Evening star., 1927-11-30
S13,0OO PRICE SET
ONLAND j. S. SEEKS
Deal for Two Parcels in Rev.
enue Building Site Awaits
Court Approval.

The Government today took an
other important step forward In the
Federal building program here, when
Auditor Herbert L. Davis Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court filed with the
court two reports certifying certain
owners of property to receive for two
parcels of land in square $50 for the
Internal Revenue Building a total OF
$138, 900.
Upon the ratification Of his findings
nv the court. checks will be forwarded
to the owners under the signature ol
Frank White, the Treasurer OF the
limited States, and the first lano
deals in what may prove to be one OF.
the greatest building developments IN
the history of the Capital Will De
closed within the next few days. ray,
ment of the awards will vest "a gooo
and sufficient title" to the land IN
the United States.
Other Sales to Follow.
Procedure will follow shortly In
the cases of the other parcels of land
in the square bounded by Tenth,
Eleventh, Little B and streets,
which is divided into a total OF 10
parcels. Although Auditor DAVIS
could not predict an approximate date
as to when the Government VIII get
complete title to all the land In TINS
first square to be acquired, ne SAID
there would be no "avoidable deiay'
so far as the court was concerned.
Testimony in the two cases was
concluded before Auditor Davis Sat
urday, the report was filed today ABOUT
noon, in what the auditor character
All tasS iv,xy
in square $50.
The court was told that property
known as parcel No. 5, and located at
the northeast corner of Eleventh and
Little B streets northwest, was the
property of Elizabeth M. Winston,
Martha w. Somerville, Lucien ID. Win
ston, Elizabeth B. Winston and Mary
w. Winston, who are to receive for IT
the sum of $8S,000. The owners live
| at Winston, Va. The property has
been occupied for some time by F. w.
| Bolgiano & Co.
Company to Move Soon.
At the Bolgiano Co., it was stated
that no definite time had been set by
them to move from the property, but
ithey are expecting to transfer tf1efr
business to 915 e street. They are
announcing in a sign on the latter
property they will probably move on
/! or before January 1. Their present
address is 1909 Little B street.
Joseph I. Weller and George W..
Offutt appeared before the auditor In
the hearing Saturday, on behalf OF
| the property owners, one OF whom
Lucien Dade Winston, was present,
while the Government was repre-
sented by Henry H. Classic. special
1 Nnnoral
Payment for parcel No. 2, located
at 1905 Little B street, and occupied
| by Mazo Brothers, wholesale grocers,
| the auditor found to be the property
of Miss Anna Carry Of 1870 Wyoming
avenue, and Mrs. Louise Becke, her
sister of the Lincoln apartments. III
Twelfth street southeast. They are
to receive $4,000 for this parcel.
At the office of the grocers 1t was
said today that no definite plans had
been made by them as to where they
would move or when.
Attorneys Weller & Offutt ap-
peared for the owners, who were also
represented by Charles A. Carry, and
the Government was represented by
Mr.. Classic.
Covers Fourth of Site.
Square No. $50, which Is the first
to be acquired by the Government,
is only about one-fourth of the site
to be covered by the huge Internal
Revenue Building. The Farmers
Market, which is a pending question
Of much dispute at present, covers
about half of the site. while the other
quarter Is now being excavated by
the contractor. The District is en-
deavoring to find solution to the
question Of what to do with the
Farmers Market, and the Commits
sioners soon will submit a report to
Congress on the matter.
The Treasury will be ready to proceed
with letting a contract to raze the
buildings on square $50 as soon as
final title to all thep roperty thereon
is acquired. Auditor Davis gave as
surance that proceedings looking to-
ward this acquisition would go stead.
lily forward. He set aside other work
last Saturday in order to give way to
the condemnation hearing.