Evening journal., 1913-07-23
JURY HEARS OF
LAND VALUES
VIII Report Findings to Sep
tember Term Of General
Sessions Court
WIDE VARIANCE
IN PRICES FIXED

Following an all days session
Sherin Burris's jury o. condemnation
for the Joint County and City Build
ing completed its work at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, rhe testimony
will be considered and recommenda-
tion made to the September term OF
General Sessions Court
lho first property considered at the
afternoon session was that OF John
Goodwin No. 1906 King street
James H. Dallett said that in his
opinion the property was worth about
$4,000. Mr. Goodwin bought tho
house for $3.50 spent $3.50 for re-
pairs upon Il, had offered II to the
commission for S22.50O. The former
commission awarded him $4,000. II
was shown that the Delaware Turf
Club occupies the building and pays 9
yearly rental Of sa00 The Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company holds
a mortgage Of $4,000 on the property
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr.. thought
the property vas worth 500 a front
foot
William J. Fisher placed the value
at $3.50 front foot.
Frank p Ewing estimated the
property TO be worth s12,516.
william Gibbons thought It was
worth $3.50 front foot.
Robert D. Kemp gave the opinion
that the land alone was worth from
$3.50 TO 5000 a front foot.
James r. OberIy thought that The
f.od mac worth eQ7S foot
Charles W. iooding valued the land
at 5000 front foot and the building
$500.
John F. MalIoy represented the
knights Of Columbus Hall Company.
owner Of the building at Tenth and
King streets
John y. Thompson estimated this
building TO be worth s20,s55.40. in
cluding the bowling alley. He said
that had It not been for the present
proceedings the club would have
spent $4,000 lr making alterations to
thc building
frank O,crdoer, OF w. d. Haddock
and Company, contractors, valued the
property At slS,uVu.
Jus.pn ocnunucr estimate was
SsO,zo-.
,un,am II. Jones, estimated the
properly to be WORTH SiGuOu. lhis
pli1e, nc said .ncluded eserStnng
According 10 the estimate OF Joseph
l.. Carpcntcr. Jr.. tnc property Is
Noitn Sl,OOv a iIOnr iooL With the
Juliaing upon it. FMS would amouh.
10 about S-t,UOO.
In the opinion Of William J. Fisher
the ground atone was worth $500 a
front loot. He said that property IN
that locality had doubled IN value re-
Ceully. ,-
O. G. Goodcn. testified that ihe
property was worth $1,000 trout
fuot. including the building, or ssOu
without II.
Peter A. Horty. treasurer OF the
knights of Columbus, declared that
ss5.O0O would not buy the property.
Mr.. Ililles inquired at length from
the architects concerning the cost OF
bowling alley The architects plac-
cd Il al 81 .GU0 without the building.
Former Assessor George H. Mccall
placed the value at $500 a front foot.
Wilmer Palmer estimated that the
property was worth $4,000. lie said
that nc knew uf mortg2go upon il
tor $1,000 He said that Peter J.
Ford had furnished him hgIres ~
show that the property was bought
for $1,000 and that $4,000 had been
expended upon it for improvements
william Gibbons valued the prop
rriy at s35O front foot and said
that II was s1O0 moro a front foot
than the property in the middle OF
lhc square BECAUSE it was on cor
ner
.Iamcs Obauys estimate was
$3.50 Q foot for the land alone.
Charles w. Goodiug valued The
land at s1250O and this was at s40l
foot on King street and si0o a foot
Tor the French street end OF the prop
rrtv.
william J. HorriSan. The president
OF tho knights OF Columbus lodge
testified that the order would b'
damaged to tho amount Of s2.50O u
they had 10 seek other quarters,
The counsel in the case addressed
thc iiirv and NJ. Hiilps rcplicd.