Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-14
TWO CENTS.
THE LIBRARY SITE.
The Question OF Rents-The Plans for
the Building Ready.

A case OF interest to the tenants OF property
included in the new library site settled
yesterday afternoon at the Office OF Justice TAFT,
on Capitol Hill. Col Ordway owns the property
known as Congress Hail." on A. between LIST
and I'd streets southeast, occupied by Fred.
Dyson for restaurant purposes, and Dyson de-
Ginning, on the LIST instant, TO pay rent as usual
Ordway brought suit, which came to trial yes
terday, Mr.. Birney for plaintiff and MIR. Mackey
for defendant Plaintiff claimed Indebtedness
for rent on contract, and defendant pleaded
residence on public domain, or land now virtu-
ally the property of the United States and that
previous ownership ceased with the action OF
The jury of condemnation, as shown 10y the re-
lusai OF real estate agents in some cases already
10 receive rent. Judgment WAS given for de-
iehoant, when piaintiH appealed. Before
The appeal can be prosecuted, however, the pur-
chase money Will have been paid and the gov
ernment in possession.
Notwithstanding this decision, some of the
owners OF the property that is in process OF con-
uennatlon Tor the use OF the proposed national
library, as well as the agents OF owners, in con-
SAID that they had no difficulty about collect
Ing their rents, and far they were con-
cerned, the published statement that some OF
the tenants refused to pay rent 10 the owners,
on the ground that the ownership was trans
lerred To the government upon the expiration
Oh hfteen days alter the condemnation by the
nrst jury In the case of those who declined TO
appeal, and Immediately on the decision of the
second jury IN the cases brought before that
oouy, was Incorrect. The ownership, they
claim, does not vest i'm the government until
the Titles are passed. and they say that up to
that time they have the right 10 the rents and
can collect them under the same laws II
the government had made no attempt TO pur-
chase their property. They say that they have
no dilnculty An this respect and do not expect
to have any.
THE PLANS FOR THE LIBRARY.
The library commission have their plans
ready to begin on the work of construction as
soon as the land passes to the government and
1T can be cleared away ready Tor building. The
houses and other improvements on the three
squares VIII have To De removed, and the three
squares thrown into one, bounded by lst "a,
East capitol and IL streets. The streets and
alleys condemned contain some 10000
square feet, which makes the total avaIIaible
ground in the square thus formed $4,000
square feet The new building will occupy
ABOUT the center of this square with the front
O.9 ieet IN extent on LIST street OF facing the
capitol. The depth will be 5.5 feet. The CEN
Ter OF TINS immense structure Will be where A
street now runs, and there will he I3o feet
from the building line on both the front and
rear of the building, while on both the north
and south sides there will be 1o9 feet TO the
building line. The ground surrounding the
building Will be made attractive with lawns
and shrubbery, and will really be extension
OF the beautiful grounds surrounding the Capt.
tol building. According To the plans the build
ing, when completed, will have accommoda-
tlon Tor millions oil DOCKS II all the space is
utilized Tor this purpose and the fine art collec
ton crowded out. This will make ample pro-
vision, 1t Is thought. Tor the needs Of this coun-
OF that time a further extension is deemed neces-
sary provision has been made in the rear
tnat the building can be extended TO within TO
feet of I'd street.