Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-04
STREET OWNERS
LOSE THEIR CONTENTION
United States Court Proceeds With
Condemnation for Post.
Ontcc Purposes.
MAY SETTLE DAMAGES LATER
q. y. Hunt TcStiticS blair Property
Is Worth $4"O,O0O to Government
or S}5O,00O to Any Other Pur-
ClIaSer-Othcr Valuations Made.

| property owners on tho east side OF
Eleventh Street. claiming damages as
result of the cednc by the City
council of a nftccn-fo strip of that
th"rouEhfare TO the government. have
no standing in the proceedings now in
process in the United states District
court TO condemns the property be-
! tween Main and Bank Streets. adjacent
I l" the Federal Building. for the pur-
pose of extending the building for in
! creased postal facilities.
rms * the EiSt OF u decision handed
down yesterday morning by Judge Ed
mund Waddill IL. n reply to a pcti.
non presented 10y Attorney a. w Pat
terSon. on behalf OF Maria t. Thomas
| one OF the property owners. who asked
| 'hat the court declare null and void the
'i'E ordinance Cc'iinn a part o! Elcv-
| cnth street, or. failing in that TO in
Stiuct that SHE il. allowed the sum
oi S-',"oo for damages sustained by
reason OF The streets Vacation
The decision OF the court. however
Is without prciudiC" t. the right of tho
propcrtH owners, Ia app"at in the pro-
| cceuingS and prove such DAMAGES us
might accrue 10 them through con-
dcmnatton OF the property named speci-
| neatly in the proceedings instituted by
inc court. NO mention whatever IL
made OF Elcr"uth Street in these pro-
ceedinES. Under tn. courts ruling
theH may at another time institute
such proceedings a. they think proper
for the recovery of damages sustained
ny reason Of the closing uf the stror,
PROPERTY OWNERS MAY
HIRING NEW PROCEEDlNC
While n" statement has been rivcn
out as to the intention Of the Eleventh
street property owners il is Ecncrullv
Understood that thy will .etirc alto
Scther from the = nucmnation proceed
inGS and TAX. the matter of a,lcrcd
damages Ia the court at some future
date. Mr.. Patterson did not represent
all the landowners affected
me court in the action to condemn
the iila'r property is proceeding under
inc laws oi Virginia. Without passing
Judgment upon the suggestion thai tho
United States is no; bound by the Con
stitution OF til" state or the laws
passed in pursuance OF The organic in
strumcnt. Judge Waddiil announced
| that his d 'ciSi"u in tho case OF the
property owners was based upon the
states statutes relative to eminent do
main.
With The question decided as To who
should participate in the proceedings
tho jury which will try the case be-
tween the property owners aud the
cov"rnmcn, was quickly impanclcd. ana
three government witnesses were dis
i
for til" day. An inspection OF the prop
crty named in he proceedings was also
made 10y the iu'y.
TESTIFY riiAr PROPERTY
IL WORM Si.n.00O
q. J. i!uut. u contractor. testified
that. in his judrmcnt. the propert, is
worth tho sum Of sac 600 10 the gov.
eminent.
Did you take inc considerations"
asked Attorney i'm Carter. on cross
examination. "thn availabili;y OF the
Site for II : government building"
III had ho' considered its availa-
hility for the purpose for which tho
| government wants it," replied the wit
| ness. - should never have arrived at
that figure. II the government didn't
want ii, it woula not he worth over
$3.50. 900"
| John Sloan. It real estate man. csti-
mated its fair market value. without
any Other cousid.t zion. TO be Si25.bnn.
lie thought il as we'll suited to an office
building as any cation on Main street.
| w T.. rurr"ll another real estate
| man estimated its value NJ 100000.
I The iury trying tho case is as fol-
lows Julian NJ l;ufIiu. H. $. Bins
wangcr, Il. |. Mason, NJ. G.. Cooke, y.
| Il. Patterson. NJ. " Moore. W. Il. Live
| say. John T.. Vincent. Fortesruc Whit
tie. y. !. paffrou. - nrookc Taylor and
| X. :. trump.