Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
PARKWAY HEARINGS
SOON TO Be HELD BY
BOARD OF VIEWERS
Property in 10th and 18th
Wards, in Section Be-
tween 10Th and I'D Streets,
Will Be Considered.

The Board Of Viewers will shortly be-
gin hearings, under an ordinance APP
proved July 2. ito authorize the opening
of the unopened portions of the Parkway
between 18th street and 22d street"
Under the law three months notice was
served on owners of property on July 3.
the damages to be settled by the viewers
after evidence has been presented by both
sides, or falling to agree, there Is an APP
peal to tn courts
In the portion of the 10th and 18th Wards
covered by this ordinance, there are APP
proxmately 2t0 properties For several
years, the city, through committee, of
which the Mayor is chairman, has been
purchasing property from any iwners will
Ing to sell, at 10 per cent. above the as
sessed value of the year 1909. Why that
year was chosen is n mystery to many,
as assessments were afterwards increased.
In this way, out of the 200 properties,
the city has taken title to about half,
leaving approximately 100 properties to
be considered. and proper price paid to
the owners of same.
PROPERTIES ON PARKWAY LINE.
AS the plan before the Board of View
ers is not yet obtainable. only an esti-
mated list of properties can be given. the
northwest boundary being the southeast
line of the Parkway as laid out, and the
southwest line of this proceeding runs
along the south line of 236 West Logan
square, and 2S7 North Goth street, then In
a diagonal line to Wood street, taking In
the northeast corner and thence to the
north line of 4O3 North 22d street, where
1t meets the old Parkway.
Assessed.
Nos; 2ss % and 2io w. Logan Square
Nos. assia44 are owned by city. $'f'ooo
On cas- cost side Of goth St
Nos Nos ~ g35-39-4l -47-4o are taken....... 27,ooo
NOS 243-4J are owned by city.
Nos 1o2o-22 Vine st. are owned by city.
Nos On Sss %sst Side ,so2 sf Soss - oo,,
Nos Ss2.a y. Goth .sI's% st: owned ssf%s' By city,
Nos. 2oo7;o-l2,-l5.1!::10 owned by city.
Ncs On south s1S Hf Xige
Nos. 2012.14;26 owned by city.
Nos. 1000 -ls:i5::ii.io.:2ss .sis7-so4lia:i5 "'oo
SOUTH STssS S!ds Sy Of s.'R Pearl st.
Nos; 2S$9 , ss-si26.i6-4s-5o,5a:5i owned '''''
M. Mofts go,s slds Of Pearl st.
Nos 10 o2sI ET'aaS,Si o - 5000
SOs 3os5 IS 80 ia6:5s .la.ls:5o 5000
NoTtR oTReG SIDE Sy &6Sd S!sS ST.
nos: 5oiS; 47-io:5i owned by city. 44oo
East side 21st St.
SSs soi Iis5is5ls owned BY city 2l10O
West side 21st St
Sos. 31+.2o -22-26-2s-se ............... Is 900
owned by city.
properties to be acquired show an ap-
'roximate assessment of, say, $500 900.
nd represent a value of from S4OO. 900 to
o0OOOO. Eventually. there will be proba-
'ly seven more properties taken on West
70 .-t..
traight to the west side of the street,
hey will include Nos. 21S-22O- -222- -22f -2o6-
$3.50 and 232, the total assessment for
his year being $3.50 and their value
ot far from s2500O0. This however, will
OF be taken under the present notice, but
I'll come up at some future date.
OWNERS ASK PROMPT ACTION.
The attitude OF owners of property, in
luded within the lines of the Parkway as
lotted, is that of being perfectly willing
accept fair price for their property,
ut they ask prompt action. On October
the city of Philadelphia becomes owner,
nd the taking is an easement made fast.
hich has really existed ever since the
nes were put upon the city plan
Losses OF rent and low rental because
could not be improved. are
'tal. as under the law such cannot be
,nsidered any more than loss of business.
10 show the hardship of delay caused
the City taking property so long
head of payment only this week the
state OF Theodore L. Harrison, Jr, were
strained by decision of Judge Dick
son In the United States District Court
om expending sl6OOOO in improving h
roperties Nos. 1+03-5-7 Filbert street in n
10 eastern end of the Parkway. A n
roper return on the value of the prom y
'ty could not be realized in present CON r
tion. The Court held that the cost OF a
ich Improvement on a paper street
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