National Republican., 1883-09-18
CoNDEMNATIoN OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

DErAETMENT or J6sTIcE,
WHERE'S by section of the net OF 1852, ch. 2oi
WashinEton and for other purposes" 1t is among
That The Secretary OF War shall cause to be made
q survey and map of the land necessary to extend
ternss to Se high ground north II
sixth street extended and of he land necessary
shall not be less than three hundred million saosi
dam across hG Potomao river " IG at % the Great Falls
including the land now occupied by the DAM and the
cSnns 1saSd % and upon !Ss virginia shore si and
% mdp M ha been ad S me
United states shall proceed to acqure to aud for the
house al Great Falls stands. by condemnation" ''
,
claimants OF the premises embraced in the survey
and shall cause to be published for the space ofthry
IsRed in I'll the District of Columbia, Gescrpion Of
the entire tract or tracts of land embraced in the
the uses mentioned IN this act, and notifying all
%hn It's period IN he aS u
Justice. description OF the tract or parcel claimed.
and a statement of Its value as estimated by the
Ali OF which will better appear upon reference to
And whereas such map and survey have been
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith, and
under the above requirements, hereby give notice
low described have been taken for the above In
dicated. viz;
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AoUEDUcT.
list It hope Is D, Sn e take right of o
ground viii vary from 50 to 10 feet as shown in de
tunnel at the aaSary gate house s' oi
the distributing reservoir; thence north $40 4Oi 22U
OF the
tbs a IL Is Pr9p9sed arc TO 'aks and acquire e tS
IL sSGs Sasd@T2 @
Branch south Of and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Iayete Street. air shaft, lot 6o1iOo fronting,
At Rock creek. working shaft, about two and one
half (2j) the leh bank Of the creek, extend
da and bounded s on the east by H SS Mill all raS
Atsn Air shat located about 400 seet west OF the
5000 square feet more or less ana M fight of way for
road 50 feet wide leading from the nearest public
At GSGnipiatn Avenue, working shaft a lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
roadway 90 feet wide, and about 1850 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing res
ervoir TO the intersection OF the Foxhal lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
indicated by the spaces incosed in tracing
| they be modified within certain limits with a
yew to S9nt9Tm,eE as sr as practicable TO the
(b( FOR RhsERvoIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
lst 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to about
| Howard University together with all improvements
sad SDdiPPded popsy as oows Bocs
70. H. % p "a 2S 70, SIh Msaoining M streets, and
al IN block ls together with that part Of College
so the Spring Lot belonging 10 the United States,
contanng about 40 acres also about e 30 acres
versity 6-lO belong the SoldlerS home
and 20 80 % acres said to belong 70 g. u Moore Also
Lots 20 rect square In the southwest corner OF Gen.
ID. i is also proposed to take right of way 80
feet wide, and for such length be needed to
extend 10 Street (so called from boundary 70 aud
upHH V is PROPOSED 70 lay the large rsnorclns mains
along this & Line the right Of r WAY through @ ~ aeDr0,
talready exists as public street from there to the
length OF about 800 feet 10 be condemned.
The lands referred 70 under this heading are shown
/ (c) LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
ls EOr extending the dam S 70 and uII IPOp M, The " Va
strip about bis beet Wide crossing conhs Island and
| the Virginia channel, and eonnectng the u prop
Y, g. properly on the Virginia shore This VIII extern
ss
| Containing about $40 acres,
Iot on which the gate-house az the Great Falls Tw
This tract Is colored in brown on tracing ,o
II IS prSPosed 70 ase sSa lot aoSSils S he e s.
| property an Falls Island containing about go
o TSs sS SSadS apd the ssss al
! canal passes through IT. 1t is colored in grsn on
4Ih In addition TO acquiring TO and for thg U, s.
any oustandng title to these lands at the Greet Fais
N h also proposed 10 acquire all water lights implied
in the possession Of the same needed ttt Iip7aro
contem plated by the act under which theseproceed-
Tbs map OF the SURVEYS Tin three tracingslrequired
for the uses enumerated In the above named act Of
H 1852 Oh 29l may be seen at this Departmmt by all
| claimants 10 any portion OF said premises and they
are hSrcu TesDsctiuelU NOT ned 10 ne Oih nc period
OF he publication q hts adUerttsenent m NE Dspdrt-
,asnf oI isttee description Of me tracts pdrces
| rS,nSeiftsIu bu them claimed, and HdteHleRt Of
| ,hsir rnLtls as bU each claimant egifnldtd.
t'e" V'''' REM AMIN HARRIs BREWSTER,
| - Attorney General
sNorE-Thls lot is required for the construction
the valve chamber.
THOR sALE-pRINrED CARDS, FURNISHED