Chapter 4. Relative to the widening and extension of Sixteenth street in the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 4.— An Act Relative to the widening and extension of Sixteenth street in the District of Columbia. January 30, 1900. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia. Extension, etc., of Sixteenth street. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed, within thirty days after the dedication to said District of seventy-five per centum of the lands lying within the lines of Sixteenth street northwest, as extended according to the highway plans, between the Piney Branch and the Blagden Mill road, and also between the Military road and the District of Columbia boundary line, to institute proceedings to condemn the land necessary for the extension of Sixteenth street from Morris street to the District of Columbia boundary line with a uniform width of one hundred and sixty feet, under the terms Vol. 30, p. 1344. and provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to extend S street in the *Proviso*.
Assessments against abutting property. District of Columbia, and for other purposes:” *Provided*, That of the amount found due and awarded as damages for and in respect of the land condemned for the extension of Sixteenth street, as in this section provided, not less than one-half thereof shall be assessed by said jury in said proceedings against those pieces or parcels of ground situated and lying on each side of said Sixteenth street northwest between Morris street and the Blagden subdivision, and between the Blagden Mill road and the Rock Creek or Milkhouse Ford road, and between lots seven, four, and eleven of A.
R. Shepherd’s subdivision, to the depth of two hundred and fifty feet, or to such greater depths as the benefits may be found by said jury to extend, measured on each side thereof from the building lines of said Sixteenth street as extended. Sec. 2. Dedication of land by infants, etc. That the supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting as an equity court, shall have authority to empower, order, and decree the committee or guardian of any person of unsound mind, and the guardian or trustee of any infant, owning or having an interest or estate in any land within the limits above described, to dedicate to the District of Columbia for and as a part of said Sixteenth street any land or part thereof owned by such person of unsound mind or by such infant, or in which they may have an interest or estate, if, upon the application of such committee, guardian, or trustee, and after the testimony of witnesses shall be taken and such other proceedings had as the court may deem proper, the court shall determine that such 3 dedication will be to the interest and advantage of such person of unsound mind or such infant.
Sec. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are Repeal. hereby repealed. Approved, January 30, 1900.