Evening star., 1928-11-20
HIGH COURT SITE
TO COST $1,768,41
Commissions Report Ex-
ceeds Appropriation Fixed
by Congress.

1t will cost the United States
81 ,76S,741 to acquire the two squares
of ground opposite the United States
Capitol as site for the new building
for the United States Supreme Court,
If the report and award of commits
sion of three citizens is accepted. Con-
gress has appropriated $1,700,000 for
the site. Justice Hitz, who received
the report of the Commissioners, set
December 5 as the date on which the
property owners may file objections to
the award
The property is known as Squares
727 and 728 and lies between East
Capitol street and Maryland avenue,
First and Second streets. It includes
81 parcels of land. The commission
was composed of Sewell A. Reeves,
Charles Fiske and William A. Hittinger.
Largest Award,
The largest award is to the National
Woman'S Party, which owns the land
at the corner of First and A streets.
which is said to have been the site of
the old Capitol Building and also
served as a prison in Civil War times.
The commission places valuation OF
$299, 200 on this property and build
ings.
The National Woman's Party had
sought 81 100000 for their property.
The next largest award is for the
Congressional Apartments at First and
East Capitol streets, for which the
commission allows $212,250. The Gar
land Apartment at 131 A street north
east is valued at $95.600, and the Kite
Apartment, at Second and East Capitol
streets, is placed at 100000. The
Darlington Apartment at 149 street
northeast Is given valuation OF
$4,000.
Other Properties.
other properties and their valuation
as fixed by the report of the commits
sion include: 1856 A street northeast,
So. 500; 154 A street, 11,509; 152 A
street, $10,750; $50 A street, $4,000;
148 A street, $4,000; las A street, SS,5oo'
144 A street, SO, 100; 142 A street, Sl4,-
$50: 14O A street, $12,50O; 1873 A street,
So. 500; 1856 A street, $11,010; 134 A
street, $4,000; 1872 A street, $4,000;
1870 A street, $4,000; 101 Maryland
avenue, $4,000: 103 Maryland avenue,
$4,000; los Maryland avenue, $13,50O:
1O7 Maryland avenue, $1l,500: 1O9
MARYLAND avenue, $10,500: Ill Mary
land avenue, $10,500; 113 Maryland
avenue. $13,50O: lis Maryland avenue,
$16,5OO; lit Maryland avenue, $4,000:
ITO Maryland avenue, $14,500; III
MARYLAND avenue, $4,000; 1913 Mary
land avenue. $4,000; 1875 Maryland
avenue, $4,000; 1877 Maryland avenue,
S11 900; 129 Maryland avenue, 1,50O;
131 Maryland avenue. $4,000; 112 Sec
ond street, $3.50; 10 Second street,
$3.50; 108 Second street, $6,750; lab
and $50 East Capitol street, $21 900;
146 E. Capitol street, $4,000; 140 E. Cap.
street, $4,000; 1873 East Capitol, $l1 500;
1876 East Capitol $12,500; 1874 East Capt.
toll. $4,000; 1872 East Capitol, $4,000;
lao East Capitol, $4,000: 1913 East
Capitol, 100000; 1914 East Capitol, SAL
500; 1872 East Capitol, $37,500; 116 East
Capitol, $34 1000; liz East Capitol, $28,-
500: 110 East Capitol, $4,000; Is First
street, $31 900; 121 A street, $11 900: 123
A street, $4,000; 125 A street, $4,000;
127 A street, $16,500: 129 A street. $13,-
900; 1856 A street, $19,500: 1877 A street,
SIG. 500; 139 and 141 A street, $4,000;
147 A street, $9,500: 153 A street. $13,--
600: % Second street, $500; 26 Second
street. $9,500; "a Second street, $4,000;
% Second street, $8,250; 20 Second
street, $12500; 18 Second street, $21 ,O00i
10 and IA Second street, $4,000.