Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-22
Over ONE MILLION
NaAse Of Two Squares in Gov
eminent Purchase.
CAPITOL PARK ADDITION
Commission Appointed to Appraise
Property Reports to Court.
SOME INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Highest to Warder Estate, $685.
462.s4-Property Once Owned BY
Washington, 3e3,015
CAPITOL PARK ADDITION
SOME INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

The value Of the property included in
fhe two squares lying Immediately north
OF the Capitol grounds and which are to
oe embraced In an enlargement of the
Capitol Park is placed at 81 ,119, OS6 so
by the report Of the commission Of con-
domination filed today with Justice Bar
hard. The commission was composed Of
George Truesdell. Michael /. Weller and
Thomas H. Mckee.
The condemnation of the two squares
is the beginning of the acquisition by the
United States Of the entire area of twelve
city squares which lie between the Cap
ttol and the plaza surrounding Union
station.
Congress passed q bill for the purchase
bf this property and directed the APP
propriation Of 10000 annually for seven
years.
Amount Of Money Available.
Two payments are available and July /
the third installment. making a total of
81. 800. 900, will be in hand to pay for the
land so far condemned.
The government was represented in the
proceedings by Stanton c. Peelle and
Reeves T. Strickland. special assistants
TO the Attorney General. Fred s. Tyler
acted as secretary Of the commission.
The highest award for any parcel in the
two squares was Sos. 462S4, allowed to
the American Security and Trust Com
pany. trustee of the estate Of Benjamin
II. Warder. The Washington Inn, once the
property Of George Washington. first
President Of the United States, now own
ed by the Tally estate. was valued at
$63.01o. The Wicomico apartment was
estimated at $685. %. The Hotel Engel
was appraised at 81 ,S76.45.
Commissions Award in Detail.
The award of the commission in detail
follows:
Square 6s5-Parcel 1. 500, $50: parcel
2: s1l.oss; parcel 9. s4s.s75; parcel 4,
ass; parcel Z. s7.9o4: parcel 8. 5000; par
Gel 8. SG.67: parcel 10, s7.127; parcel
II. SI.1s7.5O: parcel II. s6.50s; parcel ID.
:9,o7s4o: parcel a; s1s,s1Sso; parcel Is,
parcel parcel IS IS parcel parcel l g.
F.s10.2o; parcels 20 and q. s21.41s; par
Gel q, s6.G255O; parcel %. IS. 400: par
eel d, $5.6l475: parcel Is, $4.99O.75; par
Gel 26. $1,000. so: parcel q. $40. 479: parcel
eo3ee; parcel 81. $14.77osO; parcel 81.
s9.575.25; parcel 33. $7.94o; parcel "a,
e15.373; parcel 80. $34, 9275O.
Square 63+Parcei l.. $19.450; parcel
s SsseeI parcel sieS parcel na1es So
Eo.e0e 75;- parcel 9. $10,28S: parcel 10.
3. $500; parcel II, $1,000; parcel Il.
7.140sO; parcel 10. $50. s42.73: parcel IA.
b1O.3SO parcel 49, $5.511; parcel 49, $3.50;
parcel II. $11,427: parcel Is, $12, 77O5O:
parcel 10. $7.O11.4O; parcel 20. .231.1o;
parcel q, $8.654.6O: parcels % and q.
6l,S7645: parcel "a, $a496; parcel p.
275O: parcel 26, $9,557.33: parcel y.
b10.5O6 parcel g. sl6.666s66: parcel o.
p.649: parcel 80. $1O.846; parcel 81, $40. 446;
parcel 80. $7.s23: parcel 33. $S.312.33; par
Eel "a, $SS72. IS; parcels 80 and 36 $751;
MS; parcel 81, $50 49,: parcel SO, So. 626 %:
parcel 30. SIC. S6S5O; parcels 40 and Al.
k21 $500; parcel ~. e.2S2; parcel 43,
ks.347.75: parcel A, T,806; parcel 40,
rs (alley).