National Republican., 1883-09-07
OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
WAsuISaroN Cry,


August II, 1883.
& WgESEAs lS BY section of the act of 1889, ch. 2et
AN Act TO Increase the water supply OF the city OF
Washngton' and for other purposes 1t is, among
" That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
survey and map of the land necessary to extend
terminus The S ground no5 n %
near sixth street extended and of the land necessary
shall not be less tSan three hundred non gallons
dam across the Potomae mac river g at % The % Great Falls
including the land now occupied by the dam, and tho
c9nns island to and upon the Virginia shore; and
when surveys % end maps shall have been made the
Tnsd States shall @ poceSSd to sGqurS to and r the
and water rights and to the and On %6ich tue gate gate
house at Great Falls stands, by condemnation"
"when the map and survey are completed the At
and shall "a cause to be pgl shed for the space ofhriy
sRsd 10 the District of Columbia, a description q
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced In the SUR
claimants to any portion Of said premises to file,
Justice description OF the tract or parcel claimed.
and stetemenV of Its value as estimated by the
All OF which will better appear upon reference to
And whereas such map and survey have been COM
under the above requirements, hereby give notice
that the several parcels OF land and water rights be-
low described have been taken for the uses above n-
dicated viz;
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AQuEDUcT.
ist 1t Is proposed to teke y right Of way for a
ground viii vary from 50 to 10 feet as shown in de,
tail by the longitudinal section on tracing AZ the line
e S SIS 1GSsG
@ sS cast Of HOWARD UnVery i've o' 'n'
:, "a II T. proposed to take and acquire title to
Al f6undry Brancn, working shan, about three E1l
Branch south Of, and fronting on the " New Cut"
AT FGyee Street, air shaft, lot 5OxiOO fronting, on
half hS Of e cS @G and Sne
ing about 1000 feet down stream from the lower mill
At an Al SIoJt located about 100 feet west of tho
% ps aRP % way o
road 80 feet wide, leading from the nearest public
At G5dmpiain 4Ucnus working shaft lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
roadway % feet wide, and about $50 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house a. the dsIrbntlng res
The several parcels of land referred to above are
indicated by the spaces inoOsed In on tracing
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified, because
vewS 't to conformns, G as iar as practcable to the
wishes of tho property owners.
d.. FoR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
lst 1t Is proposed take and acquire title TO about
G. $40 acres ofland lying in the depression east OF
Howard Univer'iiy together with all improvements
icn and u3diSded! property as follows: Blocks .
G f. and Ti'h ots SaGiop9s d q q s'rSsS H%a
ali Y In block 10, osa6ef with that part Of 6eileSs
pns S U aSe Hnea u f
containing about i0 acres; also about q 40 acres
versty $40 acres said to belong the soldiers home
and 20 $40 acres said TO belong 70 G. E Moore. Also
I'd /. Is M ai;9 G proposed to take right of way 50
extend IL street $50 called from boundary 70 and
Il Is proposed 70 lay the large reinforcing mains
along this line; the right of way through LeDroit
Already sSIsts as public street h9m there to the
aowerdG d "a sfoqhads 70 hs his WIN leave
The lands referred TO under this heading 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.
sn2ry sTp about Us beet wide Crossing cen Island and
sry ers Sf on Fails island ssd Wiz s'fp the
he limits S pPoPerty ON The T
gina shore 70 the th by taking In triangular lot
This tract is colored in yellow on trRcngC
and u sproposed to mold and acquire title to the
stands containing about one.6fth of an acre
This tract Is % N sEe sESwn aSa Sa aSSe title to
tract con meeting ,s The gStSShCGss, lot With the
aGres The intlSent conduit and part Of the dam
located on this tract and the Chesapeake Ohio
canal passes through It, 1t is colored in green on
4th In addition TO acquiring to and for the u, s.
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
1t rs also proposed 70 acquire all water tights implied
In the possession of the same needed ttt pnpNses
contemplated by the Acl under IElGh these proceed
| ings are taken.
The map OF the SURVEYS lin three traclngs) required
for the uses enumerated in the above named act Of
1882, CHI. 29i may be at this Department by all
claimants 70 any portion of said premises and hCv
hereby respectively not ned 10 e fthtn the period
Of the publication " TITS advertisement IN The Depart
nen OF Justice, description Of the tracts, parcels
respectfully BY them claimed, and q stdten'eat Qf
| their value as bU zach claimant estimated.
| BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
| - Attorney General,
tNoTE.-ThIs lot is required for the construction OF
| the valve chamber.