Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-27
EXCEPTIONS ON FILE
District Appeals From Report
Of Appraisers.
UNION STATION SITE
THAT AWARD Is CON-
TRARY TO EVIDENCE
Ground Needed for Plaza or Circle
Other Matters Before the
Court.
UNION STATION SITE

The Commissioners Of the District of Co
lumbia, through Attorneys E. III. Thomas
and A. Leftwich Sinclair have filed in the
Supreme Court of the District exceptions
and objections to the appraisements made
by Messrs. Thomas w. Smith, William A.
II. Church and Samuel Bensinger the COM
missioners appointed by the court several
weeks ago to appralse the value of certain
ground on California street northeast, which
is needed by the District for a plaza, or
circle, and new streets around the union
railroad station. The report of the apprais-
ers objected and excepted to was returned
to the court the 14th instant
The reasons assigned for the action of the
Commissioners of the District In reference
to the report are:
Because the several appraisements or
awards made by the said commissioners In
ana by the said report are contrary to the
evidence submitted to the said commission
ers; and because the said several appraise-
ments or awards are excessive, exorbitant,
unreasonable and unjust"
Dissatisfied With Appraisement.
Wherefore" the Commissioners assert,
these directors and exceptants are dissat-
ished with the said apprasements or
awards. and each of Them and pray this
honorable court to vacate and set the same
aside, and to direct the United States mar
shall for the District of Columbia to sum
mon jury Of seven distinterested men, not
related to any one interested in these pro-
ceedings, to appraise the value of the land
to be condemned herein for plaza or cir
Gle. and new streets, pursuant to the terms
and provisions OF section 4s7 of the code of
law for the District of Columbia
1t is understood the District Commission
ers consider that the appraisements made
by the commission are not only in excess of
the value of the laid to be appropriated,
but are inconsistent and unreasonable In
comparison with appraisements made by
two members of the same commission who
appraised other land condemned for the
union station plaza short time ago.
Attorney Sinclair stated that he has given
notice to the attorneys representing the
property owners in the matter that he
Will call the objections and exceptions OF
the District commissioners to the attention
of Justice Gould at 10 O'Clock next Fri
day morning
Approaches to Anacostia Bridge.
In connection with the pending proceed
ings in the Supreme Court of the District
for the condemnation OF land for ap-
proaches to the new Anacostia bridge.
Messrs. A. A. WILSON, James F. Oyster
and George E. Fleming, the appraisers APP
pointed by the court met at the city hall
today and commenced the hearing of evil
dence regarding the value of the land to
be condemned.
In the matter of the extension of NJ
street east of Bladensburg road, the con-
domination jury held its first session at the
city hall this afternoon, when the hear
Ing OF evidence upon the subject of dam
ages and benefits was begun. The jury
Friday last viewed the land which will
be affected by the condemnation proceed
ings.