The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
TO EXTEND ROCK CREEK PARK
House Committee Reports Bill to
Buy Big Tract.
Authorizes Expenditure of S423, ,OOC
for Purchase of Additions to
Big Pleasure Ground,

The House Committee on Appropriations
yesterday favorably reported 10 the
House the bill authorizing the expendi-
ture of $4,000 to secure additional land
/ for Rock Creek Park.
The land TO be acquired is described in
the bill as follows; THAT the piece and
parcels OF land first 10 be taken shall be
those tracts OF land in the District OF
I Columbia to which title Is vested IN
! Charles J. Bell. Amos H. Plumb, and
| John Cassels, trustees BY decree of the
Supreme Court Of the District of Colum-
bia entered on the 18th day Of April. 1903,
I in equity cause numbered Z3385. describ-
ed as follows; All that part Of the afore-
said property lying to the soutr OF the
south building line Of Massachusetts ave
nue. and to the east Of the center line OF
Rock Creek drive, containing three and
one-half acres, more or less; also. all
that part OF the aforesaid property begin
ming on the center line Of Rock Creek
drive and on the dividing line of the
aforesaid property and WoodIey Park
thence southerly along the line of said
property 10 a point at or near Rock
Creek, and thence southwesterly along
the line OF said property down Rock
Greek to the north building line of Massa-
chusetts avenue; thence northwesterly
along said building line of Massachusetts
avenue to where the west line OF said
| property leaves said avenue; thence fol-
| lowing said property line in a northerly
and northwesterly direction to its inter-
section with the north building line Of
Observatory circle: then along said build
ing line Of said circle westerly to its in
! tersection with the center line Of Thirty
fourth street; thence along the center line
of Thirty-fourth street to the center of
Garfield street; thence due east to a
point perpendicular distant 325 feet from
the center line Of Cleveland avenue:
thence southeasterly and parallel to said
| center line of Cleveland avenue, and -
feet therefrom to where said line inter-
sects the center line Of Twenty-ninth
street; thence southeasterly by reverse
curved line, following the center Of a
proposed new street. TO the intersection
Of the center line OF Rock Creek
drive; thence about $50 feet along said
center line Of Rock Greek drive TO the
point OF beginning, containing about S4ik
acres: also, all the portions Of lots / 3
3. i. and 3, block IA. and parts Of lots 2
twenty-five, block 70, Woodley Park, as
are included between Connecticut avenue
Rock Creek Park, the west line Of Wood
ley Park. and the center line OF Rock
Creek drive, containing 81 acres. more
or less; also, that part OF a tract known
as Normanstone. owned by William E.
Edmonston and others. trustees, and
lying between Massachusetts, avenue,
the grounds Of the United States Naval
Observatory. and the east line of said
tract north Of Massachusetts, avenue
containing 27-10 acres. more or less"
The bill further provides that that por-
ton Of Benton street included in the new
portion Of the park, be abandoned as a
highway. The government is TO pay half
the expense Of the acquisition Of the land
and the District the other half