Daily American organ., 1856-03-17
CITY ORDINANCES.

AN ACT authorizing the curbing and paving In front
of squares five hundred and thrtyfour, five hun
dred and thirty five, and five hundred and thirty
six.
BE IL enacted 9y ne Board OF. .-dIde,men and Board
Of Common CbuacH of the Cfty Of Washington, That
the Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized to have
the curbsone set and the footway paved on the east
front Of squares numbered five hundred and thirty
four, Ave hundred and thirty five, and five hundred
and thrty-six, third street west and for deraying
the expense thereof tax not exceeding three dollars
per foot is hereby imposed and assessed ON lots IN
said squares fronting Third street west the work
TO be done in conformity with the provisions of the
act approved May twenty third, eighteen hundred
and y-bree, concerning paved footways, and the
act regulating the laying of paved footways approved
September first eighteen hundred and an ffty-three %
President of the Board of Common Council.
p. M. PEARSON, eti
Vice President of the Board Of Aldermen.
Approved, March IA. 1856.
~ % e 3 JN0 7. TOWERS, Mayor
AN ACT authorizing the curbstones to be set and
the footway paved in front of square six hundred
and eighty-fve. a
BE 10 enacted, &C., That the Mayor be, and he is
hereby authorized to have the curbstone set and the
fooway paved on the west front of square six hun
dred and eighty-fye, in conformity with the pro-
visions of the act concerning paved ootways, ap
proved May the twenty-third, eighteen hundred and
tfty-one; and for deffaying the expense thereof a
is hereby, imposed and assessed upon the property
fronting on the west front of said square. y.
Approved March IA, 1856, ~.4..,.,..s y
AN ACT for trimming and gravellpg Twenty first
street west, between Pennsylvania avenue and F
street north
Be IL enacted, &C., That the sum Of three hundred
and fifty dollars, much thereof as may be neces
sary, be- and the same is hereby, appropriated, out
of the funds of the First Ward for trimming and
gravelling Twenty first street west between Penn
sylvana avenue and + street north; the work to be
done by contract, under the direction of the Com
missioner of the First and Second Wards and two
assistant commissioners, to be appointed by the
Mayor. II.
Approved, March IA, 1856.
JOINT RESOLUTION instructing the committee
before Congress in relation to Delaware avenue.
Resolved &C., That the Joint Committee to confer
with Congress take into consideration the application
now pending in the Senate for alteration in Della
ware avenue, submitted by Messrs. Gilbert Peugh
and Others and that they be instructed to request
that no alteration shall be made in said avenue affect
ing the lots Of the city its present pan previous
to submission of the proposed alteration to the City
Councils.
Approved March IA, 1856 .'. s.-t.'> +.
JOINT RESOLUTION instrueting the committee
before Congress in reference to limited partner
ships. SEE ehF
Resolued, &c. That the committee appointed to
represent the municipal authorities Of Washington
before Congress be instructed to urge upon that body
the necessity to the business interests of the city for
the passage of law authorizing limited partnerships
Approved, March IA, 1856. s.e
JOINT RESOLUTION instructng the committee
before Congress to ask an appropriation for the
Improvement of New York avenue.
Resol1sd, tSc., That the committee who represent
the interests Of this Corporation before Congress
hereby instructed to ask of that body appropria
ton Of money sufficient to grade and gravel New
York escnHe west of Seventeenth street, the appro
priation arising from the sale OF GoSefnment lots in
being found inadequate for the purpose.
Approved, March IA, 1855.