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south of Massachusetts Avenue, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, further identified as parcel 51/3, and being a part of United States reservation numbered 360.

Parcel 7. Square 4199, Washington, District of Columbia, containing two thousand nine hundred square feet, more or less, bounded on the north by Quincy Street, on the east by Twentieth Street, on the south by Perry Street, and on the west by South Dakota Avenue, in the northeast quarter of Washington, District of Columbia, being a part of the Taft Recreation Center in said city and of United States reservation numbered 476.

SEC. 5. That upon any sale as hereby authorized the said director is hereby authorized to execute a proper deed of conveyance which shall contain a full legal description of the land sold, either by metes and bounds or otherwise according to law.

SEC. 6. That all Acts and parts of Acts which may be inconsistent or in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.

Approved, July 19, 1932.

[PUBLIC-No. 152-73D CONGRESS]

[S. 2057]

AN ACT

Authorizing the sale of certain property no longer required for public purposes in the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to sell and convey to the highest bidder, at public or private sale and at such time as in their opinion may be most advantageous to the District of Columbia, the old Potomac School property, known as lot 802 in square 327, containing five thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven square feet of land, more or less, and the proceeds from such sale shall be deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia. Approved, April 13, 1934.

[S. 2509]

AN ACT

To readjust the boundaries of Whitehaven Parkway at Huidekoper Place in the District of Columbia, provide for an exchange of land, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to readjust the boundaries of Whitehaven Parkway at Huidekoper Place and preserve the trees and other natural park values, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to close, vacate, and abandon for highway and alley purposes the area contained in parcel designated "A", as shown on map filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1817, and to transfer said area so closed, vacated, and abandoned to the United States to be under the jurisdiction of the Director of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations for park purposes.

SEC. 2. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to use for street and alley purposes the area comprised within the parcels designated "B", as shown on map filed in the office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1817; and the Director of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations is authorized to make the necessary transfer of said land to the District of Columbia, same to be under the jurisdiction of the said Commissioners for street and alley purposes.

SEC. 3. That upon the dedication by the lawful owner or owners of the land contained in the parcel designated "C" and the transfer by plat as provided herein and/or the conveyance by deed of the land contained in the parcel designated "D", in accordance with map showing said parcels filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, numbered as map 1817, the said parcel "C" to be dedicated to the District of Columbia for street purposes and the said parcel "D" transferred by plat and/or conveyed by deed to the United States, to be under the jurisdiction of the Director of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, then the said Director of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, acting for and in behalf of the United States of America, is authorized and directed to transfer by plat as provided herein and/or convey by deed all the land comprised in the parcel designated "E" as shown on said map filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1817, said transfer and/or conveyance to be made to the owner or owners making the transfer and/or conveyance of said parcel designated "D" to the United States, such transfers and/or deeds of conveyance to pass title in fee simple to the said land, and any and all of such transfers when duly executed and consummated shall constitute legal conveyances of the parcels herein described to the parties in interest: Provided, however, That good and sufficient title, satisfactory to the

Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the Director of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations shall be given with respect to the land contained in said parcels "C" and "D" respectively: And provided further, That upon the transfer by plat and/or the conveyance by deed of the said parcel designated "E", as provided herein, the land contained in said parcel shall be subject to assessment and taxation the same in all respects as other private property in the District of Columbia.

SEC. 4. That the surveyor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to prepare the necessary plat or plats showing the parcels of land to be transferred and dedicated in accordance with the provisions of this Act, with certificates affixed thereon to be signed by the parties in interest making the necessary transfers and dedication, which plat or plats, after being signed by the various interested parties and officials, and approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, upon recommendation of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, shall be recorded upon order of said Commissioners in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, and said plat or plats and certificates when so recorded shall constitute a legal dedication and legal transfers of the property described for the purposes designated according to the provisions of this Act.

Approved, April 13, 1934.

[S. 2508]

AN ACT

Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Attorney General of the United States, to make equitable adjustments of conflicting claims between the United States and other claimants of lands along the shores of the Potomac River, Anacostia River, and Rock Creek in the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of establishing and making clear the title of the United States in and to any part or parcel of land or water in, under, and adjacent to the Potomac River, the Anacostia River, or Eastern Branch, and Rock Creek, including the shores and submerged or partly submerged land, as well as the banks of said waterways, and also the upland immediately adjacent thereto, including made land, flat lands and marsh lands, in which persons and corporations and others may have or pretend to have any right, title, claim, or interest adverse to the complete title of the United States as set forth in an Act entitled "An Act providing for the protection of the interest of the United States in lands and water comprising any part of the Potomac River, the Anacostia River, Eastern Branch, and Rock Creek, and adjacent lands thereto ", approved April 27, 1912 (37 Stat. 93), and in order to facilitate the same, by making equitable adjustments of such claims and controversies between the United States of America and such adverse claimants, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make and accept, on behalf of the United States, by way of compromise when deemed to be in the public interest such conveyances, including deeds of quit-claim and restrictive and collateral covenants, of the lands in dispute as shall be also approved by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Attorney General of the United States.

Approved, June 4, 1934.

[S. 2714]

AN ACT

To amend section 895 of the Code of Law of the District of Columbia:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, vested with authority to make harbor regulations for the entire waterfront of the city within the District of Columbia, to alter and amend the same from time to time as they may find necessary: Provided, That whenever these regulations affect navigable waters, channels, and anchorage areas or other interests of the United States, such regulations shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War: And provided further, That whenever said regulations affect the waterfront within the District of Columbia under the jurisdiction of the Director of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, or affect the interests and rights of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, such regulations shall be subject to prior approval of the respective agencies.

Approved, June 15, 1934.

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