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B—6 PROPOSED GARDEN | LAND APPRAISED Citizens Evaluate Botanical Plot Acquisitions at $833,220. It will cost the United States $833,220 to acquire the remaining parcels of land in the two squares, 576 and 578, for an extension of the Botanical Gardens if the award of a commission of three citizens made yesterday is confirmed by Justice Alfred A. Wheat. The land ad- joins the present site on the south. Some of the property was acquired by the Government at private sale. Eigh- teen owners preferred to submi e matter to the commission. The largest single award is to the General Baking Co., for its plant on B v i mission allowed the company $275,000 without fixing a value on the machinery. The highest figure awarded was $320,040 to Maria Saegmuller and others, who owned premises 108 Second street and 120, 128, 132 and 134 Maryland avenue Bell School. Parcel 1 was withdrawn from the proceeding. The commission was_composed of Maury Middleton, Frank E. Ghiselli and Gardner Johnson. Assistant Attorney General Henry H. Glassie and Arthur G. l Lambert appeared for the Government. ‘The award by parcels reads: Parcel 2, general Baking Co., $275,000; parcel 3, James A. Richardson, 133 B street, $6,500; parcel 4, Willam P, Metcaif, unimproved lot, $10,000; parcel 5, Arvilla McDonough, 116 to 128 Second street, $18,508; parcel 6, Catherine K. Salb and others, 1 to 7 Dudley place and 110 to 114 Second street, $25,743; parcel 47, Saegmuller heirs, $320,040; parcel 8 Otto Statter, 117 First street, $16,600; parcel 9, John P. Smith and others, $10,908; parcel 10, John P. Smith others, 115 to 123 and 129 Canal street, $31,547; parcel 11, Edgar H. May, trus- tee, 140 to 144 Canal street, $8,475, and 3 ,000, o liam K A and 233 First streel and 103 Canal street, $8,500. DEATH NOTE IS CLUE TO DYNAMITE PLOT Authorities on Trail of Men Who ‘Wrecked Homes of Two Non-Union Miners, By the Associated Press. MADISONVILLE, N , Ky., ery: & death note and explosives on the| " front porch of the home of County Judge J. D. Shain. E. A. Vanover, chief of police of Nor- ville, announced yesterday that he has definite clews that he expects will result in lrl'eul“ii Meanwhile finger- b t;mm vekebeen lulz:moned nitentiary at Eddy- ville to zxnmxnewuu note and exp‘}z- the homes of orton Coal . to an extent estimated by the men at $4500. No one was in- The coal company has offered a re- ward of $1,000 for the capture of the The note found on Ju GOULD TO DEVELOP RIVIERA PROPERTY American to Build Roads to Fa- mous Winter Sports on ‘account of the large sun{ to make the roads passable. —_— Missing Seaman’s Body Found. NEW YORK, April 30 (#).—The of H. A. Wescott, one o?thz mm members of the crew of the freighter es, Which burned in Long Island s:endnd last d’fhur:gny, has been recov- ered, according a report to Co Guslrd headquarters here.po il e were of 26 after the fire. 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