736 F IFTY-EiGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 734. 1905. a ainst the ro rt of the arty or arties objecting, but if the party og parties dhodld prevail the vgrdict of the new jury, either in increasin his or their damages, or in diminishing the assessment for benefits, iiien, and in that event, the costs of the new jury shall be paid by the District of Columbia, and if the Commissioners of the District of Columbia do not elect that the entire verdict shall be set aside, and the same be set aside or vacated in part, the residue of the verdict and award shall not be affected thereby. · nxgemes m be as- "Sec. 1608j. That said jury shall assess as benefits accruing by reamm °" lm b°"° son of said opening, extension, widening, or straightening an amount equal to the amount of damages as ascertained bv them as hereinbefore provided, includin five ollars per day for the marshal and five dollars per day for each juror for the services of each when actually employed, and all other expenses of such proceedings upon each lot or part of lofor parcel of and in the square or block in which such alley or minor street is to be qpened, extended, widened, or straight- ` ened, and upon each lot, part o lot, or Ercel of ground in the squares or blocks confronting the square in w `ch such alley or minor street is to be opened, extended, widened, or straightened, which will be benefited by such opening, extension widening, or straightening, in _ the pro rtion that said jtigzy may find said lots, parts of 0ts,`or parcels of iatimd will be benefi . _ xnymnmswmi. °‘Sec. 1608k. That when the verdict of said jury shall have been finally ratified and confirmed by the court, as herein provided, the amounts of money awarded and adjudged to be payable for lands taken under the provisions hereof shall be paid to the owners of said land by the Treasurer of the United States, ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the District of Columbia, upon the warrants of the _ Commissioners of said District, out of any funds available therefor: ggygzion of hem Pvmdded, That in all cases of payments the accounting officers shall me take into account the assessment for benefits and the award for damages, and shall pay only such part of said award in respect of any lot as may be in excess of the assessment for benefits against the part of such lot not taken, and there shall be credited on said assessment the amount of said award not in excess of said assessment. mQgg°*=¤¤¤ 0* ¤¤¤¤¤· "Sec. 1.6081. That when continued by the court the several assess- ` ments herein provided to be made sha 1 severally be alien upon the land assessed 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 and after sixty days after the date of confirmation until paid. That said court may allow amendments in form or substance in any description of roperty proposed to be taken, or of property assessed for benefits, whenever such amendments will not interfere with the substantial rights of the parties interested, and any such amendment may be made after as well as before the order or judgment confirming . the verdict or award aforesaid. <¤<>r¤1w¤¤¤·¤¤i¤¤¤fJ¤— "Sec. 1609. That each juror shall receive as compensation the sum mdli, ;u_ ,,, me of five dollars per day for his services during the time he shall be “'”*'“"“’· actually engaged in such services under the provisions hereof. Rage-·;1;• nn; rg ee "Sec. 1610. That no appeal by any interested party from the decied,`" "" ° °’”‘ sion of the supreme court of the District of Columbia confirmin the .,}Q’,l;,,_,,"?· P- lm- assessment or assessments of benefits or damages herein provided; for, nor any other proceeding at law or in equity by such party against the confirmation of such assessment or assessments. shall delay or prevent the payment of award to others in respect to the property condemned, nor delaiy or prevent the taking of any of said property sought to be con emned, nor the opening, extension, widening. or I1jrq:;•g.wmmd straightening of such alley or minor street: I’rr»m`ded, hmneem-, That oai3f., ° °` upon the final determination of said appeal or other proceeding at law