Chapter 402. to provide for the acquisition of property in Prince William County, Virginia, to be used by the District of Columbia for the reduction of garbage
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CHAP. 402.— An Act to provide for the acquisition of property in Prince William County, Virginia, to be used by the District of Columbia for the reduction of garbage.May 26, 1926.[[H. R. 7286](/us/bill/69/hr/7286).][[Public, No. 293](/us/pl/69/293).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia.Purchase of garbage reduction plant in Virginia, authorized. That in order that the service of the collection of garbage in the District of Columbia may be continued without future interruption., the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to purchase all658 of the property now used for the reduction of such garbage and located in Prince William County, Virginia, and leased from Jolin E.
Baker and the estate of Daniel Baker, comprising approximately twenty-five acres, and in addition thereto, forty acres, more or less, of land adjacent thereto, as selected by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. Condemnation proceedings authorized, if price not satisfactory. That in the event the property hereinbefore referred to, or any part thereof, can not be purchased at a satisfactory price, it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General upon the request of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the land referred to in the State of Virginia, in accordance with the laws of said State, the title of said land to be taken directly to and in the name of the United States, but the land so acquired shall be under the jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia as the agents of the United States.
Sec. 3. Amount authorized from District revenues.*Post*, p. 1310. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act such sum as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the revenues of the District of Columbia and said sum or such amount thereof as may be necessary, in the event of condemnation, shall be paid into the registry of the court wherein such proceedings are instituted for the satisfaction of damages awarded and the expenses of such proceedings in condemnation, said fund to be subject to the order of the court.
Approved, May 26, 1926.