Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-21
GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEM'Ts
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT OFFICE,
W IVA ,ItN

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT OFFICE.
The Corporation OF Georgeiown has passed tic
following law providing for the distribution OF
water through the city:
Pstomac water through the city of Geor setown.
Sec. l. Be IL 0rdarnsd By The Board Of Il5,rtqen
G.orz te,eH, That Immediately after the passage Of
this ordinauce, and annually thereafter the first
soar1s ID Iost lieetlng shall elect one menber u
each B"aru OF the orporauon who, with the Mayor,
shall constitute w alter Board and shall be charged
with the InaHag ement of the water estahi hnrent
under such laws may hereafter he enacted 10y this
Corporation.
Sec. ?. 4Hd be i. fvfbsr oniriHsd, That the Maynr
be, ami Is hereby authorized whenever and as the
IL issue the stock OF this Corporation, bearing nte-
rest NJ TIE rate OF SIX per cent per anhun, and
deenahe, NJ the pleasure of this Corporation, within
teh Years ~ such sums as inay Ia required, pro-
vded the whole amount shall not eSceed mtg thoG
salld d3llars Tor the purpose OF Introducing water
through this city.
Sec; s. Aad Dc Il Gprthsr ordaiaed, That to enaLlc
this Corporation to redeem said stock and pay the
Interest thereon, and Ia pay other expenses attend
ing IN" Introduction and maintenance of tho water
ter tax OF 6o CENTS per foot on every front foot
each side of every street, lane. or alley throus
hereafter, and that said tax shall bc collected by the
Collector ct this CoTporaiIon under tho already
passed Tor the collection at the general tax of this
town, as follows. one fourth ANNUALLY. commencing
lhe Gay al July, 1879 VIZ: lie shall coect fifteen
cents 81 the above tax IN that year, fifteen cents
Ia the year Ian fifteen cents IN the ycar 1861 nd
fifteen cents IN the year 1862. and he shall pay over
Ia Va" lerk Ol This CoTpOi atOn such SnIus tIe
collects, retaining three per cent. his cOmpensa
ton Tor collecting the same, and the Cierk shalt
place said funds rs lac receives them, To the credit
nl the water fund, aud ia" same arc hereby pledged
los the pay mrnt Of the interest, au The REDEEM PtOH
ni the principal at all the stock that shS may lie
issued under the authority al this ogtIIiance.
Sec. 4 And be- IfGHrfh,T oTi'tfHsf, That tho United
SrtcS Eng IueeT, for the iHIo beng ii the Conn
mittc Ia lie appointed under the first section at this
OIdIuance. be- and they are herch, aUih"rIZ Il aud
water theJ may deem best, and Ia enter Iu!o n
contract ar Sontrasis fer the entire complexion of
th. work uEier tivIr direction sui j'ct to the aF-
Pioval "f this C"rPnr1ilnn
President BCaTd ct Common C0unciI
!. 4. MAORI DER,
President pro tom. Busrd of Aldermen.
Approved hay Q, I%H.
H.aDDlSON, Mayor.
True copy-rest: MN. i.ATRn, Clerk.
There will be needed. III the c"ur sc nf the summa!
about il.sn icet al Inrh pIPe, hing eighteen
pounds per Inca! foot Land ard 2+D feat ui d inch
pipe, hing thirty pounds per iIntal foot laid
PIUp.Is sails invited, STATING the lIH, and price
per ton oI 22ia pounds l''r tho whole portion OF
these Pipes, Including thereon castings lnT crosses.
bTanC hos sleeves, anil for hydr1nts- The pipes -
bt ar the usual Inspt ctIun and proof Ol treo hundred
pounds Ia Tia" square Inch.
Payment ~ Ia made monthly, IN stock of the
coI pora,n which will he issued an ceTtIticates of
la ~ sn each bearing pes cent. Interest,
TraiecInahlr as the annual tax Is collected.
prop0 ais should bs deli veTcd 10y The 18th Juno, on
which ,iry, at noon, all proposals recrIved, and
marked the outside "Prnposals for pIpn for
G"nrgot"wn.' Will bo opened at the City Hall.
GEORGE ~ tn" presence of the Water I!Card.
~ e. MEIGS.
Capt. Of Engineers,
in charge ofthe Washington Aqueduct.