National Republican., 1883-10-03
GoNDEMNATIoN OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY,
WAsHINGToN CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

WASIIINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August 2l 1888.
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1882, ch. 2oa
IAN Act 10 increase the water supply OF the city OF
WashnEton' ana t9r other purposes" 1t is among
That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
the Washington Aqueduct from its present eastern
iesma 10 ns h gG9Sna 3 99gh n Of av
FOR reservoir & E O. hat point the capacity Of which
and like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dam across the Potomac river, at the Great Falls.
land required for the extension Of said dam across @
@ and Snail ih9 Wes ae ha
Secretary of War and the Attorney General OF the
United States the outstanding title ii any tosaid land
and water rights and to the land on which the gate
house at Great Falls stands by condemnation"
when the map and survey are completed, the At.
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the
claimants ofthe premises embraced in the survey.
days, in one or OF the daily newspapers pub.
llshed in the District of Columbia, a description OF
vey, with notice that the same has been taken for
the uses mentioned IN this act, and notifying all
within its period ofpubiicaon in the Department q
Justice description of the tract or parcel claimed.
and a statement of its value as estimated by the
All oTwhich will better appear upon reference to
And whereas such map and survey have been
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith and
that the several parcels OF land and water rights be-
low described have been taken for the uses above n-
dlcated. viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AoUEDUcT.
lst 1t is PROPOSED % take a right Of way for a
VIII whose Least deph 10 6e9W % s he m s9raSe S Of hs
tall by the longitudinal section on tracing A; the line
the distributing reservoir; thence north $40 10, 25i
east 2os2S feet TO It's eastern limit at the site of the
I'd 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to
the following ofland at the sites Of the several
At To,nldry Branch, working shaft, about three "a
Branch south Of and fronting on, the New Cut"
At Fayette Street. air shaft, lot 5OxiOo fronting on
~ At ROCK creek. working shaft about two and one
ing about 1000 feet down stream from the lower mill
1tan Ar SHOT located about lioo ;eet west of the
Columbia road on tunnel line. lot comprising about
road 80 feet wide, leading from the nearest pubic
Xt Gia,apfain 1uenue, working shaft lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
A roadway 90 feet wide, and about 1880 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house nt the distriontnK res,
The several parcels of land referred to above are
Indicated by the spaces nclosed in green on tracing
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified because
ve ca 10 eonformng as far as practicable 10 the
wishes of the property owners.
Cbl. FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
1t Is proposed to take and acquire title 70 about
g $40 acres OF land lying IN the depression east OF
tberoon comprsitis pTSperty in Howard subdivis,
ION and undivided property, as follows; Blocks 0,
81 b. and T'l 1ots aaGas 70 70 4 ncasve
all In block 10, together with that part Of College
So the Spring Lot belonging, to the United states.
snd @ o belong the Howard
versity Glo acres said TO belong to the SOLDIERS home
Lott 20 feet square 10 the southwest corner OF Gen.
ID. Il Is also propSied to take right of way 50
feet vide and for such s Ss may 9s seasi S aaS S
| nm ~ n
g bFPposed 70 my the large reinforSng nsdIs mains
it already exists rs public street from there to the
aSSs Of SboS SO o M v0
The lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
on tracing D. indicated by the parts colored In green
(cL LAND FoR DAM. ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
| lst For extending the dam 70 and upon the Va
strip about SS feet wide. crossing ConIs Island and
the VTsnH enGn1e & ana ns " WITH tEPe
property hs XrSns shore THIS on VIII tSs Satsfa y
gna shore to the tn BY taking In atriangular lot
CONTAINING about SO in eyellow on tracing
na nS 'fpi' to od tho
lot on which the a e o an acre ho"
This tract is co6red in brown on tracing q ;,,, .,
tract eSn Us esSs PrSp0seh The 20 gaehonss lot Win the u s.
pToperty an Fails Island, containing about Gle
ns n s rSo and The cheapeake ohio
canal passes through it 1t is colored IN green on
h m addition acquiring tG and ins for tsS tss
outstanding title 10 lntSt lulluH
IL Il also proposed to acquire all water lights implied
In the possession Of the same, or nefne ~ rnp7sGa
contem plated by the act under which these proceed.
Tbe man OF the surveys lin three tracings) required
for The nses enumerated IN the above named act OF
iSS9 ch 9Sl may be seen at this Department by all
claimants To any portion Of said premises ana hey
arc hS9etJ resDectiteiV not ned tOgc Uhin The period
NJ tbe ,,Iicafion az this advertisement IN the Depart
sasnf og TTice a description OF the tracts or parcels
Tespeeif1eiy GV them cdinlcd, and statement or
their valiW as by each claimant estimated.
WV BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- Attorney-GeneTal
ENoTE.-Ths lot Is required for the construction OF
the valve chamber.
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