National Republican., 1883-08-22
CONDENSATION OF LAND FOR WATER
Y SUPPLY.
WASHINGToE CITY,
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE,

August n, 1888
WHEREAS, by section 1 of the act OF 1882 ch. 2s4
.Hn Act 10 increase the water supply OF the city Of
Washington, aud for other purposes" 1t is, among
" That tho Secretary OF War shall cause to be made
the Washington AquoGuct from It's present eastern
terminus 70 the high ground north Of Washington,
near sixth street extended and of the land necessary
for 4 reservoir at that point the capacity Of which
and like survey and map Of the land necessary for
dam across the Potomac river at the Great Falls.
land required for the extension Of said dam across
10 na nPsR so NE Ssn mare aha a
Secretary of War and the Attorney General Of the
United states the outstanding title ii any to said land
and water rights, ana TO the land on which the gate
house at Great Falls stands, by condemnation"
orney Genera! shall proceed to ascertain the owners
claimants of the premises embraced in the survey.
days, in one or more of the daily newspapers pub:
lshed in tue District of Columbia, description Of
yey, with notice that the same has been taken for
h ss % oY II % Of sG so %S nGyos To se i
within It's period Of fpu3lcation in the Department Of
and sla!emen. of its value as estimated by tho
All OF which will better appear upon reference to
And whereas such map and survey have been com.
Now, therefore, in accordance herewith and
that the parcels Of land water rights he
low described have been taken for the uses above in
(a) FOR EXTENSION OF AouUDUcT
lst 1t TSP IS prGposed % to take Sto right Of way for
ground viii vary rom 50 to 10 feet as shown in de,
tail by the longitudinal section tracing the lina
the dstri6ntlng reservoir thence north SO 10, 22i
east 2Os5 feet TO It's eastern limit at the site of the
I'd. 1t Is proposed to take and acquire title to
the following tracts of land at the sites Of the several
Al fmdrg Brgnch working sha about three 90
Branch south Of and fronting on, the g. New Cut"
At Favette Street. air shaft, lot 5OxOO fronting
half l25;j acres on the e1 bank of the cree extend
ing about i,o) feet down stream from the lower mill
At an Ar Shga located about LOO feet west of the
Columbia road, on tunnel line. lot comprising about
road 80 feet wide leading from the nearest public
At Gsampiain 1vsnHe, working shaft lot fronting
on Champlain avenue and comprising 10000 square
4 roadway GO feet wide, and about 1850 feet long.
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing res
ervoir to the intersection OF the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
indicated by the spaces nclosed In green on tracing
A. Their exact boundaries are not specified because
view to conforming, as far as practicable, to the
wishes of the property owners.
(b), FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY,
lst 1t is proposed to take and acquire title to abou
67 $40 acres ofland lying in the depression east
bST"o pPSa n HowaGa H sSST
ion. aud undivided property as follows; Blocks o,
m b. and %G 1Ss iO 10 q s'risSf inaasvs pns
all in block TO- together with that part Of College
a SO the sprns Lot belonging to the United states.
OF undivided land, said to belong to the Howard Uni,
versity $40 acres said to belong to the Soldiers home
and 20 $40 acres said TO belong TO c. II. Moore. Also
Lots 20 feet square in the southwest corner of Gen.
| Mhttlesey's properly, =, ,.,.o .,.,.. -, .... ,o
feet W de, and for such length as may be needed to
II is proposed to lay the large reinforcing mains
PARK has been promised in writing, free Of cost and
1t already exists MS public street from there 10 the
so TO Be T leave
The lands referred 70 under this heading are shown
on tracing Is, indicated by the parts Coored IN green
(c) LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
! lst For extending the dam to and upon the Va.
shore, IL IS proposed TO take and acquire title to
| the Virginia channel and connecting the u. s. prop
cry on Falls Island and Hard.to to,come; at, with tue
Y. s. property on the Virginia shore This VIII extend
ginia shore The SOU ill., by taking in aransular lot
This tract is coored in yellow on tracing g
@ Ss To Sd az nnG S osS no% SS
stands, containing about one,fifh Of an acre
i S proposed 20 take %nd LOT %oS9s S ba 1,o \, to q
acres The nnent conduit ana 1P part SI ehS ha 6h
canal passes through IT, II is colored in green on
any tH ousaSdng 81 3S to o ESio lands at Falls
IL Is asO proposed TO acquire all water lShts implied
In the of the same needed for purposes
contem plated by the act under which these proceed
| inEs are taken, , 49, --.,- q,
| for the uses enumerated in the above named act q
! iSS2 Ch 2a4 may be at this Department by all
claimants To any portion of said premises and HCV
are hsr,by respcctisU not ped to dte iuh The period
or me publication of MS advertisement m The Depdit-
cnt QI Justice, description q ne tracts o. parcels
! TfsDccfirciy bV them claimed and q statement Of
| Meiy udlttS as On each cidimdn estimated,
'''" '''' b ENJAMIN HARRIS, ,5y' BREWSTER, s
.Norr.-Thls lot is required for the construction OF
! the valve chamber.