Evening star., 1902-04-19
Judge Hagner's Order in 10th
Street Case.
PAYMENT OF AWARDS
COMMISSIONERS WILL ACT WHEN
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
Total Length of Street Opened Will Be
Five Miles-The Cost
Estimated.

Justice Hagner of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia today signed the
formal order finally ratifying and confirm
ing the verdict of the jury of appraisers in
the matter Of the proposed extension of 10Th
street. The order is in keeping with the
opinion of Justice Hagner. announced sew
eral weeks ago and published in The Star.
The District Commissioners, previous TO
the signing of the order indicated above
had instructed the city solicitor, Mr.. A B.
DuVall to notify the court there would be
no appeal on the part of the municipal au
thOrities and to request the execution of
final order confirming the awards and
sessments of the jury of condemnation.
As soon as the Commissioners are formally
notified of the final action of the court they
will forward all the papers in the case, in
cluding a transcript of the verdict, to the
District auditor. Mr.. J. T. Petty who will
at once make arrangements to begin the
payment of the large amount of damages
awarded. The money for this purpose is
made available by the act providing for the
extension 1t will increase the District
deficit at the end of the present fiscal year
TO z great extent.
Amount of Damages.
The damages awarded by the jury of con-
demnation amount to $I29, 1852. 20. This
amount will be paid entirely out of the
District revenues. The benefits assessed by
the jury amount to $1Os. .S34.T5 This latter
sum will probably not be collected for sew
eral years yet In the end the net cost to
the District for the extension now provided
for will be $621 .117.54 To this latter
amount must be added the cost of opening
the street and making IT fit for travel,
S366,Oo0, making the total cost of the con-
summation Of the proceedings recently in
stituted Ss4S1. .11T.J4 or in round numbers,
about S1,OUU.OVO. OF the 1866 OUO estimated
as the cost of making the street available
the general government will pay One-half,
according TO the compact of 1915 The com
pact is regarded as still holding good in re-
gard 10 the Improvement of streets, while
1t has been Cancelled in regard to paying
for the land necessary for street extensions.
If the payment Of the S729. .gJ2. ~ damages
be made before June 80 next the District
deficit, which, il is now estimated, will be
Sl.49l 1900. Will be brought up to grand
total OF ,22l.%1IS4 This Will ultimately
be reduced to the extent of the $10S S34 10
assessed as benefits as rapidly as the as
sesSments become due and are collected.
The Commissioners are hopeful of securing
some general legislation during this session
OF Congress which will take care of the
deficit and also provide for the extraordi-
nary improvements that are projected or
are under way in the District.
Work of the Jury.
The jury began its labors under author
ity conferred by Congress, on December 4,
1900 and rendered its verdict on May q,
1911- The amount of parcels condemned
Were about %, the number of houses,
sheds, etc, about sixty. and the number of
parcels assessed amounted to about 200.
The total amount of damages was S729,
90 ~, and the total amount of assess
me nts was $1nS. 81. 10 The length of street
condemned through subdivided land was
$40 ineal feet or little over one mile,
and the amount condemned through subdi-
vided land was $500 iueal feet, or about
l l-3 miles The length of street previously
donated was about 1850 lineaI feet or
about 2la miles. out of the total amount
Of condemnation about Oue-fifth was al
lowed for damage to houses. the remainder
being damage for taking the land and for
change Of grade.
The total length Of the street to be OPEN
ed from Morris street 10 the District line
measures about five miles. and will cost as
follows: Grading. for a width Of eighty feet,
100000 cubic yards. at - cents, $3.50 600;
maCadamizing. 2J.2jO Iiueal feet, at 81,
SOLO curb on both sides of roadway,
total, $50 90; viaduct across Piney branch,
800 feet long, $4,000; cUlverts. five, at 1000
each. 5000; total, $3.50 O00
The cost as to grading may vary some
what when the work Is finally done, as
grades have not been established through
the tracts where land has been donated,
but has been approved through all tracts
subject to condemnation 1t has been as
sUmed. however, that there will not be a
grade Of more than ) per cent any por-
tion of the extension, and that cuts or fills
OF forty and fifty feet will be necessitated
at Several points.