National Republican., 1883-09-29
OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY,

WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August n, 1883
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1882, ch. sof
IAN Act TO Increase the water supply of the city Of
WashlnEton' and t9r other purposes" 1t is' among
That the Secretary Of War shall cause to be made
the Washington Agueduct from rs present eastern
G and q"
for reservoir r at that point the eSaPaGty Of Which
and like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dan, across the Potomac river at the Great Falls
land reqared for the extension % q sad dam across t
when Shall have been tho
Secretary Of -Waran the Attorney General OF the
Unted States The outsisnGng tile any tosaid land
Snd wstes rghis % nnd to The La land on which the gate
'When the map and survey are completed the At
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the owners
claimants of the premises embraced in the survey,
days. s IL Hs. daily pub
e ea m e Tract o acs S Of In the or
yey, with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants nam 10 any portion Of said premises to file.
within its period ofpublicson n the Department q
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
that tho several parcels land and water rights be-
low described have been taken for the uses above in
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AouEpuor.
:. lst 1t Is PROPOSED to take q right of way for
ground w vary from 50 to l7o feet, as shown in de
Of at the auxiliary gate house o
the distributing reservoir: thence north $40 40, 22H
70 OF @ 9 Oh the
"a II + proposed to take e. and acquire title 9
the following tracts OF land at the sites OF the several
At Foundyy Branch, working shaft, about three 90
Foundry
Branch south of. and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Fuyete Street. air'shaft lot 5oxOo fronting, on
Al Rock creek, working shaft about two and one
half 2l) on the left bank of the creek, EXTEND
dnin, and bounded on the east by The mil race
Atan Air shat located about l4OC Feet west of the
5000 square feet more or less and right of way fora
road 30 feet wide leading from the nearest pubiic
At CfGmpiafn 1vcnuc, working shaft, lot fronting
| on Champlaln avenue and comprising 10000 square
"A roadway 20 feet wide, and about i$5S feet long,
ervor, to the intersection OF the foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred above are
indicated by tile spaces nclosed in green on tracing
they can be modified within certain limits with
view to conformlng as & far as practicable TO the
| %. FOR RiSsERvoIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
st 1t is proposed to take and acquire ttle about
Howard University together with ali impro yeinents
thereon eo%pEisidg property in Howard spodiyis'
Il 2 r. aSd wi'G o,s aaiqdp9g ID 10 4 sirGSS and
ali IH IL block iS, together with Thai part Of College
street adjoining lots 10 TO Q, inclusive in said block
eontsinIng about IO acres so about z 1lo acre;
OF undivided land said to belong TO the Howard uni
and % $40 said to belong O, L. Moore. Also
Lots 20 feet square in the southwest corner of Gen.
ID. i is also. proposed to take right of way SO
extend IL Street $50 called from Boundary to and
upon the property TO he taken for the reservoir
along thlS liasi the rsSt Of WAY through GeDTois
lSlready exists as public street from there to the
Howard University grounds. This WIN leave
The lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
tracing b. indicated by the parts colored in
(cl LAND FOR DAM ETC, At GREAT FALLS
lst For extending the dam TO and upon the Va.
rs pos Do SSs Snd Ss@re e to
The Virginia channel, and connecting the u. $. prop
erly on Falls Island and HArd.to-come at with the
Y. s. properly on The Virginia shore This viii extend
gia shore q ne H. BY taking In atriNnsuiar lot
This tract Is colored in yellow on traolngo
whch SS rea Fails sSs
stands, containing about onehfh Of an acre;
n proposed a. to sake S and M ACQUIRE & le to
properly an Falls Island, containing about 2 6io
acres The inhuent conduit and part OF the dam
canal passes through It. 1t Is colored in green on
ith. In addition to acquiring to and for the U. s.
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
IN ne SiS ps5Pseon OF the ssns or or mseS M implied
contemplated by the nci nndII which these proceed.
inps are taken.
Tie map OF the SURVEYS (n three tracings) required
for the uses enumerated In the above named act OF
1852 ch 29l may be seen at this Department by ali
claimants 10 any portion of said premises; and usU
are hereby respectively not fed TO NE Dit e period
Of ne publication Qf IDS adreriisenient t Ms Bepdy
Hent Of Justice, description J the tracts, parcels
TesDectipeiU bV them claimCd, and a Stdte1ent oJ
their Vdhs as by each claimant es,imGted
| BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- Attorney GeneraL
sNoTE-This lot is required for the construction Of
, the valve chamber.
JOHN R. KELLY,