The Washington times., 1903-04-01
HALL OF RECORDS SITE
RESTS WITH MR., SHAW

Street and has lived there for number
OF years. He said he owned some of the
lots in the square. but had not dealt in
any Of the real estate here for a year
and more
The only interest have in square 143
is that my house and lots are embraced
within it. and that in the adjustment of
values ! may receive what is just as a
compensation for my property Senator
GslHnger introduced the bill in the
Senate for the purchase of the square
and the bill was supported, rs far as 1
! know, without contest either in The
! House or the Senate I suppose this was
unon the ground that 1t was the most
available and least expensive square
that could be obtained as q site for the
/ hall of records and contained the guam
/ tity of land required. in a solid body, for
the building
SO far as the selcction of the square
/ by Congress Is antagonistic TO any alleg-
ed plans OF Park Commission I have no
knowledge. As there has been 10 legisla-
tion in Congress either one way or the
other as 10 a Park Commission ! cannot
/ see how a law Of Congress selecting
what il deemed 10 be a suitable site for
! Hall of Records should interfere with
! that. There were probably some very
cogent reasons why Congress desired to
/ place a Hall of Records upon foundations
at ali times free from the overflow and
backing up Of the tide from the river, in
order 10 obtain permanently dry walls
Q natural eCf=F Foundations
! If anybody has Interferad with the
/ Park Commission Ii is Congress.
How Much of the Property Is Held,
Despite Mr.. Hazel. ems declaration. it
I is interesting 20 note that he has taken
/ a most active part in submitting TO the
/ Secretary of the Treasury bids which are
accepted for the property OF other per-
sons. On his own account Mr. Hazelton
/ is assessed for four lots. 10. Il. .. and
! 24. The total assessed valuation of the
/ four lots and their improvements is
I So. .404, and for them Mr. Hazelton mod
estly asks $S4699 But he includes in
/ this sum one-half OF lot valued at
/ s.. $50.
! Secretary Hay appears as the owner
!
District Assessors figures, are worth
about $4,000. and were assessed<at $32 =
/ 500.
Mr.. Hazelton, apparently acting for
/ Secretary Hay. has submitted bid OF
! $133, 1850 for the eight lots. almost FIVE
times as much as the assessed value OF
/ the lots
The Assessor Left Behind
I Beside the Hay lots Mr. Hazelton bid
/ on thirteen others, including his own
/ four already mentioned For lots |, .
and 20 he asks so. 46S although the
total assessed value of the three par
cells of land is only $19, ,4s7-
The other bid submitted by Mr
! Hazelton was for $56. .451, covering lot 13.
valued at SO 500; part of lot Il. valued
at S4.231; part Of lot I6, valued S12s:
part Of lot i, valued at 1915, and part
of lot Is. valued al s40S The irsr two
| parcels stand assessed in the names Of
! Augustus Y II. and Julia /. Ellis. and
/ the last three parcels in the name OF
/ Kate A. Waterbury.
Senator Stewart Ct Nevada. whose
/ house is on the square. asks $4,000 for
six parcels OF land held in the name
of Annie E F Stewart, The assessed
value of land and improvements is only
! Sl94g-,
Senator Stewart is evidently getting
ready for business, as there was fled
LAST week q deed from him and Others
| conveying 10 the American Security and
Trust Company for the nominal SIM OF
SO, all OF original lot Is, and parts OF
lots Il. 16, i, and Is. all of which land
/ is in square I43. This is said to be the
most valuab bic property IN the square