The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-04
THE FIRST FORMAL STEP
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS FILED
FOR NEW FEDERAL SITE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the City
Might Buy H.

domination of Square SO for the new federal
building were yesterday taken, when the
petitions in the condemnation suits were
filed in the United States Circuit Court.
These were fourteen in number, and the
lots and lands specified include all within
the square bounded by Meridian, New York.
Pennsylvania and Ohio streets. Not only
were the owners made defendants, but those
companies or persons who hold liens of any
kind on the property and the tenants were
named. The form of the complaint is to
ask the appointment of three disinterested
freeholders to appraise the property. and
those so appointed will probably take evil
dence.
Instead of regular mmon being issued,
as In an ordinary case at law, Judge Bake
Will fix a time when he will name the three
freeholders, and the clerk OF the court will
issue a notice that on a certain day the APP
praisers will be named. This will be to the
property owners sufficient notice 10 appear
and protect their interests. 1t is probable
that the appraisers will be appointed in
from ten to fifteen days hence. 1t Is be-
lieved the entire matter can be cleared up
within sixty days. After the three apprais-
ers have completed their work and made
their report, any dissatisfied property owner
can appear and file exceptions. The govern
ment can also file exceptions II the ap-
praisement Is not satisfactory. If any ex-
ceptions are filed in respect to any piece of
property, the case Is docketed for trial be-
fore a jury, in the same manner as any
other case Is docketed for trial. Such a
proceeding will not interfere with the gov
eminent taking possession Of the property
and proceeding with the erection of a build
ing. The appropriation of-the property in
cludes the buildings thereon, but the gov
eminent has no use for the buildings, and
would prefer the land without them. The
appropriation of the buildings does not pre-
vent the government from disposing of them
as 1t may see tit, or of making some ar
rangement whereby part OF them can be
used by the present owners.
The First Presbyterian Church has asked
S6O,vvV for the ground alone, and 1t is the
desire of the church to use some or the in
side woodwork, windows and a few other
parts of the church in the new building.
While the whole building Will have TO De
appropriated, there is mounting TO prevent the
government from making an arrangement
whereby those parts OF the building desired
could be turned over TO the church. A ques-
ton has also arisen regarding the organ IN
the building, and the question is whether
or not IL is a MIXTURE, and therefore a part
of the building. which would have TO go 10
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coulu be satisfactorily arranged, althougn
it was fe~cetiousiy seated in the government
building yesterday that the instrument
should be Kept, as the government might
eed an organ some tine.
FORM OF THE COMPLAINT.
The plaintiff in all the cases is the United
States, and the form of the complaint is:
United States of America, District of
Indiana, SIS: In the UniIed states circuit
Court.-To the Honorable john Ii. Baker,
90 Artf a. n or IF nfA M
The United States of America, by Albert
w. Wishard, United States attorney for the
District of Indiana. respectfully shows TO
the court that heretofore, to wit: On the
LIST day of March,, "A. ID. 1889, the Congress
of the United States, by an act. entitled
An act to provide for the erection OF a
authorized the secretary OF the treasury 10
acquire by purchase, Inflammation or 9TH
on a suitable building, including fireproof
vaults, heating ard yentiiatlng apparatus,
elevators and approaches, for the use and
accommodation of the United States post
revenue office. pension 'of1ce and other
government offices, in the city or indian
apoiis, and State CT Indiana. That in pur-
suance of said act, and under authority
therein granted, the Hon. Lyman j.. Gage,
secretary Of the treasury, caused public ad-
vertisement to be made for proposals OF
sale of sites for said building aforesaid:
That after due examination ana personal
inspection of proposed sites by, an agent
VI IkC 1iCdcuiS DCDall oA0 49,
the said secretary of the treasury being
made, he selected square No. thirty-Slx (So),
in the city of indianapolis, being all that
tract of land lying between Ohlo anu New
York streets, north and south, and Meridian
and Pennsylvania streets, east and west.
That in the opinion OF the said secretary
of the treasury aforesaid 1t is necessary
and advantageous to the United states,
your petitioner herein, to condemn by judi
cial proceedings said property and acquire
that manner. That the following tract and
parcel of ground constitutes a part OF said
square No. thirty-six (SSl aforesaid, 70 VII;
States of America, prays the court 10 APP
point three 6isintereSted freeholders to APP
praise said real estate and make due report
thereof, as provided by law. and that said
real estate be appropriated for the uses or
your petitioner as aforesaid, and that the
fee lee sdfTmpElea ti stste be a ae Aforesaid so ~ and viii
the court make such order In the premises
as may be necessary TO accomplish said re-
suits, as the law warrants and directs!
THE DEFENDANTS.
The separate suits filed and the defend
ants in each follow: All of Lot 1 and part
of Lot 2, at the southwest corner of Penn
sylvania and New York streets. are in
cluded in one suit. The defendants named
are the First Presbyterian Church, Joseph
II. Pattison, John H. Wild, Albert Baker,
James w. Lilly and Evans Wooden, trus-
IGtSp I-lc III VI lit1ldAlaPOAAcs -
Cox, Linton A. Cox, Jesse B. Harvey,
Eleanor w. Harvey, Lawson NJ. Harvey, as
administrator OF the estate OF Deltha Is.
Harvey, and personally, and Kate Il. Har-
vey. The next piece of property south on
Pennsylvania is made the basis for the Sec
ond suit, and the defendants named are
Lawson Nj. Harvey, personally ana as adj
ministrator, Kate Is. Harvey, Jesse g. Har-
vey, Eleanor w. Harvey, Eliza ID. Cox,
Linton A. Cox George b. fandes and the
Union Trust Company, mortgages; city OF
indianapolis by reason of assessment liens,
and Thomas a. Kimberlin ana Anna VI
Moore, tenants. Lot 3, fronting on Penn.
sy,vania street, is owned by isaac &. and
Margaret a. Walker, who are named as de-
PENDANTS; George b. Yandes is also named
as mortgage. and the city OF lhdlahdpolis
In the suit against Lot 4 the DEFENDANT Is
Frances j. McCarty, and in the suit against
Lot 5 Henry c. Long is named as defend
ant.
The property at the northwest corner OF
Pennsylvania and Ohio streets, which In
owned by Walter H. and Julia +. Eastman
They are the first defendants named, anc
the others are the Union Trust Company
mortgage, and the following tenants: DR.
]. L. Williams, DIR. Soils Runnels. DIT. w,
F. Curryer, DR.. Fremont Swain, Dr. f. Del
George c. Detch, Edward r. Smith, j. II
HAYES. John N. Hurry, Fred Clutch, Johr
r. Barrich, Mary z. Mach. Clinton Stanley
r. z. Groff, Mrs. N. e. Whitaker, M. n
Campbell, NJ. NJ. Barton, John Hanson and
Gideon Drake. In the suit against Lot
James NJ. and Maude w: Tomiinson are
named as owners and William A. Heckard
DIR. p. II. Jameson, DR.. Henry jameson and
DR.. George w. Combs as tenants. "A trac'
671kx40L feet, fronting on Ohio street, Is