Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-02

The Appraisers still Listening to the Cross
Examination Of Me-. Trueedell.

The Appraisers still Listening to the Cross
Examination Of MT. Truesden.
Yesterday afternoon the Rock creek COM
mission TO spprsise the property Cames L.
Norris, George J. Seufferle and N. W. Bur
chen) sat in the Circuit Court room till 1
o'clock and Col George Truesdell's cross-ex-
animation was not concluded.
In answer to Mr.. Lambert Col Truesdell
said he had valued the properties in reference
to sales at the present time; had considered its
distance. location, the roads, &C., and de-
scribed the surroundings Of Paris, its villas,
TO-, and the same a. to Boston and other
places. remsrking that the country around
Boston was perfectly beautiful. but art had
made it 30, while about Washington nature had
done most of the work. The effect Of the park
had been anticipated for some time to come in
the increase of value. The withdrawal Of the
I, $50 acres from the limited territory Of the
District in the hands of property holders would
increase the value, but he could not say a. to
what extent.
Col: Truesden was cross-examined by Mr..
D Duyaii as to the Bex property (parcel 2sl,
location on the Daniels road q marrow one)
affected its value.
The commission resumed its session this
morning and Mr.. Sturbit testified in reference
to tract Al that it was of ~ acres and was
THE RECORD NOT TO BE PRINTED.
Mr.. Mckinney, for the information Of the
commission, said he had called on Messrs. Judd
d Detwiler in reference to the printing and
they said they could furnish $50 pages per day
at SLIPS.
Mr.. Perry said that 1t would be better for
the work to be done at the government print
Ing office and in justice to the public printer
he would state that his estimate WAS as to the
far md
cluded that the whole would cost &5 900.
Chairman Norris said the commission had
considered the subject and they had decided
that they would make no further recommends
ton as to the printing, for the estimate was
largely in excess Of what they had anticipated,
and while admitting the advantages which
would accrue he believed that no great hard
ship would be done if the counsel had to reply
ON the typewritten record.
MR.. TRUEsDRLL STILL on.
Col. Truesdel resumed the stand and Was
cross-examined by Mr.. Maddox as to the Page
property, on which he had placed value of
81 500 and he described the characteristics of
the land, saying it could not be subdivided to
advantage.
RosEMoNT VALUATIONS
Col. Truesdel stuck to the valuations he had
given as to the lots in Rosemont and other
property. He said he understood that some
lots had sold at higher rates and hoped
that none of the owners would suffer. If he
had made a mistake he desired it should be
corrected. Rosemont was substantially Except
ing for the roads and Rosemont avenue) in a
state Of nature. It was not near the railroads,
and lots with railroad facilities can be bought
cheaper than the rates which he understood
had been paid in Rosemont.
BY Mr.. Mckinney. for Mrs. Brown, parcel
17-Witness lived perhaps six miles from this
tract going by road. He named the distances
OF tracts which had been sold in reference to
tract II, Mrs. Browns, and gave the rate per
acre as he understood it.
WANT TO STRIKE OUT.
After recess, after Col. Truesdell's cross-ex-
animation had been continued by Mr. McKen-
ney, the latter moved to strike out his testi-
mony as to tract No. 3l-Mrs. Brown's-as he
had not shown that he was sufficiently ac-
quainted with the tract to judge of its value.
Mr.. Lee joined in the motion as far as the
testimony affected parcel II.
Mr.. Perry argued against the motion.