The evening times., 1895-12-11

The proceedings for the condemnation
of lands for street extensions in the north
west section of the District, under the high
! way act, were resumed before Justice Cox
! this morning, with Mr.. Lester A. Barr,
the last witness yesterday, still on the
stand and under cross examination.
| Mr. Barr gave some reasons why be
thought Columbia Heights to he more de-
| sirable as q residence section than the Den
nison 4 leighton subdivision. For one
thing, he said, liquor saloons are pro-
hibRed, and also manufac curing enterprises.
James j. hampton, q real estate dealer,
| was the next witness, and his examination
in chief by Mr.. Thomas was along the same
| lines pursued with the other witnesses.
| He was first asked as to his estimate OF
values on designated lots. and then as to
| the probable effect upon them of the extern
sion OF streets. He was also asked his
| opinion as to the difference. If any, between
| the Dennison & Leighton subdivision and
Columbia with reference to their qualities
as a residence section, but to these ques-
tions Mr.. W. L. Cole, for the respondents,
noted an exception.
EFFECT OF THE EXTENSION.
Mr.. hampton was aksed to place a
value and to rate the effect of the exten-
sion upon the remainder of lots that will
be infringed upon, and gave answers, in
part as follows:
Lots 1873, l39, and 40 would not be in.
jured. Lots 81, S3, and "a, un the line OF
seventeenth street, he valued at 70 to 20
cents per foot, and these would be practi-
cally destroyed; lots 80 and so, value 10
cents per fout, and the extension would
be benefit; lot 12, value 30 cents; 73 and
"a. value go cents; 10 and 20, value b5
cents; IT, value 20 cents. and lot 7s,
value 80 cents. The extension of Kene-
saw avenue would not injure these lots,
with the exception of the corner lot. In
case Sixteenth street be abandoned the
corner lot would be danlagcd in value.
Lots 70 and 80 he valued at 30 cents,
and these would be practically destroyed.
Lot 81, at same valuation. would not be
injured.
Other lots in the subdivision, designated
by number. he valued at 81 and S1.15 per
foot.
He had not paid particular attention to
the improvements in the line of SIxteenth
street. and could express no opinion as 10
their value.
w. l.. Cole. Gen. Birncy, Mr.. Andrew Wilson.
and others. with the view OF ascertaining
his means OF knowing values. He said he
had been in business in Washington for
four years, and had been buying aud sell
Ing. building. renting, and exchanging. He
was also questioned specifically as to the
basis of his estimates. and whether or not
he was Influenced in bis judgment by val
ues elsewhere in other subdivisions. He
replied that be judged by his knowledge OF
the location of the lots and their relative
values in the market.
DIFFERENCE IN VALUES.
In reply to i question. he said a lot
100 feet in depth is more valuable than
one 200 feet deep. In response to anoth-
er query, with reference TO lots abutting
on Kenesaw avenue and Sixteenth street.
he said il sixteenth street shall be closed
certain OF them lying back of the lots
with n frontage on the street would he
materially injured. but he could not say
how much. The same is true, under tlye
same coDdit ions, of lots OIL Fifteenth
street extended.
The examination of two subordinatcs un-
der the Distri government. called TO iGenti-
fy certain papers, and also of Mr.. b. F.
Leighton respecting the plats, followed
the testimony of Mr. Hampton.
James Robinson, an experienced builder,
was called at The beginning OF the pro-
ceediDgs after recess, to show the expense
that would I've entailed in moving houses
standing in the way OF streets projected,
and also as to the value OF improvements.