Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
WHEAT'S APPROVAL
Of ALBEMARLE ST.
VALUATIONS GIVEN
Verdict of Condemnation Jury
Finds Damages of $235,455
in Highway Project.
BENEFITS OF $62,452.4o
GO TO PROPERTY OWNERS
New Thoroughfare to Go From
Wisconsin Ave. to 18th st. and
Murdoch Mill to 45th St.

Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of Dis
trict Supreme Court today signed an
order finally ratlfying and approving
the verdict of the condemnation Jury in
the case of the extension of Albenarle
street from Wisconsin avenue to Thirty
ninth street and from Murdoch Mill
road to Forty-fifth street. The jury
found damages totaling $235, 455.24
and benefits to adjacent property owners
Of 2,452,40, leaving a balance of
S173,002.64 to be met out of the District
treasury.
The condemnation is for the purpose
of putting in 90-foot arterial highway
connecting Massachusetts, avenue, near
its entry into Maryland, with Rock
Creek Park. The road is open now as
far as Wisconsin avenue. As proposed,
1t will cut squarely through the center
of the Wise Brothers dairy plant at
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle street.
This property is the one to receive the
greatest individual amount of damages
Sl04, LOG. In addition to the dairy prop
erty it will be necessary to remove
small portion of the Masonic Temple
at Wisconsin avenuc and Albemarle
street, portion of large ice plant in
the rear of the dairy two frame struc-
lures on Wisconsin avenue, and eight
houses between Thirty-ninth street and
Wisconsin avenue, as well as numerous
sheds and garages.
Another Case Set January II.
Another large condemnation case
moved step nearer to completion to-
day when Justice Oscar Luhring set
January II as the day on which con-
domination jury will view the property
needed for the widening of about
miles OF Conduit road to a width of 80
feet. The present road width varies
from 80 to 40 feet
This widening will take property from
SS4 separate property owners and will
cause more than dozen houses either
to be moved or taken down.
Already Fl lawyers have entered ap-
pearances to represent the property
owners whose lots and houses will be
affected
The largest condemnation case ever
to be tried in the District is now reach
ing its final stages. The verdict has
been rendered and approved and settle
| mentS are being made with property
owners. This case involves the opening
| of Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Nicholson,
Peabody, Quackenbos, Sheridan, Tuck
erman and Van Buren, streets, Concord.
Luzon and Colorado avenues, Fort Drive
and Piney Branch road. In this case
| property was taken away from 208 sep
araCe individuals and benefits assessed
in favor of 371 persons. The damages
awarded amounted to $656,892.65 Gin
| Guiding $5907.68 in court COSTS and the
benefits assessed amounted to S434.-
1854. leaving balance to be paid by
the District of 1922, 25684.
Forty separate buildings in the way
of the various newly opened streets will
be torn down. This case was begun in
1919, and more than. 1000 pages of
testimony were taken. The verdict of
the jury was finally approved by the
Commissioners February 8, 1880.
New Case Started.
Still another condemnation suit was
begun today when the District filed suit
to acquire property for the Southwest
Farmers Market site. The District Is
seeking to acquire the squares bounded
by Tenth, Eleventh, E and G streets
southwest. All efforts to obtain the
properties by private negotiation have
failed.
The District is represented in this
suit, as we'll as in all the other con-
demnation proceedings, by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Walter L. Fowler.