The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-10
CITY ORDINANCES.


AN ACT making appropriations to deiray the gene
raj expenses oil the Corporation of Washington for
the year ending the thirteth day of June, eighteen
hundred and forty-fve.
BE il enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board of
Common Council of the city Of Washington, That for
the purpose of derayng the general expenses of the
Corporate for the fiscal year ending June the thr
tieth eighteen hundred and forty five, the following
sums be and the same are hereby appropriated, pay
able out of the general fund, viz:
For compensation to the Mayor, one thousand dol
lars
For compensation to the Register, twelve hundred
dollars.
For compensation TO the first and second Clerks in
the Mayor and Registers offices, thousand dol
lars each, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Corporation Attorney, one
hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Surveyor eight hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the Inspector of Tobacco fifty
dollars. ~-tf
| For compensation to the Inspector of Flour one
| hundred dollars
For compensation to the Inspector Of Sailed Provi-
sons, twenty-five dollars.
| For compensation to the Sealer of Weights and
| Measures, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the members of the Boards of
| Aldermen and Common Council, fifteen hundred and
| sixty dollars.
For compensation to The Secretaries the Boards
| of Aldermen and Common Council, four hundred
dollars.
| For compensation to the Inspector of Fire Appa-
| ratus one hundred dollars
| For compensation to the Guardians Of the Poor,
| provided that guardian shall receive more than
dollar per day for every day he shall attend the
meetings Of the Board Of Guardians any law to the
contrary notwithstanding, three hundred dollars.
For defraying the expensns OF the poor, aged and
| infrm Of the city, including the expenses Of the
Workhouse, to be expended under the direction of
the Board of Guardians, no part of which shall be
applied to pay any salary or extra compensation to
any officer of the Asylum, except the salary of the
| Physician, three thousand five hundred dollars.
| For the support of lunatics, two hundred and
| enty-fve dollars.
| For compensation to the Iatendant Of the Asylum
| five hundred dollars
For compensation to the Secretary OF the Board of
| Guardians, one hundred dollars
| For compensation to the Clerks of the several Mar
kets, six hundred and seventy-six dollars.
For compensation to the Police Constabes, four
| hundred dollars
For compensation to the Scavengers of the several
| Wards, four hundred dollars.
For publishing the laws, advertisements, &C. of the
Corporation in the National lntelligencer, and for
subscription for two copies of the said newspaper
| one hundred and twenty dollars.
For publishing the laws advertisements, SC. Of the
Corporation in the Standard newspaper one hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the members of the Board Of
| Health, seventy-two dollars.
| For compensation to the Messenger of the Boards
| of Aldermen and Common Council, one hundred dol
| lars
For Judicial and jail expenses attorneys fees, and
transcript of deeds, including police officers fees,
four hundred and eighty dollars Provided ho,peper,
That after the passage of this act no compensation
other than the salary allowed to the several po
| lice constabes shall be paid them or either OF them,
as salary, fees in pros for commitments,
or under any other preence, except be out of the
amount each officer may collect within the year from
cI> tho toc
their accounts which may be paid for arrearages of
| fees.
| For defraying the expenses Of the next general
| election, forty-fve dollars.
| For compensation to the Messenger in the Mayor
and Registers Offices two hundred and seventy-fve
dollars. e
For contingent expenses Of the Corporation, inclu
ding books, stationery printing, fuel purchase of an
auger for the flour Inspector, and repairs of instru
mens for Surveyors office, which expenses shall be
subject to the sanction Of the Mayor twelve hundred
| aud eighty dollars.
For compensation to the Board of Appeals, thirty
dollars.
For compensation to the Assessors, FIVE hundred
and forty dollars
For defrayng the contingent expenses Of the to-
bacco ware house, twenty dollars, to be expended
under the direction Of the Mayor
For fulfilling the provisions of the act Of the thir
tieth OF May, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight,
thorizing an expenditure in aid of the several fire
companies one hundred and seventy-fye dollars.
SEC. 9. .4ad be 1t enacted, That the following sums
be and they hereby appropriated payable out Of
the funds of the respective Wards:
For compensation to the Commissioners of the First
and Second Wards, hundred and fifty dollars EACH
and for the commissioner Of the Third Ward, three
hundred dollars, six hundred dollars
| For compensation to the Acting Commissioners of
the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Wards, fifty dollars EACH
one hundred and fifty dollars.
! For the hire Of bulls, according to the provisions
Of the act of the twentysixth of April eighteen hum
dred and thirty-eight, ninety dollars.
For the extirpation of thstles, fifteen dollars for
each Ward, ninety dollars.
| SAMUEL BACON
| President Of the Board Of Common Council
| JAMES ADAMS,
President Of the Board of Aldermen