Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-06
CITY AND DISTRICT
THE LIBRARY SITE
Offers Made by the Owners OF Prop.
erty-The Assessed Value Of the
S0u0res.

| Squares
| The commission appointed to secure n site
for the proposed Congressional Library build.
ing met yesterday and opened the offers re-
| ceiVed from the owners of property in the two
parcels of ground named in the library bill
There We're about q dozen owners who made no
! return of their property. The individual offers
are given below, and show that the valuations
made by the property owners for the squares
| T29, $50 and T31, south of East Capitol street,
| Is 5,O44, while for squares 726. 727 and T2S,
| which lie north of East Capitol street, the
total value reached is SSO3,36 The appro-
priation for the property on either side OF the
street was $3.50, 900 and the members Of the
| commission state that if the owners on the
| south side took off about one-third from their
present valuation it would be possible to pur-
| chase the ground. The values given are far in
excess of the assessed value as given in the
tax lists. Tie commission have taken no action
pending negotiations.
| Below are given the offers made by the prop.
| erty owners, together with the values of the
| various pieces OF property as appraised by the
| tax assessors i'll the last assessment.
SQUARE 72S.
In square 72S, which is north of East Capt.
| tot, the following offers were received: b. T.
Thorn. $4,000; James F. Oyster, So 100; Thos.
$4,000; Theodore Mosher. Ienatius Young,
trustee, and Mary Mosher, $4,000; Louisiana
II: Newman; $4,000; LORENZO D. and Mary c.
Sll,9oo; wilhslmna NJ: F. smith; $4,000;
10000; Nehemiah 6. ordway, ssl.a55;'
f Suph Gisld rssS nsats.h
Mary J. Beatty, S6,672, NJ. r. Cailan and
others, trustees, $4,000; Mary Ann Clark,
Hunt, $50 GOO: Laura NJ. Moore, SI4. 900; Ag-
mes Messer, S1o,OOO Leonidas Scott, 81 800;
VIM. Mckee Dunn. $500; VIM. p. OConnor,
Peabody Library association. sS,GS7: VIM. i.
Blanay, S1O,424; Samuel Goldsmith, st, 90 4;
| $4,000.
The assessed value of the property IN square
! 12S. according 10 the last triennial assessment
Was Ta as follows: BENJAMIN amin + Thorn, Si,as4;
Kobt. 5. Avery, two lois, S2,54l and $1,53i;
Virginia Eteh!son, S2,522; Theodore Mosher,
l I,, lgnatius Young, trustee, and Mary Mosher'
and Mary e.. Merchant, S3,935; j. Fol.anspee,
trustee. and Jane Lynch, $1,000; Cara Wheeler,
! Sd 10; W. NJ. l.. smith, two lots, S3,533 and
| 81 ,53i; Charles McNamee two lots. 81, $3.50 and
sl,532; John =. Hoadiey. S1,53I; \. q. ord:
way 81: five los, S4.Q09, siOs, s2.s16 s2,53. and
]. Field, three lots, S17,s2a; Vim. NJ. Evarts,
three lots, So, 121. s312 and S1iI; Elizabeth L.
Custis two lots, sS.sSS and $50 Stephen j.
Field, two lots, $3.50 and S92; Elizabeth L.
Dunn, two lots. 1862 and s1.933; Frank 7.
! browning, 81 ,445; Mary Jane Beatty, 81 ,4O3;
N. J. Callans and others, trustees, S2,5ss;
Mary Ann Clarke, S2,4O4; Thomas o. Pryor,
Sl,9o4; VIM. S. Hunt. s5,413; Laura NJ. Moore.
| S2,34S; Agnes Messer, two lots, S2.547;
Leonidas scott, $1,000; VIM. Mckee Dunn,
Sl,o1o; VIM. z. O'Connor, $3.50; w. ". Corco-
ran and others, trustees Peabody Library assc-
citation, S2,o3s: VIM. il. BIanay, two lots,
! 1896 and 81 ,210; Samuel Goldsmith, 81 1913;
Isaac Bassett, $3.50; John McI.aughlin, two
SIG; Benjamin 7. Thorn, SITS.
SQUARE t29.
In square 729 offers were received as follows:
Francis A. Wood, $4,000; John Grinder,
| 5000; Oliver ii. Reed, $1,000; A. c. Wash
burn b and others. $4,000; II c. Tracy, $4,000;
sl5,70s; Mary E: Gist, s1,55s. 75; George NJ.
Gist. Sd ZOE, Is; n; G: oraway: $4,000; \: q.
U.sA.. 500, 600; n. G. Ordway, s30,OGO.G2: z
| Tobrincr, S1O.0IS; Sarah Price, $4,000; l.. ID.
Merchant 81 ,5o7.5O; \. II. CraGin aud others,
niger, s13,672; w. ii. Hoeke. sic, 72O; Bar
| bara Lehman, $4,000; Laura V. Dawson,
$4,000; Eli Cheiini $1,000; Thomas Schrevc-
ner, trustee Jane Lynch, 100000 Rosina Sar-
gent, S2S.U3U; b. b. French. So. 0S9; Stella \.
Kent, ss5, 900; William L. Edmonston, $1,000;
| William z. Bradley, $4,000; jeremiah Z. Lotz
$4,000; A. Z. Howe. IS, 400.
Assessed values square 129-F. A. Wood,
S2,Se3; John Grinder, two lots, SI55 and
and others, s2,9l2; Samuel Bieber, two lots,
Sl,2!s and 81 1878; Henry c. Tracy, $500; Ham
Gst seia George T w. We Gst 81 So; MoGan
two lots S1,O7I each: National Lite Insurance
company, four lots, 81, las, 81 1895, 50. l16 and
q, p s., SE,OO 3D., U. l.,
S3,5O7, s2,s16 and sl,4SO; Zachariah Tobri-
ner, S2,1U2; Sarah Prime S2,565; l.. ID. Mer-
ehant qhs A H eragnW ana Others
S3,535: VIM. II. Hoeke, S3,634; Barbara Leh-
man, 1886; Laura v. Dawson, S3,2S3; Ella
| Ghelini, 81, $50 Thos. Scrtvener, trustee, and
Jane Lynch, 81 500; Eosina Sargent, ST, O69:
| u. b. French. three lots, SS,O11, S2.46o and
S4O6; Stella a. Kent, two lots, SlO,2Oi and
$1,3TS; VIM. h. EdmOnston, S2,97o; VIM. Z.
bradley, S2,975; Jeremiah G. Lott, S2.167; and
Albion ]. Howe, SD, JOB.
SQUARE $50.
Square 53O-Offers-Fannie l. Berry, $50, ST.
| 5O;Sarah Burnett, 81 ,5OO Sophia q. Chew 81 =
mer, s1O,027; NJ. G. Emery and S. w. Tuiloch,
Mclaughlin. 5000; II: c. Darling, $1,000:
Maria c. Fitzhugh and Ann C. Carroll, 81 ,UOO
Geo. NJ. Miller, $4,000 National Metropolitan
Square 73O-assessed values-John s. Devil
| lin, five lots, S3,1S3, Ss76, S7O4, S7S3 and
ssss Sarah Many Burnett sS sse!s Sophia se
Colamer, $500; NJ. u. Emery and S. w. TUT
loch. trustees. 81 900; J. +. Buehler, S1,13O
S3.O34; Il. c. Darling, slO5; Maria C. Fitzhugh
and Ann &. Carroll, 81 ,IO6 Geo. NJ. Miller
s1.Oso National Metropolitan Fire Insurance
| Co., SI,475.
SQUARE 731.
Square 731.-Ofers-Ela Chelini, S25 900:
Frederick steinle, S23,5OO; Mary Ann Bohn
$9,117.50; NJ. G. Emery and S. w. Tulloch
trustees, $50, $40; u. A. Watterston, 100000
H. ID.
$4,000; Josephine ID. Hicks and Others S21,-
900.
Square 731, assessed values.-Elia Chelini,
$3,313; d. A. Watterston, two lots, 81 SOC and
$3,7S6: Josephine D. Hicks and others, two
lots, $3,759 and S3,914: Virginia and Julia
Franzoni, $2,7I1; Frederick Stenile, $6,O74;
Mary Ann Bonn, 81, 724; NJ. q. Emery and 5.
w. TullOch, trustees, two lots, SO, 160 and
81 800; st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, 81, T6O
VIM. and Sarah ROthweli, $962; B. Marenghi,
$1,371.
SQUARE 727.
|" Square 727-Offers-Ada b. and Ida l.. Case
$4,000; Buchanan Beale. $780, ]. Forbes
Beale, $4,000; Abraham Fl. Herr, 81 900; Ma
tional Life Insurance company U.S.A., ST., OO0
Maria l.. Willis, $4,000; Francis Thomas,
S25, 1882, Mary H. COpp, SIC, ZOO; Amasa Copp,
$4,000; Andrew j. Huntoon, 1000; H. NJ.
Brush, $4,000; c. H. Junken, SIT 900; Adolf
plus Lndenkohl, $4,000; L. p. White, So 800
&. H. and M. +. Lackey, $4,000; Charlotte
Stegmeier, $4,000; Rudolph Kauffmann
$500; e. B. Thompson, $1,000.
Square 727, assessed valueS-Ada B. and Ida
l.. Case, S2,55O: Buchanan Beae, 81 $40; J.
Forbes Beale, 81 $40; National Life Insurance
company, 81 $40; A. H. Herr, 81 $40; Annie
Wilson, $2,14O; Francis Thomas, six lots
S1,734, S1.56S, ,4O2, 81 1886, 81 ,4S7 and
$2,OO7; Mary III. Copp, SO, 100; Amasa Copp,
| 81, 265; Andrew j. Huntoon, $3,432: H. M.
| Brush, $3,227; Chas. II. w. Junken, two lots
| $125 and $4,000; Adolphus Lindenkohl.
1882; Zebulon T. White, 81, 100; Oscar H. and
NJ. +. L.ackey, %, 175; Charlotte Stegmeier.
$2,91S; Rudolph Kanffmann, 81 ,5O7: Emily B.