Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-03
In the District Court of United States
for the District of Maryland.

In the District Court of United States
for the District of Maryland
I hereby give notice to all persons
directly or Indirectly interested that
petition was filed in the District
Court of the United States for the
District Of Maryland, in the above
entitled case, on the 10th day of
March, 1925, by the United States
Of America, to the following effect,
to wit:
/. That heretofore, by an Act Of
Congress approved June 20, 1922, en-
titled "An Act Making appropria-
tons for the government OF the Dis
trict of Columbia and other activities
chargeable in whole or in part against
the revenues of such District for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1928, and
for other purposes" the Secretary OF
War of the United States may cause
proceedings to be instituted in the
name of the United States for the
requirement by condemnation OF all
necessary lands, easements and rights
of way necessary to the construction
of the project for increasing the wa
ter supply of the District of Column
bia 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 February 28, 1928, entitled
Gan Act making appropriations for
the government Of the District of
Columbia and other activities charge
able in whole or In part against the
revenues of such District for the tis-
cal year ending June 80, 1924, and
for other purposes" to take imme-
date possession Of said lands, ease
ments, 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, provided that ade-
uuate provisions shall have been made
for the payment Of just compensa-
ton to the party or parties entitled
thereto, either by previous appropri-
alton 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 insti-
tuted.
Q. 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 con-
struction of the project for increas-
ing the water supply of the District
| of Columbia as above referred to, to
acquire by condemnation certain
lands or parcels of land hereinafter
described and situate in Montgomery
County, in the State of Maryland and
has applied to the Attorney General
Of the United States to cause pro-
ceedings to be instituted in the name
Of the United States for the acquire
ment by condemnation of said lands
or parcels Of land, and that the said
United States cannot agree with the
owners of said lands as to the price
thereof, or for the purchase thereof
for the reason among others that
the true owners at law and likewise
those having an equitable interest in
said lands cannot be ascertained from
the land records, nor located, al
though all reasonable means have
been employed by the United States
its officers and agents to definitely
ascertain who the real owners at law
and those having an interest or equit-
able estate in said lands are, and
whether feme covert, none compost
out of the County where the lands
lie Except as hereinafter expressly
stately and the said United States,
its officers and agents have used all
reasonable means to ascertain the
names of the owners of said lands
and of each lot thereof, and where
he, she or they reside, whether adults
or under age, married or single, but
have been unable to secure said in
formation and do not know sale
names, residences, ages, marital grslr stat y
herein expressly stated.
8. That the lands or parcels o.
land hereinafter described are re
quired and the Secretary of War hal
SO found, by the United States fol
constructing and maintaining a con.
duit, said conduit being a part of the
project for increasing the water sup
ply of the District of Columbia, as
authorized by Act Of Congress here
inabove referred to.
a. That funds have been provided
for the said project for increasing
the water supply of the District Of
Columbia, as provided in the Act Of
Congress referred to in the first sec
ton Of this petition and a sufficient
amount of funds SO appropriated
have been reserved by the Secretary
| Of War for the payment of such
compensation as may be awarded to
the parties entitled thereto under
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 as
above set out are more than sufficient
| to pay any reasonable award that
may be made.
s. A description is herewith given
| Of each of said lots or parcels Of land
sought to be condemned by refer
ence to the last conveyances thereof,
duly recorded among the land rec
ords of Montgomery County, in the
State of Maryland, and the name Of
| the last owners Of record and the
name of the reputed owners last
| heard of, as to each of said lands
sought to be condemned, together
with description thereof.
ITEM ONE
All that certain tract or parcel OF
land lying in Montgomery County in
the State of Maryland, and described
as follows:
Beginning at a stone, W. A. ~,
No. 10, being the intersection Of the
south boundary line Of the U. s:
property, known as the property Of
the Washington Aqueduct, and the
line dividing the property Of William
Hill and Charles Bodine, and follow
ing said south boundary line N. SO
| I5 w., 41O.O9 feet to stone W. A.
N, No. Ill; thence still following the
south property line Of the Washing
ton Aqueduct, No. 73' 49, w., $40
feet to a point; thence leaving the
line of the Washington Aqueduct,
and running s. 61' 49' 81" e., 93.19
feet to a point; thence s. So 10 E.,
1880 feet to point; thence $. 81
as IL" E., 220.93 feet to a point on
the dividing line between the prop
erty Of Charles Bodine and William