The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-25

The big project of draining the Little
Fails is assuming practical shape The
Undertaking win carry with 1t the ex-
penditure Of very large SUM. Nearly
all the necessary purchase Of land and
rights has been made. From High Isl
and to point near the Cropiey farm
westward the promoters have made
soundings. bought aewage rights, and Sc
cured fee title TO the property needed
The dam to be constructed viii be sixty
feet high, it is stated. and will extend
from the Virginia Hills. across the Low
Grounds to the Chesapeake ard Ohio
Canal A sixty foot dam viii cover Ut
an immense tract behind it. II was
therefore. necessary TO purchase the
property to be affected.
The Eanderwe-ken heirs, represented
by Dr. A B. Grun~ I'll, Rev. Mr. Truit, OF
the Baptist Church, and Mr.. Jewell. have
been awarded by q condemnation Jury
$4,000 damages. Tness gentlemen repre-
sent the property on the Virginia side just
above Chain Bridge. The damEing of the
51ver at this poiEt they claim, would de-
priYe them of the power to carry through
a project Of Immense value 20 them
namely, the cutting OF a channel through
their properly to Pi1nmetA Run. thereby
opening up great power possibilities.
FlhIaet Kun is the stream that empties
into the Potomac this side OF Chain
Bridge. backing UP into the country par
ailei almost with the Potomac. From
TINS award the dam promoters have ap-
pealed- They state that it is ridieulously
high
Engineers OF eninenee figure in his
award, The authorities appealed to On
both sides we're. X is claimed. experts ia
every sense CO the word The dam build
ers held that they should be assessed but
Ier damages that would be immedia 6ely
sustained The owners and experts cen
sideTed the prospective value OF the prop
eTty and made the award accordingly.
The promoters OF the big dam. among
whom are n s. Cummings. OF this city.
aad Messrs- Taylor and Candy. of Phila-
NeipliIa. ROW control absolutely The II ny
Ground" from Edes' Mil westward ara
beyond High Island to the CropIey place.
They have bought rights this side Of the
proposed dam, simply because the owners
would claim thai the dam injured their
property in cutting 1t of from the power
supplying stream This project. 1t should
De mentioned IS distinct from the Great
Fails power scheme. now icing engineere1
by MeSsrs- Crosby and iieb. of Washing
ton Traction Company consolidation fame.
CEiet promoter Candy Of the Little Falls
power scheme is the FhiIadeiDhian who
bu3t the magnificent driveway out OF the
City OF Brotherly Love and owns valuable
quarries On the Delaware.
The Little Fails scheme Is said 10 pre-
sent greater possibilities for giving lis
projectors wealth and the city power than
the Great Falls plan. The Great Falls
people have encountered the Chesa-
pe&ke and Ohio Canal Company and ne
gotiationS are al a st4Ddstiu there The
Chesapeake and Ohio PEOPLE, who control
the old Washington Canal at the FAILS
are blocking the Great Falls project by
refusing TO giye-up or sell their rigats
The Cresby-Lieb peoples property is this
side CT the Government dam and their CD
erattGns VIII il no manner affect the
Washington City water supply. as Is geE-
orally believed. BENJAMIN 2 Butler. from
whom the syndicate aeQSired the proper
~, was always Of the opinion that the
Government would buy this property IN
order TO control the land about the sup
ply It is conceded, however now that
manufacturing CT power plants below the
Government dam need excite no concern
Tho Little Fails scheme is one that is
rev On in earnest. It presents the great
est possibilities and is nearer TO c0Esur-
nation than the other, Negotiations Of
Importance are on now Big work IS be-
ing done quietly. Money Is available and
legislation eniy IS necessary Those who
are keeping tab on the steps taken say
that the legislators CT Maryland are in
favor of the project and viii enact with
cut delay the necessary laws as soeR as
the matter is presented 10 them in formal
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