Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-04
THE EXTENSION OF STREET.
An Additional Hearing and Letter to Sen
afor Plumb.

An Additional Hearing and Letter TO Sen.
afor Plumb.
special hearing was accorded by the Dis
trict Commissioners yesterday to Mr.. H. W.
L. Jenner. one of the owners of property on the
line of the proposed extension Of T street.
Mr. Jenner owns two lots, about one-third OF
which will be taken if the street is cut
through. Mr.. Jenner claimed that he never
had any knowledge of any hearing and there
fore did not object to the proposed extension.
In this way he had not been awarded any dam
ages by the jnry for the land taken, although
he strenuously objected to donating it to the
public.
Mr.. George Truesdell spoke in favor Of the
opening Of this street and said it was
clearly the duty of the Commissioners,
lnasmuch as the Improvement was of public
benefit, to ask Congress for an additional ap-
preparation to meet the amount awarded by
the second jury.
LETTER TO SENATOR PLUMB.
The following letter in refeoence to T street
was submitted to Senator Plumb by the Com
missioners today:
We lnclose, at the request Of one OF the in
terested parties, certain papers relating to the
condemnation proceedings in the matter Of the
opening of L street from Lincoln avenue to
"a street east map showing the lots affected
by the present condemnation is also inclosed.
str et east of I'd street has been heretofore
opened by voluntary dedication of the land
owners and runs through a suburb of the city
In which the streets generally have been
graded, paved and severed at the expense of
the owners of the land. West of Lincoln ave-
nuc the street has also been opened without
expense to the government or the District for
a considerable distance.
The proceedings in this case we're begun by an
advertisement. under section 253, Revised Stat
utes DC At the time fixed by the advertise
ment the representatives of but two of the
tlirty-elSLt lots affected by the proposed con-
dennaticn appeared to claim damages.
The owners of the other th;rty-six lots under
section 25j thereby waived any claim to dam
ages. The two lots as to which damages were
claimed 1t VIII be seen by the map ere almost
wholly covered by the proposed street. what
Will be left CT them being worth practically
nothing.
The jury Selected by the marshal under sec
ton 251) awarded damages on account of the
two lots Ill question amounting to $9,12S.8S.
We were not satisfied with this, especially as the
amount exceeded the available appropriation,
to a second jury likewise selected by the mar
shall
The second jury awarded S9,77S.SS. The
District was represented at both inquisitiOns
by Its attorney. and every practicable effort
was made to guard the interests of the United
States and of the District in the matter.
The appropriation available to pay this
award Is but $4,000. Under the act of Con-
Grcss of August q, 1885, (25 Stat. 451) Il street
can be extended only on the exact lines in
Guided In this condemnation. The direction
as well as the width of the street is fixed by
that law and the regulations adopted under it
by our predecessors in office.
The Commissioners are Of the opinion that
the public interests in that vicinity will be
subser7ed by the opening of L street.