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CoNDEMNATIoN OF LAND FOR WATER
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WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August a. 1888.
WHERE'S, BY section of the act OF 1882, ch. 294
Washington, and for other purposes" 1t is, among
That lie Secretary Of War shall cause to be made
as survey ana map OF The land necessary to extend
To S & iO% no n p
sixth street extended and ofthe land necessary
shall not be less than tRree hundred million G gallons;
a1S Se sarHey & Of the apd nd for
including the land now occupied by the dam and the
Cunns Island to and upon the Virginia shore; and
when survey ys and maps shall have been made, the
United States shall proceed to acquire to and for the
United states the outstanding title any to said land
house at Great Falls stands. by condemnation"
when the map and survey are completed, the At
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the owners
and shall to be published for the space ofthirty
days IN one or more of the daily newspapers pub.
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced in the sur
yey with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants 10 any portion Of said premises to file,
hn m erpa 81 o fsn IN m ae aS5
aud a satemen. of its value as estimated by the
All OF which will better appear upon reference to
such act.
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith. and
that the several parcels Of land and water rights
low described have been taken for the uses above in
dcated, VIZ!
() FOR EXTENSION AoUEpUcT.
LIST. 1t is proposed to take right of way for a
tunnel whose least depth below the surface Of the
tall by the longitudinal section on tracing Al the line
Of tunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house of
feet to It's eastern limit at the site of the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University,
I'd. IL is proposed to take and acquire title to
the following tracts of land at the sites Of the several
Al F6indry Branch working shaft, about three 81
&C res more or less located In the valley of Foundry
Branch south of. and fronting on the New Cut"
At Fayee Street, air shaft. lot 5Oxloo fronting on
Sek ssk % shn e Sh9at H TIVE and
ing aSoa, bout iGo1 feet down stream rom @ the lower mill
dam, and bounded on the east by the mill race.
Columbia road on tunnel line lot comprising about
5000 square feet more or less and right Of way for
road 80 feet wide. leading from the nearest public
At 0GmptGtn Agenue, working shat lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
A roadway Go feet wide and about $50 feet long,
from tir auxiliary gate house At the distributing
ervoir TO the intersection of the Foxhal lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
indicated by the spaces inclosed in green tracing
they can be modified within certain limits with a
view to contormlng, as nr rs practicable, to the
wishes of the property owners.
| (b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
LIST 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to about
% $40 acres ofland lying IN the depression east of
thereon, comprising property IN Howard su6,divs'
ion, aud undivided property, as follows: Blocks o.,
lots b. g. b. AND M Los SSpnps % To- y s'riGSTi incsve Hna
all in block 10, together with that part of College
a So the Spring Lot belonging TO the United States,
dGS nd 40 SGEe9 re nsS sS aS9n5 @ II S
versity GO acres said TO belong to the Soldiers home
and 20 $40 acres said 10 belong TO g. H. Moore. Also
Lots 20 feet square IN the southwest Of Gen
| Whittiesey, property, :, ,.,.. -,.,,. ., -. -
feet wide, and for such length may be needed 10
extend i2 street $50 called) from boundary and
upon proposed 10 lay The large Mains
along this line the right Of .,y WAY through LeDroi,
Il already exists as public streetirom there to the
length Of about $50 feet 10 be condemned. ''"''
The lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
on tracing b. indicated by the parts coored In green
Co. LAND FOR DAM, Etc, AT GREAT FAILS.
lst For extending the dam TO and upon the Va
strip about 0is feet wide, crossing Couns Island and
eey S on F%s island ind HSrdo eoeSt tS With spc
L. s. properly on the Virginia shore This viii extend
enia shore to The by taking In triangular S yg 10,
This tract is col0red in yellow on tracing C.
%nH i ptSD 70 @Sd @ snd ia acquire le the
stands, containing about one-fifh ofan acre
This tract is colored in brown on tracing O.
property an Falls Island, containing aoout 2 6,iC
are located on this tract and the Chesapeake q Ohio
canal passes through It. 1t is colored in green on
| tracing Q.
4Ih. In addition TO acquiring TO and iot the u, S,
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
Il Is also proposed 70 acquire all water lights implied
in the possession OF the same or needed tor purposes
contemplated by the act under whcn these proceed.
| ings are taken.
The map OF the surveys lin three traciugs) required
for the uses enumerated In the ahove named act OF
1852, ch 2i may be seen at this Department by ali
claimants To any portion of said premises; and LhcU
are hefcbn rtspscfuetV not ned 10 e iDhn he DerfOd
Of The publication Of hts advertisement IN The DeDdrk
R6nt o Justice, description OF The tracs or parcel,
r,scsgectigsM by them clgig,ed, and statement q,
! WeT Vdtue a. ~ tich claimant 6Stlmdted
! BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
| - Attorney-Goneral.
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