National Republican., 1883-08-24
OoNDEMNAr1oN OF LAND FOR WATER
" SUPPLY,
WASHINGTON CITY.

WASHINGTON CITY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August u, 1888.
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1882, ch. 2os
(Jnly i5), entitled
Washington, 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
tsrmnSs e he high grSnnd nos n Of
Sixth street extended and of the land necessary
sRa S ee hundred gaos
dam across the Potomae river at the Great Falls
inendng the land now occupied by the dam, and the
c@nns Isiand to and ND upon % she Virginia shore; ana
surveys and maps ISL shall have been MADE inc inc
United states shall proceed to acquire TO and for the
and wafer rights ana to lie 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 owners
and shall cause TO be publ shed for the space ofhrty
lished in the District of Columbia, description Of
the entire tract tracts OF land embraced in the
the uses mentioned IN this act, and notifying all
rs to apy pSTIGn Of sad to he
Justice description Of the tract parcel claimed.
and statement OF its value as estimated by tho
All (which will better appear upon reference 10
And whereas such map aud 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 In
dicated, VIZ:
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AeUEDUcT.
LIST. 1t is proposed to take n right of way for a
tunnel whose least depth below the surface of tho
ground Will vary from 80 to 40 feet as shown in dc
OF iunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house Of
the distributing reservoir; thence north $40 30, 22u
2OS2i feet to Its eastern limit at the site of the
proposed reservoir east of Howard University.
I'd. II Is proposed TO take and acquire title to
the following tracts oflond at the sites of the several
si,,, rno,,, tl,roo m,
ac res less located in the valley of Foundry
Branch south of, and fronting on, the New Cut"
At Fhyeno Street. air shaft, lot 5OxOo fronting, on
Xt Rock Cfeek, working shaft, about two and one
half ) ON the lett bank Of the creek, extend;
dam, and bounded on the east by The mill race.
Atan Atr SlUt located shout Loo feet west Of the
1000 SQUARE feet more or less ana right OF way y I6r
| thOrOughihre TO said lot.
At C5Gmpioin Aperuo, working shaft, lot fronting
| Oh Champlain avenue aud comprising 10000 square
a roadway 60 icet wide and about $50 feet long
from the uuxiliay gate house AT the distributing res
ervoir TO the intersection oil the toNhall lane and
Tne several parcels of land referred to above are
| indicated by tile spaces nclOsed In green ON tracing
they can be modified within certain limits with
| wishes Of the properly owners.
| n) FoR RF,EiVON SEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
LIST II proposed TO take and acquire title TO about
Howard Unvcr Ty, together with ali improvements
thereon. comprising property In Howard subdivis-
TO- ii. -, - - 25, gG with adjoining streets, and
h a Il m D. y &n% Win fo'i hR at 20 bart Z Of Sese
street adjoining lots 10 TO g nclnsiye in said block
COZ tsinnE about 10 acres also about y 4lC acres
o undivided land said TO belong TO the Howard Uni
ana g6 10 acres said 10 belong e. f. Moore Also
Lots 20 feet square in the southwest corner of Gen.
~. 4 is also proposed 70, take right of way 50
feet wide and for such length may he needed To
extend il-2 street so ealedl ffom boundary % and
upon the property TO be taken for the reservoir
along q sn aS the st OF Of @ay tSroasS epro
PARK Inns been promised n writing FREQ ot cost and
HowWd, University grounds, This viii leave a
The lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
on tracing b. indicated by the parts colored in
(c). LAND FOR DAM ETC, AT GREAT FALLS
1st For extepding the dana to and upon tho Va
strip about biS feet wide crossing Conis Island aud
o ETgait channel ana COMMISSIONS tnS u i prop
a. \ properly on the Virginia shore. This VIII extend
sa S I The sou ill., BY taking In atrSnsaar lot
'PFHS This tract ' Is coorSd S IN yellow on tracing
md \ e ed m and bs sc9SS lf Ed to the
stands, containing about onehhh of acre
This tract is coloTel in brown on tracing G. =. .
tract con ecns seSh The % gs1shouse lot Win the u s.
property an Falls Island, containing about G'l1
ST Tc ss on Ss S and 9 Re ceapcae o
canal passes through 1t. 1t is colored In green on
ain, In addition to acquiring to and for the u, s.
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Falls
It Is also proposed acquire all water tights implied
in the psSsesiOn of the same needed for purposes
plated by the act under which these proceed
ings are taken.
The map OF the surveys lin three traclngs) required
for the uses enumerated In the above named act OF
1852, ch. 20t may be AT this Department by all
claimants To any portion OF said promises and heJ
are hereby TcsCctoiV not ned 10 e iphin he period
Of me publication Qf Hlis ddUeriisenfnt ~ The DcDdrk
rSeesg r % Gy e@ eiaiosd ] and E'1 s,Sieaeat & Sgsj q
| their Udli6 as by Zach cidiHltlnt estimated
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER
- Attorney General.
sNorE-This lot is required for the construction Of
the valve chamber.