National Republican., 1883-10-05
CONDENSATION OF LAND FOR WATER
- SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
August u, 1888.
WnESnAs p, by section of the act OF iSS2, ch 2oi
Xn Act Increase the water supply Of the city of
Washington, and for other purposes" it is, among
That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
survey and map OF the land necessary to extend
terminus t6e h ground norS III p @ashason
near Sixth street extended and of the land necessary
ban hundred SdPaH on 81 saons
dam across the Potomad river I al % the Great Fas M
including the land now occupied by the dam, and the
cgnns Island 70 and upon ihe Virginia shore; 'I and
when surveys @ and maps shall have been made ihe
Sss state hs 5 to q9 to and the
and water rights and to the iand on Which the Eate
house at Great FAILS stands. by condemnation"
When the map and survey are completed, the At
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the
and shall cause to be published for the space ofthty
iIshed in the District of Columbia a description Of
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced In the
the uses mentioned in this, act, and Notifying ali
%n rs SS Sny Gf shd M TO
Justice description of the tract parcel claimed
and statement of Its value as estimated by tho
All 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 relulrements 1 hereby give notice
dicated. viz;
(a) FOR EXTENSION AouEDucr.
lst 1t is proposed TO take a right of way for a
tunnel, whose least depth below the surface of tho
tail by the longitudinal section tracing Al the line
OF tunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house OF
east 70 EASTERN limit at 0ti@ the Site Of Of the the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University.
%, II IL proposed TO take and acquire title to
the following tracts ofland at the sites of the several
AT foundry Branch. working shaft, about three 81
nc res more or less located in the valley Of Foundry
Branch south OF, and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Euyette Street, air shaft lot 5oxlOO fronting, on
Xt R0ek 6rsek, wSrkIIng Ia shaft sbout two and one
Ing about 1000 feet down stream iron the lower mill
dain and 6ogpded e on the east by the mii race m
0sd a % ae 1 Sa ~ ing about p
road 50 feet wide, leading from the nearest public
th0roughfare 10 said lot.
on Champialp avenue and comprising 10000 square
4 roadway 90 feet wide and about 1880 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house AZ the dsributng res
eryor, TO the intersection Of the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
Indicated By the spaces inclosed In green tracing
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified becausa
they can be modified within certain limits with
view TO conforming, as far as practicable, TO the
wishes ofthe property owners.
o. FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
Ist 1t proposed TO take and acquire title about
Howard UniveTslty together with ali Improvement
thereon Goprdlslpg property ~ Howard Sp6divis-
TO- ii, % 80 a. 25, gG with adjoining Streets and
ali R IN block 10, together with that part of Goess
street adjoining los 10 TO e. inclusive in said block
nj ain about sSres also about q AZ 9o t acres
o. UNDIVIDED land sgld to belong to the H9wayd Uni,
and 20 $40 acres said TO belong to q. E Moore. Also
Lot. 20 feet square In the southwest corner of Gen.
"a. il is also. proposed to take right OF way 50
extend III Street (So caedl from boundary to and
upon se 10 s sy 1877 eg
ao9g ,hS ee .he hI Il of r,n WAY through rr e. LeDrOt
already exists as public street r9m there 10 the
Howard University grounds This viii leave u
The lands referred TO under this heading are shown
tracing b. indicated by the parts colored in green
(cl LAND ron DAM. ETC. AT GREAT FALLS.
LIST. For extending the dam 10 and upon the Va
sip about Oils feet Wide, crossing Conns Island and
eriy @ on Falls island and HSrd.to come; at with tho
ppsrK Sp shore np6eel1 TINS oD % bs sst9a y
gna shore % the south by taking In arlangular lot
This tract Is oolored In yellow on tracing @
2nd. ills proposed @ hold ana acquire ttle to the
stands, containing about one'fifth of an acre.
% G1 Us sSSTed 90 ~ ,Se Sse" aSd Sa aeSu title to
tract con needing The gate'hSGSe, lSi wlh hs the 3
acraS ihe ind9ent Conduit and part q the dam
are located on this tract and the Shesapeake q ONO
canal passes througniL IL is colored In green on
4th. In addition to acquiring to and for the u s.
any outsanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
il Is also proposed 70 acquire all water ighS implied
cohtem i lated by tho Ss under WLoh heseproceed
ings are taken. . ,- A.. - , -
for the uses enumerated In the above named act OF
1852 ch. 294 may be seen at this Department by all
claimants TO any portion of said premises and heV
are hereby respectively not ned togte loh ne period
Of ne publication Of tbs ddperttstnfw ~ ne Depart
i1fnt ~ Justice description oT ne tracts o. parcels
Tespeetiuelu by them ciGfDlfd, and statement or
lhefr paltle as bU each claimant estimated,
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSrER,
- Attorney-G General.
.NorE.-Ths lot Is required for the construction OF
the valve chamber.
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