Evening journal., 1910-03-09
MORELAND FOR
POSTOFFICE
Jury Drawn in United States
Court To-day to Condemn
Nearby Stables
WILL CONVENE NEXT
WEDNESDAY MORNING

]. wilkins Cooch, United States Jury
Commissioner. and William G. Mehaffy,
clerk Of the Federal Court. to-day drew
the jurors to be summoned in the condem-
nation proceedings brought by the govern
ment IN connection with the stable prop
critics in the rear OF the postofice which
are needed TO make room for a proposed
addition to the postofice.
The jury viii convene here at ll30
o clock. on Wednesday morning. March
IS. Twelve jurors will hear the case and
place a valuation upon the properties in
question
The list OF jurors follows:
Alexander p. Corbit. ST. Georges hun
dred; Elias Grimth. Broad Creek hundred
William II. Chambers, Mil Creek hum
dred: John H. Dandy, Wilmington hum
dred; Samuel NJ. White, Georgetown hun
dred; j. Edward Honecker. Duck Creek
hundred; Harvey Ball. Mil Creek hum
dred; William /. Sirman. Little Creek
hundred. 50: Samuel w. Kinder, Cedar
Creek hundred; Samuel Mifhin, North
MurderlSill hundred; Walter ID. Bush Jr.,
Wilmington, hundred: William r. Davis,
South Murderkin hundred Victor dupont
3rd. Wilmington hundred; David Snellen-
burg, Wilmington hundred; Charles w.
Pancoast, Red Lion hundred; John G.
Spicer, Georgetown hundred; Emory B.
higgins, Little Greek hundred. Isl;
Christian Frederick, Wilmington hundred
] Richard Carrow, North Murderkil hun
dred Enos Wright. North West Fork
hundred; George W. Wilin North West
Fork hundred Robert II. Hill Duck
Greek hundred: Emanuel Satterheld
Georgetown hundred: John Niven. Nil
Creek hundred; James Pennington, white
Clay Creek hundred: Joseph Il. Smith
Nanticoke hundred; John Barr George
town hundred Joshua Connor. Whining.
ton hundred Levin Hastings. Little
Creek hundred Cs). Thomas B. Brison
Wilmington hundred; Frederick F. Stone
Brandywine hundred William II. Smith
White Clay Creek hundred; Joseph p
Chandler, Christiana hundred; Thomas r
Young. Wilmington hundred; James "A
Wright. Brandywine hundred. and join
Guthrie Wilmington hundred.
Like Any Other Case.
Under condemnation proceedings il
the United States Court the condem
nation commission is really a jur.
drawn for service just like in an.
other case in the courts. The juror
are from all parts of the district o
II Delaware. and the procedure win in
clude a viewing Of the properties de
sired by the government after whic
II is expected that testimony as I
relative values Of properties in tn
section, etc, will be introduced befor
/, the jury in court session. Distric
Attorney Nields will represent IN
government and Judge Bradford vii
be on the bench Tilghman Johnston
represents the star Club stables own
ers and J. Harvey Whlteman the Pho
neer Club stables owners.
A meeting of the real estate com
mittee and the municipal committe
of the Board of Trade was called 70
last night to consider the subject O
the government acquiring the stable
south of the postohice, the postofiic
addition. 1t was decided to take n
action in the mater, inasmuch as tn
condemnation proceedings are pendin
Government Gathers Figures.
It became known, today that gov
ernment agents have been gatherin
information as to the values Of Othe
properties along Shipley and Orang
streets in the neighborhood of the tw
stables. One of the sales within I'll
past two years was of properties hav
ing a frontage of sixty feet on Shir
ley street and a depth of one hundre
feet. with good buildings on them. I'll
price paid for these properties bein
10000 They are just below the Shi
ley street stable.
= Under the bill Senator DUPONT gC
y through Congress for the enlargemer
of the postoffice, a maximum limit {
$4,000 is set for acquiring a sit
This would be at the rate Of Sl2.5C
for each stable. but 1t is understood
b., that the owners think the stables al
. worth more money.
S Should the government not acquii
b the stables because of too high a priC
r being set, the only alternative wou
e be to erect high fire wall along Il
f building line of the stables and es
S tend the Federal building to the fr'
= wall. This would leave no roadwa
= for the mail wagons to pass throue
= at the rear of the postofiice, and II
. wagons would have to be loaded an
y unloaded at either Shipley or Orang
e street.