Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
RALPH a. RICKETTS,. Attorney,
Lands Division.
Department of Justice. Room 25i5,
WashinRfon n e.

y.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
0p1sTR1c ne c o51s' p q H2!4m So
AMERICA. PLAINTIFF. v. 3'4G5e
ACRES OF LAND. MORE OR LESS.
IN The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
P Pc q cn LoG IIk- AND Do Ss GO
DEFENDANTS. - NOTICE OF CON
DENiNATION. - TO: The stock
holders. Officers and Directors OF
the Potomac Lock and Dock Com
pany Of Montgomery County. Mary
land a MARYLAND Corporation. and
Potomac Lock and Dock Company
under Deed of Trust dated Novem-
Der =, 1874, ard Mortsaee dated
GPs arus.y u w., 1875. and and "UnEnow1
that complaint in condemnation
has heretofore been filed in the
ONCE OF the clerk of the ABOVE
named court in an action to con-
denim an estate in fee simple IN
the. property, described in EXHIBIT
"A attached hereto and mace
part, hereof for the. comp: extensive
development Of the National Capital
park, parkway and playground sys-
tenn. The authority for the taxing
!. the Act Of Congress approved
March !, 1929, as amenGou. Us
Title III sec. IL g-6f4 which is the
proccdursl condemnation act Tor
the District Of Columbia; the Att
OF CONGRESS approved June q. 1924
Aci of April 30, 1890, - stat.
Act of July 10. 1913" GO stat
I'D: the Act OF May -, 1880
as Stat. 4s!l. a. amended, winch
authorizes the acquisition OF land
ground system Of the National
Capital and the Acts OF august
~: 1851 Public Law 1917 and
July ). 1852. Public Law 455l:
you have any objection or defense
to the taking Of your property
plaintiff attorney al the address
herein designated within twenty
DAYS after the 18th day Of Febru-
the property in which YOU claim
nature and extent OF the interest
Gained and stating all your obJec
OF YOUR proHe-ty. A failure so 10
serve an answer shall constitute
cnnSon; to the taking and TO the
authority of tho court 10 DroceCd
70 hear the action and to fix the lust
a waiver OF al defenses and CD. &C.
tlons not 50 presented, You are
further notified that if you have
no objection or defense to the
taking YOU may serve upon plain
tiff attorney a notice OF appear
ancc DESIGNATING the property in
and thereafter you shall receive
notice OF all proceedings affecting
the said property. You are further
notiied, that at the trial Of the
or not you have answered or served
a notice OF appearance. you may
present evidence as to the amount
OF the compensation to be paid for
the property in which you have any
interest and you, may share in the
distribution Of the award of com
pensation. You are further notified
that Plaintiff has filed a notice OF
demand for a jury trial Of the
issue Tr, of Just Gonv com pen apS seal
AuL l5us c! eGpy' BY ei Il. 5 BAf PERT z:
BAUGH. Deputy Clerk. Dated Janu-
airy rs. 1854. Isl RALPH A.
EXHIBIT "A"
PARCEL E:-The tract designated
for taxation purposes as Parcel
17/l74 described as follows accord
ing 10 a plat of survey and compu-
tation made by the Surveyor for
the District OF Columbia and tiled
in Survey Book ia page 3 Of said
beginning for the same at the
point of intersection of the most
eaSterly line of tract OF land
described as Parcel No. ! in a deed
to the E United states Of 2oa America dni
recorded November Q, 1889. in
Llber 400. folio 531, of the land
records of the District OF Columbia.
with the southerly. line OF land
condemned .and taken IN District
States District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia for the use Of
the Washington and Western Mary
land Railroad, and running thence
from said beginning point in
southeasterly direction along the
southerly line Of land taken
rs for the Washington and
western Maryland Railroad the
three following courses and dis
tances--p southeasterly on the
arc Of a circle having +, radius
81 81 sec Sc W. 1o.1 it,. and dc Ja S. &
deg, So min. 81 sec. E. 1.0S0.7 it.,
to the shore lin Of the Potomac
River; thence leaving the southerly
and Western Maryland Railroad
and running along the shore. line
OF the Potomac River as shown
on aforesaid plat the following
courses and distances-ul N. SO
deg,. 33 min. w: 290.66 it., GU
CD N. ~ deg. 81 min. so sec.
w. 160.97 it., "a S. 80 deg. 43
min. 40 sec, W, 60.5@ it., (5(
N. SO deg. II min. W. l1T04
IT,, 90 N 43 deg. 10 min. 10 sec.
W. 1863 it., % N. rs deg. AZ
min W. 22Sl7 It., (sl N. 81 deg.
o min. 40 sec w. 445.l5 it., and
CO. N. % deg. SIS min. 30 sec.
w. 1864 IT.. to the southerly line
of the tract described as Parcel
No. | in the deed to the United
States OF America 1aJb RECORDED ord o on
the District Of Columbia; thence
along said United States property
". s93.47 IT., to the land of the
Washington and Western Maryland
Railroad and the point Of begin
ming; containing 150972.6 SO. it.,
or 1869 acres. Toaether with any
and all rights. title interests and
estates of the owners of all of the
hereinabove described lands in and
to any a aevs all a StTeets roads snd
rights of way abutting or auper-
tanning to all OF the above
described lands. Also, any and all
of the rights. title, interests and
estates III any therebel of the
owner or owners of the hereinabove
described Parcel E in and to the
lands formerly comprising the right
of way and properties of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Also.
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