The Washington times., 1909-09-02
Commission Files Report on
AppraiSement With District
Supreme Court.
CHASE'S THEATER
GETS S271,O6O
Regent Set at S3O8, ,833, and Corn
wells at S2O6, ,726-Other
High Figures Given.

Finding that the property involved
in the condemnation proceedings OF hve
squares. numbered 226. 227 Is, 229, and
go. upon which is to be erected build
ings for the Department of Justice. De-
partmeIt Of State. and Department Of
Commerce and Labor, is worth S2.243.-
9S10S. the three commissioners ap-
pointed TO appraise the property this
afternoon fled their report with the
Supreme Court OF the District
The condemned property, roughly
speaking, les between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, and runs south from
Pennsylvania avenue inclusive Of c
street northwest
Two million and a half dollars was
appropriated by the sundry civil ace
Of May 30. 1908, to buy the property. The
estimated cost Of this building is six or
seven million dollars, but the plans for
same have not been authorized by Con-
gress, as yet.
The commission named to condemn
the property is composed Of George
Truesdell, H. Rozier Dulaney. and
George W. +. Swartzell.
Work Was Tedious.
ting a valuation on this property has
been the hardest and longest put up to
a commission Of local business men
since the Union Station condemnation
proceedings. The three commissioners
have met almost daily since November
20, 1908, The first sessions were held in
the grand jury room at the City Hail.
Later the commission met in Justice
-. -
Meetings In the Municipal building
commenced March "A. and sessions were
held almost daily up TO today
I'm addition to the hearings Il has
been necessary for the commission to
investigate the claims OF the owners
and occupants Of the various parcels of
land involved and frequent visits Of in
spectlon have been paid. Opportunity
was given every person interested in
the property to come forward with
claims as 20 the valuation, and the com
missioners state that they are convinced
Of the accuracy OF the figures they
present.
The lots ard buildings representing
the largest items in the appraisement
ordered by the Government are as fol-
lows.
Parcel No 1. comprising what Is
known as the Chase Theater property.
owned by the Grand Opera House Com
pany and appraised at S271,060.
Numbers 1920, 1922. and 1925 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, occupied by the Dupar-
quet. Huot & Moneuse Company; by
?. =. Chase and z. w. Wheeler, and
by the Regent Hotel. respectively. IS
set at S30S. .S33.57- This property is owned
10y .. c. Staples.
The commission states that the uneN-
pired lease Of the Duparquet, Huot &
Moneuse Company. lessee Of the store
room and cellar hereunder, should be
valued at SC59.26, to be reduced each
month by $SL59 until the Government
takes charge Of the property
Parcel No. 3, comprising numbers 14I2
/ 1ni. 1916, and l4lS Pennsylvania avenue.
owned by Samuel G. CoruweH. occupied
I by the owner and by Annie u. Murphy,
/ value sos. 1868.
Parcel NO. 4, 1910 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. owned by Mrs. Anne &. Syndc
valued at S33,5gO62.
Florentines Lease Not Valued.
Parcel No. g. 140S Pennsylvania ave
nue., owned by J. Forbes Beale. valued
at S21,045.15- This property is occupied
by Ward & Cunningham.
Parcel No. 6, 1905 and 1904 PennsyI-
vania avenue, owned 10y George Fl. Hig-
bee and occupied by John NJ Davis and
the Florentine Cafe Company, valued
at $57,O5f10. The Commissioners decIin-
cd to value the lease Of the FIorentiDe
company, FOR which a claim was made.
Parcel No. Z, n2 Pennsylvania avenue,
owned by AntOHia p. Ssc}Sles. occuplcd
by Edward J. Gardiner. valued at So
Ol7. Gardeners lease is appraised as
being worth S5l9.Sl, which amount will
be reduced monthly until the property
IS taken over.
Parcel No. 8, 400 Pennsylvania ave
nue., owned by the estate Of Miranda
Fraser and occupied by Edward /
Gardner. valued at S36,7I4G0. Gardner's
uneXpired lease Is given a present value
Of S938GO, to be reduced $40 q monthly so
long as the premise. are occupied by
him.
Parcel No. 9. 500 and 5O8 Fourteenth
street northwest, owned by the Rufus
H. Darby Printing Company. occupied
by the National Engraving Company.
valued at $7SZ76. The enCravlng com
pany's uneXpired lease IS appraised at
$366.G9, with q monthly reduction of S2f 53
| IN value so long as occupied.
Parcel No. 10, 502 and 5W Fourteenth
! street, owned by Edwin II. Neumeyer
! occupied by Jerome MaZzocchi and Is
raei Little, respectively. is appraised at
$500
Mullaney's at $4,000.
Parcel No. II. 500 Fourteenth street,
owned by Samuel G. Cornwell, occupied
by Dennis Mullsu uey, property valued at
$50 800
Parcel No u. 1903 r street northwest,
owned by Elizabeth TrimbIe. Marion
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