The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
WILL Be APPRAISER
Il. c. Doyle to Act as Expert
for Government.
RAILWAY BUYS BARN SITE
District Attorney Baker Prepares
Petition in Proceedings TO Acquire
Five Squares for Department
BuiIdfBgx-GrOund Purchased to
Straighten Railroad Tracks.

Harold c. Doyle. Of Thomas J. Fisher
& Co. was yesterday appointed govern
ment expert to appraise the property In
the fve squares which are TO be pur-
chased by the Secretary Of the Treasury
for the United States as sites for depart
ment buildings. Mr. Doyle received the
appointment from Assistant Secretary
Winthrop, who has charge Of the pur-
chase of the property.
M Doyle has served in a similar ca
pacity OF numerous occasions in past
years. his intimate knowledge Of property
valves In the District giving him a spe-
ciaI prominence IN this field He was one
OF the principal appraisers of the land
values in the condemnation proceedings
for the new station plaza, having been
called as a witness for the District upon
almost every plat OF ground taken for
that Improvement NJ. Doyle has per
formed a similar service several times for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany in its various land dealings IN
washington
May Be Put on CommissIon.
It is probable that Mr.. Doyle viii be
one Of the men named by the Secretary
Of the Treasury 70 serve upon the com
mission 10 settle upon the value Of the
property in condemnation proceedings
one Of the Washington title companies
has been at work for several days at
the instance Of District Attorney Baker
preparing a preliminary examination OF
the titles 10 the parcels Of ground in the
i've squares 70 be purchased These FIVE
/ squares are bounded BY Fifteenth street.
the Mall. Fourteenth street. and Penn
sylvania avenue There are about 100
separate owners Of the property
When the petition has been fled in
+eourt. citation viii be ordered upon
each owner TO appear at certain time
and show cause why the property should
not be purchased AT a stated price Then
I a commission VIII probably be named by
7 the court. Of three persons. selected from
/ those presented by the government and
the owners. 10 pass upon the question
/ Of values
Hearings VIII Be Given
( Hearings viii De provided for the own
T ers 20 make their views known. after
which the commission VIII make I'd its
/ report and submit i- 20 the court All
/ persons Will then have thirty days ac-
/ corded by law i1 which 20 file written
/ exceptions 20 the findings OF the commits
sion. after which the court viii pass upon
[ the appraiseuent In the form of a decree
which sets the value which the govern
raent must pay fo- The property.
( According 90 announcement made yes
( rerGay. the Washington Railway and
/ Electric Company has purchased the lot
ar the southeast corner OF Wisconsin
avenue and 2 street northwest which
Z viii be used % srra5Ehren its tracks ~
Z -hat point and eliminate the sharp curve
which is now made bv the tracks IN
I passing into Wisconsin avenue and O.
{ few feet further on again into p street
T The price paid for the lot was Sl11t1. L
[ IS understood 70 De the intention OF the
1 company 90 make a similar purchase az
I the northeast corner Of Wisconsin avenue
and Dumbarton avenue OF the tracks at
/ the compound curve OF the tracks al
| that point
Buys Site for Car Barn
/ The company has purchased four acres
T Of animpr0ved ground on the west side
T Of the Georgetown and Rockville tracks
where II viii .n-the near future erect a
new car barn TO take the place Of the
( old structure just above Georgetown L
/ Is understood that the old structure viii
( be purchased by the government and add
Z ed 10 the buildings OF the Industrial Home
School which stand near IT. The new
/ site for the car barn is about a11 yards
south Of the District line on the Rock
vile road. The site was purchased frola
I Mrs. W. r Black. the price paid not
I being made public
/ A statement was made yesterday. which
could not be verified. that the recent sale
{ Of the Halls OF the Ancients was 20 q
I syndicate, whose purpose It IS 70 re-
model the building into a thearer- The
man named as the purchaser in this se-
/ port stated yesterday that he was not ,hs
I purchaser and that he knew nothing
I about the proposed -h6ater.