National Republican., 1883-09-22
CoNDEMNATIoN OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT. OF JUSTICE,

august Il, 1888.
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1882, ch. 99i
An Act TO increase the water supply Of the city of
other things, provided
That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
the WashingMton M Aqueduct from is present eastern
near SIKH street Sxtehded and Of land necessary
for reservoir al that point, the capacity of which
and like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dam across the Potomac river at the Great Falls,
land required for the extension Of said dam across
Whe surveys ana be maGe the
Secretary of War and the Attorney General of the
United States The outstanding title il any, said land
and water rights and 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
claimants of the premises embraced in the survey,
and shall cause to be for the space ofthrty
lished in the District of Columbia, description of
vey with a notice that the same has been taken for
the uses mentioned IN this act, and Notifying all
Whn It's period Of % tie R'fss Depsment 6S
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 reqnirements, hereby give notice
low described have been taken for the above in
dicated. viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION AQuEDUcT.
1st 1t is proposed to take right of way for a
ground will vary from so to l7O feet shown in de
te the anSy ese house '
the distributing reservoir thence north $40 4Oi 22
rrej S " i' Of i've W
"a IL + 20 f az be sna ses scSrs bs e
'' At Tosdry Branch, working shaft about three g.
| nr louq aphi In fha of dr.
| Branch south of and fronting on the New Cut
At Fuyctte Street. air shaft. lot 5OxlOo fronting
half ON 3 BANK Of he creek r@9 " extend
ing about 1000 feet down from the lower mil
At an Al SiVt located about lioC .eet west of thu
Columbia road ON tunnel line. lot comprising abou
5000 square feet more or less and right of way for
road 80 feet WIDE leading from the nearest public
At Csannat1 1vsnTe working SHAFT, a lot frontln
| on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 SQUARE
A roadway 60 feet wide, and about 1850 feet long
from the auxiliary gate house AZ tile distributing res
ervoir to the Intersection OF the FoHhall lane AM
The several parcels of land referred to above ar
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified becaus
they can be modified within certain limits with
wishes of the property owners,
(b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY
ls It is proposed to take and acquire title to abou
67 $40 acres otland lying i'll the depression east O
thereon, comprising property in Howard su6,divi:
ion. and undivided property as follows; Blocks
Lots L. i. g. d, T. T. and Lots s % to q 'SSsS nciasv M
GG m Sgsner yin hp part so of fbGsg
q so the Spring Lot belonging to the United states
o. Undivided land said to belong 10 The Howard Tn
versity 6lO acres said TO belong to the SOLDIERS hon
and 20 3-l0 said to belong TO q. IL. Moore Ais
Lot% 20 feet square In the southwest corner of Ger
Whttlesey's property, . ..,.. -,-,,. - -
feet wide, and for such length as may be needed t
extend 4i.2 street $50 called from boundary to an
II is proposed to lay the large reinforcing mair
S paes es ss rhmi IN S %s sS & ooa
4 already exists as public street from there to th
length OF about 800 feet to be condemned.
The lands referred 70 under TINS heading are show
(cL LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
lst. For extending the dam TO and upon the VI
s1p s Feet s s s S
the Vlrglnin channel ana % connecting the u y proI
H. s. properiy on the Vrgna shore This viii eXten
gna shore g me son n BY taking In atrianguar
This tract is colored in yellow on lracingC
a on whe Se at f The Gres Fans
stands, containing about one,tifth Of an acre,
II rs proposed a. to take In and acquire G title to
pTSpery STg an Fans Island SonaRnS about
on Ss s gSad @pa R bss 81 hS
tracing O.
4Ih. IN addition to acquiring to and for the u.
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Fal
II Is also proposed TO acquire all water rights mpllC
In the possession of the same, needed ttt yWp-s
contemplated 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
| 1882 ch 29i may be seen at this Department by Q
claimants 10 any portion Of said premises and m
are hereby respectively not ned 10 le Dithfn the ert
OF The publication Of this advertisement IN The DeDd
ent Of Justice, description OF The tracts or pare,
| respectively bU them cldinlfd, and statement
their Vdlue as by each claimant eStimdt6d.
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
/. - Attotney-Ge General
"NoTE.-Thls lot is required for the construction