Daily American telegraph., 1852-02-14
City Ordinances.

AN ACT restricting the speed of steamboats,.
Be enacted bg tae Board Of aldermen and Board Of
be lawful any propelled by steam to run at
greater speed than eight miles per hour in approaching
the commander who shall his boat at
greater speed than eight miles per hour shall forfeit
pay the sum Of twenty dollars for each and offence
onehalf of said fine forfeit shall the informant and
the other half for the use Of this Corporation.
Sec 2 and be IL enacted, That no steamboat owners
they have previous to its vioatan by them been furnished
with certified copy delivered on board Of the boat to the
captain other person in charge by the police officer
Seventh Ward in person. in his official character police
officer.
sILAs H. HILL,
President Of the Board Of Common Council.
B. B. FRENCH,
President Of the Board Of Aldermen.
WALTER LENox, Mayor
AN ACT repair the sidewalk on the west side of Tenth
street. between and streets north, and for other pur
poses
BE enacted, oc That the Of hundred and fifty
dollars much thereof be necessary be the
hereby appropriated out of the funds Second
Ward for building headwal the building line to the
cvert across Tenth street west between and streets
NORTH and for completing said culvert to said hcadwal
also for filling the said wall at the point repairing
the pavement and securing the same: procided That ali
incurred for filling the footway, repairing the
pavement and securing the be taxed the property
benefited thereby and collected other taxes due this
Corporation are collected.
Approved, February 8, 1852
AN ACT supplementary to An act for licensing theatrical
other public shows amusements and for other pur-
poses'
BE enacted de-, That from and after the passage of this
act the rate of license for theatrical performances shall be
ten dollars per week. and license for performance
shall be issued for less period than week.
Sec And be enacted That all licenses issued under
this act that to which this is supplemental shall be paid
in advance by the person applying therefor.
Sec And Be enacted That all parts of the act to which
act be and the same are hereby REPEALED.
Approved, January 3d. 1852.
AN ACT making additional appropriation for the relief
of the poor Of the city.
BE enacted, de-. That the sum of FIVE hundred dollars
in addition to the sum already appropriated be and the
the purpose of providing fuel other for the
poor Of this city, the same to be expended under the drec
ton OF the Mayor and three citizens who shall
be appointed by the Mayor and part thereof shall be ex
pended for the relief of any free negroes muattoes who
apply for the benefit of this shall satisfy the distributors
that they are proper objects of charity.
Approved, January q, 1852.
AN ACT making appropriation certain repairs on the
Eastern Market-house.
BE enacted de- That for the purpose Of paving gutter
making such alterations aad arrangements Commits
soners and Clerk of said market may the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be the same is
hereby appropriated payable out of the general fund
Approved, February 5, 1852.
AN ACT pay for the improvement of Eleventh street
BE 10 enacted de-, That the of sixteen hundred and
y-ix dollars and thrtyseven cents be and the Is
hereby appropriated of the funds Seventh Ward
to pay balance due for grading Eleventh street west be-
tween Maryland and the Potomac rivers and that
the Mayor be and he hereby authorized 10 the Sew.
cth Ward out Of the general fund the above amount 10 be
reimbursed by said Ward when it shall be in funds
Approved, February s, 1852
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