Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-12
Stated on Highest Authority
That All Obstacles Have
Been Removed; Nothing
Now to Hinder Construction
KOCH AND TRUJILL0
GAIN NOTHING IN COURT
Jury Returns Verdict Sustain
ing Appraisers in Every De.
tail; Sealed Verdict Opened
Today.

When the verdict OF the jury in the
ease ~ the a.. r.. a s. r. railway
versus =. y. Grccnleaf. "a ~. involv-
ink condemnation proceedings oi
property IN Barelas. owned hy David
Hoch and Jose Trujlilo. was opened
hy Judge Reynolds IN the district
court at 3 o'ciock this morning ana
found 20 contain favorable findins-
for the PLAINTIFF. there WAS removed
practically the final obstncie which
has stood IN the wav or the beginning
OF the construction Of the Santa l'c
shop extension which win ccsg up
wards az $1,000. zoe. The Jurors
reached a verdict late iast evening
The jury was called upon 10 decide
whether or not the offers 81 the ail-
pruisers. named by the court Ga u9-
praise the property owned by Hoch
and Trujillo had been fair in their
offers. The jury, after hearing the
testimony for two DAYS. decided that
the appraisers Had been fair and that
the offers had been just. The re-
port OF the appraisers was sustained
in every particular and Hoch was
declared 90 be entitled 20 $3.50 for
four lots opposite the Albuquerque
Milling company plant. and TFuiillo
was declared entitled % f2,eb0 for
three lots and a building on South
second street. both pieces Of proper
- having been condemned for rail-
way purposes.
Both Hoch and TruJilio had re-
iected offers for $3.50 and s2.95O re-
spectively, for their property and ap-
peaied from the report OF the apprnis.
ers. with the result that Il was netcs-
sary for the Santa re 90 20 IN the
district court and for a Jury to fix the
amounts believed 10 Doe due
OF the sixiy-two defendants IN the
condemnation Proceedings mads n@-
ceasary because Of the determination
0f the Santa Fe To expand its me-
chanical plant. only two appealed
from the final decision Of the apprais-
ing committee. the two being Hoch
and Trufiilo. Hoch and Truiillo viii
be- required to pay an costs Ia con-
nection with the appeal
The Hoch- rruilllo proceedings be-
Ing ont Of the way, practically all ere
technicaltles have been complied
with. ard with the exception of a few
tax matters the Santa 70 is now Up
possession 81 perfect titles 90 on the
land needed for the shop extension.
n Is stated on high "a authort =
that the santa be VIII now begin no
work OF grading tho ground FOR az"
new shops ANA that construction VIII
begin at the earliest possible moment
The ending or the lioch -Truliilo
case today practically winds up .
most strenuous siege Of legal compli'
cations, in which Attorney y. ". Dob
son was the guiding star Repre-
seuting he santa Re and the citizens
OF Albuquerque. who subsorihed q
the fund for the purchase OF the shor
extension ground, Mr. Dohson PASS
cd on ffty-nlne abstracts. appeared
before the county commissioners, the
board OF appraisers and the district
court In ali questions Involving th'
various pieces of property, ana looked
after scores Of Incidental matters re-
aulring prompt and satisfactory on
tention Ia an undertaking OF snei
magnitude