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Great Falls Mfg. Co. v. Attorney General - 124 U.S. 581 (1888) U.S. Supreme Court Great Falls Mfg. Co. v. Attorney General, 124 U.S. 581 (1888) Great Falls Manufacturing Company v. Attorney General Submitted December 19, 1887 Decided February 6, 1888 124 U.S. 581 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND Syllabus An arbitration was had in 1863 between the Great Falls Manufacturing Company and the Secretary of the Interior -- on behalf of the United States -- in regard to the amount of compensation to be paid to the company for its land, water rights, and other property to be taken for the Washington Aqueduct. The arbitrators reported four alternative plans for the construction of the proposed work, and decided that if Plan 4 should be adopted, involving only a dam from the Maryland shore to Conn's Island, the United States should pay as damages the sum of $10,692, but that if Plan 1 should be adopted, involving the construction of a dam ...
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