Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-19

| The Rock Greek Park appraising commission,
| which has been at work since last July, COM
pleted its task this morning and made its re-
| port to the court. Tie awards made by the
| commission aggregate 81 ,10o, 957.
| The government has already paid in the
| neighborhood of s240, 600 for tracts the owners
Of which accepted the offers made by the man.
aging commission. In round numbers the
! total amount represented by the awards made
| today and the money already paid is 81 $50, 900
This amount. together with the various ex-
penses attending the proceedings concerning
the park, would, it is estimated exceed the ap-
preparation of 81 zoe. 600 by $500, 600 or more.
The report of the commission made today has
| now to be confirmed by the Supreme Court OF
the District.
In case the court confirms il, it will 60 to
| the President for his approval or disapproval.
| His approval Of the awards completes the con-
domination proceedings.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT THIS MORNING.
A special session of the Court in General
Term was held at IL o'clock this morning for
| the special purpose of hearing the report Of
the apprasipg commission. which worked until
nearly midnight making the final comparison
OF figures.
Chief Justice Bingham and Judges Cox and
| James were on the bench this morning. As
| sistant District Attorney Taggrat. Messrs. Jere.
NJ. Wilson, I. A. Lambert, James Coleman, W.
| Stone Albert and other counsel and n number
OF property owners were present. The men,
bers Of the appraising commission, Messrs.
Norris, Burcheu and Seufferle, took
seats at one Of the counsel tables
| and had pile Of record books, maps and doc
uments placed on another. When the court
opened Mr.. Norris rose. and advancing toward
the bench, took from his pocket a parcel of
manuscript bound in blue paper cover.
Addressing the court he said: The commits
sioners appointed by your honorable court as a
commission to appraise the lands selected for
the Rock Creek Park have performed the duty
imposed upon them to the best of their ability,
skill and judgment, and now hand to your hon
orable court the report Of their action in the
premises"
Mr.. Norris then handed to Chief Justice
Bingham the document he had in hand and
then, referring to the maps and books on the
table, said that the commission turned over to
the court all of its records, including fifteen
bound volumes, the briefs filed with them and
the maps.
TEAMED By TIE COURT.
Chief Justice Bingham consulted a moment
in an undertone with his colleagues and
then remarked, addressing the commissioners:
II think you are to be congratulated that
your arduous duties have come to an end. The
court has reason to believe that you have very
titled to the thanks Of the community. know
of 10 further duty for you to perform and
therefore the court discharges you from fur
Their service"
There was q brief discussion among the
lawyers, and the court handed the report to the
clerk, ordering it to be filed
Mr.. Taggart called attention to the fact that
the next step was the conformation OF the re-
port by the court and gave notice that he
would in proper time make a motion to con-
firm the report
TO HEAR oBJEcrIoNJ JANUARY 4.
Counsel for property owners asked that q
time be set for hearing the motion and objec-
tons to the report and it was finally agreed
that the court would hear the motion January
4 next and that meanwhile objections could be
filed. The court then adjourned.
THE AWARDS
The report Of the commission 10 . voluminous
document of sixty foolscap pages closely
written 1t sets forth in due legal form the
circumstances attending the appointment Of
the commission and the orders of the court
respecting the sittings, and then announces the
following awards:
Tract No. 1-Owners, Glen W. Cooper, Jo-
seph F. Offuts, Lizzie Towns, 0.S67 acres; valu-
alton. S2l7.
Tract No. 3-Owner, Henry Brown, 1347
acres; valuation, S337.
Tract No. +Owner, Levi Brooks, /. 141 acres;
valuation, S2S5.
Tract No. 5-Owner, Thomas Myrick, 1915
acres; valuation, 81, 945.
Tract No. 6-Owner, John H. Mason, 21O6
acres; valuation, 81, 463.
Tract No. 7-Owner, Simon Hyson, 0957
acres; valuation, S629.
Tract No. S-Owner, Jane Z. Mason, 10S0
acres; valuation, 81 ,450.
Tract No. 10-Owners, Lewis Crutchfield,
Martha Brent 3049 acres; valuation, 81, 200.
NJ @ u
81. 643 acres; valuation, s26, 240.
Tract No. 13-Owners, Mary Van Riswick
Martina Carr, Avarila Lambert, R.743 acres;
valuation, %, $50.
Tract No. l4-Owners, Woodbury. Blair. Gist
Blair, Montgomery Blair, Nina Blair Richey.
s.026 acres; valuation. IS, l12.
Tract No. l5-Owner, Samuel p. Lee, I7.733
acres; valuation, 50, $50.
Tract No. 16-Owners, Mary Van Riswick,
Martina Carr, Avarila Lambert, l25.123 acres;
valuation, $50, 292.
Tract No. I7-Owner, Aida Catharine
Brown, 22i.47 acres; valuation, $50. 051.
Tract No. ls-Owners. The Rock Creek Com
| pany and Henry Wise Garnet. and William A.
Gordon, trustees; 2s.l9 acres; valuation,
| ell, $50.
Tract No. 2o-Ouner, Andrew c. Bradley, IL
acres; valuation, Il, 372.
| Tract No. 21-Owner. William r. Riley, 100 IL
! acres; valuation. $37, 500
| Tract No. 23-Owners. Mary E. White, James
4 W. "Aitc, StIKic u8uisOI, ueOEXo w. NQlte,
Robert z. l. White, Ida NJ. White, Sadie l.,
White, Fannie A White, II. $50 acres; valuation,
| S2l, 564.
Tract No. 24-Owner, William Frank Eaton,
So 4ol acres; valuation, Sls,9O0.
Tract No. 25-Owner, Douglas +. Forrest,
8. $50 acres; valuation, a, 034.
| Tract No. z6-Owner, Augustus Burgdorf,
5.239 acres; valuation, s10. $50.
Tract No. N-Owner, Eleanor T. Needs 20
\ acres; valuation, S9,750.
Tract No. 2S-Owner, Mary +. Henderson,
~ 5J7 acres; valuation, 80, 1893.
Tract No. 29-Owner Frederic Box. ~ O36
| acres; valuation, Sl3,3O9.
Tract No. S0-Owners, John W. Swan and
David II. Davis, s00S acres; valuation. 8 4. OO4.
| Tract No 3l-Owner, Jas NJ. Green, IL 3Sj
acres; valuation. S5.l24.
| Tract No. 32-Owner, Marian A. RYAN. O. IL
| acres; valuation, $780,.
Tract No. 33-Owners, Catherine Freas Ed.
win l. fress. Allen Treas, Miliard f. Freas.
Levi s. Freas, 40273 acres; valuation, S33, III.
Tract No. S4-Owner, Alexander y. Mat
thews. SOLO acres; valuation, 81, 73I.
/ Tract No. 35-Owner, John Saul, 208l acres
valuation. 81, 562.
Tract No: Sc disputed land)-0wners, Mary
| Z. White, Jas NJ. White, Carrie Madison, Geo.
| w. White, Robert Z l. White, Ida ". White,
sadie L. White, Fannie A. White; valuation,
Tract No. IS (disputed iand)-owner, John
K Dos Psssos, $50 acres; valustion, 81 $50.
Tract No S7-Owner, John r. Dos Passos,
Il.497 acres; valuation. ss2, III.