18 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Residence property, 3223 East University Avenue. One-story house 24x36 

 feet, containing- five rooms. Garage 10x14 feet. Lot 50x437 feet. Esti- 

 mated value, $2,750. 



Residence property, 3225 Ea^t University Avenue. One-story house 24x3S 

 feet, containing seven rooms. This is an old house and in very poor con- 

 dition. Lot 50x1371/2 feet. Estimated value, .?2,000. 



Respectfully submitted, 



L. A. JESTER, 

 A. B. ELLIOTT. 



The conference resulted as follows: 



Matilda Wlnterrowd stated she valued lot No. 2 containing approxi- 

 mately nine and one-half acres and one dvi^elling house at $18,000. 



Mrs. Lucinda Short stated the price asked by Stella M. Henderson for 

 acreage lot No. 3 containing nine acres, was $1,500 per acre, or a total 

 of $13,500. 



Geo. Sims and Phoebe D. Sims stated they valued acreage lot No. 4, 

 containing ten acres and miscellaneous improvements, at $18,000. 



C. D. Nichols, owner of residence property at 3209 East University 

 avenue, stated he paid $2,500 for the property a few years ago and since 

 that time had improved it by extending the city water into the house and 

 by purchasing necessary equipment for bathroom. He stated the prop- 

 erty was bought on contract and there was still due on this contract the 

 sum of $1,375. He stated he would take $2,800 for this property or a sum 

 necessary to purchase a suitable lot in the same neighborhood and to 

 move his house on to the lot and put it in as good condition as it is at 

 present. 



Clayton Norgar, owner of property at 3211 East University avenue, 

 stated he bought his property on contract and that there was still $2,000 

 to be paid. He stated he had paid curbing assessment of $47.25 and 

 made other minor improvements to the property. He said he would take 

 $3,000 for this property. 



Ceasar Manfredo, owner of residence property at 3225 East University 

 avenue, stated he paid $1,800 for this property a few years ago and had 

 been to the following expense for improvements; extending city water 

 into house, $90; fencing lot, $100; orchard, consisting of fruit trees. 

 grapfe vines and berry bushes, $50; painting house inside and out, $110. 

 He told the committee his price for the property was $3,000. 



The committee also secured the following information relative to the 

 residence property owned by J. E. Aulman, 3223 East University avenue. 

 Mr. Aulman bought this property a short time ago for $2,200. Since that 

 time city water has been extended into the house and a garage built upon 

 the back part of the lot. At the time the committee appraised this prop- 

 erty he indicated his price was $3,200. 



The committee considered the value placed upon the acreage and 

 residence properties by the owners as unreasonable, with the exception 

 of house and lot owned by C. D. Nichols. 



The committee directed (he secretary to rciquc.st Mu' ;ittorn(\y general 

 of the state of Iowa to proceed to condemn all of this property with the 

 exception of the house and lot owned by Mr. C. D. Nichols. 



