The evening times., 1897-09-29
Street EXTENSION CASE
Hearing Of Evidence Before
Judge Cox.
CAPTAIN TANNERS TESTIMONY
He wos Questioned as to the Value
of Lots in Mount Pleasant A.
fected by the Extension Of Six
teenth street Attorney Wilson
Tries to TaDeIe Him Up

The matter of the proposed widening
and Encouragement or Sixteenth street
and others in Dennison and Leighton's 4
| subdivision Of Mount Pleasant was up this
morning before Judge Cox and the jury
which is considering the amount to be paid
the property holders for the parts Of their
lots t. be taken for the Improvement.
The question In contention at present Is
that the property holders believe their
propert $ more valuable than the Govern
mcnt does, and also wish the improvement
made Immediately or the act repealed.
They state that the delay is ruinous for
them.
There was a fine gathering of lawyers
representing the property holders, among
theia Nathaniel Wilson Chaplin Brown, Gen.
Rrney, W. l.. Cole, Charles A. A rmes, j..
IL. Lichliter, w. f. Lester and others.
Nessrs. A. A BirIey and John A. Hemp
hull represented the Government.
Th;. FIRST witness for the District was
Capt Charles b, Tanner, chief OF the requi-
sition snd accounts division OF the War De-
partment. He is the owner OF lot 1o2 in
the subdivision, which lies almost wholly
within the lines OF the proposed new
oours. OF Sixteenth street extended. Capt.
Tanner las lived In Mount Pleasant four
teen years, and is thoroughly familiar with
real estate values in that section.
MI tirney took capt Tanner first, and
in answer to questions, he gave his opinion
ss a re al estate owner on the benefit that
the proposed changes would be to each
hot in the subdivision. His estimates varied
according 10 the location OF the lots with
relation 60 the proposed changes, but In
all cases he said there would be benefit.
He :, ,atei that a. sixteenth streetis now =
a condemned road lots on il will not sell
for the amount of the mortgages on them.
They can hardly he sold at any price pend
ing tie change in the street. He based his
estimate on this, and on the fact that
the wider street would make the lots much
more valuable in itself.
When Mr. Rirney finished with Capt.
T8nncr Nathaniel Wilson took him up
''You said, l believe, that lot 54 would
be benefited by these changes. Will you
kindly repeat TO me the reasons you gave
AM the amount this lot would be bene-
eitted hy the changes
MIR wilson was evidently trying to
catc.i the captain lie failed
II would suggest that you question the
stenor raphcr as to my answer" smile
went around the room Capt. Tanner how
ever, answered the question himself cor
rectly as me had before.
4 recess was taken during Mr.. Wilson's
cross questioning.
At | O'Clock Gen. Birney took Capt. Tan.
ner in hand. He questioned him withregard
to lots fronting on the old Sixteenth, rs
IL runs now. Under the new plan lots on
this street viii he ih cul-de-saC, Gen. Bir
ney said, having no outlet u the city, eX-
ccpt by most roundabout way.
C5rt. Tanner acknowledged that the ben
eft to these lots by the new plan would b..
very email.
Mr.. J. ii. Lichliter also questioned the
witness.
Ii IT, probable that the testimony to be
taken viii consum. several days.