Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
$3.50 AWARD MADE
IN R. |. AVE. SITE
Jury Agrees on Price for First
Parcel of Right of
Way.
BY GEORGE PORTER.


HYATTSVILLE, Md, July 26.-An
award of $3.50 for $3.50 square feet OF
land needed for the right of way to ex-
tend Rhode Island avenue was TINS
afternoon gwen to the owners OF por-
lions of two lots between the Washing
ton Railway 81 Electric Co tracks ana
EIelrose avenue by condemnation jury.
Property involved is listed to Mrs. Annie
Himmelfarb.
The award is about one-half the
amount asked by the owners and 10
times the amount offered by the State,
which contends that the extension OF
Rhode Island avenue would really bene-
fit the property involved rather than
damage it, Experienced assessors told
the jury the land was worth about $4Sf.
With a Sheriff'S jury and representa-
tiveS of the State Road Commission and
the property owners involved, on the
site, condemnation proceedings were
inaugurated at the Melrose crossing this
morning.
The suit was filed in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court two weeks ago by
the State Roads Commission after a
long series of negotiations with the
owners had failed to result in an agree
ment as to the price to ne paid for the
property involved.
The two plots of land are the last
needed for the rights of way for the eX-
tended thoroughfare and failure to
secure them up to this time has held
upthe award of the contract for the
work. There is definite sentiment
among the civic and business
leaders of this portion of the county
to hurry along the extension of Rhode
Island avenue so that it can be opened
in conjunction with the overhead bridge
at Hyattsville, now over half completed.
Today's Defendants.
The defendants in todays proceed
ings are Morris L. Weinstein and Mrs.
Lena Weinstein, his wife, and Mrs.
Annie H. Hinlmelfarb, tenants by the
entirety" and record owner" respec-
lively. of the property desired
The Himmelfarb property involved III
the suit consits of all lots 2 and 3.
MelrOse Park subdivision, which lie be-
tween the northwest line of the Wash
ington Railway 81 Electric Co.'S land
and a line drawn parallel to and APP
proXimately SIS feet from the center OF
the electric tracks.
The land involved in the suit against
Weinstein and his wife is described as
lot l. Melrose Park subdivision, which
lies between Melrose avenue and the
land now occupied by the Washington
Railway e. Electric Co, and l5-fOot
alley between lots l and 2 of Melrose
Park There is building on this land
now occupied by a store which will
be RACED after the State acquires the
property.
Attorneys in Case.
Attorneys representing the State
Roads Commission in the suit are T
H. Robinson, attorney general of Mary
land; Robert H. Archer, assistant at
torney general, and William Stanely.
Sheriff Charles S. Early who will
preside at the hearing. has summonsed
90 citizens, IL of whom will serve on
the juries which consider the cases.
The panel summonsed by the sheriff
follows;
H w. Gore, r. L. Wells, Horace
Taylor, and Jacob Fisher of Marlboro;
w. w. James. j. w. Rogers, Joseph E
Diggs, A. j. Baldwin, A. M. McFadden
and Charles w Reichelt of Mount
Rainier; Harry Clark and Max Hoffman
of Brentwood; Hugh O'Neill and George
Wiseman of Blandensburgh; R. E
Mccain, Louis Portion. Pete Gait, John
w. Lepper, Paul Mcfarland and G. W.
Walden of Hyattsville.