Chapter 242. For the relief of Clara Dougherty, Ernest Kubel, and Josephine Taylor, owners of lot numbered thirteen, and of Mary Meder, owner of the south seventeen and ten one-hundredths feet front by the full depth thereof of lot numbered fourteen, all of said property in square numbered seven hundred and twen
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CHAP. 242.— An Act For the relief of Clara Dougherty, Ernest Kubel, and Josephine Taylor, owners of lot numbered thirteen, and of Mary Meder, owner of the south seventeen and ten one-hundredths feet front by the full depth thereof of lot numbered fourteen, all of said property in square numbered seven hundred and twenty-four, in Washington, District of Columbia, with regard to assessment and payment for damages on account of change of grade due to the construction of Union Station, in said District.
August 8, 1914.[[S. 23](/us/bill/63/S/23).][[Public No,. 168](/us/pl//).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That under and in accordanceDistrict of Columbia.Appraisal of damages to certain lots from change of grade for Union Station.Vol. 33, p. 250. with the terms and provisions of the Act of Congress approved April twenty-second, nineteen hundred and four, entitled “An Act to provide for payment of damages on account of change of grade due to construction of the Union Station, in the District of Columbia,” as amended by the Act of Congress approved June twenty-ninth, nine-teenVol. 34, p. 619. hundred and six, the commission appointed under said Act is hereby authorized and directed to meet and view the property known as lots numbered thirteen and the south seventeen and ten one-hundredths feet front by the full depth thereof of lot numbered fourteen, all in square numbered seven hundred and twenty-four, in the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, improved by premises numbered three hundred and twenty-three, three hundred and twenty-five, three hundred and twenty-seven, three hundred and twenty-nine, and three hundred and thirty-seven First Street northeast, city of Washington, District of Columbia, and hear testimony touching the damages to said property which have resulted from changes in theAuthority of commission.Vol. 32, p. 913. grade of streets, avenues, or alleys authorized by the Act of Congress approved February twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and three, relating to the construction of a union railroad station in the District of Columbia, and to appraise and determine the amount of damages, if any, to which the owner of said property so affected by change of grade may be entitled.
Sec. 2. That if any of the parties interested, their personal representatives,Jury to consider appeals from award. or the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, shall be dissatisfied with the appraisement or award of said commission, the court shall, on motion of the parties so dissatisfied, direct the United States marshal to summon a jury of seven disinterested men, not related to any person in interest, to meet and view the said property and to appraise and determine the amount of damages to which the686 owner of said property so affected by change of grade may be entitled, as provided in and by the aforesaid Act of Congress so amended as aforesaid.
Sec. 3. Appropriation from District revenues. That a sufficient sum to pay the compensation and expenses of said commission and the compensation of said jurors and the amount of any appraisement or award of damages made in favor of the owner of said property is hereby appropriated out of the revenuesRefund. of the District of Columbia, and fifty per centum thereof shall be*Proviso*.Expenses to be deducted from award. refunded to said District of Columbia by the United States: *Provided, however*, That from such sum or sums as may be awarded to said owners, there shall be deducted the compensation and expenses of said commission and the compensation of said jurors.
Approved, August 8, 1914.