, 1879-07-13
STATE STREET.

CONDEMNATION CASE HElsuitA"
The jury in the State street condemnation case
yesterday returned their verdict, assessing the
total damages for widening State street from
Twelfth street to the city limits, at sa33, ,s47.79
The verdict occupied nearly two hours IN the read
ing, and covered LIS pages OF foolscap. Ihe mo-
tions for new trial will be heard Saturday
The ordinance to widen State street to uni
form width of 100 feet from Twelfth street to
the city limits at Egan avenue, "os passed.
March II, 1879, and the pettuons
to condemn filed three days later.
The defendants were duly served and the case
got ready for trial BY May s., The hearing
began May 7, aud lasted until July !, when the
Jury retired to consider their verdict. The land
to be condemned was strip twenty-seyen feet
wide on the east side of the street, from Twelfth
street to Twcnty-second street, one mile IN
length, and a strip thirty-four feet VIDE from
Twenty-sccond to Egan avenue, a distance OF
cross streets, was about 15,0o0 teet- evidence
vas offered on behalf OF tho city as to all the
land, but the defendants only put IN testimony
as as about $500 feet, The testimony for
the defendants made the value o1 the
as s'h high as tl,at Tor the plaintiff, but the jury
seemed to have practically disregarded the
former. They, however, took the highest hg-
urcs OF the citYss witnesses. The value OF the
487 lots was found to be Sl07, 1885, and Of the 50o
buildings, sl35, -. Taking TIE aserage
testimony OF tile city's witnesses, the verdict
would hare been S153,S31.4 u for the land. Ihc
lots on the east side OF tile street are fron lou
to $50 feet deep, while those on the west side
are 100 to LIS, get the latter were va!ueo tae
higher, showing the extra depth DID not aod
much to the value.
4 saving Of about $50, 900 was effected through
the valuable efforts OF Afr. Harkncsss, Of the
Board of Public Works, who has helped cononct
the case. After the condemnation proceedings
we're begun he made personal visits to the prop
crty-owncrs whose lots we're improved, and 1n-
duccd about two-thirds of them to agree to
allow the city to remove their buildings back to
the new line, and hare the cost OF removal and
making new foundations, sewage =, con con,
for the building. If the front thirtv-four
feet for instance, was cut of building
it would ruin the whole. and perhaps the build
ing would be worth 81, COO. This would there
fore DC the damage to be allowed the owner,
ing back, it would be done for 500 or S2lO, and
thus save at least $500 in such case. The fol-
lowing is a copy rf one OF the stipulations;
STATE OF 1111So1s, cousrr Of COOK. ss;3su- s=S
peror Court Of Cook County: May G, term. - iS'V.n
the matter Of the petition of the City OF Chicago
for the ascertainment of the just compensation to
be made for private property to be ta6en OF dam- an
caCo, County of Cook, and State of Illinois: from
Twelfth street to Egan avenue, to tho width OF
100 feet condemniHg the property necessary there
for on the cast side thereof, ...
It is hereby stipulated between the petitioner,
the city of Chicago and --.-, defendant
herein, owner OF building and Improvements
known as No. - State street. in said city, said
building standing on Lot =. that, upon the trial
Of this cause, the amount Of compensatory to pc
awarded to the owner ut Ead building shall be the
cost Of moving said building east TO the new build
ing line OF said street as widened, said cost 81
moving to include the cost Of putting SAID build
ing in tho same condition to foundations. pri7
yate sewers, waterpipea and pipes ~ at pres,
ent, the compensatioplor said land to DC awarded
separately, and not 10 be affected in any manner
By this stipulation. 4
This also is very advantageous to the proper
ty-owner, as before, for he colud nercr rebuild
building new Tor tho same price awarded him by
Jury, The trial OF the assessment Tor benefits
will be begun as soon as possible, and, if no
serious obstacles are met, the widening will be
begun iu npout year.