Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-17

Tho Hearing In the District Supreme Court
Today thu. AIaffer of Insfrncfioa.


The Hearing In the District Supreme cour
Today ON the Matter of Instructions.
In the Court in General Term. Judges Hag
ner, Cox and James, this morning. the hearing
Of the prayers for instructions Of the commits
sioners in the matter Of the condemnation Of
square 1923. (between C, ID, 18th and 18th streets,
as a site for the city post Office was begun
Messrs. J. T. Lehman, John A. Hamilton, and
". :. Thompson the commissioners. As.
sistant District Attorney Randolph Coyle APP
peared for the petitioners. Secretary Window
and other parties were represented by W. F.
Mattingiy, W. Stone Albert, ii. Wise Garnett. s.
Maddox, L. Tobriner, E. II. Thomas, W. K
Duhamel and others.
The prayers were certified by Judge James OF
the General Term to be heard here in the first
instance.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Coyle opened for the government. His
prayers, fully stated. are as follows: The gov
eminent is to pay fair market price for the
property, with reference to the most advan-
tageous use to which it can be put. If there
are several interests in one parcel the entire
compo nsation should be fixed as though the
property belonged to one person. and while
proper to show how the property is used. il is
incompetent to go into the profits of the bust
ness conducted on the property. No damages
$3.50 ~ Co. ,,o,,;,', ~, " vi CA
inconvenience must be borne by the owner for
the geneIal good and no compe nsttion can be
allowed tenants at will or by sufferance. The
area Of the ten-foot alley not appearing on the
copaania aionIa S AM S' - ii Az, No. Geem
from which it was contributed, but the commits
sion should consider the enhanced value to the
sHev and tbe fact ;bat tSn ownar" h.va ~, sau
ex.nnt fro,n The ,,a,1n.rt 80 t.nes &C., oeeh
P"' ''''' "a '"Ao' '"'ieo"
ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERS
it ia submitted that they are entitled to the full
voIua n, tho tip,o tho nroror+,, IL t.lo,, .
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us worm 70 parte wanting II. lnat the value
snouiu De nAeu, NOT merely viewed. IN refer
ence 10 tne uses 10 "hen u mas been apPhed,
ou' ns 70 'ne uses 70 ~nich IL is ao0Pted-lts
worm rom i's asaiiapiIty lor Vainaple nses.
Al tne posiion' size anu iocation renders II par
ucuiariy adapteu ana sulabie TOT a city post
once sue, ana II 'his aoaPaDiiity IL an clement
"hicn creates an auditlonal demand
ana corners an additonai value this
Snouid oe cohsl9eIed In ascertalning the value.
INC owners Vi .ne !ahd could not use IL az a
CITY post once ste, nelther could any person
other than the nited states Its adaptability
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70. 70 We pIopelN owners eHcep,lhe IN 'he sense
s sna. ~. In :. 'u u anu 1esrapie anG vaiuapie
fo s we ,S, S'"1es anu ofe leaus saeaole
nf t,,f pl,a Ts,.,,so a. :. " uo "
VI A'e ,aiae :. -: 'no o"hsI uoes ho' OF
C.hau pus ~, 10 .s mus s au'anIse3us use.
a,d 49, S''hao ~ ,to aoi ia useS
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80 a.. o,.;,.t,o Vi Dens
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n oe es'ia'eu
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WIN, &c ~ oiesns 70 ne aequaIh,eu WIN inc
,,a;abt 60 a. tasti;, anu . may Si.e sucn
thas' hoI;arn !. ;ea.;.,a, -. VI 'Ao "i'neSSes DIS
+; = 49,, $500. tb.t ,,
&c q, g. rlI nsa.,a , ius. Sosern: iney
io AZ, 10 ~. "nt "na' .ney peiieNe 10
nc me- ne JI So ,"iue VI .n hoS IN sild square.
;;IarI s;tateJ 20 oio, oona nos s,1s VI io.s
- nnaa,. 80 = a." GU a. ~ Siiiiai uses,
O. ., 81, lila nuI WIN manu- owners
- -, ~, ~ VIC summary sIuateu,
- IS 49, " ioohins "' an 'ne CIR
datnrn';ra,;.,r, 20 ,ha ,, n. IN 'ne
- ani n.l,;,' ", e ...ni % quesuol Vi
So 90 hottor a,;aanno e1 vi trahs az
800 "n;.;ons =, ,v;.uesos VI .aiue IMAM I'll, rhe
o,,as,; 81 ,.a,1a - - = AZ W "uo. INC
~ Je,.rn,;na muo,, I'm ,rhn,o 'nu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n
The c;,cnmstannas % ~. ,,a~.;o.,,a anu an
on;d.1 nv IN. r,,Iss ~ la,v a fp',;sta. t ."1e,
800 W WIG A"'os VI '"" "s i"'ii'neo ny the
tn, .or,,.rso.;o, .ho,,,s
becanss ~ foss 81 ,h. .rood m MI, os s a.:
native A. ,saI,,a os eI"otii -; ~ - e stI
-. .hn 49,. .".uo y. 'ne "ee vi 'ne prop
t;,i.5 % naan;,'o ,os gnu - no. en-
n;-si ,;a, W.. 1nae,eas ~. 'ne "heA-
demn.J .,d tba "air,s .Tn..es ~. 10 euh-
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