National Republican., 1883-09-08
CLAYTON McMICHAEL,
United States Marshal.
OF LAND FOR wATEr
~ SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CIrY,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

WASHINGTON Cry,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August 81, 1858.
WHEREAS, by section of the act OF 1852, ch. 20,
Act 10 Increase the water supply Of the city OF
Washington, and for other purposes It is among
other things provided -
snd Of tho nd e 70 &c
the Washington A9ueduot nom It's present eastern
near sixth street extended and the land necessary
for reservoir at that point, the capacity of which
and like survey and map Of the land necessary for
aGr3ss s ae ae miner st at @ he STsas % h
land required for the extension Of said dam across
when surveys and meps shall have been made, the
Secretary of War and the Attorney General OF the
United States The odisSndins tile Il any tosad land
and water rshIs % And to the land on which the gate
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 in one or more Of the daily newspapers pub
shsG In the District Of cNln%66S GesC,rPSn P Of
yey with notice that the same has been taken for
claimants TO any portion Of said premises to aie
within its period Of publication, In the Department Of
and a Statement. of It's value estimated by the
Ali OF which will better appear upon reference to
such act
Now, therefore, in accordance Herewith. and
that the several parcels Of land and water rights be.
low described have been taken for the above In
dcated. viz:
(a)FoR EXTENSION AouEDUcr
LIST. 1t is proposed to take Fight of way for a
tunnel whose least depth below the surface of the
tail by the longitudinal section tracing Al the line
Of tunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house Of
east q So feet TO It's eastern limit at the site of the
proposed reservoir east OF Toward university; ; ..
the following tracts of land at the sites OF the several
AT Fb,ndry Branch, working SHAFT, about three (s)
acres more or less located in the valley Of Foundry
Branch south OF, and fronting on, the New Gut"
At Fuyeae Street. air SHAFT lot 5OxioO fronting
AZ B2ek 6rsek w9STSIag shaft sbout two and one
ing about 1000 feet down stream from the lower mill
dam, and bounded on the east by the mill race =
Columbia road on tunnel line lot comprising about
pSS 3 eet %a esSns S he ~ WY IypS
| thoroughfAre TO said lot.
on Champlan avenue and comprising 10000 square
roadway 60 feet wide and about ls5p feet long
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing
ervoir to the intersection of the Foxhall lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above are
| A, Their exact Boundaries are not Specified because
they can be modified within certain limits with a
view 70 conforming, as far as practicable, to the
| wishes ofthe property owners.
o. FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY,
lst 1t proposed TO take and acquire title about
O7 STU acres OF lunu lying oppression east
Howard University together with All Improvements
thereon, comprising property in Howard subdivis
m HnG M 81 49, With as adSs ssSs ana
Lots A, b, e. D, I, +. and Lots 10 to q ipqlpfsgc
street adjoining lots 70 TO 2, nclusS tinted States,
ss hs sPBBS aBSSu L. about
9t said 10 belong TO the Soldiers home
and % $40 acres said TO belong 70 G. T. Moore Also
d Il is also proposed to take right of way
| vI1a ondf fnr length ma be needed to
Extend sSs x Street fso eae from Boundary q and
se IS pRqopSSseS % large @ snorcns
along this line the right Of way through LeDroit
t h%rF "Feady nS U Exists as public street the
Of go ee 70 Se wan e's
The lands referred TO under this heading are shown
on tracing b. indicated by the parts colored IN green
(c) LAND FOR DAM ETC, AT aREAT FALLS.
1st, For extending the dam to and upon the Va.
shore IL is proposed take and acquire title TO q
strip about 5is feet wide crossing Conn's Island and
erty on Fails island and Hardtocome.at, with the
S Sns 'eSGT pCp ON % the &
ginIa shore to the SOU tn by taking In triangular lot
opTtn ThIs tract Is coIored In yellow on tracing c.
End. is proposed 70 hold and acquire te s, to & ths
stands, containing about one-nfth Of an acre
II is proposed TO take and acquire title 70 q
tract con meeting the gate-house lot with the u y
acres. The lniiuent conduit and Q part Of the dan
are located on this tract and the Chesapeake ohlS
canal passes throughit IL is colored IN green on
tracing Z. r. -. =, g,
4lh. IN addition to acquiring TO and for the u 3
any outstanding title to these lands at the Great Fnli
IL Il also proposed 10 acquire all water rights implied
in the possession Of the same needed ~ THp1ts
contem plated by the act under which these proceed
ings are taken. 20 A. -, ~
for the uses enumerated IN the above named act Q
iss2 ch. 20+ may be seen at this Department by al
claimants TO any portion of said premises; and hel
are hereby respsctiUeiV not fed 10 e iDhn period
oJ me publication Of thfs Advertisement ~ me Depart
asnt d Justice, Gdeicrtptton Of ne trdes Or parcel
resDectiUeiU bV them claimed, ana aatemeH Q
theiT value as by each claimant esitndted
Attorney General.
sNorE.-rhs lot is required for the construction
the valve chamber.