Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-18
APPRAlSING THE PROPERTY.
The Library Site Jury At Work.

The library site jury convened In public ses-
sion again to-day in the old Circuit Court room.
Five OF the jurors, Messrs. Willard, Walker,
Beveridge, Morrison, and Dellinger occupied
seats on the Judges bench, and below them at
the clerks desk sat Messrs. White aud Clagett.
Each juror had before him rolls of official look
ing papers. District Attorney Worthington.
Assistant District Attorney Taggart, and "a
number OF lawyers sat at the table below the
clerks desk, and a small squad of property
owners sat inside the bar. Messrs. Clark and
Spofiord. of the library commission, were
present for a short time.
Mr.. Willard foreman OF the jury. taking up a
plat OF the square, called up the property own
ers each in turn, and Intercepted them as to
their opinion OF the value of their ground.
Now and then Mr.. Worthington or Mr. Taggart
asked question, aud now and then "A lawyer
representing some property owner Joined in
the cross-questloning.
Mr.. ID. McMenamin was first called up TO
answer regarding the value OF his property i'm
square $50. He said he had never put valua-
ton on the ground, and was willing 10 leave
the matter To the jury.
served Mr.. Willard, ethan some Others seem to
have"
SQUARE 13l.
The jury then took up plats OF the triangular
square No. 131, lying between Pennsylvania
avenue, south and LIST streets east
Mr.. II. .. Hoffman, as secretary of ST. Vim
cents orphan asylum, stated in reference To
lot +, owned by the asylum, that in 1872 the
property sold for $4,000.
Ella Chelini valued his property part OF lot 1.
with improvements and business, at 5000.
Mr.. Morrison said they could not consider
damages To his business.
MIR. Cheini said then that he valued the
building and ground, which he had owned
twenty-five years, at Sd, 900.
Mr.. ID. A. Watterston, owner of part of lots
i, part of lot and lots T., D. C said he had
never placed a value on the property except i'm
the offer made to the government of sou, 900.
The property had been owned by his father and
himself tor sixty years.
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and 8, OF lot 2, with four houses, said that the
property paid her per cent on S21 900. To
build the houses cost her $500.
Mrs. LaVlnla u. Connolly, representing own
ers OF sub lot Z, OF original lot, lett the matter TO
the jury.
SAID the lot and building had originally cost
him $4,000. lie offered IL seven Years ago To
the government for So. 800 and now for SOB
5OO. He LETT the present vaIue 10 the Jury. He
thought the ground worth 81. as per foot
Mir. John l.. McNally, representing Mrs. Mary
H. BOND, owner OF sub lot y, OF lot =, lett his
case TO the jury.
Ex-senator Cragin, representing his wife, the
owner Oh sublot 10 of lot g. and subs q and III
OF lot 4, held 10y Messrs. NJ. u. Emery and :. W.
luliock As trustees, said that he valued the two
houses on the land at $500. Lot } he valued
at SO per foot, and subs. u and IL at S2..5 per
loot. his oter to the government was made
on this basis and ii was less than the property
cost him. including general taxes and special
assessments III the ground isn't worth S:i
per loot, said the ex-senator, there is no
ground in this city that is" Ii it were not Tor
the tendency OF this library matter, he said,
no one could buy that ground OF him Tor SD a
loot. lie had, lie said, Offered it Tor S6,25O.
Mr.. WIN. Rothweil, owner of sub oi lot l.,
valued the house at 500 or $500. lie thought
the ground worth So a loot. Mr.. Is. Marengni,
owner OF suo lot 4 OF lot L., valued his I'M
provements at $4,000 ana the ground at SD "A
foot. This closed the hearing OF the owners in
square 73l. Mr.. Samuel Maddox representing
Mrs. Chew, owner OF house 1876 PENNSYLVANIA,
avenue, in square 80, argued that she should
be given damages on the basis of the income
Her
income WAS S46o year from the house and
he thought that at least Sll 900 should oe
given her in order TO make up 10 her this in
come.
This closed the public session for to-day.
Monday the jury Will hear the owners in square
729
THE MMENAMIN CLAIM IN COURT.
The Court in General Term this morning heard
an argument by Mr.. Perry, in support of the
claim OF Mr.. Dominick McHIc1amin, marble
cutter, for damages resulting from the expense
OF his moving and loss Of time and business,
entailed by condemning the square The
court, after hearing the argument, reiterated its
opinion delivered yesterday, sustaining the
ruling of the district court in declining TO hear
testimony on the points mentioned.
The value of the two houses on the lot owned
by the George NJ. Miller estate were given yes
terday by Mr.. John Il. Miller as 81 400 and
1900 respectively, and not 81 400 and $500
as incorrectly reported.