Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Volume 4The Society, 1901 - Washington (D.C.) |
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... Commissioners and ap- pended to a memorial from them on the affairs of the city which was sent to Congress by President Jefferson , January 11 , 1802 . Address discussed by Messrs . Davis and Weller . Mr. Spofford read the report of the ...
... Commissioners and ap- pended to a memorial from them on the affairs of the city which was sent to Congress by President Jefferson , January 11 , 1802 . Address discussed by Messrs . Davis and Weller . Mr. Spofford read the report of the ...
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... Commissioners who ar- ranged for securing the land upon which the city of Wash- ington was laid out . One of the provisions in the deeds . in trust of the original proprietors of the land , reserved to the grantors the right to remove ...
... Commissioners who ar- ranged for securing the land upon which the city of Wash- ington was laid out . One of the provisions in the deeds . in trust of the original proprietors of the land , reserved to the grantors the right to remove ...
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Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.). and the Commissioners , defining which of these triangular parks should be cared for by the general government and which by the municipal authorities . This understanding is recited in the ...
Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.). and the Commissioners , defining which of these triangular parks should be cared for by the general government and which by the municipal authorities . This understanding is recited in the ...
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... Commissioner Lansing H. Beach , and is reproduced in the Annual Re- port of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1899 . No annual reports have been made by the Parking Com- mission for several years . The ...
... Commissioner Lansing H. Beach , and is reproduced in the Annual Re- port of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1899 . No annual reports have been made by the Parking Com- mission for several years . The ...
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... Commissioners under the control and jurisdiction of the street parking vested in them by the act of July 1 , 1898 , continued in the householder of abutting private property the supervision entrusted to them under that sec- tion , as ...
... Commissioners under the control and jurisdiction of the street parking vested in them by the act of July 1 , 1898 , continued in the householder of abutting private property the supervision entrusted to them under that sec- tion , as ...
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Page 79 - Columbia is hereby placed under the exclusive charge and control of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War.
Page 92 - Rivers; thence east to the place of beginning, is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasure ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people...
Page 96 - Park for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people.
Page 167 - It is with indescribable regret, that I have seen the youth of the United States migrating to foreign countries, in order to acquire the higher branches of erudition, and to obtain a knowledge of the sciences. Although it would be injustice to many to pronounce the certainty of their imbibing maxims not congenial with republicanism, it must nevertheless be admitted, that a serious danger is encountered by sending abroad among other political systems those, who have not well learned the value of their...
Page 145 - A century hence, if this country keeps united (and it is surely its policy and interest to do it), will produce a city, though not as large as London, yet of a magnitude inferior to few others in Europe, on the banks of the Potomac, where one is now establishing for the permanent seat of the government of the United States, between Alexandria and Georgetown, on the Maryland side of the river; a situation not excelled, for commanding prospect, good water, salubrious air...
Page 183 - A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread — and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness...
Page 101 - ... and could have been presented as a defense to the application for such judgment in the court wherein the same was rendered, and as to all such questions the judgment itself shall be conclusive evidence of its regularity and validity in all collateral proceedings, except in cases where the tax or assessments have been paid, or the real estate was not liable to the tax or assessment.
Page 173 - This business being thus happily finished & some directions given to the Commissioners, the Surveyor and Engineer with respect to the mode of laying out the district — Surveying the grounds for the City & forming them into lots — I left Georgetown — dined in Alexandria & reached Mount Vernon in the evening.
Page 169 - The Federal City, from its centrality and the advantages, which in other respects it must have over any other place in the United States, ought to be preferred, as a proper site for such an university.
Page 95 - Before entering upon their duties they shall give notice, to the persons interested, of the time and place of their meeting, for the purpose of viewing the premises and making their assessment, at least ten days before the time of said meeting, by publishing the same in some newspaper published in said city.