Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22
CoNDEMNATIoN OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY.
WASHINGTON CRY.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

August IN. isSs 4
Is, wsnsF. by section of the act Of 1854 duly
IAN Act increase the water supply Of the city Of
other thinss nroyidea o'ier purposes Is among
That the seer ta.s of War shall to be made
washington hqueluct from it's present eastern termi.
street e1tende and Of the land nece.sarS for reser
yoir at that point the eapa,y Of which shall not 30
yey and map OF the land for dam the
occupied by the dam and the land required for the
extension OF said dam across Cols Island and upon
have been made the secretary Of War aud the Attorney
General Of the United States shall proceed acquire to
t. said land aud water rights. aud 10 the land on
which the gate house at Great Falls stands. by condem
And aso that
ney General shall proceed ascertain the owners or
sha Of th pri,ses em6.sed in the and
b or 81 M t daily =, PM IN the
tracts Of land embrac in the survey. with notes
that the has been taken for uses mentioned in
said HE within its Period Of IN puSie@,ion
| mated by the claimant"
All of which will better appear upon reference to such
And whereas such map and survey have been com
o., Now therefor in accordance Herewith, and under
ad and water se 1ocs aa s
hAve been taken for the uses above indicated. viz
ta) FOR EXTENSION AoUEDucr.
LIST II proposed to take right of way for Tunnel
whose least depth below the surface Of IN, ground win
adna section sens the ae.1 81 t nhe Sn
mences at the auxiliary gate house Of the distributing
onds east 20 sS feet to u Il az e - sec
the proposed reservoir east of Howard University:
I'd 1t Is proposed to take and acquire title the fol-
lowing tracts OF land at the sites of the several shaf
At Foundry Branch. working shaft. about three 90
T, more =, located IN the valley OF Foundry
At Favete STREET. afr shaft lot 5O1lOO fronting ON
o Rock c,e, Working sl,stt about two and half
600 feet down stream from the lower NH dam. and
bounded On the east BY the mili race; ' yam. ..N
Columbia road on tunnel line a lot comprising about
road M e ie o more or less and right OF way for
thoronyhfsre to said lot. ' -e''' '''"'
on Cham'lain avenue and comprising ~. 900 square
roadway 60 feet WIDE and about !. $50 fee, long.
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing
Vol to the intersection of the Foxhall laue and New
The parcels Of land referred to above are ndi-
Gated 10y the spaces Enclosed in green on ira ing A.
Their boundaries specified because they
can be modified within certain limits with vew to
conforming as far as practicable to the wishes Of the
property owners.
do. FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY
81 the 70 east %
Howard University. together with all improvements
and undivided property. as follows: Blocks o TO- ii.
3 T. f. and Lots 10 to ii inclusive. al in block
6 together with that part of College Street adjoining
belonging the United States. eohtaininr about 10
acres; also about 22 40 of undivided land said
belong TO the So dirs' home and 20 $40 acres said to
belong TO q. +. Also Lot 20 feet square in the
Cd It ppoposed to Ge h of way 80 feet
~ street lsocaletD from boundary to and upon the
property to be taken Tor the reservoir.
1t Is proposed to lay the large reinforcing mains
tins line; the rg!it Of way through I.eDrot Park has
exists as PUBLIC street from there - the Howard Uni
yersity grounds This Will leave length OF about 800
The lands ref FRED to under this heading shown
on tracing b. indicated by the parts coored in
(c) LAND FOR DAM ETC, AT GREAT FALLS
LIST For extending the dam 10 and upon the Virginia
Shore It's proposed to take and acquire title to strip
Virginia channel and connecting the r. s. property on
Falls Island aud Hard with the IT, proIertv
limits of the us property Virginia shore to the
south. 10y taking in triangular lot containing about
This tract is colored In yellow on tracing G.
on Which M to hold and Ssars o to the lot
containing about one-ifth Of an acre O" '''.''
Ihs tract Is coored In brown on tracing c.
Meeting the gate house lot with the T. s. property ON
Falls lssnd containing about &. 10 innu
the and ohn srs
It. 1t is coored in green on tracing c..
Hsa IN aaao1 70 occurring to and Tor the % any
also proposed to acquire al water rights implied in the
BY the act under which are
taken.
sss Of the On sacns sures
1882. ch 294. may be at this Departn mt 10y all
sS1 to Rs p9 as d sS s enc
3s ss ; s. h:. ss'sss sas%s iss &c
49, BENJAMIN HXEiifs , sEEw SssTIIER:,
.XoEn.,Ths lot is required for the cOnstfusaon q
the valve chamber. AUS SOD