The Washington times., 1915-12-28
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Conrad IL. Symc. James Francis smith,
AttOrncys,

IN THE SUPREME CORE OF TIE DIS
TRlCT or COLUMBIA. HOLDING A Dis
TRlCT COURT.-In re: Condemnation Of
land Tor small parks in squares 55I4. 5575.
west OF 3923, Soo2, 29-4, 292., IT'S. 1898 1854,
District Court, No. l2j7.-Notice is hereby
given thHt the Commissioners OF the District
OF columbia pursuant 10 certain provisions
OF the Act OF Congress. approved March 4,
1915. entitled An Act making appropria-
lions to provide 1or the expenses OF the SOW
ernment of the district OF Columbia for Ihe
fiscal year ending June thirticth. nineteen
hundred and fourteen, anu FOR other pur-
poses" under the caption Small Parks "
have hled petition in this court praying
the condemnation of the land necessary ior
park purposes in squares 5GIi. bounded by
Minnesota avenue and Twenty second street
east, and street south: vest OF ?s23,
bounded by Michigan avenue. Randolph
street and Twelfth street east; square 3O03
bounded by Ninth street west, GaIlatin
street and Illinois avenue; !quare % =
bounded by Thirteenth street west Emerson
street, and Arkansas avenue, square ~
bounded by Georgia avenue. Farragul street
and Arkansas avenue; square l725. bounied
by Van Ness street and Forty-second street
west. and Nebraska avenue; square lSj5
bounded by Thirty-eighth street east. Hunt
ington street and Reno road; square 1854
bounded by Thirty-ninth street east Jeni-
fer street and Reno road; square U55l bound
%, nv % street south, TMenty-eiGhth n hlre,t
east. and Pennsylvania avenue; square 42l7
bounded by Twenty-!ourth street east, South
Dakota avenue, and Rhode Island avenue, in
the District OF Columbia as shown on plats
or maps filed with the said petition, as part
thereof, and praying also that a jury OF
five judiCious, experienced, dsinterested men
who shall be freeholdeTs within the District
OF Columbia. not related to any person IN
terested in these proceedings, and not in
the service or employment of the District OF
Columbia of the United states, be SUM
moned by the United States marshal for the
District OF Columbia to assess the DAMAGES
each owner of land TO be taken may sustain
bv reason Of the condemnation OF the land
necessary for the said park purposes, in the
squares aforesaid. and TO assess benefits
resulting therefrom not less than half of
the amount of said damages, including the
expenses OF these proceedings upon the lots,
pieces and parcels or land which the jury
NAV find will be benefited by the said parks
as provided for In and by the Aforesaid Act
Of Congress. 1t is, by the Court this I7th
day of December, A. d. 1915, ORDERED
That all persons having any interest In these
proceedings be, and they are hereby, warned
and commanded to appear in this court ON
or before the lith day of January. A. ID. 1916
anre until the court shall have made Irs
tinal order ratifying and confirming the
award OF damages and the assessment or
benefits by the jury 10 be empaneed and
That a copy OF this notice and order be
published twice a week for three successive
weeks in the Washington Evening Star The
Washington Times, and the WASHINGTON
Herald. newspapers published in the said
District commencing at least twenty DAYS
before the said l4th day OF January, A. D.
1916 1t IL further ORDERED That a COPY
OF this notice and order be served by the
United States marshal or his deputies. upOn
each OF the owners Of the fee or the land
10 be condemned herein. and upon the ten
ants and occupants of the same. as NAV ne
: found hN the said marshal. or his d"n I'lrs
| said lith dav Of January. \ - 1915 By
the Court F. l.. SlDDONS, Justice. ,Seal
| A true COPY. Test: j. Il. YOUNG, Clerk
BY Y. K. CUNNINGHAM Assistant Clerk