The native American., 1840-03-07
CITY ORDINANC ES.
AN ACT to authorize the opening of an Alley in square
mum bered four hundred and fifiy-four.


AN ACT to authorize the opening of Alley in squar
numbered four hundred and fiiy-four
Whereas the owners Of more than half OF the pro
perry in square numbered four hundred and fifty tou
have pstitoned in writing that law may pass to .liree
the ope-ng Of an alley through part of the said square
therefore.
BE enacted By lie Board of.aldermen and tie Board
Common Council Of the City Of Washington That il sLal
be the duty Of the Surveyor OF this city, within thirty
days after the passage Of this act open mark out
alley 10 said square, by taking strip OF twenty feet
width Off Of The rear part of lot numbered two and
strip of fifteen feet in width off Of the south part Of ot
numbered twenty six, so that the said alley shall
mence al the corner TO lots and twenty six Sixth
street, thence running west 10 the line between lots two
and three twenty feet south of the of said lots
the present alley thence north twenty feet to the
of said lots the present alley thence east with the line
OF the alley and the line between lots two and twenty
SIN to the corner thereof thence south with the line be.
tween lots two and twenty six five feet thence east to
point the front line OF lot twenty six fifteen feet from
the southeast corner thereof and thence south with the
line OF Sixth street, fifteen feet to the beginning as
aforesaid And the said Surveyor shall make out cert.
ed duplicate ats of said square describing thereon the
courses and boundaries OF said alley the quantity In
square feet which may be taken from the lots or portions
Of lots in said square, hy the opening of said alley one
of which duplicate plas to be delivered 10 the gser
TO be filed amongst the records Of his Office the other 10
De safely kept in the office Of the said Surveyor. And
he said alley shall thereafter be considered public
alley.
Sec. 2. find be enacted That it shall be the duty
of the Mayor Immediately after the Surveyor shall have
returned the certified plat as aforesaid to require the
Marshal of the District Of Columbia to summon and i'm
panne jury Of twelve citizens of Washington county,
whose property shall be in wise affected by the open
" OF said alley TO ascertain upo oath the true amount
damages which may accrue thereby to any individu-
or individuals, and to make return of the verdict Of
lid jury to the office of the Register within thirty days
ter the date Of the requston aforesaid be placed
, file amongst the records of said office. And the
Mount Of damages, aforesaid shall be paid to the
'rson or persons legally entitled to receive the
It of any money in the Treasury to the credit OF the
bird Ward not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. g. .And be enacled That Immediately after the
turn OF the verdict Aforesaid, it shall be the duty Of
Mayor to appoint three competent and discreet citi-
. MS, whose property shall not n any wise be affected by
opening of the said alley, to the amount OF the
I images as aforesaid, with the expenses attending the
operty in said square which shall Be benefited thereby
: 4 to make due return to the Registers office of said
'essment And it shall be the duty Of the Register to
n'sh the Collector Of taxes with copy Of said as
snen whose duty it it shall be to collect the in
t. prescribed by law for the collection of taxes
Sec L. Ind be 1t further enacted That the graduation
the said alley and the other alleys in said square
b ed four hundred and fifty -four shall be fixed by the
S veyor of the city in such grades in his Judgment
be best calculated and with the least expense to the
p pretors, to remove the nuisance by sagnan water
b training the surface water from said square. copy
0 the said graduaons fixed shall be filed in the Sur
ors Office and the said alleys shall be graded accord
il to the graduaoas 50 laid down. under hr dire cons
o. Commissioner OF the Third Ward and the expenses
at ndns thereon shall be assessed and collected in the
u II manner.
&C. S. .9na be further enacted That the act hereto
TO passed for opening said alley IN square numbered
flo hundred and fifty four be- and the same is hereby,
re ,aled.
] CARBERY,
President Of The Board Of Common Council.
w. BRENT,
1ice President Of Me Board Of .Alderm"n.
Approved Feb. II, l54O.
PETER FORCE, Mayor.
RI SOLUTION extending the period for allowing dis.
count for the prompt payment of taxes.
'solred &c That the lime allowed for the payment
OF xes due to this Corporation for the year eighteen
hu red and hitty to ene the thereof
to discount out OF the same at the rate OF ten, per
cei u be- and the hereby, extended to the
da! of April next. |
proved. FEBRUARY 81, 1910. |