Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
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employees and an appropriation Of $1,000
for lockers. furniture and gymnastic APP
paratus are included.
To Enlarge Park System. :.
The additions to the park system are
provided for as follows:
| Rock Creek drive and Lovers lane
For grading and improving Rock Creek
drive and Lovers lane between Massachu-
sets avenue and street northwest,
$O,5OO. Under and in accordance with
the provision Of subchapter one of chap
ter fifteen Of the Code of Law for the Dis
| trict of Columbia, the Commissioners of
| the District OF Columbia are authorized
and directed to institute in the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia a pro-
ceeding in rem to condemn the land that
may be necessary to extend Rock Creek
drive northwest. from Massachusetts, ave-
nue. southerly to 'Montrose Park, and to
| condemn any private interest in the land
| in Lovers lane lying between land taxed
as parcels 1910 and 1911, and Montrose
| Park, from T street Southerly to r street
| northwest as shown on plans filed in the
| office of the Engineer Commissioner Of the
| District Of Columbia.
Provided, however that the entire
amount found to be due and awarded by
the jury in said proceedings as damages
| for and in respect of the land to be con-
demned. as provided for herein plus the
costs and expenses of the proceedings
hereunder shall be assessed by the jury
as benefits. = =
There is hereby appropriated entirely
out Of the revenues of the District of CO.
lumbia the sum of $4,000 to pay the cost
and expenses of the condemnation pro-
ceedings taken pursuant hereto, and for
| the payment of the amounts awarded
as damages, the amounts assessed as
benefits. when collected. to be repaid to
the District of Columbia to the credit Of
the revenues of said District. Provided
| further, that the chief of engineers,
United States Army is hereby directed
to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Conn.,
| missioners:s Of the District of Columbia
| for highway purposes so much of Mont
| rose Park as they may deem necessary
for the connecting highway herein au-
| thorized.'
| Fort Davis and Fort Dupont Parks, etc.
THE Commissioners of the District of
Columbia are hereby authorized and di-
.rected to prepare a highway plan to
change the location and width of Alabama
! avenue and Hillside road. and to make
such changes in the location of inter-
secting streets as may be necessary to
provide proper connection with the new
location Of Alabama avenue: Provided
further. that under and in accordance
with the provisions of subchapter l of
chapter Is Of the code of law for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, the Comm. ssioners of
the District or Columbia are authorized
and directed to institute in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia q pro-
ceeding in rem to condemn the land that
/ may be necessarNst0 preserve the sites of
Fort Davis and Fort Dupont for park
purposes, and to- provide a connecting
highway between these sites by widening
Alabama avenue to $50 feet, comprising in
all approximately Al 25-10O acres of land.
as shown on plans filed in the Office of
the Engineer Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia
There il hereby appropriated an
amount SUFFICIENT to pay the necessary
costs and expenses of said condemnation
proceedings taken pursuant hereto, and