Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-31

appreciation Of the TACT thai seat az the table
Is going 10 be very desirable thing and worth
securing In season.
THE Posr OFFICE sIrE.
The Commis-isn Listens 90 Mors rc~tinaag
NJ To Value OF the Ground.
hessrs. Lehman, Hamilton and Thompsoa,
the commissioners 20 Appraise and condems
the site for the city post Office. square SIS this
morning resumed their session. The first witness
Was Mr.. r. H. Goldsborough, and he testified
that IL is worth els and sl6 per foot the froas
SIS and rear portion 81 and 50 per foot. On
cross-examination Mr.. Goldsborough said il wss
difficult TO put price on the avenue owing 10
property not being in the market he believed
II man bought that square for 81. 90. 90 and
expended A. much in the erection OF hotel il
would pay s2oo,ooo per year. That square xss
worth 200 per cent more than Con-
necticut avenue property. On being asked
as 10 the rise IN prices he said he
had bought piece OF property ON
Capitol Hill, which doubled inside OF two days
Its proximity 10 the market enters into the
value OF the square. The square east he
thought was worth more, probably about ESQ.
Three years ago lac bought property on + at IS
per foot and his friends lughed, but they do
not laugh now.
cited and he was asIsS m NJ Tha.a....a-.
Judgment was good but he had known 10 Ill
at less than value.
BY the commissioners: The two front cor
ners are worth $50 per foot and the c street
corners sl0 and sla
There plenty Of property on r street
that did not pay per cent He regarded the
soo, ~ hs s.a suee,s a. worth soo per
a per sent mn, inco,n. =, ,,s,,.',, 80 $500
the value, but the prospectiye yaiue also
affected the price. II l. very often the case that
owners DO not secure the value OF property.
On street, north side, between 18th and
iith streets the value was sS5 per foot.
Mr.; Iaggert said that property there last
month mad been within month Withdrawn at
S22 MIR. Goidsborough said n property
brought 20 at auction there was no reason why
II should not bring $50 at private sale.
Mr.. wrILEIs AID HIS LEASE.
Mr.. willerx. lessee of a piece Of propertv q.
iith street belonging to Mrs oentner, testified
'na' ne MAD lease Tor nve years from sspseui-
Der L, 1889, at szo per month and produced the
as az ~ 'ns nouse ~ pr room
month. Several PARTIES Ind maas snon,r,.s -
him to his willingness 70 sell, but he had
had no offers
Mr. HsmNERsLn
Mr.. Hammersly testified that he leased parcel
No. 2-ls feet on c street; that be paid Sa5 per
uo,,b ,,a, :. A. ,.o,,h s,oo =. $3.50. =.
n ", '''" = VIZ, w svo pe' '"oo"i u@s
ne hAa peen onered sz.ooe Tor ehe iease and
I,! before tne post once was talked OF IN
,Ia' sq1aie. me iesse mao ABOUT ear 70 run
nc s.Ore anu INJURIES were worm SoW 70 ssp,
se nA."i 70 ssoo 70 scoo' re couio tne rent
house III eiV per moh'h'
THOMAS BOWLING.
Thomas Dowling testified that he occupied
s,lysnia avenue ma the les.ee az Mr.. ssou.
The lease was a.,.d ,ss. and r., o. a., -
at y, 200 for the first seven years and q. zoo
for the remainder. He had occupied the cornse
ior sixteen years; he had improved the prsm-
- 80 ~ . 81 eoe .. m srs pu''ins
garded his leasehold as worth 500 per month.
with the good will OF his business, which would
have to go with it. The fee is worth $40 20 cas-
per square foot He would not have enter
tained an offer for the purchase of his Lease
Robert Spears VIII Contest,
In the Circuit Court this morning Judce
Nontco,nerv commenced ,ho ,x,.l :. A.. a.
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