National Republican., 1883-09-01
CONDENSATION OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY,
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August Il, leS3.
WHEREAS, by section of the act of 1882, ch. 2oi
IAN 2ct 10 Increase the water supply OF the city of
Washington, and for other PURPOSES" II Is, among
" That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
the Washington Aqueduct from its present eastern
near Sixth street extended and of the land necessary
for reservoir at that point the capacity of which
aud like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dan, 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
when surveys and maps shall have been made, the
Secretary of War and the Attorney General of the
United States the outstanding title any to said land
and water rights and TO the land on which the gate
house at Great Fails stands. by condemnation"
when the map and survey are completed. the At
claimants of the premises embraced In the survey,
9nd shall cause to be pnblshed for the space ofthiry
llshed in the District OF Columbia; description Of
vey, with notice that tile same has been taken for
the uses mentioned IN this act, and notifying oil
within its period publication in the Department OF
Justice description OF the tract parcel claimed,
and 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 COM
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith, and
under the above requirements, hereby give notice
that tine several parcels lanu water
low described have been taken for the uses above In
dcated, VIZ;
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AaUEDUcT.
list. 1t Is proposed to take right of way for a
ground will vary from 80 to 40 feet ns shown in de
tail by the longitudinal section tracing Al the line
The distributing reservoir; thence north $40 4Oi 2
east 20 feet TO It's eastern limit at the site of the
I'd. 1t Is proposed TO take and acquire title to
the following tracts fsnd at the sites of the several
Al foundry Branch. working shaft about three Ssl
Branch south Of, and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Fuyeue Street, air shaft. lot 5OxiOO fronting, ou
x RSeT creek, working shaft. eagut two and one
ing about 1000 ieet down stream from the lower mill
dam, and bounded on the east by The mlii race -,
Columbia road, on tunnel line. lot comprising about
5OOO square feet more or less and right of way for
road 50 feet wide, leading from The nearest pubic
thOroughfare TO said lot.
on Champlain avenue and comprising 1900 square
| feet more or less. 49,, -. ,.oc,., 49,,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing res
ervoir, TO the intersection of the Foxhall lane anc
The several parcels of land referred to above ar,
Indicated by the spaces neloSed IN green on raclnt
they can be modned WITHIN &C. certain obs WIN VI
| wishes of the property owners
| Cb) FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Ist II is proposed TO take and acquire title to abou
67 10 ncres Ofland lying in the depression eaal
thSEeon Comprising pT5perty In Howard suSdivs
ion. aud undivided property, as follows; Blocks .
Lots A, b. {. b. +. r. and Lots 10 10 Il IS inclusive
all in block lG togetiher i6 YIN mt part Of C9lleg
| a 81 the Spring Lqtbelonging TO the United States
o. undvded land, said to belong the Howard Uni
versy GlO acres said TO belong 10 the Soldiers hnm
and ~ $40 said TO belong 10 G. t. Moore, Ais
Lots 20 feet square Ia the southwest corner of Gen
| Whittiesey : pToperWi D.. ,,,.. .,., ~, -. r.
feet wide, and for such length as may be needed L
extend i2 street ESQ called from boundary to an
upon the property to he taken for the reservoir
s prqposed SG Lay ths % large FssnorSng main
h c Line e Shi IN St rng M%y t9reuge GS @
already exists as public street from there TO Tn
length or about $50 feet to he condemned
| IN lands referred 10 under thlshending are show
tracing B Indicated by the parts olored in greer
(cl LAND FOR DAM ETC, AT oREAT FALLS
ist For extending the dam 70 and upon the VI
i strip about bls feet wide crossing Conns Island an
ery on Falls island ana Hare. .tocone;at with Il
u. s. properly on the Virginia shore. THIS VIII eNtcn
ginia ghoro ethe so9th BY taking In atriangular L
containing about $40 acres
ind. Its proposed 2 hold and acquire iiylet to tn
lo on which the gate-house az the Great Falls no.
stands, containing about one-htth of an acre.
This tract is colored In brown on tracing q
tract con hecting the gaIe.house lot With the U.
properly an Falls Island containing about o.
! acres. lnelNHuenl CONDUIT hHN ~ part OF lHe uh
are located on this tract and the Chesapeake & On
canal passes through It, 1t is colored in green O
IIh, IN addition TO acquiring TO and for the U.
any outstanding title TO these lands a the Great Fal
II il also proposed To acquire all water ights implC
In the possession OF the same, needed tor purpose
cOnlem plated by the act under which these procee
| ings are taken,
The map OF the SURVEYS lin three traclngs) require
for the uses enumerated In the above named act
1852, ch 29L may be seen At this Department. by a
claimants to any portion of said premises and M
arc hereby rcspSctuelU not ned Hd Uhfn TIE poriC
~ ne publication Of Hfs advertisement IN The Depdl
1ncnt Of Justice, description Qr he tracts, pdrct
TtspecliUely By them claimed, and a S1tenlent
tlciT Vdlue as BY each claimant estimated
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- AttOrney-G General.
sNoTE,-This lot is required for the construction
the valve chamber.
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