National Republican., 1883-10-01
CONDENSATION OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CITY,
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
August 21, 1888.
WHEREAS BY section of the act OF 1857, ch. aoi
An Act to increase the water supply Of the city of
MashnEton and f9r other purposes" 1t Is, among
" That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
survey and map of the land necessary to extend
the Washington A9ueduct from It's present eastern
near Sixth street exteSded and Of the land necessary
for reservoir at that point the capacity OF which
and like survey and map of the land necessary for
s 9 Ho% xeF s. 81 the the
land required for the extension Of said dam across
when surveys and maps shall have been made the
Secretary Of War and the Attorney General of the
United States the outstanding title il any, osaid land
house at Great Falls stands, by condemnation"
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the owners
orcailnants of the premises embraced in the survey.
days, in one or more Of the daily newspapers pub.
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced IN the sur.
vey, with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants to any portion Of said premises to te,
within its period adjudication, in the Department OF
and statement. of its value as estimated by the
Ali oTwhch will better appear upon reference to
And whereas such map and survey have been COM
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 n'
(aJ FOR EXTENSION OF AauEDucr.
ist IT is proposed& Ito 70 take right of way for
ground will vary from 80 to 40 feet as shown in de
at aaSay house o
the disti6ntng reservoir: thence north SO loi 221
proposed reservoir east Of Howard university - '1'
M "a II + prop0sed to take 2 and aa acquire ire title 9
AT Fo,mdry Branch, working shaft, about three o.
nc valley
Branch south of, and fronting on the New Cut"
AT Eyette Street, air shaft. lot 5oxiOO fronting, on
Ree strSe S:k working shaft about two and one
half S acres ] on the left bank bank Of The creek sStend
dam, G s and bounded on The east by The mill race
At an Air SHAFT located about 400 feet west Of the
1000 square feet more or less and right Of way fora
road 80 ieet wide, leading from the nearest public
At G1Gnpiain 1penue working shaft lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
roadway 90 ieet wide, and about 1880 feet long.
ervoir, the intersection of the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
Indicated by the spaces tncosed in green on tracing
they can be modified within certain limits with
view to conforming, rs tar as practicable TO the
wishes of the property owners,
(b( FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
Ist 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to about
G. $40 acres of land lying in the depression east of
thereon, Comprising property in Howard sub.divs-
ion. aud undivided property, as follows: Blocks 0,
Lots A, b. &, D. +, + and Lois 10 to q inclusive, @
81 IN 9GS N fSSGF YIN fS part m sS S Gss
~ the Spring Lot belonging to the United States.
Oi undivided land, said to belong TO the Howard Unit
versty d0 acres said TO belong to the soldiers home
Lot" 20 feet square In the southwest corner OF Gen.
ID. il is also proposed to take right of way 50
feet Vide and for such Length as may be needed m t9
II is proposed 10 lay the large reinforcing mains
as oeeS sShS %rn 81 and
4 already exists as public street from there 70 the
length Of about 800 feet TO he copdemned.
The lands referred to under this heading nre shown
tracing b, indicated by the parts coored In green.
(cl LAND FOR DAM. ETC, GREAT FALLS.
! lst For extending the dam 70 and upon the Va.
sTp m BIS Rss vide DC na Sa
the Virginia channel, and connecting the u = prop
g. & properly on the Virginia shore This VIM extend
the present limits ofthe U s. property on the Vir-
Containing about $40 acres
This 9oSf h in yo AND 9n TaGn o to the
ot on which the gate-house at the Great Falls now
S'fis TRis tTSct TS Is eoiSred % in brown on tracing
It Is proposed TO take and acquire % ~! tile TO q
properly an Fails Island. contalnng about e,lo
SE a s ss and e the 6hspeake
canal passes throughit 1t Is colored IN green on
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
is also proposed to acquire all water lights implied
in the pssession of the same or needed tt rmp'aCa
contemp plated by the act under which these proceed
fhs man OF the surveys Tin three tracngs) required
for the uses enumerated in the above named act Of
iss2, ch 29I may be seen at this Department by all
| claimants To any portion Of said premises and Mey
are hCrebu respectively notified toe iOhfn he period
or ne publication q MS ddueritssnen " me Depdrt.
Gent " Justice, description Of e tracts or pareels
TeyDerffteiU by them claimed and a statement Qr
| iheir Uahe as on each claimant eStnldteq,
| 49, BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- Attorney-General.
sNorE-ThIs lot is required for the construction OF
the valve chamber.