Evening star., 1929-07-03
COURTHOUSE LAND
TO Be CONDEMNED
Montgomery County Commits
sioners Move to Acquire
Property.
BY WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY,
star Correspondent Of The star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 3.-Con-
demnation proceedings for the acQutsi-
ton Of the square west Of the present
courthouse lot here, as an additional
site for q new building, were ordered
instituted by the Board of Montgomery
County Commissioners here yesterday,
according TO an announcement OF DR..
BENJAMIN G Perry, president Of the
board. Immediate steps will be taken
to prepare the necessary legal papers
and their presentation to the Circuit
Court. 1t was said.
The action of the commissioners was
taken in executive session, following o
report of the special committee of the
board, composed Of Commissioner Lacy
Shaw, vice president. and Berry e.
Clark, clerk to the board, which was
appointed to interview personally the
owners Of the property In. the square
sought and ascertain the lowest price
they would take for their respective
holdings ct private sale.
Report on Prices.
The report gave detailed prices and
square-foot area Of each lot, and the
elusive of the property Of the Farmers
Banking g. Trust Co. OF course, the
prices included the cost Of the building
on the lots, but it Is understood that
the bank will not claim anything for
its present building, as 1t already had
contemplated building q new one. The
only matter to be considered there will
be the cost of the site.
The owners of the land and the
prices reported to the board by Messrs.
Shaw and Clark follow:
Heirs of Anna s. Moulden, 7,07S1a
square feet, $1,000; Otto W.. Anderson,
approximately 10000 square feet, $685.
600: Elizabeth II. Offutt, 1851 square
feet. $4,000; Charles @. Mcdonald.
i0,366K square feet, $4,000; heirs OF
John T. Vinson, through r. w. Vinson,
2,O2OA square feet, $4,000: Wallace =.
Ricketts,, 6,996 square feet, 1000; es-
tate of Frank Higgins, 4,230 square
feet $1,000; CT Clifford oao n EoDeTsson Sas4d ~
trustees of Rockville Presbyterian
Church. approximately 7,07s12 square
feet, $42, 1000, and the Masonic Hall ana
i Library Association, approximately
i,4so square feet, $4,000.
IN a formal resolution the board set
tioWn that the land Is deemed necessary
To- the courthouse, and that the board
was unable to agree with the owners
for the acquisition Of the same at Q
proper and reasonable price"
Attorneys Ordered 70 Act.
The hoard directed Cissel d Wood
xuard' ATTORNEYS for the board, TO tri-
stitute the proceedings. and also IN.
GUIDED In the resolution 0 request tnat
the mayor and council OF Rockville In.
stitute proceedings for the closing o,
Court street between Commerce an9
:Tefserson streets and to convey the land
to the county commissioners. tniS II,
street IL the one which separates tne
Yresent court square ana the square
which It Il proposed 10 acquire unoer
the condemnation proceedings. a..
The town, 1t was said, under iCs
charter powers, has authority 20 closs
this street, In the public mtefest, ano
the erect Of favorable action VIII oe 20
combine the two squares 90 tnat Ine
s,roposed new building can occupy tine
.iosepn E. cissel, one of the county at
torr.eye. is leaving Saturday for Camp
Alhert g. Ritclaie. at Cascade. MO- Ior
two weeks 81 training with the 'lst Regi-
sy,ef,t t,f the Maryland National Guard.
Fe commands the service company sta.
fioned at silver Spring. He went Mto
conference with his partner yesterday
shortly after the passage OF the resoiu-
fion by the Board of Commissioners, IN
serard 70 the preparation Of the case.
ne matter probably win be filed during
Mr. Cissel's absence, by his partner,
Charles w. woodward.
Twenty persons are called Tor the Jufy
and each side, 1t was said, Is anoWeu 70
Etrike four, leaving IL to make the maj
award On the property.