National Republican., 1883-08-30
MARY A. HOLMEAD ct AL
Al .ys. No. s,277 Equity.
CONDENSATION OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
WAsHINaToN CRY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
au2St3t

WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August 2i 1883.
WHERE'S by section of the act OF los2, ch. 2ai
An Act to increase the water supply Of the city of
WashlnEton, 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 to The high ground north Of Washngtnn,
near Sixth street extended and of the land necessary
shall S hundred SfPaH q 0s
and IKE survey I snI map Of the and nd neeeArE for
including the land now occupied by the dam, and the
conns island to and upon The Virginia % shore 'sGS and
when surveys and maps shall have been made the
United States shall proceed acquire to aud Tor the
United States the outstanding title II any tosaid land
and water 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
aud shall to be publ shed for the space ofhry
days IN one or more OF the daily newspapers pub
tho entire tract OF land embraced In the sur
vey, with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants to any portion Of said pr premises 'S to file, M
within Its period ofpubcation in the Department of
and u statement of its value as estimated by the
An Of which will better appear upon reference to
such act.
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 in
dicated, viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION AaUEDucr.
LIST. 1t is proposed to take right of way for a
tunnel, whose least depth below the surface Of the
tail by the longitudinal section tracing a the line
Of tunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house of
east 2OS2 feet 10 It's eastern limit at the site Of the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University.
I'd 1t Is proposed to take and acquire title to
the following tracts ofland at the sites of the several
AT Fbundry Branch. working shan, about three (3)
&C res more or less located in the valley Of Foundry
Branch south Of and fronting on, the New Cut"
At Ehyette Street. air shaft lot 5OxlOO fronting on
;, As Roeh Greek, working shaft about two and one
Inr aSont LVo feet dow stream II rom e the lower @
dam and boSndsd on, on the ne east by The he mill race
Columbia road, tunnel line lot comprising about
5000 square feet more or less and right of way for
road 80 feet wide leading from the nearest public
At cfdmpiam Avenac, working shaft, lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
feet more or less. ,-.-.,
from the asary gate house @ at % the dsTbntnY res
ervor, to the intersection of the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
indicated by the spaces nclosed in green on tracing
they can be modified within certain limits with a
yiew to Gonforming as iar as practicable 10 the
wishes of the property owners.
(b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIvERsIrY
st 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to about
q 10 acres ofand lying in the depression of
thereon, comprising property in Howard suSdivis,
ion. and undivided property, as follows: Blocks o..
Lots A, b. C. b. L. + and Lots 10 10 aI inclnsve, @
all In block TO- together with that part OF, College
a so the spring Lot belonging to the United States
sn s o eosS HSGS Se Il m
yeEsty CIC acres said to belong to the SOLDIERS home
Lots 20 feet square in the southwest corner Of GEN
Whittesey properly, j.. .,- ,,. - - -
feet wide. and for such length as may be needed ne to to
extend li2 Street $50 ealedJ from Boundary to and
DpM IS pTSposed isy Tie large rsIntorsinS maIns
1g has a es ns S %rnyE qe g
az PnSiG T m there to the
ieSsth Of about SO ieet to be Condemned T''' e'0
The lands referred TO under this heading are shown
(c( LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
LIST For extending the dam to and upon the Va
strip about DIS feet wide crossing Conns Island and
ery S on Falls island and t With RRF1p tc
Y s. properly the Virginia shore This Will extend
sna shore 70 the by taking In Triangular SnS lot
This tract is colored in yellow on tracing C
End i piSs to hsd Ia and h e the
| stands, containing about one-fiflh of an acre.
This tract Is eolofed a. In brown on tracing g
tract con Meeting the gae-house LOT With the u s.
properly an Falls Island. containing about : 6.it
are located on this tract aud the Chesapeake & Ohio
canal passes through it. 1t is colored in green on
| tracing G.
| AIN. In addnon to acquiring to and Tor the u, s,
any outstanding title to these lands nt the Great Falls
il Is also proposed to acquire all water lights implied
in the possession Of the same needed for purposes
conten plated by the act under which these proceed
| ings are taken.
The map of the surveys lin three tracings) required
for the uses enumerated In the above named act OF
1882. ch 20i may be seen at this Department by ali
claimants to any portion Of said premises; and Mey
are hereby respectively not fed to ie Ufn he period
Of the publication Of this advertisement IN the beDd,t
snt OF Justice, description Of he tracts, or parcel,
| respectively bU them claimed, and a statement OJ
| their Udlue as by each claimant estimated
| BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
| - Attorney General.
+NoTE-ThIs lot is required for the construction OF