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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Julius Catlin's property in Hartford, formerly poetess Mrs. Sigourney's residence, faces destruction from the Hartford and Bristol Railroad route, cutting 236 forest trees and 65 fruit trees across 3 acres and removing 40,000 yards of earth. Appraisers awarded $12,000 damages; both parties appealed, and Catlin secured an injunction to halt work.
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The beautiful residence of Mrs. Sigourney,
the poetess, has been owned for several years
by Julius Catlin, Esq. He has improved its
walks, its shrubbery, and buildings. The Hart-
ford and Bristol Railroad has been laid out di-
rectly through the beautiful grove of forest trees
on the easterly side of the place. It cuts down
236 large forest trees—oaks, elms, maples,
birches, walnuts, chestnuts, &c. It also cuts off
65 fruit trees, of various sorts of fruit. The
grove which has been so much admired, is to
be principally cut down. Four tracks are to
run through the place, occupying three of the
six and a quarter acres which are embraced
within its limits. Forty thousand yards of earth
are to be removed from the knoll on which the
grove stands, to fill up the low lands near the
main street.
The appraisers awarded $12,000 as the dam-
age. From this decision both parties appeal—
and Mr. Catlin, in addition to his appeal, has
caused an injunction to be issued, to stop the
company from cutting and digging on his lands
—Hartford Times.
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appraisers awarded $12,000 as the damage. from this decision both parties appeal—and mr. catlin, in addition to his appeal, has caused an injunction to be issued, to stop the company from cutting and digging on his lands.
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The beautiful residence of Mrs. Sigourney, the poetess, has been owned for several years by Julius Catlin, Esq. He has improved its walks, its shrubbery, and buildings. The Hartford and Bristol Railroad has been laid out directly through the beautiful grove of forest trees on the easterly side of the place. It cuts down 236 large forest trees—oaks, elms, maples, birches, walnuts, chestnuts, &c. It also cuts off 65 fruit trees, of various sorts of fruit. The grove which has been so much admired, is to be principally cut down. Four tracks are to run through the place, occupying three of the six and a quarter acres which are embraced within its limits. Forty thousand yards of earth are to be removed from the knoll on which the grove stands, to fill up the low lands near the main street.