Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-24
Transaction Connected With
Union Station Project.
VALUED AT 100000
DISTRICT AND B. AND o. RAIL
ROAD COMPANY DEAL.
Details of the Agreement Effected
District to Pay 100000
in Cash.

The largest transfer Of property yet made
m connection with the Union station pro-
ject was accomplished yesterday when the
District of Columbia secured from the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company a large
area for use as the plaza of the new sta
ton building, giving in exchange certain
street property. which is to be used by the
railroad company. The value of the real
estate in the deal was about 100000, but the
actual money to change hands by reason OF
1t will be about Sc0.ooo. which the District
will pay to the railroad company. The Dis
trict secured property of much greater val
ne than that given In exchange, hence its
Indebtedness to the railroad.
The deal was consummated late yesterday
afternoon. although = had been in nego-
tiation for several months past The prop
erty concerned is that which Is now occu-
pied by the tracks of the Baltimore and
Ohio road on Delaware avenue and LIST
street. and tho property the road holds as
part of Its right of way. The District prop
erty involved included the streets that will
be used BY the railroad company in the ap-
proaches to the station The deal was
brought to head at this stage of the pro-
ceedings in order that the work in the ter
minal project shall not be hampered. The
Milling of the plaza will be commenced
shortly and the right of way on LIST street
work on the TUNE, to progress raniflv
Some of the property remote from the tun-
mel and the plaza, cannot be transferred
thoritv l. eoc,re5 ~ o'tu uIltil proper au-
case of the parcels citad r. ,ro,,ar Iads
VIII lie hled Immediately.
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property involved in Exchange.
The details of tho tra,efe- chow. ~. tho
Ii..rt. - '''"i'I aho" 'i'' ''e
u -. 'i"'ees nose sections OF T. ana
sHtelS winch VIII lie without the plaza
loot for foot for lots owned by the rail-
road company The rest Of tbo ,ro,,ar.,,
is boupb+ r,or, H. n,., ~,
p,ilroaI ,,... anu on''
zone for tbn td Pan! ana hes within the
. nc r'ailrodd company bought lots from
AZ q 80 =" Siu "a "ni, as far back as 1870
tie nronar,y w 80 rgitS per loot. Much Of
~, IT. eI'H was unused until recent years.
to We lars ga ago II could have been bought
ca,..aiI, 20. as ti!e D!stict was not quite
~ ~ '" , VI us oeSlre TO secure this land
nar font US H. r.f was not made. Now $50
~ io'' 10 sven
o,-ni oi tme rIl!roads land was pur
,,njor IA inoo' "heh maj location of the
t uI.,ot 50, se''loil WIS suggested, but not on
We're n',rof hpot. LOIS n: o. a. 5. . and II
1899 to 1902 pNi'o's iio''i
Details of the Aereemen+
The details of tho o,,roo-,. -
by Colonel Bidd1a u,o,,,a.e 80 VI WI
and submitted IN ,ba ,l,,,,.,,,. ~ 49,.
o. as follo,ys 'u''
FIRST That Tho i,,
the parts Of lot. ~ 30 - 'e''a d
marked in black ~, tba o,a,. WV
Second That the parts Of Tho s+roo., l.
ana r, marked in green. be exchanged for
pafts OF lots II, 10. IL and H. in square
smrfara pea s,o.l exchanged being equal in
10 "a 90 - e su4ct pay Tor lots H.
so,,ara $50 III small iesiaue OF lot IA In
rate of GO IN - I'm I'M VI $500 ~ or at the
- " :" PEI looI. MS Is based on the
ro,,,I,1T. % tne cost 10 the railroad
,,a.sba, - pTi cent interest TO the
necernhe ,ccon e'iie' with all taxes since
Fourtp Tbnt ~, ,o. >,.
49, II "a. t'e IotS lwlth improve
b. a1at w. q, anu IL IN square Us
- e t 60 t ne! prices pdld by the rail-
Ws,t Tu sIp,i,o.
sn,ara &c, ''I ~, pol IONS OF lots 10 and IA In
- 80 nc "a. eI,eu dt ,he price or Slb
49, 80 as oite' Gu ny the raiiroad. ana
.o's .oa :, ID, u aIu paris OF Is and ~ In
.iu'ie Co, iit'i heu III Ieu ne accepted at
ptus " per cent interest," from date of pur-
.i'aSe' anu Plu" me amount Oh taxes from
date OF purchase 10 the present date.
Waiyure of Claim.
r,,, ~,,,,,
the condition that .anv corrnensat,nn ssa,I
be waived fer damages arising from
changes of grade in front of or along any
new frontages crea ted by reason of this
exchange or purchase and claims for dam
ages to property belonging to the railroad
by reason of changes of grade in connec-
ton with the terminal works"
The terms were generally satisfactory to
the railroad company, and one of its coun-
sol Mr. Ceorga /, uami1ton {, n 1attor m
tho Cournissiorars saia ~, tba eoro,.ay
d,sired 10 cau .ttention 70 ,ba fant ~,
in order to square out their holdings in the
eNcIahse IL Is uesra TO own ire seq
- hat,oen ,ha ,orth II,a oF T s.raat
as 1t now exists and the south line of the
street which cuts through the square.
the company oHered 10 give an equai num-
49, ot g. VIC nronertr en- 'a''''e III
Mr. Hamilton stated further that the
measurements of the District and of the
company with regard to the areas OF prop
critics exchanged di1er somewhat put THESE
can De only adjusted ny survey.
On receipt OF MI. 1iailli'oh letter Cap'
J. j. Morro"' engineer III chafse' mace the
lndprscneht tht1 the property heeoeo py
ue DiSuict anu o"neo ny me raiiroitu
hhouid pe pun cn"s1u AT once, 10 iacihtate
tie tufiel VOTE aipIiS inns frontage. ACT
ing commissioner fiai uihe approved IL at
o'''e'
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