The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-13

such offence to be recovered and appropriated are
other lines and penalties imposed by the acts Of this
poration.
src T. And be enrod, That this act shall take effect
only upon the enactment of law by the Congress Of the
United States conerrng upon this corporation tho power
to connect It's supply mains with those laid by the
eral government and TO levy and collect the special
required by the fourth section Of this act TO be
upon the real estate benefited by the laying Of
mains or pipes as the corporation now empowered
do by the Sh section Of tho charter Of 1920 and the eth
section OF the amended charter of 1s4s in the cases Of
lighting the streets and paving the footways and carriage
ways of the city OF which enactment by Congress the
Mayor shall give notice by proclamation published three
times in all the daily newspapers OF Washington.
Mr. Brown also introduced the following bill in rela
ton to sewers which made the special order for next
Monday evening
AN ACT to authorize connections to be made with the
public sewers OF the city, upon certain conditions
BE enacted &c., 1nat the Mayor be- and he is hereby
authorized to grant permission TO any person persons
applying to open drain except for prives into or make
connection with any Of the public constructed by
this corporation upon the payment into the city treasury
TO be placed TO the credit Of the ward in which such
sewer located the following price respectively for each
front foot of the house lot which such person or per
sons may wish to drain shall occupy, viz
For sewer equal TO two feet six inches In diameter
and less fifty cents for equal to from two feet
six inches to and including three feet six inches in diam
eter seventyve cents and for all exceeding the
diameter of circular of three feet six inches Ia the
clear, dollar Aud any person persons who may
drain into connect with any public sewer as above
described, without having first obtained permission from
the Mayor and paid for the privilege aforesaid shall be
liable to fine for each offence Of not less than twenty
dollars nor more than forty dollars and five dollars for
every day this violation of law may continue both to DC
recovered as are other fines and penalties imposed the
acts of this corporation
SEC. g. And Be IL enacted That in all cases where
there shall be drain from any house into public sewer
constructed by this corporation there shall be good and
sufficient copper cstiron straner inside the cellar
WALL to prevent any vegetable matter or filth In solid
state from passing into the sewer and such cellar shall
at all times be open to tho inspection Of such person
may be authorized to examine said stainer and ii il
shall at any time be found or choked up with
filth from the negligence of the occupant of the
house so Drained the person persons thus offending
shall be fined in not less than FIVE dollars nor more
than ten dollars for each offence and five dollars for
every twenty -four hours that the said strainer shall re-
main out of repair said fines to be recovered as are
other fines imposed by this corporation.
The general school appropriation bill was considered
and passed by the Board of Aldermen at their last meet
ing and now awaits the action of the Common Council
The appropriations which it makes for the contingent and
other expenses of the public schools for the year ending
June 80, 1859, follows: #F,