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 FIFTY-SIXTH ooNGREss. Sess. 1. Cas. s10-812. 1900. 671 sioners of said District, out of the revenues of the District of Colum— _ bia; and a sufficient sum to ay the amounts of said judgments and AP¥"°P“““°“· awards is hereby appropriateld out of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Sec. 10. That when confirmed by the court the several assessments m{1¤jg§¤ggg¤ ¤ lm herein dprovided to be made shall severally be a lien upon the land ’ ' assesse “, and shall be collected as special improvement taxes in the District of Columbia, and shall be payable in four equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of four per centum per annum from . the date of confirmation until paid. That said court may allow amend- m${gg¤d¤°¤°¤ P°*· ments in form or substance in any petition, process, record, or pro- ` ceeding, o1·. in the description of property proposed to be taken, or of property assessed for benefits whenever suc amendments will not mterfere with the substantial rights of the parties interested, and any such amendment may be made after as well as before the order or judgment coniirmin the verdict or award aforesaid. Sec. 11. That eaci juror shall receive as compensation the sum of j¤‘jgg{‘P°“”“°“ 0* five dollars per day for his services during the time he shall be actually en aged in such services under the provisions hereof. grae. 12. That the sum of three hundred dollars is hereby appropri- fo;*&g5é>¤{>ga{ "_ 0;} ated, out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, to prov1de the peuses.L necessary funds for the costs and expenses of the condemnation proceedings talalelp pursuant liegeto.  __ f h d d Sec. 13. at no appea y any interest party rom the ecision APP¢¤1¤¤°**° ¢l¤Y of the supreme court of the District of Columbia confirmin the assess- gfdv¢i1¤§Ig:g.‘lWards t° ment or assessments for benefits or damages herein provided for, no1· any other proceedings at law or in equity by such party against the conirmation of such assessment or assessments, shal delay or prevent the payment of the award to others in respect to the roperty con- _ demned nor the widening of such streets: Provided, llowever, That f,‘;"y’,’;”g’,,, on mm upon the final determination of said appeal or other proceeding at law dergmnnmsn of sp. or in equity the amount found to be ue and payable as damages sus- °°°" tained b reason of the widening of the streets under the provisions - hereof sldall be paid as hereinbe 01‘B provided. Sec. 14. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal A'“°“d“’°“‘· this Act. Approved, June 6, 1900. CHAP. 81 1.-An Act To authorize the detail of an officer of the retired list of the ·’“¤° 0= 1000- Army as adjutanbgeneral of the District of Columbia militia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R¥resentati»ves_0fthe United States of America in Congress assembled, nat the President of the Qfggigigfgplggggéa United States may detail as adjutant- eneral of the District of Colum- may omcss as adjubia militia any retired officer of the grrmy who may be nominated to E{§K§§'§§§?’ °f““mi“ the President by the brigadier-general commanding the District of _ Columbia militia, said retired officer while so detailed to have the active service pay and allowances of his rank in the Regular Army. Approved, June 6, 1900. CHAP. 812.-Au Act To close all alleys in block three of the Walbridge subdivi- J““° **-1000- sion of Ingleside, in the county of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House q; Representatives of the United States of America in Ocngress assembled, That the Commissioners of the l§fo*;i*g;,°§§g}f(§’§% District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed block three, walto abandon and close all the alleys in block numbered three of the ¥§1§§c,“§‘,l’{'l‘,*§;.§‘§‘§&