Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-25
The Library Site Jury.

The jury TO appraise the value of the property
on which it is proposed to erect the National
Library building meth morning 1t IL O'Clock
and went into executive session
| and Mr. Thomas B. Entwisle, inspector OF build
| ings, stated that with Messrs. Fleming and
| Morrison he had examined the houses in Car
| worth: No IL. 200. No. IA. $4,000; No. 10,
| $3.50; No. Is, 1850; No. SO. $4,000. He
he DOVE
The valuation was what they considered the
buildings worth to-day. He would not like to
| that price he would remove the houses and put
| up modern ones. Itwould take from $4,000 to
5000 per house to put them ,a good condition
| 107 Pa. avenue and valued 1t a. pa, 700. II was
built about 1901. It would take about S1 900
seen Mr.. Lincoln's house, I'd and East Capitol
streets, and would not like 10 build one like 1t
tor less than Sa7oSSo ss y was worth
| gent heirs and valued II at $4,000. He exam
| fned the house corner OF Pa. avenue and valued
1t at $3, 900. No. 126 Pa. avenue they valued
Col. r. L Fleming stated that In tearing
down old buildings bricks were worth $3.50 70
% per thousand. II he had to pay % TO - per
| loot for the lots he would not allow any thing
| tor the houses. He put the same valuation on
street, the old drug store. they valued At 81 900
on the superstition that IL wa: in good order.
w. {. Morrison corroberated Messrs. Entwisle
| to So per foot the buildings would be worth but
| q few hundred dollars.
Mr.. Ordway noted an objection to the testi
George E: Emmons lof Warner CD said
| Ss.4OO. The house was worth about "a, 900.
Mr.. Ordway asked to read \ statement m8k.
ing explanation Of the position he had taken,
disclaiming any disrespect to the jury; that he
| had naturally shown some warmth, fur the
property had cost him $4,000.
oeeded to make personal Inspection Of some
of the property.
APPOINTED CHIEF OF DIVISION. A E
Dougherty, OF Pennsylvania, was to-day APP
pointed chief OF division Of 9th Auditors Office
Treasury department, vice B. F. Abbott, re-
signed.
THos n. CARPENrRR, q messenger In the
| division of loans and currency, Treasury do
partment, has voluntarily resigned.
THE WHITE HOUSE CoNcKRTs--There VIII Do
no concert by the Marine band at the White
House grounds to-morrow afternoon. The nrst
concert OF the season viii be given On Saturday
MAIL CoNTRACr.-The Postmaster General
has notified Postmaster Conger that contract
| viii be made with the Inland and Seaboard
Gsossttng Co for Carrying he mail on route
and back three times 2 week, nom July 1ss 70
September 3Oth next at S263.41.
ADJUTANT 0ENERA1. DRUM left Washington
| this morning for . brief vacation. None Of The
officials ct the War department. seemed very
we'll informed OF his destination, and there =
some doubt whether he has gone q nichtGAn
for eoapls q weeks or e 0rees Ealis ashine.
| Mr.. Jno. B. RAVES. Tor number ol years .
clerk In the consular bureau, state department,
Eas tc.asy sppcan:sa 9. & eo@nsssaal agent
/ Rxcnxx RonpEnxxk --Besween e3sven and
i twelve O'Clock wednesday night second story
c1iEnber made hts appearpncp - thu house q
and onteFing Ne rear peconeetofy window, he
made hIe 6eoape. carrying 81 quantity o.
S16. John a. 0evts. e15 D sieset rsports
stolou Wnaoh worth t6Qs~~-Mlne Ida Rhoian,
Eapt Capitol ard g stssetabcp ~ iG0 q .
vafoh valued - so