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 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 461. 1899. 1381 · That of the amount found due and awarded as damages for and in D!¤·•8•¤ ¤··¢>¤¤•¤ respect of the land condemned under this section for the opening and Zi·z¤°§—1i°°t°b°t°i°gP”°P' extending of said street one-half thereof shall be assessed by the jury 1n_sa1d proceedings against the pieces and parcels of land situate and ly1n g upon each side of said Pennsylvania avenue extended, and also on any or all adjacent pieces or parcels of land which in the judgment of the jury will be benefited by the said extension as herein provided. Sec. 3. That within ninety days after the approval of this Act the ,f;°°¤¤*¤¤¤fS¢¤¤s1¤· Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to institute by a petition in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a District court, a proceeding to condemn the land necessary for the extension of Staughton street from its present terminus westward through block one of the Meridian Hill subdivision to Columbia avenue with a uniform width of sixty-tive feet. That of the amount found due and awarded as damages for and in respect of the land condemned under this Act for the extension of said street, one half thereof shall be assessed by said jury in said proceedings against those pieces or parcels of ground abutting on both sides of Staughton street and the extension thereof as herein provided. Sec. 4. That within ninety days after the passage of this Act the. E¤*¤¤¤*•>¤ •f Im- Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and mg°°"h°°' directed to institute by a petition in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a District court, a proceeding to condemn the land necessary for the extension of Eckington place, between Q street and Florida avenue, to a full width of sixty feet by acquiring the necessary land below Q street on the west side of said Eckington place. That of the amount found due and awarded as damages for and in respect of the land condemned under this Act for the widening of the said Eckington place, one-half thereof shall be assessed by said jury in said proceedings against those pieces or parcels of ground abutting that portion of the street to be opened and extending to a depth of two hundred feet from the westerly building line of said Eckington place. Sec. 5. That within ninety days after the approval of this Act the Extension or sim- Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, '“““ "°'""f‘ authorized and directed to institute by a petition in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a District court, a proceeding to condemn the land necessary for the extension and widening of Sherman avenue from Florida avenue to Whitney avenue with the uniform width of one hundred feet. That of the amount found due and awarded for damages for and in respect of the land condemned under this Act for the extension and widening of said Sherman avenue not less than one-half thereof shall be assessed by said jury in said proceedings against those pieces or parcels of ground abutting on both sides of Sherman avenue, and the extension thereof as herein provided, to a distance of three hundred feet from the building lines on the east and west sides of Sherman avenue as widened and extended: Provided, That no assessment shall be made against those pieces or parcels of ground out of which land has already been dedicated to the District of Columbia for the purpose of widening Sherman avenue as herein provided for. Sec. 6. That within ninety days after the approval of this Act the ugwggs ¤f Twen- Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, ° authorized and directed to institute by a petition in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a District court, a proceeding to condemn the land necessary for the extension of Twentieth street southerly from Wyoming avenue to Columbia road, including the triangular-shaped piece of land bounded by the east line of Twentieth street thus extended, the south line of Wyoming avenue, and the west line of Columbia road. _ That of the amount found due and awarded for damages for and u1 respect of the land condemned under this Act for the extension of said Twentieth street not less than one-half thereof shall be assessed by said jury in said proceedings against those pieces or parcels of land