Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
SIGNED THE DE CREE
Decision On Highway Act as Ordered by
Court.
The First of the Condemnation Cases
Amounts Allowed and Certain
Points Reserved.

Judge Cox today signed decree in case
419, Denison and Leighton's subdivision OF
Mt. Pleasant, the first of the highway ex-
tension cases tried in accordance with the
recent decision of the Court of Appeals In
the matter The Court of Appeals, it will
be remembered, decided the assessments of
special and general benefits against the
landowners to be invalid, and in the decree
signed today by him, Judge Cox, in pur-
suance of that decision of the appellate
court, vacates and sets aside such assess
ments-
Then the decree continues, as follows:
ut is further adjudged, ordered and de-
creed that the said verdict, so far as it de-
termines the value and awards compensa
ton for the lots and parts of lots of ground
taken for a permanent right of way, and
the buildings thereon, pursuant to the
prayers of the petition filed herein, and the
damages TO lots and parts of lots, by rea-
son of the abandonment of a previously ex-
listing highway, be, and the same is hereby
ratified and confirmed. except as herein
after provided. and a permanent right of
way over said several lots and parts OF
lots 50 taken for street, as indicated on
the plat filed with said petition, is hereby
adjudged to be condemned, in accordance
with the prayers of said petition, except as
hereinafter provided
Amounts Due.
'IG is further adjudged, ordered and de-
creed that there Is due and payable TO
the respective owners OF the said lots and
parts of lots and The buildings thereon,
condemned as aforesaid, as compensation
therefor, according to the verdict of said
jury, the following sums of money, to wit:
For lot No. 123, b. Z, p. 1873, surv. off.
and buildings, $l1 ,G43. 80; for lot No. 124,
b. :, p. 133, surv off, $500; for lot No. 125,
b. :, p. 12. surv. off, 5000; for lot No. 126,
b. T. p. 123. surv. off, s2,2Os.5o; for lot No.
12I, b. !. p. 13:S, surv. Off, $l3Jo4; for part
lot No. 30, SIS; for part lot No. 81, Sd
369.6s; for lot No. 81. $5,2s7.65; for lot No.
IS and buildings, $S.u34.62; for part lot No.
80 $4.425.0o; for part lot No. %. B.
for part lot No. 81, ,417.37; for part
lot No lis, b. 4, p. %, sur. Off, S1,3i2.I2
for part lot No. III and buildings, SLID;
for lot No. ~ ana buildings, S13.593.G0; for
part lot No. 6$, S2019.29; for part lot No.
CO. $I,+JI.5l, for part lot No. 10, SS95.19; for
part lot No IL, $3.50; fer part lot No. 122,
b. 8, p 80 surv. off, $14,54S.SS; part lot No.
123. b. 5, p. -, surv. off, $3.50 y; part lot
No. 124, D. 5, p. -, Surv. Off, S2,0IG.I3; for
part lot No. 125, b. s, p. ~, surv. Off, ST.
tEiS.5J; for part lot 126, b. s, p. -, surv.
off, Sl,4!8.3l; for part lot No. 113, Si,5i5.G6;
for north part lot 115. s1.5301O: for south
part lot No. 115, 81. 1yj.26; for north part
lot No. 116, $l,3T1 for south part lot No.
1l6: $426Js; for part lot No. 1O2 and build
1ngS, SD, Iol23; for part lot No. LOB, S6-
2t9,no; for part lot No. 1O4 md buildings.
part lot No. 1O7. sos: for part lot No. no,
Sl,64J; for part lot No. 13S. b. s. p. 1914,
sury- off, s2I.ss; for part lot No. 1:9. b. s,
p. 1n. surv. off, $4Sj.s; for part lot No
1+p, b. 5, p. 1o4, surv. Off, $3.50. 81; for part
lot No. III, b. s, p. 104. surv. off. s21Il. 30;
Tor part lot No. 80, SlTT9I; for part lot 9O,
$s..ofi for part lot No. -. s1,152.s0;
lot No. Al. s265.s7 for part lot No IS.
Sl54.GO; for part lot No 49, Csc: for part lot
No 81, SIl293; for part lot No -. $1.O15.76;
Tor part north lot No 50, $i,91i.O4; for part
lot No. 14S, b. o. p. 10 surv. off, s274.60;
for part lot No 149. b. .. D. 10 surv. off,
$3I1-JJ; for part lot No. 100 b. o. D. 115.
surv- off, $4O9.s0: for part lot No. 151, b.
.. p. 1l1, surv- off, $t4S; for part lot No.
152. b. ., p 10, surv. offs .O74.JO; for part
lot No. n. 81 go; for part lot No 122 b.
.. p 1@i, surv. off. $7,052.TO; for part lot
No 10, b. s, p. II, surv. off. $4341O; for
part lot No. 12f. b. $. p. II. surv. Off.
$3.50; for part lot No. 123. b. 9. D. 124, surv
Off, Si';}-Ol for part lot No. 100 b. o. p. 124
surv- off, s2!962; for part lot No. 49, b. O.
p III. surv. off, S2I%.95; for part lot No
1O1 S'.1J1.20: for part lot No 100, b. I D.
%, surv. off, $1,000.
And it is further adjUdged. ordered ard
decreed that there is due and payable to
the respective owners Of lots and parts of
lots as damages for the abandonment of
previously existing highways in said subdi-
vision, according to the verdict of said
jury. as per schedule No. of said verdict,
the following sums of money, to wit:
West part lot Al and north 10 feet of
lots 14S to 152, inclusive. So, 14i.69; lot 80,
S5,2pl.T5; south part lot 50, SOS. 50; lot u,
$40.
And in respect Of the motions for a
rev trial the ground that the verdict
is unjust and unreasonable, a 8 to lots num-
bered I3 to 49, inclusive, Nos. 1O5, 112, ia,
10 Q23. 124. 12J, 1861 131 to 1874, inclusive,
as well as in respect OF damages to lots 96
ard 81, by reason of the abandonment of
a previously existing highway, the judg-
ment of the court Is reserved
Counsel for the District in agreeing to
the signing Of the decree, stated that the
District Commissioners are fully satisfied
praiser5.
In those instances in which the awards
are set aside, a new trial will be granted.
That new jury may reValue the respective
parcels.