Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-17


August II. 1883.
WHFREAs by section of the of 1882 ch. o94 (July
n ACT 10 increase the supply of the city of
WASHINGTON. aud for other PURPOSES" it is, among
''That Secretary of War shall cause to be made
m STIey nd mar of the iand necessary to extend the
to the high ground north of Washington near 9th
street xteute. and of the land Necessary for reser-
yoir tist pont, the eapa city of which shall not be
less than three hundred million gallons; and like
Potomac ri9er It the Great Fails inci1ng the lad s
nov occned by the dam. and the iad required for the
the Nirglnla shore and when surveys and shall
OF the tinted st snail r5eed d t tn b
and Tor the United sates the outstanding title if any.
which the gate house at Great Falls stands by conem-
when the map and survey completed. the Attor-
claimants of the premises embraced in survey and
shall cause to be published for the thirty days.
District OF Columbia description the entire tract
h s sa M bs IN af fas hs & e ns @
this act and notifying ali claimants to any portion
IN the ne gt m esipa G5 Of the fae
or rar m i and statement of its value esti
All of which will better appear upon reference to such
And whereas such map and survey have been COM
Now. therefore IN accordance herewith and under
several parees Of snS and water rights below described
nave oeen taken Tor the uses above indicated viz:
ta) FOR EXTENSION AoUEDUCT
lst 1t is proposed to take right way for tunnel
from 81 o Rpw IN d t y grInnd ha VIII
tudlnal section on tracing A. the line tunnel com
thence north s. deree 20 s % sac
onds cast ~ s2 feet to It's esern limit at the site of
% 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to the fol-
lowing tracts OF land at the sites OF the several shafts
AT Foundry Brdnch. working shaft about three 90
acres n!o:e or less located i'll the valey of Foundry
Branch south Of, and fronting on. the ''New CUT
st Fayee Street. afr shaft lot 50xloO fronting on
It Iock Crect working shaft abou. two and onehalf
C2l acres on the left bank OF tie creeL cxtcndng about
], 600 feet down stream from lower mill dam and
At Al ShJt located about j. 400 feet est of the
Columbia roai. on Tunnel line. lot comprising about
Lad 80 tece Woe leading from tie nearest public
At Cham plan A nue. workin, shaft, lot fronting
on thii IAN avenue and comprising 40 coo square
roadway 90 feet wide, and about $50 feet long.
from e nAarE gate hoIsf at the DISTRIBUTING
Ca Gut rodS s9 iSe of the f0Aha lane and New
The parcels of land referred to above are ind
Their exact bonndaries are not specified they
can be modified within certain limits with a view to
property owners. - ~
Do. FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY
g. $40 of land lying depression east Of
Howard University. together with ali improvements
and apdyidsd property. follows: Blocks s. TO- II.
p D. Z. F. and Lots 10 70 q inclusive ali in block
Street
belonging to the United States containing about 4 10
belong to the Howard University 6io acrea said to
beIons to the Soldiers home and % said to
southwest corner Of Gen; Whittlesey's properly. '
vide and for such length may be needed to extend
property to be taken for the reservoir.
this this line the right Of way through IeDro Park has
EXISTS as Eubc street from there to the Howard Unf
yersty grounds This will leave length Of about $50
feet to be condemned.
on tracing D. indicated by the parts colOred in green
tc). LAND FOR DAM ETC. AT GREAT FALLS.
1st For extending the dam and upon the Virginia
sbon y s I to take and acquire title to strip
Hlrginia channel and connecting the us property
virginia Shore This viii eaend the &
limits o. the U.s. property the Virginia shore to the
son1h by taking In triangular lot containing about
This tract is colored in yellow on tracing C.
which sate-house at the Great Falls now stands
containing about one fifth of an acre.
\, Inns ms tract Is colored in brown ON tracngC.
Meeting the house lot with the U s. propertv on
ent as isann containing about 6. 10 The n-
and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal passes through
4th. In addition to acquiring to and for tho II r
outstanding title to these lands Great Fails it
posssspo Of = f a water rights implied in
temated by the act under which these proceenss are
The map Of the surveys Tin three tracings) required
Tor the uses enumerated in the above named act OF
hereby respeetrey notded to ts ,rithin the perisd Of
mend q ysttee dsseriptfo q tracts IS Or parees
'a'"s '' ''eafBsE H1Rsfs BREWSTER
'NorzThis lot is required for the construetion OF