National Republican., 1883-09-03
CLAYTON McMICHAEL,
United States Marshal.
CoNDENiNArIoN or LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
MAsHINeroN CRY.


WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1859, ch. 29i
IAN Act TO increase the water supply Of the city OF
Washington, and for other purposes 1t is, among
other things provided
survey and map Of the land necessary to extend
the Washington Aqueduct from It's present eastern
near Sixth street extehded and Of The land necessary
ssefSqr no bs az tn& point 1me eSHPSG OF Which
and q like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dam across the Potomac river at the Great Falls,
including the land now occupied by the dam, and the
land required for the extension OF said dam across
when when surveys iT % Snail have Seea mae he
Secretary of War and the Attorney General of the
United States the outstanding II any, said land
and water rlghs, and TO the land on which the gate
house at Great Falls stands, by condemnation"
when the map and survey are completed, the At.
torney General shall proceed to ascertain the
claimants of the premises embraced in the survey,
days y IN HUe or daily % pu
lished in the District Of Columbia, description of
the entire tract tracts of land embraced in the
yey, with notice that the same has been taken for
Tss % aHv porou 5n Of d nr nGs o e m
within Its period Of publication, IN the Department Of
and statement of Its value as estimated by the
All ofwhich will better appear upon reference to
such act.
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 In
dicated viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AoUEDucr.
lst 1t is proposed to take q right of way for q
tunnel, whose least depth below the surface of the
ground will vary from so to 100 feet shown in de-
tail by the longitudinal section on tracing the line
ortu6nel commences At the auxiliary gate house M @ q
hs M m n a0sr thence $ ~ North h & t 4o o ~ ~
proposed reservoir east of Howard University;
the following tracts Of land at the sites Of the several
shafts, viz ,,
ac res less located in the valley of Foundry
Branch south of, and fronting on, the New Cut"
AT Eayete Street, air shaft, lot 5OxOo fronting on
Xt Rock creek, working shaft, about two and one
half ( on the left bank of the creek, extend
dam, and bounded on the east by the mill race.
Atan Air Shat, located about 4Oc feet west Of the
700 square feet, more or less and right Of way for
road 80 feet vide Lending from the nearest public
AT Cfamptain Avenue, working shaft, a lot fronting
on Chainpiain avenue and comprising 10000 square
4 roadway % feet wide, and about 1850 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing
ervoir to the intersection of the Foxhall lane aud
The several parcels of land referred to above arc
indicated by the spaces inclosed In green on tracing
ey tnflr on be- ssEs moGeS Within certain limits With
view to conforming rs far rs practicable, to the
wishes of the property owners.
(b). FOR REsERvoIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
ls 1t is proposed to take acquire title to about
67 $40 acres ofand lying in the depression Of
Howard University together M with 4 an improvements
ion; and undiyided property as So6 foiSws Blocks p
Lots A, b, 3, d, i. + and Lots 10 to u inclusive,
all In block 10 together with that part Of College
also the Spring Lot belonging to the United States
containing about 4-lo acres also about q 4-lo acres
versity $40 acres said belong to the SOLDIERS home
and 20 $40 acres said to belong TO g. - Moore Also
Lots 20 feet square In the southwest corner of Gen.
| Whitlesey's property,
feet vide and fdr such length as may be needed to
extend a street $50 calledl from boundary to and
upon z to IS pFoposed 70 lay tie large reinforcng mains
along this line the right of way through LeDrolt
il already exists public street from there the
S eo Be ennis T leave
The lands referred TO under this heading shown
tracing b. indicated by the parts coored In green
(c). LAND FOR DAM ETC., AT GREAT FALLS.
LIST. For extending the dam to and upon the Va.
shore it is proposed @ take ond acquire title to
the Virginia channel, and connecting the U. > prop
| erty on Falls Island and Hard.ocome.at, with the
he q PRESENT. limits Of tSe s property ON MT The yr
gna shore TO the sou th, by taking In triangular LOT
II This tract is colored In yellow on tracngc
2nd I Is proposed 70 hold snd az acquire ts to the
stands, containing about n, , one.tflh ofan % mere
IS ia proposed g tsEe and Ha seaue title to
tract con Meeting the gate house lot with the u. S
fhe eq naent eonda a%S sf @S0aS Tie as
are located on this tract and the Chesapeake ohic
canal passes through II. 1t is coored In green OF
Ath, In addition TO acquiring 10 ana Tor the u, =
any outstanding title to these lands the Great Falls
II Is also proposed 70 acquire all water lights implied
In the possession of the saie needed Tor purposes
conem plated by the oct under which these proceed
| ings are taken.
for the uses enumerated in the above named net %
1882 ch 20t, may be seen at this Department by al
arc hereby respectively Hotgsd togle uthtn thePero,
or NE publication Of Tits advertisement IN TIE DeDdrt
mont OF Jisttce. description Of he tracts parcel
respectively on hCQl claimed and statement O
htir udlttG as blJ each claimant estimated.
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
- Attorney General,
sNoTE.-This lot is required for the construction
the valve chamber.