Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08
JURY IS DISCHARGED
PLANS FOR EARLY EXTENSION OF
14TH STREET UPSET.
Court Signs Order Overriding the Mo-
ton to Confirm the Report
and Award.

In connection with the proceedings pend
ing in the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia for the extension of 18th street
northwest from Lydecker avenue to Piney
Branch road Justice Gould yesterday signed
an order overruling the motion to confirm
| the report and award of the commissioners
appointed to appraise the land affected by
the extension, filed by the District Commits
| sioners, and directed the United States mar
shall to forthwith summon a jury Of seven
citizens to decide what damage each owner
| will sustain by reason Of the taking of his
land for the extension Of the street men,
toned.
1t is stated that all Of the land owners
| were satisfied with the report and award Of
the commissioners except Miss Isabel H.
Lehman, the owner of parcel Z, and Mr..
George H. Hill. the owner of parcel 3, In the
list to be condemned. Miss Lehman and
Mr.. Hill filed objections to the report and
declared that they were dissatisfied with the
appraisement
The court based It's order directing the
summoning of jury in the case upon the
were taken. and which provides in section
4S7 that IF any of the parties interested
shall be dissatisfied with the ap-
praisement Of the commissioners the mar
| shall shall be directed to summon jury of
| seven disinterested men, not related to any
| one interested, to meet and view the prem
| ises. giving the parties interested at least
| six days notice of the time and place Of
meeting"
Comment at City Hall.
There was considerable comment at the
| city hall after the hearing before Justice
| Gould upon the provisions of the code
| quoted. Surprise was expressed by parties
| interested in the matter that 1t should be
within the power of single property owner
/ m Iyart ,Grr, of oica-
| ment by the mere expression of dissatisfac-
| ton Herewith.
Under the circumstances, however, 1t Is
| understood that nothing can be done by the
authorities except to proceed anew before a
| jury. and this, 1t is stated, will be done at
once.
The extension of 14th street will not be
begun for months. and the District engineer
department will have to readvertise for bids
| and do over again all the work which has
been done looking toward this improvement.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner Morrow Is
somewhat perturbed at the delay, the more
| so because 1t is brought about by the action
| of two property owners who are dissatisfied
with the report Of the jury which appraised
| the property affected by the proposed ex-
| tension.
| 1t was learned that the engineer depart
n;ent has been ready to commence work
| out 18th street way for two months, that
the bids for the excavating and grading
have been advertised for, received and
opened and the lowest bidder advised that
| as soon as the report of the appraisement
| jury was confirmed ne would be given the
contract. This contractor has had his
gangs and his tools ready for the word to
start and 1t was confidently believed by the
Engineer Commissioner and his assistants
that the report would be confirmed today
| Now Capt. Morrow says that all bets are
| of. that the bids In hand will have to be
| cancelled and that more will have to be
| advertised for-when the report Of the next
| jury on appraisement shall have been con-
| firmed.
Time Required.
| It will take some time to summon another
| jury and go through all the questions
which were settled to the satisfaction Of
sixteen out OF eighteen property owners af-
| fected When I'll this has been accom-.
piished 1t win be necessary for the District
to formally assume title, and then-pro-
vided no other obstacle II encountered. the
/ work Of extension may be commenced.
Much disappointment was expressed to-