Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-25
ATTORNEY SERVES NOTICE
ACTION REGARDING OCCUPANCY OF
RIVER FRONT PROPERTY.
Court Asked for Rule Upon Those in
POssessiOn-Surren
Demanded.

Gen. Thomas H. Anderson, United States
this afternoon serve notice upon all those
in possession and occupancy of wharfage
property along the river front Of the city,
as well as all those having any interests Of
any sort in connection with such property,
of his intention of applying to the court for
a rule requiring them to show cause why
their possession and occupancy Of the
wharf property shall not cease and the
same be forthwith surrendered to the
United States.
The notice is worded as follows:
by the terms of section ] Of the act of
Congress approved March 8, 1890, entitled
An act relative to the control of wharf
property and certain public spaces within
the District of Columbia it is provided
that the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia shall have the exclusive charge
and control of all wharf property belonging
to the United States or to the District Of
Columbia, within said District, including
all wharves, piers, bulkheads and struc-
lures thereon, and water adjacent thereto
within the pier lines, and all slips, basins
docks, water fronts, land under water and
structures thereon except as to the wharf
property, etc, along the part Of the Poto-
mac river extending from the north line of
the arsenal grounds to the southern curb
line of N street south, which is placed
under the immediate jurisdiction and con-
troll of the chief of engineers.
"Other provisions of this act confer upon
said Commissioners and upon said chief of
engineers power and authority to make all
needful rules and regulations for the gov
and proper care of all the property
placed In their charge and under their re-
spective control by the provisions Of sec
ton l of this act and to make and enforce
rules and regulations in regard to building
and repairing wharves, the rental thereof
and the rate of wharfage.
No Arrangement Regarding Rent.
Il am informed by the Commissioners
and by the chief of engineers that since
the passage of this act you have made no
arrangement with them in regard to the
payment of rent for the wharf property on
the Potomac river which has been in your
possession and occupation, and, as it was
obviously the intention of Congress that
such possession and occupation should be
upon the basis of a payment of rental,
now beg leave to notify you that in the
proceedings to be had under the act APP
proved March 2, 1901, entitled An act rela-
tive to the suit instituted for the protection
of the interests of the United States in
the Potomac river flats l shall on the
Sd day of April 1901, at 10 o'clock am,
or as soon thereafter as the same can be
heard, make application to the court In the
case of the United States vs. M. F. Norris
and others, instituted under the act of Con-
gresS entitled An act to provide for pro-
tecting the interests of the United States
in the Potomac river flats approved Au-
gust 5, 1886, and recently remanded by the
Supreme Court of the United States to the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia, in order to carry out said mandate and
also to carry into full effect the provisions
of an act of Congress approved March 3,
1899 for q rule upon you to show cause
why your said possession and occupancy
Of said wharf property shall not cease and
terminate and the same be forthwith sur
rendered to the United States; and you are
also hereby notified that in the further pro-
ceeding to be had under said act approved
March 2, 1901, l shall claim on behalf of
the United States as an offset to any find
ing in your favor for the value Of wharf
structures and improvements the reason
able value of the use and occupation which
you have had of the property Of the United
States from at least the date of the pas
sage of said act of Congress approved
March 3, 1899, until your said possession
and occupancy Of said wharf property shall
have been duly surrendered to the United
States
(Signed) THOMAS H ANDERSON,
Attorney Of the United States in and for
the District Of Columbia
1t is understood that the date given,
April 8, is not definite, as. owing to the ILL
ness of Justice Hagner, the arrangements
cannot be perfected, but the district at
tolney will endeavor to have the hearing
then or on some date within week there
after.