Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
VAL UAHON AWARDS
FOR FOUR SQUARES
IN TRIANGLE MADE
Condemnation Commission
Sets Price for Land Between
18th and 18th Streets.
OBJECTIONS OF OWNERS
WILL BE HEARD DEC. 2
Values in Area to Be Acquired
Range From $4,000 to $4,000
for Individual Properties.

The next step in the Governments
great triangle building program was
brought nearer today when a commits
sion of citizens filed their award on
the valuation of the four squares lying
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
Pennsylvania avenue and B street.
The report was made to Chief JUS
ttce Alfred A. Wheat in District DlVl-
sion No. / by Arthur G. Lampe, j. Wal
ter Farran and Edward w. Thompson,
the commission. Objections of prop
erty owners to the award will be heard
by the court on December 2.
viii Have Buildings.
The four blocks will be used by the
Government for erecting two buildings
to serve as monumental features OF
architecture to separate the grand plaza
and the great circle in the Federal
triangle.
The first structure to be erected will
be the new Post Office Department
Building, TO cover the area bounded by
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, and
about the line of Ohio avenue.
Another structure, to be used by the
Interstate Commerce Commission or
the general accounting Office will cover
the south end of the area, stretching
from about Twelfth to Thirteenth, B
street to Ohio avenue, except that the
north end viii join to the Post Office
Department.
AS soon as the Government acquires
title to the ground, on which report
was made today, the buildings will be
torn down and work started on the
new structures. Plans for the buildings
are well under way, and will be ready
when final title IS acquired.
Values Are Fixed.
The commission fixes the value of
Parcel /. 1900 to 1904 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at 500, 500; parcel 2, 1905 d street
and 1906 Pennsylvania avenue, at
$4,000; parcel 3, I208-10 Pennsylvania
avenue. at S54, SEQ; parcel 4, 1912 Penn
Eylvania avenue and 1918 d street, $780,
500; parcel 5, 12l4-16 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 1915 ID street, $4,000; parcel
6, 1918 Pennsylvania avenue and 1877 D
street, $4,000; parcel z, l220-22 Penn
sylvania avenue and 1919 d street,
STA, 500; parcel 3, 1924 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 1921 d street, $33,500; parcel
10, 1880 Pennsylvania avenue and 1927
d street, $55.0c0; parcel IL. 1882 Penn
sylvania avenue and 1929 d street,
$4,000; parcel Is. 1238-40 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, $685. 900: parcel IA, 1886
Pennsylvania avenue, $49, 500.
In square 293, parcel Is, 1924
Twelfth street. Is valued at $4,000:
parcel 16, 1209-i1 @ street, $4,000:
parcel IL, 1918 G street, s2I 600: parcel
Is. rear Of 1918 c street. $4,000; parcel
10, 1915 and 1921 G street, $l01 500;
parcel 20, 1928 street, $24, 500; parcel
al, 1925 G street, $22, 500; parcel %,
301-7 Thirteenth street, SIP 600; parcel
%, 3l3 Thirteenth street, STA, 500;
parcel "a. 1857 Thirteenth street,
s86.500: parcel IS. 3l9 Thirteenth
street, $i3,500; parcel &c. 325 Thir-
teenth street, $4,000; parcel 38, 1902
d street $4,000; parcel 80. 1900 D
street and 326 Twelfth street, $4,000;
parcel 40s $40 Twelfth street, $500;
parcel Al 318 Twelfth street, $4,000;
parcel 43, $40 Twelfth street, $3l,50o.
one Parcel S167, 600.
In square 294 parcels As, As and a.,
212 Twelfth street and adjacent prop
erty. are valued at Sl19,500; parcel 48,
unimproved, sl0.392; parcel 40, 1906 to
1912 @ street, $27,500; parcel so, 1915
Ohio avenue, $12,500; parcel 81, 1917
Ohio avenue, $4,000; parcel So, 1919
Ohio avenue, $4,000; parcel SO, 1916
G street. $4,000; parcel 81, 2l5 Thir-
tenth street. $4,000; parcel SIS, 1920
street and 1921 Ohio avenue. s23,-
900; parcel So, 1918 G street, $12, 500:
parcel 81, 1914 G street $4,000: parcel
So, 1904 G street and pa and 2I8
Twelfth street, $4,000.
In square 2o5, parcel SO, 200 Twelfth
street, is given a valuation Of S5l 900;
parcel so, lot 801, 100000; parcel 81,
lot 802, $3.50 600; parcel SO, 206 Twelfth
street and 1904 Ohio avenue, $3l 900.
The Government was represented at
the hearings before the commission by
Assistant Attorneys General Henry H
Classic and A. Leftwich Sinclair and
by Arthur @. Lambert. special assistant
TO United States Attorney Rover.
Market Plan Progresses.
Despite objection of an organized
group of merchants in Center Market
the Treasury Department today pro-
ceeded with its program to tear down
the old building in January.
Bids were 10 be opened this after
noon for demolition of the entire Gen.
ter Market. The Treasury's contract
win authorize the demolishing work TO
start shortly after january /. Present
legislation provides all business In the
market must cease January !.
Many merchants have already signed
contracts to move 10 what is known
as Convention Hall Market. Some are
organized in a protest against the
demolition and have retained Charles
w. Darr, former president OF, the
Chamber OF Commerce, as Lnef COui1Sel
New Markets Planned.
A group of merchants is interested in
the project known as the Downtown
Market Co, for erection of new CEN
ter market with private capital. Ano
still another proposal is to push fol
passage of the pending legislation which
would establish a new center market
in the downtown area at Government
expense.
On the Center Market site the Gov
eminent is to erect an archives build
ing. The demolition contract only calls
for tearing down the building located
on the block bounded by Seventh and
Ninth. B street and Pennsylvania
avenue Another contract will be
awarded for excavation work