Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-07-10
United States Of America


Percy E. Redden. Isabel L. Redden.
American Land Co.. Inc. corporation.
and Walker o. Lewis, Trustee.
In the matter of the condemnation Of
certain lands in Montgomery County,
Maryland. for use by the United States
for purposes connected with the project
for increased water supply of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
| / hereby give notice to all persons
directly or indirectly interested that
a petition was filed in the District
Court of the United States for the
District of Maryland, in the above
entitled case, on the 18th day Of June,
1925, by the United States of Amer
lea, to the following effect, to-wit:
l. That heretofore, by an Act Of
Congress approved June 20, 1922, en-
titled "An Act making appropriation
for the government of the District Of
| Columbia and other activities charge
able in whole or in part against the
revenue Of such District for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1923, and for
other purposes" the Secretary Of War
of the United States may cause pro-
ceedings to be instituted in the name
of the United States for the require
ment by condemnation of all neces-
sary lands, easements andnrights OF
way necessary to the construction OF
the project for increasing the water
supply of the District Of Columbia as
set forth at large and in full in said
Act, and the Secretary of War of the
United States is further authorized
by the Act of Congress approved Feb
ruary 26, 1923, entitled "An Act max
ing appropriations for the govern
ment of the District of Columbia and
other activities chargeable in whole
or in part against the revenues Of
such District for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1924, and for other pur-
pOses," to take immediate possession
Of said lands, easements, rights of
way, or otherwise to the extent Of the
interest acquired and proceed with the
work therein authorized as set forth
at large and in full in said Act, pro-
vided that adequate provisions shall
have been made for the payment Of
Just compensation to the party or
parties entitled thereto, either by pre-
vious appropriation by the United
States or by the deposit Of moneys or
other form of security in such amount
and form as shall be approved by the
Court in which such proceedings shall
be instituted.
2. That the Secretary of War is of
| the opinion, and has so declared, that
it is necessary and advantageous to
the United States and to the construc-
ton of the project for increasing the
water supply of the District Of Column
bia as above referred to-, to acquire by
condemnation certain land or parcel
Of land hereinafter described and sit
uate in Montgomery County, in the
State Of Maryland, and has applied
to the Attorney General of the United
States to cause proceedings to be in
stituted in the name of the United
States for the requirement by condem-
1nation Of said land or parcel of land
and that the said United States can
not agree with the owners of said
land as to the price thereof, or for
the purchase thereof, although all
reasonable means have been employed
by the United States, its officers and
agents to agree with the owners
thereof, as to the price and purchase
OF Sdlu property anu ldHuS.
8. That the land or parcel of land
hereinafter described are required
and the Secretary of War has sc
found, by the United States for con-
structing and maintaining a conduit
said conduit being a part of the pro
J ject for increasing the water supply
of the District of Columbia, al
authorized by Act Of Congress here
} inabove referred to.
4. That funds have been provided
for the said project for increasing
the water supply Of the District o.
Columbia, as provided in the Act o.
Congress referred to in the first sec
ton of this petition and a sufficien
amount of funds so appropriated
have been reserved by the Secretar!
of War for the payment of sucl
compensation as may be awarded t
the parties entitled thereto undel
these proceedings; that the Secretary
! of War through his agents and off
GERS has investigated the value Of
the properties to be so condemned
and the sums reserved by him al
above set out are more than sufficient
a., to pay any reasonable award thai
may be made.
s. A description is herewith giver
of said lot or parcel of land sought
! to be condemned by reference to the
! last conveyance thereof, duly record
ed among the land records of Mont
D. gomery County, in the State of Mary
land, and the name of the last own.
ers of record and the name of the
reputed owners last heard of, as tC
said lot or parcel of land sought tC
be condemned together with descrip.
ton thereof.
All that certain tract or parcel OF
land lying in the Tenth Election Dis.
trict of Montgomery County, in the
State of Maryland, and described as
follows:
Beginning at point on the prop.
erty line between United States
stones W. A. N. 50 and W. A. N. So
said line being the dividing line be-
tween the property of the United
States and the property of P. E. Red
den, said point being distance 248.9
feet along said line from United
States stone W. A. N. Sd, thence in
an easterly direction on an angle of
1861 or to the left from stone W.
A. N. 80 distance of 65.35 feet to
the line dividing the property of p.
r. Redden and the American Land
Company, Inc, thence at right an
giles along said property line dis
lance of So feet to the intersection
of said property line and the line be-
tween United States stones w. A, N.
SO and W. A. N. 50, said line being
the dividing line between the prop
erty of the United States, the prop
erty of P. E. Redden and the prop
erty of the American Land Com
pany, Inc, thence in a northwes-
terly direction along said line a dis
lance of 31.5 feet to the United
States stone w. A. N. SO, thence in
a westerly direction along the prop
erty line between United States
stones W. A. N. So and w. A. N. 80
distance of 1926 feet to the point
of beginning, containing in all 1851
square feet.
It being part of the tract or par
eel of land described in the deed