Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
DAMAGES AND BENEFITS
The Jury Announces Its Awards for Open
ing Nineteenth Street.
Summary of the Finding ON the Dean
and LansburRh Tracts and Other
Oak Lawn Property.

The jury in the matter Of the opening of
10th street extended between Florida ave-
nue. and California avenue. according to
the plan of the permanent system of high
ways in the District of Columbia and
in the matter of the opening of the subur-
ban subdivision known Oak Lawn. to-
day reported to Judge Cox, sitting in the
District Court. its verdict and award.
In the matter of opening 10Th street two
tracts of land were involved-Dean's and
Lansburghs. The compensation allowed
for land taken from Deans tract, 13, 16l
square feet, is S13. 100. The damages TO
the remainder of the parcel. including dam
ages to bull iings, are fixed at 5000. The
benefits to the remainder of the parcel,
81 333. The award, being for compensa-
ton and damages less benefits. is Ss,s27. In
Lansburgh's tract Il, 717.6 square feet were
taken, and the compensation as fixed by
the jury is SOFIA Benefits to the re-
mainder of the parcel. s7,2s5. The award.
being for compensation and damages less
benefits. is $500.
A summary Of the report is follows:
Compensation for land taken, $23,3 1874; dam
ages to remainder of parcels, including
damages to buildings, 5000; total COM
pensation and damages, 1898 benefits to
remainder of the parcels, SLABS; award,
being for compensation and damages, less
benefits, $11, 1856.
The jury reported that it finds that the
following parcels of land are benefited by
the opening of 18th street.
Washington Heights-Commissone sub
division.
Block 2-Lots s, o. u, ID, a.
Block slots 10, IL, II, ID.
Block 4-Lots II, 13, II, Is.
Block 5-Lots -, IA, Is, IS. i''.'
Extension of Goth street-Lot l.
F1aggs subdivision-Lot l.
1t is explained by the jury that each Of
the parcels mentioned should be assessed
its proper proportional part of one-half the
sums awarded as damages in the cause.
The report and award as to Oak Lawn
is as follows:
Part n. 81 Columbia road. N 795 10Th
street-Compensation for land taken, 81. 712;
compensation for buildings taken, 500;
award, S6,212.
Part n. 7II7 Columbia road. N 74.9 18th
treet-Compensation for land taken, Sl3,-
GEO; award, Sl5,690.
Part S. 4O.1S Columbia road S. 10 10Th
street-ConpensatIon for land taken. ST.
654; award. s6.g71.
Sublot 15-Compensation for land taken
81 ,054; award, $500.
Sublot Instrumentation for land taken,
s., III; award, $l,SBD.
Sublot 1I-Compensation for land taken,
81 30: award, S1,5sI.
Sublot Instrumentation for land taken,
SLIGO; award. 500.
Sublot 19-Compersation for land taken,
81 ,0lO; award, $3.50.
SufIot 90-Compensation for land taken,
81, $50; award SG34.
Sublot 21-Compensation for land taken,
$3.50; award, $50.
Sublot - Compensation for land taken,
$500; award, 500
Sublot 23-CCmpenSation for land taken,
81, 0U1, award, 81, I62
Sublot 1-Compeasation for land taken,
s6 I:,3; award, S1,56S.
The summary is as follows:
Compensation for land taken, Sio,2SI;
compensation for buildings taken, $500;
damages to remainder of parcels, including
damages to buildings, S3S7: total compen-
sation and damages, S46124; benefits to re-
mainder of parcels, 5000; award. being for
compensation and damages less benefits,
$s7,054.
The Jury reported that the following par
GELS of land are benefited by the opening of
the subdivision:
Washington Heights, Commissioners sub
division-B. =: Lots s, 8, II, IL. II; Il. j:
Lots 10, IL, Il, Ii; B. 4: Lots II, ID, IA. Is;
B. 3: Lots IL, II, II. Is; extension OF 10th
street. Lot /; Flagg's subdivision: Lot ].
The jury consisted of Messrs. Louis ID.
Wine, John A. Hamilton, w. S. Thompson.
George r. Repetti. Samuel Ross and
Thomas L. Waggaman.