National Republican., 1883-09-21
OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY,
WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
August 81 1881
WHEREAS. by section of the act OF 1852, ch. 2oi
"Xn Act TO increase the water supply OF the city OF
Washington, and for other PURPOSES 1t is among
other Tt,n things @ provided ,o mod,
survey and map of the land necessary to extend
the to @ b bAgnednc Tom % is M present
near Sixth street extended and of the land necessary
shall not be less than three hundred million gallons;
and like survey and map of the land necessary for
including the land now Occupied by The dam, and the
land required for The extension 9T said dam across
when surveys and maps shall have been made, tho
United States shall proceed to acquire to and for th
United states the outstanding title II any, tosad iant
house at Great Falls stands. by condemnation"
''When the map and survey are completed, the At.
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the owners
and shall cause to- 10 be for the space ofthir
days, In one or more of the daily newspapers pub.
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced in the SUR
yey, with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants to any portion Of said promises to file,
Tha Its per9d 81 % tSe Tsd in o e o.
and statement of Its value as estimated by thu
Ali OF (which will better appear upon reference tc
And whereas such map and survey have been com,
under the above requrements, hereby give notice
that the several parcels Of land and water rights be-
dicated viz;
(a) FOR EXTENSION AoUEDUcr.
LIST. 1t is proposed TO take right of way for
whose Least depth 10 beSW S & he suIaSe ban Of ne
tall by the LONGITUDINAL section on tracing the line
the distributing reservoir thence north $40 40, 22'
east 20s feet TO Its eastern limit at the site OF the
I'd. II is proposed to take and acquire title to
the following OF land at the sites Of the several
At Fb,iHdry Branch working shaft, about three CD
res less located In the valley of Foundry
Branch south Of, and fronting on, the New Cut"
REX Sssk working shaft SH9ut two and one
ing about 1000 feet down stream from The lower mill
uH All Ar SG located about 400 Set west of the
Columbia road on tunnel line lot comprising about @
road 80 feet wide, leading from the nearest public
At Cfamptain 1uents working shaft n lot fronting
| on Champlan avenue and comprising 10000 square
A roadway 90 feet wide and about 1850 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing res
ervor, to the intersection OF the Foxhal lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified, because
they can be modified within &C certain nmts WIN ne
wishes Of the property owners,
(b). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
1st 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to about
G7 $40 acres ofland lying in the depression east Of
thereon, Comprising property in Howard suO.divis-
ion and undiSided property as foilows' Blocks q
LOS @ b b. 4 + T. and LOIS i q q insiSsiys:
si Street se pS adjoaas ID ots said block
so the Spring Lot belonging to the United States.
belong
versty Go acres said to belong to the Soldiers home
Lots 20 feet square Ia the southwest corner of Gen.
I'd. il Is also proposed to take right of way SO
feet wide, and for such length as may be needed TO
upon the property TO be taken for the reservoir.
Il is proposed TO lay the large reinforcing mains
Park has been promised in writing, free Sf cost and
already exists az public street T 9% x There to the
length OF about $3.50 feet TO be condemned.
Tho lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
OH tracing b. indicated by the parts colored in green
(c). LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
lst For extending The dam to to and upon 1t the Va
strip about bis feet wide, crossing Conhs Island and
erty on Fails island and Hsrd.to come at with Ii,
u s. property on the Virginia shore. This will extend
sna shore Ihe sSsta 6y taking In triangular lot
nd 70 hold 9nd a., acquire n sle Hns to the
stands, containing about one.iifth Of an acre.
This tract Is eooTed in brown on tracing q c;,o 10
tract con Meeting the gate-honse lot with the u 8
property Falls Island, containing about 81
on s S and es Re OIL
canal passes through It, 1t Is colored In green OF
4lh. In addition to acquiring to and for the y, $
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great FAN
Is also proposed to acquire all water rights implied
in the psssesSiono the same, needed ~ rnirNa
contemplated by the act under which these proceed
ings are taken,
The map of the surveys lin three traclngs) requires
for the uses enumerated In the above named act o
1882 ch. 2O4 may be seen at this Department by al
claimants TO any portion OF said premises ana Mel
hereby TespectielV not ned toWe tUhn he perlot
OF the publication Qf hts Advertisement ~ me DeDdTl
lnent OF Justice description Of he trdcts, or parcel
respectively bU them claimed, and @ntement Q
their UaI'e as oY Tgdh eq,IieInI III 'IRsREWsTER
Attorney General.
sNorE.-Ths lot is required for the construction o
the valve chamber.