Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-21

TINE LIBRARY SITE FUZZY.
Hearsns Statements OF owners OF Prep
ersy ia sSssre sse.
The library site jury met to-day In the Cir
cult Court room and heard statements OF prop
erty owners I'm square s2e. lying between East
Capitol and A and LIST and I'd streets southeast.
The cases OF Mr.. n. q. ordway and OF Ma
Kate 9. olds and Lieut. Commander sargent
were postponed until tomorrow. rs their at
torneys desired 10 submit propositions 10 70 to
the court for consideration.
Mr.. Francis A. Wood owner OF the lot corner
Of I'd and A, valued the improvements a.
$4,000 and ground at - a foot The Improve
valued Al $1,000 and The ground AT $3.50 .
foot, making a total tor both lots and Improve
which lac had based his ofier OF sIo, 500 70 the
library COMMITTEES. IL Was not aware then"
ne said. that property on Capitol Hill Was as
high As IL now appears TO be- Ma. %. IA. Reed.
owner OF n house and lot on A street, said he
bought the house seven years ago for $4,000.
de thought the house could not be bought now
| for $4,000. He offered the property 20 the
commission for 81 900. samuel Bieber valued
total of Sie, 900, and the frame house on shem
al 500 or $500 he declined 20 say what hs
psnd ior the ground. IL. X. Tracy. repre-
alley, valued the ground at $3.50 n loot ana
the eight houses On IL AT $500 each. The
houses and lots cost the present owner So ,ooo
The representatives OF the Hobau estate and
The National Lie Insurance company, owners
oil lots . and ., fronting on a street, valued the
properly ut - a loot The lots irOntln g on lst
street were represented by Mr.. Ordway, and
their consideration was posiponed until to-n1or-
East Capitol street 80 "a foot. and for the Inn
provements. house No. los, $4,000. lie offered
Chas BAUM, representing Mrs. sarsh Prince
owner OF house on East Capitol street
valued n the property at slo.ooo-.he ground
loreuzo ID. Merchant, owner OF west hall OF let
is on East Capitol street. valued the ground az
S2.5o per foot aud the improvements house
| No. 1o3, AT $500. He would rather keep the
property than sell al these ngarcs. Mr.. VIM.
| locke, representing Mrs: Elizabeth hoeke,
valued at $4,000. The house and lot Cost, thrss
expended upon IL. He now valued the land at
| 500 per foot, making the total valuation
about $4,000. Mr.. HocsSe valued house No.
III, owned by himself, at $4,000 and the
ground at $3.50, making a total ior that prop
erty Of about elo,ooo. William Bruninger
MpTove%ents t house No. u.s. al aSs 900 'o os
900 and the ground at $3.50 "A loot Antoine
IL Lcshman' rspre,seqsing barbara Lehman, owner
house at $1,000. lbs Thought the ground
worth s2.oo or % per loot. Joseph Atkins,
the adjoining property, len IT'S valuation 10 the
jury. Ella Chelini, owner OF part Of lot 81,
vaiaed the Improvements Mt $500 and toe
pwnersof lot ~, said the house cost, when built
IA years ago, So, 600. She thought is was worth
as much now. She valued the ground at $3.50
| a loot she offered the whole property at
$4,000. Mr.. VIM. h Edmonston, owner of
ACT 4C, fronting ON I'd street. valued the Inn
proyenents at $4,000 and the land az
S1.5o. He offered the whole at 81 600
Ihe property cost $4,000 six ysan ago.
Bradley, owner OF the adjoining house similar
~ Mr.. Edmonston, valued the house at $4,000
and the ground at 81 . foot. lie offered AZ ~
the government for $4,000. MIR. jeremiah c.
LOTT, owner OF house No. z, valued the ground
at 81 a loot and the house ~ LOCO Mr.. Geo.
w. Gist, owning lot z, ON A stfeet, valued the
ground, which Is unimproSea, At $l.7o loot
He had been offered Sl.5o for IL repeatedly. A
COIN unicasion from Mr.. w. :. Lincoln, repre-
corner OF I'd aud East Capitol streets, read,
stating that he had been offered S45 600 Ior the
property. Mr.. Lincoln stated la "a former COM
lnunication that the property cost him about
$50, 900.
The jury will tomorrow and Wednesday hear
heard. '-
A You're AN IN JAIL FOR A PrsToI. SHOT
Henry Rich, a colored man who lives On Wash.
ington street, recently had IA his employ a
young colored man named John Sma!lwood sAs
Cart driver. The latter cut up some harness
belonging 10 MS employer, tor which the latter
charged him, ana in settling up thelr
counts allowance was made Tor the damaged
harness, but SINAI wood Was not satisfied, aud
Saturday night he visited the house OF Rich
and demanded sixty cents, which he claimed
s was ewing hin: Rlch denisd thai he owed
the Police Court snaIiwood Was sen,snesd 70
III mouths and 2s days Ia jail.
RANGE OF THE rHERnoxETER-The follow
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tons Tor Frederick, h:4U a $50 D. NJ. daily, ex-
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Washington and Gathersburg 1905 a ms and 1850
IL 80 y "A. daily, except sunday.
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