Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-02
THE EVENING STAR
SPECIAL NOTICES.
- IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
- lkICT OF COLUMBIA.
Holding "A SrrsiaI Term in EquitE
Ihe United states " America MAETIN r. MORRIS
and otLers-Nn ll.5Oli. ElnIfN D.lcket

II ~ - -. II I-hI- IIlhI OE 1hI- DID
H.. ,-.,. Hol'liI, Special Term IN Faulty,
and others-No 1896 Equity Docket.
which ded under the Act Of Congress entitled An
~ 10 provide for protesting the interests OF the
August > 1886. is to establish and make clear the
Ight and title of the United states to the land and
water affected by the inlprove1ents OF the Potomac
TiSer or Its ats in charge Of the Secretary OF War
bounds:
known square south of twelve (12l of the City of
Mashinxton in the District ef Columbia. and running
thence along the east line Of said square being the
sixteen and sixtenths Il itJ feet to the line of the
CheSsreaie and ohio Canal hank thence aIone the
canal bank parallel 10 and about t10) feet south
srrees fifteen minutes east Is 40 10 EJ eleven hun
dret seventy -fOar and threeenths - feet to
about ten Oi feet southwest Of said row Of sycamore
tres so1tl SixtyhXe dtEIees- thIrfyseTen minutes I
and four-teuths {:iG:}4) feet 70 a stake theIlce
1Gj seet southwest Of said row Of sycamore trees.
south sixtyfour degrees. eight minutes east IS go
aLSnt tei, lI6, fsat snjtb OF sad row of sycamore
trees. north eighty EIGHT degrees three minutes
east N. 80 O:9 p. thirteen hundred. nine and
fve-teuth~ 1G95l feet to stake; thence along said
canal bank parallel To and about ten lu feet south of
said row 81 sycamore tres south e1ghtyhVe degrees
tgenUy-seve minutes east tS. So - ID seven hun
dre seventy eight and niaetenths q % 1eet 10 the
teenth 7hl and Eighteenth Sth) street west. thence
along the southwest line OF said avenue hye hundred,
of Seventeenth 4thl street, thence along said east
line of seventeenth athJ street being the west line
the t1l trest Of the Elnk forming the southwestern
boundary Of Reservation three %. known as Monu-
mcnt Grounds. in sOutheasterly direction about
tn intersection OF the e,sterly line of Fifteenth th)
street with the no-theasteriy line of Water street,
beiug the soqthwestrn corner OF square two hundred
and thlrty-three ,23l: thence along the northeast
tecHth fthl street and Maryl-nd avenue in the pro-
for-tenths (9s4 ~ feet a stake the middle of
J. street south, thence 10 the nearest point
thence with the shore line of the Potomac
liver To treeIieafs fint at the southern extremity
the Washington channel Of the Potomac River IN a
thence across the main channel Of the Potomac River
III westerly direction 70 the west side of said chan
OF said in general northwesterly direction fol-
lowing the meanders Of said channel to point i'll the
Elsby's Wharf bears north seventy-nine de-
nel in the He Of the south side Of said wharf north
seVenty-ulne degrees east N 1So uU Il to the
s Ra l0Gh IF said i ihs
deress east \ 80 90, F. a54!t two hundred sey-
west line Of the square south of twelve 12) thence
hundred. ninety and five-tenths u905l feet to the
sGtheas corner Of sand sare the place OF beginning
Norihington Attorney of the United States for the
District OF Columbia solicitor for the complainant,
and acreeably 10 the provisions Of said Act of Con-
greSS. II u THIS 18th day OF November, 1886, ORDERED
that al persons and corporations interested in the sub
jectatteT OF this st in the land water included
within the said etes and bounds any part thereof
le and they hereby cited and required appear
this Court before the third Gay January 1887.
10 answer the bill Of complaint in this and to
forth and maintain any right. title. interest or claim
that such PERSONS corporations may have in the
Premises. and that any corporation failing to
appear and HtiGate his her its claim before
said last mentioned day shall be deemed forever barred
from setting any right. title interest
claim III the premises: provided that copy of this
order shall tie inserted advertisement IN the
Evening star and IN the Washington Post two news
papers published the City of Washington. this
District. for three weeks sucressvely beginning
the 29th day OF November, 1856.
CHARLES p. JAMES.
u1s}-.}v Justice.