Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-07
SAYS CONGRESS May
PROVIDE EXTRA SUM
representative Montague Hopeful of
Securing Relief for POST
Office Congestion.
JURY AWARDS s4o., 800 FOR SITE
Sum Exceeds Available Appropriation
by Sf2,SOO-Regarticd as Victory
for Government, as Owners Asked
for Much Larger Sum.

congress may pass small APP
preparation at the next term TO in
sure the acquisition of the site for the
proposed addition to the Federal
Building. but it is Impossible from this
distance tn prophesy what will be
DONE said Congressman y. j. Monta-
que in discussing the decision of the
jury in the United States District
Court yesterday which placed Il valua-
Ton of S4G2.S00 on the property for
the purchase OF which Sijr.00o has al
ready been. set aside
/ may attempt TO secure the addi-
tlohai appropriation necessary for the
purchase of the property if my con-
Stituents desire it, said Congressman
Montague. Il have not considered the
matter yet, and do not know any more
about it than anybody else
only small appropriations for cur
rent expenses are usually passed dur
ing the short term of Congress. If il
is shown that the property is worth
the amount fixed by the court. a small
appropriation may be made to supple
inent that already granted. But $780,
600 is of itself large amount of
money for one city TO get in a lump
The whole matter may be dropped,
although ! do not think that is prob
able. y great deal will depend on the
no more tell what Congress will do
than what a jury Will decide"
JURY FINES VALUE OF
PLOT OF LAND At SiGc 500
After spending two hours in dclib-
Grafton yesterday morning. the jury in
tho case of the condemnation of the
property adjoining the Federal Build
ing on the east rendered a verdict at
1915 o'clock placing upon il "A valua-
nj N
the amount appropriated by Congress
Tor its purchase. The decision is re-
garded as being III the nature of n
victory for the government. inasmuch
as the owners of the property asked
considerable larger amount for il
than tho court granted.
Upon the request of Hill Carter. Mt
torncy for the property owners, the
court granted a week for exceptions to
INC verdict 10 he made and for the
various interests to confer. In that
time AN appeal may be made.
To the contention of the owners Of
property on Eleventh street facing the
proposed addition to the Fedora
Building thar the narrowing of the
street 10 enable the city to grant to
the government portion of the
thorouEhfarc fifteen feet wide would
injurc their holdings, tho. court paid
no attention. AS soon as tho govern :
mcnt attempts to exercise property
rights over the portion Of tho street
coded il by the city, ii is thought that
the Eleventh street property owners
will pray for AN injunction restrain
ing work in the street mntil~ their
complaints have been heard. II may
be claimed by the property owners tina
the city acted beyond its rights in
giving part of the land used as a
street to the government
In case the government acquires the
property, IL is thought that IL will be
som" time before an addition to the
Federal Building is made. No ap-
preparation i1r that purpose has yet
been passed ~ Congress- The BUILDINGS
already on the site desired by the
government may h" used with some
alterations 10 house overflow depart
mcntS of the post office