Evening star., 1914-03-22

said II am sure that the President will
do something to help us out"
George b. Rose declared that he per-
sonally favored plan to have a COM
mittee call upon Senator Sherman and
other members Of Congress to acquaint
them with the situation. He expressed
tho belief that when they thoroughly
understood the situation the owners
could quickly obtain favorable action.
Had to Tear House Down.
hardship in my case" he said. MY
house was 421 1st street / had TO
move out eight years ago when the i'm
provements for the Union station were
started. The alley in the rear of this
property had been filled In and the
rain water ran down into my cellar.
After I moved out the property re-
manned that way about a year. Along
came the District inspectors and IN
vited me to pull the house down. 1t
was done. My house was a nine-rooni
house and in good condition. and we
could rem. 1t for $s5 a month at any
time before.
During the time I was out OF 1t
have been compelled to pay $4,000 in
rent for other property. The govern
ment has not paid me yet. l could not
government allowed me only $4,000"
+. H. Carmody declared that he had
property at 1st street and Massachusetts
avenue. At the time damages were being
awarded for grade changes he declared
that the government put witnesses on the
stand who declared that his property had
increased in value because of the location
of the station there, and that he was not
entitled to any damages. These wit
nesses valued his property at that time
at So a foot. In the present proceedings
tho government put witnesses on tho
stand who placed value OF only s. a
foot on the property. he said.
Right to Costs Claimed.
Mr. Carmody also pointed out to the
owners that they had made a mistake in
the present proceedings In not demanding
that the government pay the owners
costs of the proceedings for condemna-
ton. He declared that in Massachusetts.
New York, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois the
courts, in proceedings affecting the con-
demnation Of government lands. had al
lowed to the owners the costs of counsel
fees and witness fees. The Constitution,
he said, provides for 1t, declaring that
the government in taking property must
leave the owner no poorer afterward than
he was before the proceeding.
In former Speaker Cannon. member
Of the plaza commission, Mr.. Carmody
declared that the owners had a warm
friend.
THE Speaker he said. "is doing
everything possible to help US out"
The chairman also announced that
Speaker Clark and Elliott Woods, the
other members Of the commission OF
| three, of which the late Vice President
Sherman was the third member, will visit
| the President tomorrow morning. and Will
have q conference with him about the
The committee Of six which will draw
| I'd the resolutions to be acted upon to-
morrow evening was named as follows;
| p NJ. EIkins, J. K. White, W. H. Harms
berger, L. B. Stine, John T. Granger
| and F. H Carmody. Before adjournment
the owners gave a rising vote Of thanks
| to Mrs. Storch for the courtesy in tender
| ing to them the use Of her residence for
meeting purposes.
introduced a joint resolution asking that
the President and the Attorney General
be authorized to differentiate In the
plaza awards and to make payment to
the owners Of the several parcels Of land
whose awards seem to them just and
equitable. The resolution. which was re-
ferred to the District committee of the
House, states that further delay in the
payment Of the awards will entail tre-
mendous hardship on some Of the owners