Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
RALPH A. RICKETTS,. Attorney.
Lands Division,
Department of Justice Room 2SiA,
Washington, ID. e.

department OF justice. Room 2SA5,
Washington, ID. {.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
Court for the District Of Columbia.
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AMERICA. PLAINTIFF, v. 1862
ACRES OF LAND. MORE OR LESS.
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
POTOMAC LOCK AND DOCK. CO,
EFT AL. AND UNKNOWN OWNERS.
DEFENDANTS. - NOTICE OF CON
hodeEs ocer, an. no p The STOCK (;
pany of MONTGOMERY County Mary
land, a Maryland Corporation, and
me successor Trustees of said
Potomac Lock and Dock Company
under Deed of Trust dated Noyem-
Der =. 1874, and Mortgage GATED
February II. 1875, and Unknown
that a complaint in condemnation
has heretofore been fled in The
Office OF the clerk of the ABOVE
named court in an action TO con-
denim an estate in zee simple in
the. nroperty, described in Exhibit
a attached hereto and mace a
part hereof for the comprehensive
development of the National Capital
park, parkway and playground sys-
TEN. The authority for the jakinQ
is the Act OF Consress approved
March !. 1920, as AMENDED, as
Stat. 1915 and D. c. Code 1851
Title III sec. 6Ja-6Aii which Is the
procedural condemnation act Tor
the District OF Columbia: the Act
OF Coue-esS approved June q. 1924
~ stat. 463t as amended oy the
Act OF April 30, 1926 ga stat
25n and further amended BY the
Isl s of the July Act 10 ., Msv s a s sao
az. Stat. 4s2l, as amended, which
authorizes the acquisition OF land
for the parkway, park and play
around system of the National
Capital and the Acts OF August
q; 1881 PUBLIC Law 1870 and
You are further notified that Ii
you have any objection or defense
to the taking of your property
YOU are required TO serve upon
plaintiffs, attorney al the address
airy. 1854. an answer identifying
the property in which YOU claim
10 have an interest stating the
nature and extent OF the interest
Claimed and stating all your ohJec-
tions and defenses to the takine
Of your prope-ty. A failure SO 20
consent to the taking and TO the
authority OF the court to proceed
to hear the action and TO FIX the Just
compensation and snail constitute
waiver OF all detenSeS and oojec-
tons not so pre- ented. You are
further notified that il you have
no objection or defense to the
taking you may serve upon plain.
tins attorney a notice OF appear
ance designating the property in
which voa claim TO be interested
anc thereafter you shall receive
notice OF all proceedings affecting
the said property You are further
issue OF just compensation, whether
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
penSation. You are further notified
that plaintiff has filed q notice OF
demand for jury trial OF TIE
issue of just compensation, Sea-
A True Copy. Test; HARRY NJ
HULL, Clerk. By H. B. DERTZ-
airy IS, 1854. Isl RALPH A
EXHIBIT "A"
PARCEL E.-The tract dcsignated
for taxation purposes as Parcel
17J174 described as follows accord
ing 10 a plat of survey and compu-
tation made by the Surveyor for
the District OF Columbia and filed
in Survey Book 1914 page 3 OF said
beginning for the same at the
point of intersection OF the most
eaSterIy line OF a tract OF land
described as Parcel No. in deed
to the United States OF America,
dated NOS Nansn g. 1879 aio and mo
Llber 74o9, folio 53l, of the land
records of the District OF Columbia.
with the southerly line OF land
condemned tand taken in District
Court Case No. rs in the United
States District Court for the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the use OF
the Washington and Western Mary
from said beginning point in a
in said District Court Cause No.
rs for the Washington and
Western Maryland Railroad the
three following courses and dis
tancesz-O southeasterly on the
SIS it., g, S; 90 deg min
DEG St S. MI Min Il? 81 sec sec f E $50. i 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-1I N. 68
deg. 33 min. w. 290.66 IT,, 81
N. 7s deg, AZ min. W. 302.92 IT.,
g 60 n, n q = ,dtes. 81 min in 30 30 sec &c
min. 40 sec. W, G0.5@ IT,, t5j
n. So deg: II min. W. I17.04
#. 90 N. 43 deg. 10 min. 10 sec.
W; 1853 It., q n; y deg. A.
9o1 min. ~ - sec e.a W. 44 n,,n ft and
Of the tract described as Parcel
No. ] in the deed to the United
States Of America recorded on
November g., 1899. in Liber 7409.
folio 53l,. of the land records of
along said United States property
W 90 A. ft ueS to the land Of the the
Washington and Western MARYLAND
Railroad and the point of begin
ming. containing 150.972.6 So. it.,
vi ').1D.7 dtTtS. Will any
and all rights. title interests and
estates OF the owners of all of the
hereinabove described lands in and
to any and all streets. roads,
avenues, alleys, alley-ways and
rights of way AUDITING or apner-
tanning to all of the above
described lands. Also, any and all
OF the rights. title. interests and
estates fif any therebei OF the
owner or owners of the hereinabove
described Parcel in and to the
lands formerly comprising the rieht
of way and properties of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Also.
any and all rights. title interests
and estates of the owner or owners
OF the above described Parcel E in
and to any and all lands Sub
merged or otherwisel lying adjacent
to the shore line OF the Potomac
River, as hereinahove described,
with respect to said Parcel z and
extending to the thread Of the