National Republican., 1883-09-17
OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,


August u, 1888.
,WHEmSEAs m by section of the act OF 1852, ch. 2oi
IAN Act increase the water supply OF the city Of
WashlnEton and for other PURPOSES" it is, among
" That the Secretary OF War shall cause to he made
survey and map of the land necessary to extend
i0 f%ss
near sixth street and OF the land %
shall not be less than three hundred million gaons
a dan, across the Potom9cp river at the Great Falls.
including the land now occupied by the dam, and the
c9nns Island S to and upon The Virginia shore; and md
oPesy Attorney S Re
United states shall proceed TO aGquire to aud for the
and wafer rights, and to the land on When the gate
house at Great Falls stands. by condemnation"
When the map and survey are completed the At
Gney & sa prSceed to ascertain @ The
and shall "a SsaSe to Se P lS for the space ofhr
ished in the District of Columbia, description Of
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced in the
tho uses mentioned IN this act and notifying all
Hs TO ny 5 sd s to @
Justice. description Of the tract parcel claimed
and a statemen. 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 glye notice
low described have been taken for the uses above in
dlcated. viz;
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AoUEpucr.
lst 1t Is proposed & tS take S, right S Of way for
ground viii Vary rom % to 10 feet as shown in de-
tail by the longitudinal section on tracing A; the line
the distribntng reservor; thence north $40 %, 2
east 2s9e feet TO It's eastern limit at The site of the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University.
the following ofland the sites of the several
Al FoDsdry Branch. working shaft, about three Isl
Branch south Of and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Fbyette Street. air shaft, lot 5OxOo fronting on
Xt Rock creek, working shaft, about two and one
| ing about 600 feet down stream from the lower mill
Htan % Ar Shut located about 400 Feet vest of the
Columbia road, ON tunnel line, lot comprising about
5000 square feet more or less and right of way for
road 80 feet vide leading from the nearest public
Xt CHanpiain 1ircnIe, working shaft lot fronting
| on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
roadway 60 feet wide, and about 1880 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house q the Distributing res;
ervor, to the intersection OF the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred TO above are
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified because
they can be modified within certain limits with a
view to conforming, as far as practicable, to the
| wishes of the property owners,
| (b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
It is proposed , to take q and ,S acquire title to about
Howard University together with all improvements
| thereon,
ion and undivided property, as follows: Blocks o.
10, H. q, 2S a, % 90, with adjoining streets, and
ali 10 block i6 together with that part Of College
street adioiping lots 10 to q inclusive n said block
containing about 4.iO acres also about p 4O acres
yersty $40 acres said TO belong TO the Soldiers home
and 20 3lO acres said 70 belong 70 g. H. Moore Also
"a. Il is also PROPOSED to take right of way 50
extend l.. Street ESQ caled) from boundary and
q 70 Gs lay h Tr
along this line; the right Of WAY through LeDroi!
1 Gsss as sSb s Rfe S9' S
Howard University grounds. This win leave a
The lands referred TO under this heading are shown
on tracing b. indicated by the parts coored In green
! (cl LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
lst For extending the dam to and upon the Va.
Ss Vide ass etossn aea oSS S anS @ to
the Virginia channel and connecting the U. y prop
ery on Fails Island and nard.to eome;et, with tic
sas @ sSSTe sSsts y taking IN triangular ' T5 oi
This tract is coored in yellow on Iracngc C.
on wheh he The eSt Fas S
stands, containing about one,ilith of acre
IL is proposed to take and acquire title to q
HSSPS F hf Hd E w ab6n ns
acres The inhuent tondnlt and a part OF the dan
located on this tract, and the Chesapeake Ohio
canal passes througnit Ii Is colored in green on
any outstanding tile to these lands att at he S Great S Fails
II Is also proposed 70 acquire all water ghis implied
in the psssesslon OF the same, ncsd~ ~ IWpNst'
contemplated by the hei under WLl.n these proceed
ings are taken.
The map OF the surveys I'm three tracngR) required
for the uses enumerated IN the above named act q
1882, CHI. 29l may be seen At this Department by al
claimants to any portion of said premises and Nei
hereby respectively not ned 10 die lDh the peFO0
Of the publication Of ms advertisement IN ne Depart
| tent oI Justice, description Qf ne tracts parcel
repectpe'y 'bv them ,ctGimfd, and statement o
their pdlue as by zach claimant estinldfed.
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWsTER,
- AttorDey-General
'NoTE-This lot is required for the construction 0