Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
ASK FOR APPRAISERS. E,
COmmi ssioners Take Steps Toward
Extension of 10th Street.

The Commissioners of the District Of Co
lumbia today pettioned the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia to direct the
marshal TO summon jury of seven disin-
terested persons 10 assess the damages sus-
.ained and the benefits which may result in
the condemnation of the land necessary for
The extension of 18th street from Morris
street 10 the District of Columbia boundary
line, with uniform width of 100 feet.
The court Is informed by the Commits
sioners that there has been dedicated to
the District of Columbia seventy-fve per
centum of the lands lying within the lines
of 10Th street extended, according to the
highway plans. between the Piney branch
and the Blagden Mill road, and also be-
tween the Military road and the District Cf
Columbia boundary line.
1t is explained that of the amount found
to be due and awarded damages for and
in respect of the land condemned. such
amount thereof should be assessed by the
jury as benefits and to the extent of such
benefits on the land and in determining The
amounts to be assessed, the jury should
take into consideration the respective Sit
nations of such pieces parcels of land
and the benefits they may severally receive
from the extension of the street. provided
that if the aggregate amount of the bene-
fits to be assessed as determined by the
jury in less than One-half of the amount of
damages awarded, for and in respect of the
land condemned, the Commissioners may,
in their discretion, reject the award and as
sessment of the jury and all proceedings
in reference to the extension of 10th street
should be null and void.
The following are the owners of the land
John w Smith, Henry D. Williams, James
Il. Nicholson Howard University. Louisa
A. Williams. Benjamin P. Davis, w. Riley
Decide, Mary F. Henderson, William H.
Walker. C. NJ. Campbell, Alban Fl. Nixon,
Robert Portner. James T. Smith, James v.
White, Adelia F. Hensiey. James FL. Will
son, Louis Boyer. jr.. Z. A. Beverly. De
ter, James G: Blaine, Laura F. Barnay, Z.
D. Wolcott, r. Rathburn, Morell Mareau
Eliza A. Duffield. John b. Anderson, Re
becca =. Barnes, J. H. c. Wilson. Alice S.
Hill. Mary NJ. Hodgen. Lucy E. Moten.
VIM. A Campbell, Elizabeth r. Chapman,
VIM. NJ. Scott. John d. Langhorne. Mrs.
Mary Swami Thompson, Ebert Rovertson.
Oliver A. Morris, Matthew W. Edmunds,
Catherine M. Edmunds w. J. Walker. J..
Mitchell, jr, Stanley Pearce. Mary II.
Langtree, Isabella Varney, David Ingalls,
Charles r. Rowzee, Emma b. Fitzgerald.
F. Abbott. Catherine S. Foos, Elizabeth
Varney. Dwight Anderson, Phebe s. Lea.
Zeno B. Babbitt. William Ramsay
Mary B. Arms Lydia A. Tanner. John E.
Perow. c. R. Mcmahon. Priscilla E. Hend-
ley, Elizabeth Smith, Chas. M. Campbell,
H. Gilley, A, T. Gage, VIM. F. Snyder. Co
lumbus Kelley. Edwin H. Snyder. Emeline
.. ..
Kinkle, Chas F. 8. Kinkle. Chas Hamp-
son, Ellen Mcmahon. Wilhelmina Hoffman,
Annie Harden. Douglas F. Forrest, John
NJ Henderson, VIM. K. Davidson. VIM. F..
Wagner, c. w. Wagner, VIM. Butterworth.
Mary E. Butterworth, Jessie T. Green, Geo.
NJ. Emmerich. Wyman L. Cole. Henry b.
Parker. Sidney v. Mitchell, Theresa Dillon.
Claudius B. Jewell, c. f. Peck, Amos Had
ley, Sarah F. Exiey. T. M. Exley, Henry c.
Harmon Mrs. Martha F. Harmon, Melyina
Rodgers, VIM. E. Anderson. Rebecca M.
Bcnsal. John Moon. Nicholas E. Young,
VIM A. Andrews, Mrs Andrews, T Plinv
Moran Harrison G. Brewer. VIM. Whitson.
]. NJ. Whitson. Charlotte Marceron. F. W.
Ritter. jr.. Margaret A. ConnelI George W.
Bigelow. Elizabeth G. Dole John T. Knott.
Alice Simpson, Emma l.. Yoder. Eliza War
der, Susie HEREFORD. Benz. W. Holman. Ellis
Spear, Sarah F. Spear. ]. Wilson Dyren-
forth. Herbert w. T. tanner, Caroline o.
Tracy. A.. b. Jameson. A. r. Hendershott,
L. P. Shoemaker. Chas Early, C. c. Lam
caster. August Burgdorf. Allen s. Johnson,
Chas. c. Glover. Gustave III. Kuhn, " L.
Norris. A. B. Rowell. Emma Hayes Chas
G Matthews. Edward l.. White. Helen w.
Davis. Alex. R. Reynolds. Mamie Viola OPP
| dixie. Samuel c. Raub. A c. Clark. Andrew
! C. Bradley and p. A. Leonard.