Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
Continued from First Page.)


hereby appropriated for said purpose.
In the event that such land cannot
be purchased within the District OF
Columbia at Price satisfactory to
said Commissioners, they are author
ICED to acquire same by condemnation
under the provisions of chapter 10 OF
the Code of Laws for the District OF
Column ia. In the event that such land
cannot be acquired within the District
of Columbia, in the judgment of said
Commissioners, at price satisfactory
10 said Commissioners, either by pur-
chase or condemnation, the Attorney
General of the United States, at the
request of said Commissioners, shall
institute condemnation proceedings to
acquire such land as may be selected
for said site, either in the state of
Maryland or in the state of Virginia,
IN accordance with the law of said
states, the title of said land to be
taken directly to and in the name of
-he United States, but the land SO ac-
quired shall be under the jurisdiction
of the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia as agents of the United
States. and the expenses OF procuring
evidences of title or Of condemnation,
preparation herein made for the pur-
chase of said site.
Industrial Home School Site.
Of Columbia are hereby authorized
and directed to purchase as a. site
for a new Industrial Homo School
a tract Of land containing not less
than two hundred acres In the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and for that pur-
appropriated, or II unable to acquire
said tract of land in the District of
Columbia then they may acquire the
same in the state of Maryland, or in
the state Of Virginia, and for the pur-
pose of acquiring such trNtE of land
in either of said states not exceed
ing $4,000 of the $4,000 appropriated
herein shall be expended therefor. In
the event that such land cannot be
purchased within the District OF
Columbia at a price satisfactory to
said Commissioners, they are author
under the provisions of chapter Is
of the code Of laws for the District
of Columbia In the event that such
land cannot be acquired within the
District OF Columbia, in the judgment
Of said Commissioners, at price
satisfactory to said Commissioners,
either by purchase or condemnation.
the Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia are authorised to acquire,
by purchase or condemnation, such
tract of land containing not less than
two hundred acres in the state of
Maryland or in the state of Virginia,
and If they are unable to acquire such
tract of Land by purchase at q price
satisfactory to them, the Attorney
General of the United States, at the
request of said Commissioners, shall
institute condemnation proceedings to
acquire such land as may be ed
for said site, either in the state of
in accordance with the laws Of said
states. the title Of said land to be
taken directly to and in the name Of
the United States, but the land 50
acquired shall be under the jurisdic-
tion Of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, as agents OF the
United States for the purpose Of erect
ing thereon a building or buildings
and appurtenances Tor said Industrial
Home School and the expenses Of
procuring evidences of title of con-
demnation, or both, shall be paid out
of the appropriation herein made for
the purchase Of said site"
$3.50 Plan Restored.
The committee provisions restoring
the $3.50 plan OF appropriatinE for
The District and changing, in part, the
fiscal relations of the federal govern
nent and the District Of Columbia
follow:
That SO per centum of the follow
ing sums. respectively, is appropriat-
ed out of. any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
and 50 per centum out Of the revenues
Of the District Of Columbia, in full
government Of the District Of Column
bia for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1922, namely:
appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1929, heretofore or
hereafter made in other acts and
IA Ia in
The revenues of the district Of Co.
lumbia, shall be paid in the proper
lions of so per centum from the
Treasury of the United States and
20 per centum from the revenues Of
the District Of Columbia
To Meet General Expenses.
Hereafter the Secretary of the
Treasury Is authorised and directed
TO advance, on the reQuisftion of the
Commissioners Of the District of Co
1umbia. made in the manner now
pescribed by law. out Of any moneys
in the Treasury Of the United States
not otherwise appropriated, such
sums as may be necessary from time
to time to meet the general expenses
Of said District. as authorized by
Congress. and to reimburse the
Treasury for the portion of said ad :
vances payable by the District Of Co
lumbia out Of the taxes and revenues
collected for the support of the gov
eminent thereof. II In any year the
taxes and revenues Of the District of
Columbia shall be incumbent to re-
imburse tho Treasury for the portion
OF said advance payable by the Dis
trict Of Columbia. such unpaid ad-
vance shall be reimbursed to said
v ct Of the revenues Of the
District of Columbia Of the succeed
ing year or years II in any year the
taxes and revenues of the District OF
Columbia shall be more than suf-
ncient to reimburse the Treasury for
the portion OF said advances payable
by the District Of Columbia, such
surplus OF revenue and all unex-
pended or unappropriated surpiuse.
o. tho District revenue shown by the
reports OF said Commissioners to
have been heretofore accumulated
and deposited in the Treasury Of the
United States shall be held in the
Treasury as Q trust fund for the
benef1t OF said District and be avail :
able as REVENGE Of the District Of CO.
1Rmbaa< 3sc meeting the portion OF