National Republican., 1883-08-25
OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
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WASItINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August 2l, 1888.
WHEREAS. by section of the act OF 1852, ch. 2si
An Act increase the water supply of the city OF
Washington, and for other purposes" 1t is among
That the Secretary Of War shall cause to be made
the Wshason T from @ present EASTERN
,ssmes to ne g SgSdnd & 69Gh g Of
shall not be less than three b hundred % %mon % saons
dam the P5omadp river 1T % the Great s
including the land now occupied by !he dam and the
Conn's Island TO and upon the Virginia shore; and
secretary Of War and the Attorney General Of inc
United states shall proceed to acquire TO and for the
and Tshs to the Se sate
house at Great Falls stands by condemnation"
the %s Gpd the AT
claimants of the premises embraced in the survey,
and shall 10 be publ shed for the space ofthrty
lished in the District of Columbia, "a description OF
the entire tract or racts % OF land embraced @ IN me sur.
the uses mentioned IN this act, and notifying all
Within its period Of publication tie Department OF
Jusi O. description OF the tract or parcel caimedi
aud sta!emen. of its value as estimated by the
Ali ofwhlch 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 give notice
low described have been taken for the uses above I'M
dcated, viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION AoUEDucT.
1st. II is proposed to take a right of way for n
tunnel, whose least depth below the surface of the
ground Will vary from 30 to l1O feet as shown In de
the disri6nting reservoir; thence north $40 lol 2s
proposal reservoir s east Of Howard university
the following ofland at the sites of the several
or less located in the valley Of Foundry
Branch south Of and fronting on, the New Cut"
At FdVete Street. air shaft, lot 5OxOO fronting,
At Rock creek, working shat, about two and one
half () the LETT bank of the creek, extend.
dan i and bounded on the east by the mill race.
Atan Air Sh,r, located about 400 feet Of the
1900 square feet more or less and right Of way for
road 80 feet wide, leading from the nearest public
At Cfdnpiatn fUenue, working shaft, lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
roadway % feet wide, and about 1850 feet long.
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing
ervoir 10 the Intersection of the Foxhaii lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above arc
indicated by the spaces nelosed IN green on tracing
they can be modified within certain limits with a
view to conforming ms fhr as practicable. to the
wishes of the property owners,
| (b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
1st 1t is proposed take aud acquire title to about
81 10 acres ofand lying IN me depression east Of
| Howard University, together with nll improvements
thereon comprising property in Howard sub.divis-
ion; aud undiyided property as follows; Blocks 0;
Lots A, b, o. D. T. + and Lots 10 10 q ' inclusive, @
all In block 10, together with that part Of College
So the Spring Lot belonging to the United States
containing about 30 acres also about out e ilO acre
veTsity clio acres said to belong to the Soldiers hons
LoiF 20 feet square 10 the southwest corner of Gen
2d. y is also proposed to take right of way 50
feet wide, and for such length as may be needed to
extend li2 street go calod) from boundary to and
"H is pr posed tie large G renorcing @ Mains
fS f ns gi S %rns My suS9 eS m spd
ALREADY exists as public street from there to the
length OF about 40 feet to be condemned :"
The lands referred 70 nnder this heading are shown
(c) LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
LIST, For extending the dam to and upon the Va
shore II is proposed to take pnd acquire title to a
strip about DIS feet wide, crossing Conns Island and
erty on Fails island and HSfd.to Come at With Tie
Y. s. property on the Virginia shore. This wiz extend
gnia shore 70 the south by taking In atriangular lot
This tract is coored in yellow on traeIngC
2nd u Is proposed % hold and acquire title to the
stands, containing a6onI ono.ffth ofan acre.
rhii tract Is colored in brown ON tracing q.
| II is proposed TO take aud acquire title TO q
tract con llGe'lng The ga.s-hOTss, lot With % the s.
p9perS al sns isndn andn Smd paIt of the dam
are located on this tract and the Chesapeake Ohio
canal passes through It, II Is colored In green on
tracing q,
| llh. IN addition 10 acquiring TO and or the U, s.
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
Il Is also proposed 20 acquire all water lights Implied
In the possession of the same or needed for purposes
contemplated by the act under which these proceed-
The map OF the surveys lin three tracngs) required
for the uses enumerated III the above named act OF
1882 ch. 29L may be seen AT this Department by all
| claimants 10 any portion Of said premises and they
are hereU respectively not ned 10 e Dfn The period
Of ne publication Qr Mis adueriseine ~ me Depart
lent on Justice, description Of The tracts, parcels
| rcsDeciireiV bV them cidtnsd and statement Of
their Vdlls as on each claimant estimated,
| BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- Attorney-General.
sNorE-Thls lot is required for the construction OF
the valve chamber.
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