-26

The Commissioners have submitted to
the Committees Cf Congress on the Dis
triot of Columbia their report on Senate
bill 5445 and House bill 12,453, relating
to the widening of Anacostia Road With
the report the Commissioners submitted
| a map showing the widening and exten-
sion of the road as proposed by the bills.
Also a statement was included showing
that the land to be condemned is about
six acres, estimated at 500 an acre. In
their letter of transmittal the Commits
sioRers say:
The bill provides for the widening and
extension of the road from Watts Creek
easterly TO the District line. AS a meas
ure Of economy it is recommended that
at the present time the extension De made
only from the Brightwell tract eastward
to the District line. It is understood that
! so per cent of the land necessary for
( the proposed widening and extension
/ to these limits viii be dedicated The
principal object in widening and extend
! ing the road is TO permit the extension
/ of the Columbia Railway from Watts
! Greek to the District line and as the
/ railroad company has already il is an
/ derstoOd. a riS:=- of way through the
/ Brightwen tract it is not thought nee
/ essary to go TO the expense at this time
of condeming the road for its full width
! through this tract
1t is. therefore, recommended that the
! bill be amended so as to read that within
! twenty days after 80 per cent of the land
/ necessary for the widening and extension
Of the road shall have been dedicated be
! tween the Brightweu tract and the Dis
! tricL line, condemnation proceedings shall
| ne instituted, etc. This change in the bill
| would reduce The cost of condemnation TO
! about ST00 It is further recommended that
the following clause be added to the end
OF section Of the bills:
! % Provided that If the court confirms
the verdict, award, and assessment OF said
jury in manner other than was accepted
| by the Commissioners of the District OF
! Columbia as laid down in section of the
public act herein referred to, the said Com
miSsi0ners shall have authority 10 reject
such condemnation and award and all pro-
| ceediugs hereunder shall be null and void
Section of the bills propose 10 revive
| the right OF the Columbia Railway Com
! pany 10 construct a branch line from the
intersection OF Watts Greek and Anacos.
tia Road along the Anacostia Road to its
intersection with the eastern boundary
line Of the District The right was grant
ed by act of Congress for the extension
/ eaEtWardly OF the Columbia Railway. ap-
proved June 13, 1898, but the right expired
by limitation June 13, 1900, the company
not having constructed the branch line il
the time allowed by the act. The exten-
/ sion is earnestly desired by the owners o.
property along the Anacostia Road anC
! II IS recommended that authority for Tho
construction Of the railway be granted.
1t is recommended that the bill be Sc
amended that the appropriation therein
provided for the condemnation Of the lanC
/ be ChargeabIe to the revenues Of the Dis
. tTict Of Columbia and the Treasury OF tht
United States, instead Of ali against the
District OF Columbia. and the Commits
I siOneTs would urge that no action be TAX.
en- upon the bill unless provision TO thi.
effect be adopted"