Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-12
ROCK CREEK PARK.
Testimony Submitted to the Appraiser by
Today's Witnesses.

Today's Witnesses.
The commission to appraise the value Of the
MOCK creek Park property, Messrs- James l..
NORRIS, George J. Seufferle and Norvall W.
bureheii, continued their session until 4
o'clock yesterday.
Gen Brown testified that substan tally there
nao been no income from his wife's farm.
nucn OF the wood had been cut from the land
oy tne government and had not been paid for.
frederick W. schoef, engineer in charge of
.ne Chevy Chase Company's work. testified
.nat connecticut avenue had been extended
10 the District line where il took a due north
course, and $50 feet width had been dedicated
ior the purpose and q width Of hftv-six feet
graded. Two bridges had been erected, one
costing $50 600 and the other so. 900. and he
tween SooO,VOO and 500, 900 in all expended
ne was now engaged on the plans Tor the
Shevy Chase Company. The tracks were be-
ing iaid TO klingle road bridge and as they
would receive the material by the Metropoli-
tan southern railroad they will work from the
northern end Mrs. Brown o land was dapted for
SUBDIVISION into villa sites of five. ten. twenty
and Twenty-Five acres and was mostly rolling
and wooded.
How LONG WORK HAD BEEN GOING on.
On cross-examination Mr.. Schoeff said that
actual work had been in progress fifteen or six
teen months and it was bought about two years
ago. Rock creek is 10 feet above high water.
and the highest elevation of the place $40.
by Mr.. Wilson-The railroad would use 500
horse power for Is cars and expected to in
crease 1t to 300 horse power in two years. 1t
would be the overhead wire system used.
John L. Beall testified tha; the most valuable
use Of the tract was for villa Sites AID the trees
added materially to the value, which he consid-
cred to be $500 per acre.
Francis Hufty testified that he sold TO Douglas
Forrest bis land in September, 1880, at S370per
acre, and it was then worth 500 per acre and
worth now 5000. Values outside the city have
doubled in the last few years. Mrs. Browns
land is worth $3.50 per acre for villa sites.
On cross-examination Mr.. Hufty said Mr..
FORESTS purchase was a bargain aud he could
have sold il for $500. Mr. Shoemaker wanted
ESQ net and he therefore sold for $50
TESTIMONY AS TO WATER POWER.
This morning on the converting of the COM
mission Mr.. Wilson called testimony as to water
power.
A. ". Ward manager of the Transparent Ice
Company, testified that they used about 100
horse power in making forty-iive tons Of ice
per day, and by using 200 horse power they
could make 100 tons.
The cost of the plant was about SEC, 600. and
the cost OF water was about two-thirds that Of
steam power.
Michael J. O'Donald of the Potomac Electric
Company Georgetown, testified that they
were preparing to furnish light and would first
use 49, horse power and ultimately II, 900 horse
power from the water which would be piped
down to the wheel. He had been on lock
creek, and to utilize the water he would dam
at the Military Road bridge and place the
power house further down. There were ten to
fifteen horse power, but it could be used.
de had examined Pierce's MILL but he could
not put valuation of 5000 to 81 900 on the
building. On cross-examination witness said
M nf hrs 4.
$1,000 for what they were doug now and ulti-
mately $500 900. He thought the water power
OF the creek was about 20U-horse, but il would
require hydraulic engineer to determine it.
suPT. PATTERSON on ELECTRICITY.
George Sidney Patterson, superintendent of
the Soldiers Home and Ecking ton railway. testi-
fed that it was operated by electricity on over
head wires and by storage batteries, all gener-
ated by steam. They also light the houses IN
lexington ana the Catholic University ana the
streets of lexington. They operateda private
plant for Mr.. Truesdell for go lights For the
New York avenue they had about $40 horse
power and for the lighting of Mr.. Truesdelrs
plant about GO horse power.
The cost Of coal was cents per day per horse
power.
Cross-examined-The machinery cost about
$50. 900.
Charles s. Pardo testified that a plant for
1000 lights, which the water power of Rock
Creek would supply, would cost about $50 OO0
nne Shheraee power OF hock creek, he thought
"" u 80 ~ , ivy uoi Sc
;u;as ~ ~, vi 'he use Q. engines as aux
49,. ', ~ ". 49,; na po"er IN eiec'ricai plants
1;aht 3 wy Ie "uen ane grea.est amount oil
20 ,,or,tt - 20 400 ne .iousut .he wafer power
Els GO, :, nv, .Ae INTO cohsideratlop
'ne sA'ins Vi sIo.oce annually IN coal
beon an eIaoe.;ni witness SAID ne had
go. =. a.. eng ,ieer lof SIX years. three
wani5 da,ain., snS a piah. costing seo,ooo
800 ~. S,PP noo uoi DC power ahc tne steam
wonIS he sayad IL ~. .oi tIe eoal. mere
the w..ss ~,f 81. ,.o,,,.. 1'-Ao 'Ne WAIVER power
HERMAN hAssBAcH-
Herman Rassbach testified that he had made
q rough estimate as to the cost of conver,;n,
the power at Rock creek from SIS 900 to $50
600, including the building of dam and building
power mouse. he Thought an average Of 400 to
wv .'o,,a ao,se power was aYaiaoie Ihere- 1he
On the amonnt s..ed 49, g. Ae C. ala sei 1
year ' S''''0 pei
On cross-exsm;no,,o, r,;,,os. 49,,
had CONTRACT for nnt,,ra I,,, aeaeI
nlant n tbero aos no - A I sli.aI
mower II vonId ,oY, Iato,,t =; a., -, tAe ""'ei
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GEORGE RanIa a,,''a.,r, =. .,,e .ee parceI 20.
tast;,sa, ~, I;,.,sa s1i'. Va roaos VINO
s ~I , Una. n,,sn."ooa avenue was recon
- p.;rh. =. 49,. ss aso, anu on ms part
rh;cS thas "a az NM was used, ior
Saii.'as paw 20 oen'e per CUBIC !ard
.ta rsti. on ".o'her poruon they got
40 NM ioni .ne quarry, costing about
~ oenss. ne hneW !ne quarry on the Lee
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