Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-16

Authorizing the purchase of grounds
for the accommodation of pub
lie hui .dings for the use Of the
government of the United States
in the District of Columbia and
for other purposes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled. That in order to
make present and future provision
for the erection and maintenance
of public Buildings for the accom-
mediation of the government of the
United States within the District
of Columbia. the following parce!s
of land shall be purchased, under
the direction of the President of
the United States, or taken for
public use by due process of law,
namely:
All of blocks numbered 226, 227,
DDS, l29. go, 256. 257, 25S. go, 260,
292. 293. 294, 30, $40, $50, $50. 3Sl,
3S2. 461, SO, $40, reservation A,
reservation 3, reservation c, reser-
walton II, according to the Official
plat of the city of Washington, not
already owned in Whole or in part
by the government of the United
States of America.
Sec. .. That any and all streets
ana dlltyS lultIStCliHS tiic Saiu
land so to be acquired as aforesaid
may, at such time as the President
may deem necessary or exped ent,
be by executive order vacated and
become and constitute part of the
tract of land so provided to be &C
quired as aforesaid and subject to
such other and further division and
subdivision for the purposes of
buildings or use as streets, alleys,
passageways or avenues as may be
or become necessary In connection
with the enjoyment of all Of the
said lands hereinbefore mentioned
for public purposes.
Sec. 3. That the sum of $4,000, 600.
or so much thereof as may be nee
essary, to be used for the payment
of said lands or the acceptance or
acquiring the title thereto, Is here
by appropriated out of any money
in the Treasury of the United
States not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the
Treasury, subject to the executive
order of the President, shall be au-
thorized to purchase or acquire said
land or any part thereof as soon as
practicable at such price as may
be fixed by agreement between the
said Secretary and the respective
owners of said lands and premises,
not exceeding the actual cash value
thereof, and the payments therefor
shall be made to respective owners
of such lands upon the requisitton
of the Secretary of the Treasury,
with the approval of the President,
upon a release and conveyance of
said lands to the United States by
good and sufficient deeds so convey
Ing the same after the title of the
grantor of said lands shall have
been examined and approved in
writing by the Attorney General of
the United States.
Sec. ). That in the event Of fail
ure to agree upon the price of said
land or any part thereof between
the owner of said land and premises
and the government of the United
States. the Attorney General of the
United States is hereby authorized
and empowered to commence and
prosecute proceedings for the con-
domination of said lands and prem
ises in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia at any general
or special term thereof, and to
prosecute such proceedings in con-
domination in the manner hereto
fore provided in the statute. That
upon the final determination of
such proceedings in condemnation
the secretary OIL tne treasury IS
authorized and directed to make
payment of the sum of money ad
judged to be proper compensation
on said land and premises so con-
demned out of the moneys herein
before provided to be appropriated
for such purposes.
Sec. 9. That in condemnation pro-
ceedings so instituted and prose-
cuted as aforesaid the value Of the
land and the value Of the buildings
or improvements thereon shall be
separately estimated.