National Republican., 1883-09-13
OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
WAsHINGToN City,
nEpA mr. Juasrfrp

August u, 1871
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1852, ch 2oi
An Act to increase the water supply Of the city Of
Washington, and for other purposes" It 10, among
other things, provided
That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
survey and map of the land necessary to extend
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
and like survey and map of the land necessary for
dam 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 map, shall have been made, the
Secretary OF war aud the Attorney General OF the
United States The outs Sndins title II any said land
and wafer rights, aud to the land on which the gate
house a, Great Falls stands, by condemnation"
when the map and survey are completed the At
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the
or claimants Of the premises embraced In the survey,
days in one or more of the daily newspapers pub
lished in the District Of Columbia description OF
vey with notice that the same has been taken for
the uses mentioned IN this act and notifying all
within It's period ofpubcation in the Department OF
and Of is 9Suo SGs as or by S
All OF which will better appear upon reference to
And whereas such map and survey have been COM
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith, and
that the several parcels OF land aud water rights be.
low described have been taken for the uses above in
ulCaleu, WIZ
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AoUEDUCT.
1st, II is proposed to take right OF way for
tunnel whose least depth below the surface of the
tail by the longitudinal section tracing A the line
oi tunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house of
east 2ns2 feet TO It's eastern limit at the site of the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University.
I'd. IT Is proposed to take and acquire title to
the following tracts of land at the sites of the several
At foundry Branch. working shaft, about three (D
nc res more or less located in the valley Of FOUNDRY
Branch south OF, and fronting on, the New Cut"
At Fayette Street. air shaft lot 5OxloO fronting, ou
$t R9ck Greek, working shaft, about two and one
ing about 1000 feet down stream nom the lower mill
dam, and bounded on the east by the mill race. -.
Columbia road on tunnel line. lot comprising about
5000 square feet more less, and right of way for
t6oroughiare TO said lot.
At GHdmpial 1ucnuc, working shaft a lot fronting
on Chnmpiain avenue and comprising 10000 square
| feet more or less, ..
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing
ervoir to the intersection of the Foxhai lane and
The several parcels orland referred to above arc
Their V Sxaet se are not m speced because
they can be modified within certain limits with .
wishes ofthe property owners
| (b) FOR RESERVOIR SEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
M 1t v 70 skf II and iSs s TO
Howard University together with all improvements
saa pFopty as oows BScSs
TO- H. 70 - "A. rs, 20 with adjoining streets and
street adjoining lots 10 g, inclusive, ~ said block
Containing about 40 acres also about q liC acres acres
@ Mna sS SAD m to belong m 10 sse a9wsPd Uni
and 20 $40 acres said to belong 20 g. r. Moore lso
Lot. 20 feet square in the southwest corner of Gen.
I'd. il Is also propSsed to take right of way 50
Sstend sSt Mf M Street eel cse from Boundary yeusI and
upon the property to be taken for the reservoir.
along Z 5 as the st Of way tSonsS eb
meady 5 SSs Publ there to the
Howard University Grounds This will leave a
he lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
tracing b. indicated by the parts coored in green.
| (cL LAND FOR DAM ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
Ist. For extending the dam to and upon the Va.
shore IL IS Proposed 70 take and acquire title to
The Virginia channel, and SonnScting the u prop
erty on Falls Island and Hard.to comeat, with the
ne present. limits Of the s ppopeity ON MT the VIZ.
sHa shore 70 the sou ill., BY taking In atranguar lot
This tract s colored in yellow on tracing gG
SI e'G9ss
stands, containing about oneffth of an acre
tract con Meeting the gate-house lot with the u, 9:
acres The infnent conduit and md part Of the dam dam
pse on s Il eOored in green
any 4 81 20 to &
IL is also proposed to acquire all water lights implied
in the possession of the same OF needed - putn-Hr5
contemplated by the act under which these proceed
The map OF the SURVEYS Tin three tracings) required
for the uses enumerated In the above named act Of
1882 ch 254. may be seen at this Department by all
claimants TO any portion of said premises and hhey
are hereby respectively not aed 70 He pfin e period
Of The publication Of TITS advertisement IN the Depart
ent Qf Justice description Of the tracts, or pdrcets
| respectively BY them cldnsd, and a St1tenent oj
'"'' O''"' 'pEN3A%iN 81 iadi 'fss HXRRr$ hEE@sTER
- Attorney General.
"NoTE.-Ths lot is required for the construction o
| the valve chamber