The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-25
Board Says State Must
 Pay That Sum,
THE OWNERS MAY APPEAL
Commission Completes Work
 and Files Report.
Probate Judge Gaston wili Reader De- cree. Today and Plans for EH- tending state House Grounds
 VIII Begin soon.

Forty-nine thousand, SIX Huhoteu dollars was the amount of damages Commission appointed by Probate Judge J. B. Gaston of Montgomery County. to fix the value of the south half of Capitol Square which is 10 DC acquired by the State.
 II will be remembered that at the last session of the Legislature of Ala baina a law was enacted approprfatine sls0,0o0, for improvements on the building and extension of the grounds of the Capitol.
 About two weeks ago Probate yudgo q. B. Gaston of Montgomery County. on petition of Attorney General Mas eey Wilson condemned all property on tha eauare not now the property of the State and appointed a commission composed of Fred s. Ball, c. c. zirkle and George A. Thomas to assess the value of same. The Commission- CTS examined a number of wit nesses in its ten days session and yes- tsrtay afternoon at 5 o'clock filed a formal report with Judge Gaston.
 The report in full Is as follows:
 sIn the Probate Court of MontgQm- cry County. Alabama
 sTn the matter of the application of the State of Alabama to condemn In perpetuity for the use of the State the property bounded on the west by South Bainbridge Street, on the south by Washington Street, on the east by South Union Street. and on the north by the property now owned by the State of Alabama.
 gro the Honorable Court of Probate of
 Montgomery County, Alabama:
 Your Commissioners, Fred $. Ball. c. c. Zirkle and George A. Thomas heretofore appointed in the above stat ed proceeding to assess the damages and compensation which should be paid by the State of Alabama to Ter renee ]. Toole, Annie Boylan, Marga- ret Dove, Mary Owen. Alice Kohn. SaiIie Toole, Pelham J. Anderson. Mary Eliza Anderson. Johnetta Davis, Mary E. Burke, Christiana J. Burke, Anna McCurdy, Mena GreiI and Richard D. Burke, for the absolute title to the property set out in the caption here of, do hereby make and file the fol- lowing report.
 .sThey report that they were sworn Rs jurors are sworn. and that they have each viewed the lands and improve ments thereon hereinafter described. that they have received all legal evil dence offered by any party touching the amount of damages the owners of said lands will receive and the amount of compensation they are entitled to | ton to which the several owners are entitled has not been reduced or d. unfinished because of any incideafal benefits which may accrue to ttsefn or to their remaining lands in conse- uuence of the uses to whtyh the lands to be taken will be appropriated. and that each of said psoperty owners has been present in verson or represented by attornevs. at the sittings of the commissioners.
 ,srhay further report that they file herewith the certificate required by law that neither of them has ever been consulted, advised with, or approached by any person in reference to the value of the lands, or the proceedings to condemn the same prior to the assess snent of damages. and that they knew pointment.
 Value of Each Piece of Property.
 They report that they have assessed the damages and compensation to which Pelham J. Anderson and Mary Eliza Anderson are entitled for the condemnation of lots "A, 4S and '4e on the south side of South Market Street in New Philadelphia, said lots measur- ing on South Union Street 120 feet. { more or less. and running hack west ls0 feet, more or less. in the city of Montgomery. Alabama, at $12.00O.
 'Thsy report that they have assessed the damages and compensation to which Johnetta Davis is entitled for the condemnation of lot 46 on the north side of Washington Street in New Philadelphia, measuring 50 feet on Washington Street and running back 12O feet. more or less. on South Union Street, in the city of Montgom- cry, Alabama, at $6,000.
 ''They report that they have assessed the damages and compensation to which Mary E. Burke, Richard D, Burke. Christiana J. Burke and Anna MeCurdy are entitled for the condem- nation of lot AS on the north side of Washington Street in New Philadel- phfa measuring 50 feet, more or less on the north side of Washington Street and running back 120 feet, more or less, in the city of Montgomery, Ala bama. at $2.1O0.
 ''They report that they have assessed the damages and compensation to which Terrence J. Toole is entitled for the condemnation of lot A on the north side of Washington Street fin