The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
THE: SHAFER
BUILDING
The Damages Awarded Yes
terday by the Jury.
SOME GET ONE CENT EACH
While Considerable Amounts Are Al
lowed.to Others-The instructions
Of Judge WaddiIl TO the Jury
and Its Findings inFull.

The Jury fmpanelled by Judge Edmund
Waddill, Jr., to ascertain the amounts
due the tenants and others interested in
the shafer building, in connection with
the condemnation OF that structure by
the Government, the site to be used as
an annex to the postoffice, yesterday az
ternoon returned the following:
We. he jury, solcmnly. sworn to faith
fully and irnpartally ascertain what
will DO a Just compensation to the sew
eraI defendants having interests In tho
uate in the city OF Richmond. Va. and
described as follows: Commencing at
the northeast intersection OF Main and
Tenth Streets. running thence eastwardly
along the north line OF Main Street, 81
feet and 3-S inches: thence extending
back northeasterly 159 feet IL 1-2 inches
along line parallel to the east line OF
Tenth Street, or nearly so, 10 tho south
line OF Bank Street: thence along the
south line Of Bank Street 60 feet 8 3-4
inches. to the east line OF Tenth Street;
thence along the east line OF Tenth
Street 1G0 feet Z IA inches to the point
OF beginning. and which said piece OF
Is fully described In the plat hereto
attached. marked "a" and made a part
OF this verdict. Upon a view of the land
and after hearing the evidence. we aEcer-
tain that for tho property taken Of the
several defendants respectively. just COM
pensation will be as follows:
THE COMPENSATION.
a. To James A. Moncure. administrator
with the will annexed Of John shafer.
deceased, for the interest OF the said
ehafer estate. in said property, $4,000.
b. To Mrs. Elizabeth 3. Whitlock, for
her life. and after death to James r.
Gordon and James G. Whitlock. the ex-
ectors and trustees OF Charles z. Whit
lock. deceased. for the ground rent, $780,
700. $4,000; total. 600: the above item
OF $4,000, part OF the $4,000 Is to be de-
Quoted from the s175.oOo allowed Shafer's
administrator.
c. To the seaboard Air Limo Railway
Company for It's lease $2,05o
d. To John L. Williams and Sons, So
$50. -
G. To John W. Gordon. $500.
T. To Railways and Light Company OF
America, $50.
&. To R. B. Chaffln and Company. In
corporated, t1.250.
h. TO J. ". Anderson and Son. $50.
l.. To Walter s. Peyton. 500.
J. TO Charles A. Rose. $500
ONE CENT EACH.
AS to the other parties to these pro-
ceedings. we find one cent each will
be Just compensation to them. respective
~. for their respective interests in said
property.
j. B, MosBY.
Foreman.
February II. 1903
Messrs. Frank G. Christian and S.
S. p. Patteson represented the shafer In.
terests: Judge L. L. Lewis. the Govern
ment: hi Carter and Cannon & Gordon
tho Whitlock estate, and Munford, Hun
ton: Williams & anderson. W. B. Smith.
B. 7. Barrett and Robert H. Talley, tho
tenants.
Judge WaddiIl leaves this morning for
Norfolk. where he will hold court for
week or ten days.
TIE INSTRUCTIONS
The instructions of Judge waddill to
the Jury We're as follows:
Gentlemen of the jury:
You have been specially selected from
the body OF this district becau OF your
quallncatlpn TO pass upon the delicate
and didicult questions to be determined by
yDu. You have viewed the premises
sought to be condemned by the Govern
ment Tor Its purposes, and heard the EVIL
oence adduced by the respective parties
bearing upon the questions involved and
the Court now charges you as follows:
That your duty Is to ascertain what
would be a just compensation to tho sew
eral parties in interest for the property
proposed to be taken by the Government
for Its purposes; that Is to say, what
would be a fair and full equivalent to be
paid for what is to be taken. And, In de-
termining the amount Of just conpensa-
tion to the several interests, you should
take specially into consideration as appll-
cable to such interests, respectively.
among other considerations, the follow
Ing:
FIRST.
In ascertaining the fee simple value
OF the shafer building property proper,
you should be governed by its fair mar.
ket value at this time, or In the immediate
future, and In arriving at such value you
should take into consideration all OF the
facts and circumstances bearing upon the
property, such, for instance, as its loca-
ton relative to the center Of the business
community the demand for property Of
tne Rlnd, the fact that 1t has frontage
on three prominent business streets and
hputs IN the rear upon the present prop
erty OF the Government, SO as to afford
J! ample Light and air at all times: Ats
naphty IN the near future to increase or
decrease IN value, Its special applicability
II sucn you believe to be the fact, for
the business and purposes for which i
IS now used. Its income bearing vaI,,a -
Its owner, and its stability In that regard
and; IN short, any and everything tending
10 pear upon what Is the fair market
value of tho property. $50
SECOND.
In determining tho value ~ Tho rant
charge, or ground rent, held by the widow
and executor and trustees Of Charioss m
Whltlock. deceased. upon the said nron.
erty, you should ascertain the fair NAY
ket value Of the same having in vIew
what sum m. could be properly ana safely
30 as to produce an income of Fl ftecn,
hundred dollars per annum, taking into
account in that connection the present Io,v
interest, rate, tho difficulty, II such Won Won
believe to DO the fact. OF securing safe