National Republican., 1883-09-12

WHEREAS, by section of the net oil lss2, ch. aoi
Nn Act 10 Increase the water supply Of the city Of
Washlngton, 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 to The higf Sronnd north Of WashSgt,r,
near sixth street extended and Of the land necessary
shall not be less than three hundred miion gallons;
anG IKE SURVEY end map 81 tie "d ND Necessary for
including the land now occupied by the dam, and the
Ccnns island to and upon Ihe Virginia shore; and
when surveys and maps shall have been made. the
United States shall proceed acquire TO aud for tho
United States the outstanding title II any, tosaid land
house at Great Falls stands. by condemnation" aW
''When the map and survey are completed the At
torney Genarel shall proceed to ascertain the owners
or claimants of the premises embraced In the survey,
and shall TO be published for the space ofthirty
days, IN one or more of the daily newspapers pub,
the entire tract or tracts OF land embrace in the SUR
vey, with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants to my portion Of said premises TO die,
Tn Its 4 % S u oh ae sHme q
and statement of Its value as estimated by the
All OF which will better appear upon reference to
such act. ,
Now, therefore. in accordance Herewith, and
that the several parcels OF land and water rights be-
low described have been taken for the uses above i'll
dlcated viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AoUEDucT.
lst 1t is proposed to take right Of way for a
VIII whose sass depth oe9w % s e m surface S Of ne
tail by the longitudinal section on tracing the line
the distrbutng reservoir; thence north sio 4Si 2i
east s5 feet to It's eastern Limit a. tne ste OF tho
I'd. II Is proposed to take, and acquire title TO
the following tracts ofand at the sites Of the several
AT Fomdry Brancn, working SHAFT, about three g1l
&c less located In the valley Of Foundry
Of m.
At Fuyete Street. air SHAFT lot 5oxioo fronting ou
At Rock creek, working shaft, about two and one
ing about 1000 feet down stream from the lower mill
dam, and bounded on the east by the he % mill race m
C99nbis road on tunnel line lot eomprissng about r
SSsS $ sst % es S% Saa he q, y6
thuroughfnre said lot.
on Champlain avenue and comprising 1000 square
a roadway % feet wide, and about 1870 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing res
ervoir 10 the Intersection of the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
A. Their exact boundaries are not Specified, because
they can be modified within certain limits with a
view to conforming as far as practicable to the
wishes of the property owners.
(b), FOR RESERVOIR NRAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
M At VI IN aIS the is %
Howard University together with all improvements
a.SE lon, and SSdiyided properly, as follows Blocks q
jO IL ~ 30 "a o5 2G with adjoining streets, and
hG n 4 a & D. ~ Il ans With ha % part GSsgs
Street adjoining lots 10 to G, inclusive in said block
containing about llO acres; also about e 40 acres
& aas sSS sad o 20 SeSS 10 90 Se e
and 20 slo acres said TO belong 70 g. r. Moore. Also
Lots 20 feet square In the southwest corner OF Gen.
ID. Il is also prepSsed to take right of way 90
Extend asSs I Street @ $50 caed from boundary to ana
upon the property to be taken for the reservoir.
along This iae the right Of way through ReDrot
saS as bc
d ee gfoqbads TO b s Ti leave
The lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
tracing II, indicated by the parts coored In green
tcl. LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
| Ist For extending the dam to and upon the Va
shore i Is proposed g take and acquire title to
s ss. wae d tS laHd Sna
erty on Fails Island and Hardto come at with TIC
= ef Xgns ON % the S
gina shore TO the south, by taking In triangular io
This tract is colored in yellow on iracingC
md i proposed @ hold and acquire sle to the
stands, containing about one,ifth Of an acre;
This tract is eoloIed in brown on tracing Q; o,, %
tract con meeting the gats-house lot with the y
acres the infuent conduit, aud part Of the dan
are located on this tract ana the Snesapehke ohS
canal passes through 1t 1t is colored In green OIL
SSaGn to aG1urqg and for tss, the
il Il also proposed TO acquire all water lights implied
In the psssession of the same, needsi = IulnHNt
conten plated by the act nnd1i which these proceed
ngs are taken. . ,>
The map OF the SURVEYS lin three tracings) required
for the uses enumerated In the above named act o
1882 ch. 2g4 may be seen at this Department by al
ciaimants to any portion of said premises; and Mel
are hereby respectively not fed me lChn he eriot
tho p5tieaton q ts gdgertegent u e. i n ne @ Depar
rsspectiuey 0V them claimed, and statement Q
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- AttorneyGeneral
sNoTE-This lot is required for the construction Q
the valve chamber.