Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-24
Proposed Appropriation for Extending
10th Street.
THE AWARD MADE BY JUSTICE COX
important Item in the General De-
ficiency Bill.
LOTS TO BE CONDEMNED

The item in the deficiency appropriation
bill of $145, 1875 for the payment of judg-
ments on account Of the 10th street ex-
tension, was Incorporated to carry out the
award recently made by Justice Cox Of
the District Supreme Court.
The report of the appropriations COM
mittee submits the decision Of Justice Cox
as explanatory of the appropriation. II
is as follows:
Pursuant to the mandate of the Court
Of Appeals Of the District of Columbia,
flied in this court On the 14:h DAY of June,
1897, it is this 10Th day Of June. 1897. ad-
judged, ordered, and decreed that the judg-
ment of this court bearing date the 1st
day of June, 1896, and made pursuant to a
mandate of said Court of Appeals, be, and
the same is hereby, vacated, set aside, and
for naught held.
And upon due consideration of the ver-
dict of the jury in this case. and of the
several motions to set aside said verdict
and grant a 1iew trial, it is further ad-
judged. ordered and decreed that the
said verdict be. and is hereby. rati-
fled and confirmed as to all Of the fol-
lowing lots and parts of lots, to wit: Lot
No. 122, Columbia road, book T. page I33,
surveyors office: lot No 1913. Columbia
roadfi book Z. page 153, surveyors office;
lot No. 124. Columbia road. book 4, page
LIB, surveyors Office; lot No. 125, Columbia
road, book Z, page 133, surveyors office:
lot No. 12G. Columbia road. book Z, page
l33, surveyors office: lot No. 127, Colum-
bia road, book :, page 1873, surveyors office;
lot No 56, lot No. 81, lot No. 30, lot No.
liz, lot No 60. lot No. 12l, kenesaw ave-
nre, book Z, page %, surveyors office; lot
NO. l22, kenesaw avenue, uook 8, page 30,
surveyors office: lot No. 1O2. lot No. 65,
lot No. 50.
And permanent right of way for the
aii l-.s -
lots taken for street, as indicated on the
plat filed with the petition in this case,
is hereby adjudged to be condemned in ac-
cordance with the prayers of said petition.
And 1t is further adjudged. ordered and
decreed that there is due to the respective
owners OF said lots and parts of lots and
buildings thereon condemned as aforesaid,
as compensation therefor, according to the
of money, to wit:
For lot No. 122 Columbia road, book I,
page l33 surveyors office, s6S72.:,2; for lot
No 123. Columbia road. book I. page 1:s3,
surveyors office $11 ,6R.50; for lot No. IA
Columbia road, book Z. page LIB, surveyor $
office, $500; for lot No. 125 Columbia
road, book Z, page 1873, surveyors oflice,
1850; for lot No. 126, Columbia road. book
lot No 121, Columbia road, book l. page
1873, surveyors office, sl3. .5O4; for lot No.
%, s6."09.6s; for lot No. 81. s5,207.65; for lot
No 30. ,425.6 %; for lot No. 113, s4,575.GG;
for lot No. 90, s35?2.35. for lot No. 121,
kenesaw avenue, book Z. page q, survey
or's Office, 7,775; for lot No. 122, Kenesaw
avenue, book s. page 80. surveyors Office
Sl4.54sSS; for lot No 102, $50 7O125; for 10.
No. 6a, Sl3, 693.tD; for lot No. IS, sS0T4G2
And 1t Is further ordered adjudged and
decreed that said verdict SO far as it de-
termined the damages to the lots and parts
OF lots by reason of the abandonment of a
previously existing highway, be, and the
same is hereby, ratified and confirmed; and
1t is adjudGed, ordered and decreed that
there Is now due and payable to the re-
Spectfve owners of lots and parts of lots so
damaged, as compensation therefor, ac-
cording to the verdict of said jury the fol-
lowing sums of money, to wit:
TO the owner or owners of lot No so
S,20l.75; to the owner of the south part of
lot No. 53. $60S.S5; to the owner of the
west part Of lot Al and north 10 feet of lots
l4S to 152. inclusive. $3,14469; to the owner
of lot ~, $500.
And in respect to all other lots and
parts of lots in the said verdict of the Jury
In this case mentioned it is adjudged, or
dered and decreed that said verdict be,
and the same Is hereby, set aside and va
Gated, and a new trial is hereby granted
In respect thereto.
And it is further adjudsed, ordered and
decreed that that part of the verdict of
the jury in this case which assessed
against the lots and parts Of lots in said
subdivision their proportional parts of the
sum of $126. I3G27. pursuant to section 10
of the act of Congress under which the
proceedings in this case are had, and des-
isnated as schedule 3, be, and the same
is hereby, vacated, set aside and for moth
ing held"