The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-14
FIXING THE DAMAGE.
Fhree Judges as Jury in the
Condemnation Case.
~ue VALUATIONS VARY WIDELY.
1890. - 20 the Value Of the Pro-
...d Great Northern Depot
Site and Approaches.

s.de,s Osborn. Humes and Langley, sit
49, 8 Jury. with Judge Osborn presiding.
- occupied yesterday in hearing testi-
- In the Great Northern suit for the
-..Asmnstion of depot grounds and ap-
..r~ehe, from the Oregon Improvement
c.-cany. The three judges agreed to
s..ider the case without . jury and to
ss.~aelves assess the damage. upon . re-
- rom Judge Burke and A. F. Bur-
~ the counsel of the two companies
s~tsrested. This step was necessitated by
= alleged attempt to bride certain Of tho
s,nrv who we're empanelled to try the case
:. r<buary 3. The evidence was all in at
shoat S o'clock in the afternoon, and the
- vas submitted 70 the court for decis-
- without argument, and taken under
sdvisement.
fhe property, for the appropriation Of
.hieh damages were to be assessed. con-
e;.ted of lots S, 8, 7 and s, in block IL, and
,e,tions Of lots 1, 2 and 8, in block 4, of
Iaynsrd's plat to the town of Seattle.
~ four lots front on King street. between
auufh Second and South Third, and lots 1
- z Of block 4, constitute the southeast
omar of Railroad avenue and Jackson
11,uet while lot is on Commercial, be-
tveen Jackson and King streets.
sTte evidence was By no means uniform,
= the witnesses for the Columbia e. Puget
sound Raiway Company pat q much
higher valuation upo, the land than did
thoee Tor the Great Northern.
The valuations placed upon the land
eyen BY witnesses uEon the same side of
he ease, were not 4 all uniform. and in
eome cases were almost irreconcilably dis
similar
Among the witnesses called for the
Great Northern we're John Leary, who
valued the four los at SO. 900; and at
NS)O lot 6 at 500 and the total damage
. the Columbia / Puget Sound, caused
b. it, loss ct $34, CO. George Dorfeil con-
sidered SO, 900 a far valuation for the four
lots; Il, 800 for damage to lot 6 and 81 500
ibr damage to lots and 2. g. A. Turner
ave $4,000. $500, and $4,000. respect
iyely. for the damage that he estimated
hsd been done b the seven lots. He was
followed by s. l. Crawford. whose valua-
lions we're: 5000. $500, 5000; C. T.
Conover, 5000. $500. $4,000: w. d.
Wood, $4,000, 1850, $500: Andrew
Knox, 81. 800, 5000, $500; Reuben
Jones, LOO, So. 500. "a, 500; J. ID. Low
man. 81. 1000. 5000 5000: J. X. Edmis-
ton, s2a, OO0, 500. 81, 900; NJ. X. Maddocks,
$4,000, 1900. 50. 600; Fred Gasch. so. 100.
$500, $4,000 w. Il. Ballard, $4,000,
$3.50. $4,000.
All Of the sove valuations were given
by the witnesses for the petitioner, but
whom the Witnesses for the respondent
came upon tie stand the testimony as to
value was cosideracly higher, but very
irregular. ! C. Anderson would give no
opinion % the value Of lots 5, 9. and 8,
IN block l2,,ut assessed the damage to
lotest $500 and that to lots and at
$4,000 II was followed by David Nc
Knlsy wb assessed the damage to the
lcss 4 ga, %. 5000 and 5000. respec-
lively. Dydrick Rolfe set no figure, ex-
cept on d four lots. which he placed at
.lNM0. (F. Reitze, $50. coo. $4,000, $l2,-
60; c. J. 'mith, general manager of the
Oregon Improvement Company, $14S. 900,
$1,000. 5000; Col. s. w. Scott, land
agent foShe Oregon Improvement Com
pany, 5000. So 600. $23. 900. and Lauron
Inesls 1900. $4,000 81. 500.
Gsner. Manager c. J. Smith accounted
for hislarge estimate by assessing the
damagso the lots from loss of frontage at
tN00,he loss of benefit to the company
from " proximity Of the land to the
bunker at So. 600. and the increased ex-
penss' having to handle the coal with a
steam DIST. if obliged to 60 elsewhere, he
espitaEed At $3s. 600.
Thdudges will go over the testimony
and axe estimates individually. and
after hat will confer together and settle
upon proper amount OF damages to be
paidy the Great Northern to the Column
ha Puget Sound railway