The Washington times., 1906-04-08
GREAT GAINS IN
REALTY VALUES
Experts Give Testimony as
TO Benefits Derived.
ELEVENTH STREET AWARDS
Property Owners to Be Heard This
Week, and Will Claim Exces-
sive Charges.

The proceedings in connection with the
assessment of the benefits which have
accrued 70 adjacent property. owing 20
the prolOngation OF Eleventh street
northwest from Florida to Lydecker
avenue. are attracting a great deal OF
attention among the owners OF proper
ty In Columbia Heights. The jury ap-
pointed by the court 10 assess the bene-
fts has been occupied for about ten days
in hearing testimony relative 10 the
benefits brought about by the opening
Of the street named. as told BY wit
nesses summoned on behalf Of the Dis
trict. The testimony along this line will
be concluded, IL is believed. Monday az
ternoon next Then the jury will hear
the testimony Of witnesses for the land
owners. many OF whom contend that the
establishment Of the street has not IN
any way improved their property
Second Jury to Hear Case.
The proceedings with regard to the
Eleventh street extension have been
pending in the local courts for several
years, and the jury now al work over
the question OF the extent OF the bene-
fits conferred upon nearby property by
the extension is the second Jury thai
has been empaneled IN the case
The former jury awarded S26a I'D An
damages for the land condemned and
SlS4.560. as benefits. Some Of the own
ers Of land assessed were dissatisfied
With the assessments and fled objec-
ions 10 the verdict of the jury. Before
the objections 10 the verdict were dis
posed OF Congress amended the law un-
der which the condemnation proceedings
were instituted and in the act passed
directed the District Commissioners to
have the verdict OF the jury confirmed.
in so far. as the damages awarded 10
the property owners were concerned.
and 10 ask for the summoning OF an
other jury TO reassess the benefits in
the matter
New Law Favors Owners.
The law under which the benefits are
70 be reassessed is considered by many
TO be more favorable TO the property
owners than the old law. The old law.
II Is stated. required the jury 10 assess
/ benefits within a certain area-vvithiu
zoe feet on each side of the extsnson-
I while the new law allows the jury to
] impose assessments anywhere IN the
neighborhood OF the extension, upon
/ any property which they find has re-
ceived benefit from the extension OF
the thOrOUghfare.
The jury OF assessment is composed
Of John E Herreu. James F. Oyster,
| William Y. Cox. William A H. Church.
Daniel Fraser. Edward Graves. and
John II. Nolan.
Real Estate Dealers Testimony.
The testimony which has been taken
| represents the view OF several prom
inent real estate dealers, all Of whom
| coincide in the view that the property
has been benefited from so TO 100 per
/ cent and that values in that section
have ben largely increased by the ex-
| tension Of the street
Landowners Not Satisfied.
The property owners interested num-
! Der nearly one hundred and have IN
part been represented by able counsel.
who have put the witnesses through
I vigorous examinations and have
/ brought out many interesting facts
/ connected with the efforts to extend the
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