Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
REPORT OF APPRAISERS
Acquisition of Site for Con-
gressional Building.
THE HOUSE OFFICES
VALUE OF EACH PARCEL, INCLUD-
ING IMPROVEMENTS.
Names of Owners and the Amounts
Awarded - Private and
Public Alleys.

Public Alleys.
In the matter OF the condemnation of
square No. go as a site for the building for
committee rooms folding rooms and other
offices for the House of Representatives,.
and for necessary office rooms for members
thereof Messrs Robert l. Fleming. Albert
A. Wilson and George F. Oyster, the COM
missioners appointed to appraise the re-
spective interests of all persons concerned
In the lands. today returned their appraise-
ments to the Supreme Court OF the District
of Columbia.
The commissioners were sworn in and re-
ceived their instructions July II last. They
adjourned until July 20. and spent the week
beginning that day viewing and examining
the several parcels of land and premises.
The commissioners began holding sessions
for the taking of testimony July 81, and
continued the same to and including Au-
gust q. They devoted the time from Au-
gust 81 until today in framing their ap-
praisement report. Each of the appraise-
ments includes the value of the improve
ments upon the parcels of land.
The Schedule Submitted.
The schedule of appraisements follows:
Parcel No. Held by William A. Rich
ards and Charles S. Richards, executors
and trustees under the last will of Alfred
Richards deceased. in trust for Francis r.
Dement, Georgianna Roby. William A.
Richards Grace L. Eaton, Charles S. Rich
ards, Arthur ]. Richards, Alfred Richards,
Edward N. Richards Rosa NJ Padgett and
Joseph Richards SIG, 7O9.25.
Parcel No. 2-Susannah Fowler, residence
Z9 LIST street southeast, $13. 500. 80.
Parcel No. NMary e. Phillips. residence.
CT Of fhEa 90
Parcel No. 4-Benj amin F. Shaw lis Sd
street southeast, S24, 1850
Parcel No. 5-Lucy NJ. Shaw, lis Sd street
southeast. $l2 1884 20.
Parcel No. 6-John c. Head representing
Josephine Holt Throckmorton, Joseph III
Holt and Sarah Holt, SS3,99702.
Parcel No. Thomas Moore William s.
Moore, Lewis Moore. Clara A. Richardson
George p. Moore Powers Moore Mary A
ferkes. Anna II. Garsia. Martha E Stock
ton and Eliza M Sanderson, heirs at law
OF Thomas Moore, deceased: SIG, 131 30
Parcel No. S-Isaac c. Slater 44O New
Jersey avenue southeast, $127s7
Parcel No. Orchard ]. Earnshaw 23O
New Jersey avenue southeast, 81. 569. 10.
Parcel No. 1U-Catherine NJ. Conn of Elk
hart, Ind. s27,731 g..
Parcel No. 11-Georgette A. Chamberlin
226 New Jersey avenue southeast. 81 339 81.
Parcel No. 12-Frank p. Chamberlin. 226
New Jersey avenue southeast. 500 81.
Parcel No. l3-James Kerr, Broadway.
New York. $12.934 %.
Butler Ames of Lowell Mass, s13. 4S2 So
Parcel No. 15-Samuel Cross, 81 street
southeast $l3,311 IS.
Parcel No 16-William b. Schiller Pitts
burg, Pa. S14C45.15
Parcel No. l7-Rufus L. B. Clarke ZIG
New Jersey avenue southeast, S30,516.23.
Parcel No. 1S-Julia Middleton. PA New
Jersey avenue southeast si4.51S.19
Parcel No. 19-Mary r. Fuller, 10th and
II streets. 81. 1G0.
Parcels Nos ~ and 21-Emma Bremen.
SnrNlfA IL
Carl j. Brock, Paul G. Brock, Elsie NJ
Brock, all of Congre ssonal Hotel and
Henry Brock of San Francisco. Cal,
S94.Ol4G0.
Parcels Nos. ~ and 24Margaret A
French % b street southeast. s1S14S
Parcel No. 23-Myron NJ Parker, 1920
Vermont avenue. SU52s. 40.
Parcel No. 2j-Thomas F. Mallon 81 B
street southeast, 81 .496.07.
Parcel No. 26-Cyrus Adler, trustee; Alice
b. Winlock Isabel Winlock, Peyton Win
lock; all OF 1O12 22d street; Herbert E.
N!nlock, Harvard College; Helen Munroe
1e12 I'D street. Frank Munroe, u. s.
army, and Scott Munroe, San Francisco,
Cal S1l. ;}J1. p.
Parcel No. 27-Christina Platz 81 B street
southeast, S14,So445.
Subject to Dover Interest.
Parcel No. 2S-Helene Schoenborn, 1873 d
street northeast; Louise NJ Eccard 1890
New Hampshire avenue; Ellen Rettlg,
street; Julia Burgdorf, 1873 D street north
east; Robert c. Schoenborn. 80 Byron
street, Liverpool. England and Winlfred A.
Schoenborn 1430 9Th street, 27,41415. The
Commissioners find that Helene Schoen-
born is entitled to a one-eighth dover
interest in this parcel. amounting to 81 523
Parcel NO. 29-Samuel Cross, 81 B street
southeast, $15,9i6.
Parcels Nos. 80 and $3.50 COB e. The
Commissioners express the belief that Mar
gafet A Simon holds title to parcel SO by
adverse position.
Parcel No. 31-Robert r. Hit 1907 K
street. and John J. Phelps. William e.
Bond and Thomas r. White trustees, 100
Broadway, New York S10O31 o.
Parcel No. 32-Rebecca r. Springer AZ
street southeast. So, 299.9
Parcels Nos 33 and 35-Jean NJ. d. Ian
der, $50 433.02
Parcel No. S4-Robert r. Hit 1907 K
street SD S05.5O
Parcel No. 37-Francis NJ Cox, 2o29 4th
street northeast. s11.952.90
Parcel No. 3s-Ida NJ Reilly S. 7aS 50
Parcel No. 39-Martha NJ and Iucv 2
NICK emma, 30 LIST street southeast. So s23 so
Parcel No. 4o-Diller b. Croft, 11O7 /
street. Ss.os3.55.
Parcel No. 41-Eliza j. Scott 921 10Th
street. S2p.3779S.
Parcel No. 42-Ann A. Cornish. 225 LIST
street southeast SIS. 6G9.5s.
The total of the foregoing appraisemen.e
Is Stil $500.
Public and Private Alleys.
The Commissioners explain the fee simple
of the parcels of land in the public alleys
In this square is subject to a perpetual
easement for alley purposes to the general
public. The values of the interests of the
owners in the parcels mentioned respec-
lively. subject to such perpetual easements
for alley purposes, are set forth by the
Commissioners follows:
Parcel A, s13l; parcel b. $i4; parcel c. S34 {;
parcel ID. sl7; parcel 4, si7: parcel F, $50;
parcel G. so; parcel H. $50; parcel l. s66:
parcel j, S23; parcel X. So; parcel l.. SO:
parcel N, $50; parcel n, $50; parcel o, SAG;
parcel +, $37; parcel Q. So: parcel r. SO
and parcel S. $40.
II Is explained by the Commissioners that
the fee simple of the parcels of land in the
private alleys In the square is subject TO