The Evening critic., 1882-04-19
THE WATER SUPPLY.
The FUN Tcxs OF the Riii Reported
hx the scnntc District Committce.

by the senate District Committee.
Tho following Is tho full toxt Of tho bill "ro
increase tho water supply Of tho city OF Wash.
inaton and for other purposes" "other pur.
poses" soom to be the main objects In the BILL
There nre many very ugly rumors adoat In
regard to this measure, and when It Is known
that the Attorney General, on the 9th instant,
in answer to a Senate resolution OF March 80,
calling for Information relative 70 the owner
ship Of certain lands on the virginia and
Maryland shores opposite Conn's Island, above
the Great Falls OF tho Potomac, Informed that
body that the title to the said lands was in
litigation and that the question OF ownership p
was ono that would have to be settled by the
courts, 1t docs seem that there is, TO say the
TO the proprioty Of tho bill as reported by Mr..
Harris, OF tho Senate Committee on the Dis
trlct, until the question of title is settled.
The Bill.
That the Secretary of War shall cause to be
made survey and map OF the land necessary
to extend the Washington Aqueduct from Its
present eastern terminus TO the high ground
north OF Washington near Sixth street ex-
tended, ana of the land necessary for a reser.
voir Mt that point the capacity OF which shall
not he less than 300,0OO,OO0 gallonsi and a
like survey and map OF the land necessary
for dam across the Potomac River at the
Great Falls, including the land now occupied
by the dam, and the land required for the
extension Of said dam across Conn's Island 10
and upon the Virginia shore, and when sur
veys and maps shall have been made the Sec.
retary of War and the Attorney-General of the
United States shall proceed to acquire the
title TO and for the United States to said land
and water rights and TO the land on which the
gate-housc at Great Falls stands, either by
private contract or condemnation, and
il the land necessary to the extension OF said
dam shall be acquired by private contract tho
Secretary of War and Attorney-General are
hereby authorized 10, and may in their dis
crotlon, compromisc.sett and adjust with
the owner or owners of said land and water
rights all questions OF damages claimed by
said parties by reason of the erection of the
present dam at Great Falls and the diversion
of water from the channel at that point.
Sec. .. That the Secretary Of War be, and is
hereby, authorized and directed to extend tn e
Washington Aqueduct from its present eastern
terminus to the high ground north OF Washing
ton near Sixth street extended; and that he con
struct at that point reservoir of the capacity
of not less than 300,000,000 gallons, erect
the necessary gate-house, and lay such
main.connections as may be necessary
an ample supply Of water; and
so seOn as the title can be secured, by contract
or condemnation, to the land needed for the
purpose, that he complete the dam at Grea
Falls to the level of las feet above tide, ant
extend the same at that level across Conn's
Island to the Virginia shore; and that he ralst
the embankment between the Potomac Rivel
and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal above
| the dam, so as to protect the canal from
| the increased flooding which the completion o
the dam Will cause in times of high water, ol
| pay to the canal company, in full satisfaction
| for all such flooding, the amount hereinaftel
| appropriated for that purpose.
Sec. g. That the following sums, or so mucl
| thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appro
| priated out of any money In the Treasury no
| otherwise appropriated:
| To pay for land to extend aqueduct, S51, $40
| For extension of aqueduct TO the higl
| ground north of Washington near Sixth stree
| extended, 99,53455.
| For necessary main connections, S165
| 400.
| To pay for land for reservoir, S35,250.
For work and material in constructing reseI
! voir and gate-house, $431, ,273.75.
| To pay for water-rights and land necessar
| 10 extend dam at Great Falls to the Vlrglni,
| shore, $4,000.
| To protect the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal fror
| increased flooding by reason of completing tn
| dam at Great Falls, $12300.