National Republican., 1883-10-04
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uEALTH is WEALTH.
CoNDEMNATIoN OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON Cry.

WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1882 ch. 2oi
An Act TO increase the water supply OF the city of
MashnEion AMI for other purposes" it is, among
That the Secretary Of War shall cause to be made
the Washington Agnedact IRON lis present eastern
terminus to hs hig gr9Gnd aoh m Of WashIngton
for rssefypT s rs a. & @ point The opPaSty Of which
and like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dan, across the Potomac river at The Great Falls,
land required for the extension of said dam across @
WRen az pPSR Snail f maG tho
Secretary of War and the Attorney General OF the ,
Uned States the ousiSSdns G d u " a i4f
and wafer rights aud 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 owners
orcalmauts the premises embraced In the survey,
m o Or daily
M MiIshed ia the District OF Columbia description OF
yey, with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants to any portion Of said premises to fie
within its period ofpublcation in the Department of
and statement. of Its value as estimated by the
All OF (which will better appear upon reference t
And whereas such map and survey have been COM
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith, and
that the several parcels of land and water rights be-
low DESCRIBED nave beeh taken Tor the uses ove in-
taJ FOR EXTENSION OF AauEDucr
tunnel, whose least depth below the surface of the
3 by the G S S ef M the m ne a
oftunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house Of
east a0sa feet 10 It's eastern init at the site Of the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University.
the following ofand at the sites Of the several
AT fb,n,dry Branch, working shaft, about three CD
&C res more or less located In the valley Of Foundry
Branch south OF. and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Fhvettc Street. air shaft lot 5Oxloo fronting
& wSSsE Ss SnH bgu s5 tw0 and %e
dan, and bounded on the east by The mill race
Columbia road. on tunnel line lot comprising about
road 8 ee vide leading from the nearest I pubic
th0roughfare 10 said lot
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
A roadway 90 ieet wide and about 1850 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing
ervor TO the intersection OF the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above arc
indicated by tile spaces lnclosed in green tracing
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified, because
they can be modified within certain limits with a
wishes of the property owners,
(b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIvERsITY.
lst 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to about
67 $40 acres OF land lying in the depression east Of
Howard University together with all Improvements (
ion; and undiyided property, as follows Blocks .,
Lots A, b. G. b. T. +, and Lots 10 to q neiasive %
all in block 10, together with that part of College
a So the Spring Lot belonging TO the United States,
containing about 10 acres also about q d,lo acres
veIsty GlO acres said 10 belong 70 the SOLDIERS homo
Lots 20 feet square in the southwest corner Of Cen
| Whltteseys property,
feet wide, and for such length may be needed TO
extend /? street $50 called from boundary 70 and
II is proposed to lay the large reinforcing mains
il already exists as public street nom there to the
dSEh sbOSt 10 ee TO be- copdemne T
tra"ng II, indicated by the parts colored in Rreen
(o). LAND FOR DAM ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
| lsL For extending the dam TO and upon the Va
strip about bis eet wide, crossing Conhs Island and
Rs VS snd Snd aha RRr4p p
properly on hs Xrgnis shore ,n This Nv VIII G extend end
lHs Rf iss Ss hs v
ThS. trnet Is oolored in Yellow on tracing G
proposed g hold M and bs ScSSs ass, s Fs to pas the
THIS tract is colored in brown on tracing O.
tract con hReciiSs Rish the gstshoase loi Win the u
property an Falls Island; containing about & & Glo
pe sfefS located on Sis tract and the chesapeake Ohio
canal passes through 1t 1t Is colored in green on
' f addition acquiring ggtS. tS and m h for the s
Is also proposed 70 acquire all water tights implied
plated by the AeI under which these proceed
ings are taken. : a., Al. - - -,
| for The lses enumerated In the above named act OF
iss2 ch 294 may be seen at this Department by all
naimants TO any portion of said premises and they
drs bSrebu respectively Otded 70 e Ditn The period
OF ne publication Qf tbs ddUerttselent ~ the DeDd,t
S1snI oT isce description Of the tracts, parcels
Tespectiueiy bV them claimed, and statement Of
| MIR gnI,s as on each claimant eStinldted
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWsrER
- Atorney-Genernl.
sNoTE.This lot Is required for the construction OF
the valve chamber
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