National Republican., 1883-09-06
OF LAND FOR WATER
~ SUPPLY
WASHINGTON CITY,
DEpARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
August q, 1883
AN Act TO increase the water supply OF the city Of
Washington, and for other purposes 1t is, among
That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made
o 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
G na by az a Pet the sPHy Of Thsh
and like survey and map Of the land necessary fof
including the land now Occupied BY the dam and the
lnnd required for the extension Of said dam acrosa
when surveys and maps Shall have been made the
Secretary of War and the Attorney General of the
United states the outstanding tue, II any tossd land
house at Great Falls stands. by condemnation"
torney General Shall proceed to ascertain the owners
or claimants Of the premises embraced IN the survey
days in one or more OF the daily newspapers pub:
the entire tract or tracts OF land embraced in the sur
vey, with notice that the same has been taken for
Claimants @ to any portion Of ssd Premises to e
within its period ofpublcaon, IN the Department OF
and statement of Its value as estimated by the
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 several parcels Of land and water rights be-
low described nave been taken Tor the uses above In
dcated. viz:
(a) FOR EXTENSION AeuEDucT.
LIST. II is proposed to take right of way for a
tunnel, whose least depth below the surface of the
ia by the longitudinal section on tracing A; the line
Of tunnel commences at the auxiliary gate house q
east Ss2 feet 70 Us eastern % limit 1ths site of the
IS to and aouar title to
the Following tracts land at the sites Of the several
Al Tbundry Branch. working shaft, about three Ca)
Branch south or and fronting on, the ~ New Cut"
AT Fdyete Street. air SHAFT, lot 5oxOo fronting on
S2ek ss w9%1SnS sha @19ut two and one
ing about l,OoO feet down stream from the lower mill
an a1 Az S located about eet wess of tho
rCaG 3 on tunnel @ line 3 lot s about p
road 20 feet wlde leading from the nearest public
thOroughare to said lot.
At Chdnptdin Auenue, working shaft, lot fronting
on Champlaln avenue and comprising 1000 square
4 roadway 90 feet wide, and about 1850 feet long,
from the auxiliary gate house at the distributing res.
ervolr to the intersection Of the Foxhal lane and
The several parcels of land referred to above arc
A. Their boundaries are not specified because
they can be modified within certain limits with
view TO conforming as far as practicable. TO the
wishes of the property owners.
Cb). FOR RESERVOIR NEAR HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
1st IL is proposed 10 take and acquire title about
Howard University together with al improvements
thereon comprsisg property in Howard sub.dlyls'
iS IT, y IS Il X p Sh a. aaioiS%%s 4 y q streets, and
GH "a S9e aseea With hO % part esssS
street adjoining ots 10 TO q inclusive in said block
sGs sPebS also q m
o. undivided land. said to belong to the Howard Uni.
etS Sad % so GG said adj to belong Moorc Also
Lots 20 feet square In the southwest corner OF Gen.
ID: i i also pfSpSssd to take right of way so
extend S ~ AZ Street $50 called from Boundary to and
upon the property 70 be taken for the reservoir.
sfYsS''Sn sas
has ss II e. Ps
or baS 20 e ns T leave
The lands referred 10 under this heading are shown
tracing b, indicated by the parts colored in
tc) LAND FOR DAM, ETC, AT GREAT FALLS.
lst. For extending the dam 70 and upon the Va
strip about bis feet wide, crossing Conhs island and
ery 9S on Falls island and Hard with tie
U. s. property on the Virginia shore. This Will extend
sinla shore 70 s south, BY taking In atransular lot
'vi This tract Is coored in yellow on tracingc
2nd i tS to @Sd o and S acquire s to the
atands, containing about one'iifh of an acre.
| This tract Is colored in brown on tracing q.
tract con heStlpg !hS ga,S-hC1ss I0 with the y 2
ccaed on rsS and Rs enapese oo
canal passes through it. 1t is colored In green on
ih addition III to acquiring tS and IoE the 3
is also proposed TO acquire all water tights implied
in the possession of the same, needed TT rnip'nra
contemplated by the Aei under wLloh these proceed
| ings are taken.
The map OF the SURVEYS lin three tracnEs) required
| for the uses enumerated IN the above named act OF
1882, ch. 29l may be seen at this Department By all
are RsrSy rssSeg @ SfSo non na % Sg
Of ne publication qr this ddUertiseet N the DeDdrt
Tent ~ Justice, description Of The tracts, parcels
| respectively by them claimed and Hdtenent Of
| their Udlie as by each claimant esttpdted.
| BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
| - Attorney. General.
"NoTE-This lot is required for the construction OF
| the valve chamber.
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