Chapter 247. Authorizing the closing of certain portions of Grant Road in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 247.— An Act Authorizing the closing of certain portions of Grant Road in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. March 4, 1923.[[S. 4117](/us/bill/67/s/4117).][[Public, No. 498](/us/67/pl/498).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia.Grant Road NW.Portion of, closed on acquiring land for Davenport Street, etc. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to close, vacate, and abandon so much of Grant Road as lies between Reno Road and Connecticut Avenue northwest, upon the acquisition by the District of Columbia by dedication, purchase, or condemnation of the land lying within the lines of Davenport Street between Reno Road and Connecticut Avenue, and within the lines of Thirty-sixth Street between Davenport Street and Connecticut Avenue, as laid down upon the permanent system of highways Reversion to abutting owners.for the District of Columbia, the title to the portion of said Grant Road so closed and abandoned to revert to the abutting property owners.
Sec. 2. Tract to be sold. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to sell a tract or parcel of land owned by the District of Columbia, numbered for purposes of *Provisos*.Price restriction.assessment and taxation as parcel forty-six over twenty: *Provided*, That said tract or parcel of land shall not be sold by said commissioners at a price less than the assessed value thereof: *Provided further*, Proceeds for purchase of playgrounds, etc.That the money so realized shall be expended in the purchase of a playground or school site.
Approved, March 4, 1923.