Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-29
GEORGETOWN CORPORATION LAWS.


AN soaDisANcs sievying a further tar on Orchard
Whereas the tax of forty cents Der front foo, 70,
the Improvement of Orchard alley. approved
October 9th, 1855, was insufficient for the purpose
BE Ut ordained by the Board Of ALdermeH aud
Board OF Common Council Of fhe Corporation Of
Georgetowa, That six cents per front foot be- and
the sane is hereby, levied and Inn posed on ali the
ioss and parts Of lots on both sides Of hid alley
manner provided IN the ordnance approved
oetooer 9th 1855 Approved June n, lsss.
Az osprsAsss providing for the repair Of the.
between High aud Montgomery streets
Be ordained BY fhs Board Of Ak,rmsn and
Bodrd Of Common Council Of the Corporation Of
G.orgeto'rn, That every proprietor Of lot, part
of lot of ground on the south side of Dunbarton
street, between High and Montgomery streets
when notified by the Commissioners herein APP
Shall by the first day Of August next pave or cause
to be paved, the footway in front of all the lots
and parts Of lots not heretofore paved and of
those paved but not now in good order, TO the
where not improved to the width of six feet, with
good hard brick and sharp sand. and in accord
ahce with the established grade Of said street and
to repair in a suitable manner any existing curb
Ing which may not now he in order, as may be d.
rected by said Commissioners
Sec. = And be 1t further ordained. That there be
and is hereby, levied and imposed, tax Of sixty
cents per front foot all the lots and parts of lots
within the aforesaid limits, which shall remain
unpaved on the day aforesaid, and within twelve
days thereafter the Clerk is hereby directed to
prepare and deliver to the Collector table of lots
and parts Of lots, in front of which the pavement
shall not have been made or repaired as herein
directed, and the number of front feet in EACH and
| the names Of the persons to whom the same are
respectively assessed who shall proceed to collect
the said tax or so much thereof may be neces-
s1ry under the provision of the third section Of this
ordinance, in the manner prescribed by the charter
OF the town, and to pay over the same collected,
to the Clerk, and to close his collections on or
before the first day Of September next, retaining
thereof three per cent for his commission thereon
| Sec. 3. And be if further ordained, That if the
owner owners of any of the lots or parts of lots
| of ground aforesaid shall not have had the foot
ways paved or repaired on the first day OF August
next as is required by the first section of this or
dinance then tue lots parts of lots of ground
are de clared liable to the tax levied and i'm posed
by the second section OF this ordinance or so nuc
thereof the said commissioners shall deem sufii-
| Gent for said paving or repairing; and upon the
| requisitiOn Of said commissioners, in writing,
| stating the amount reqnired from each proprietor
the Clerk Is hereby required to furnish the Collec-
| tor the table thereof, rs herein directed. and the
Collector to make the collections aforesaid.
| Sec. d. And BE- IL further OrdaiHed That the
| Mayor and James A. Magruder be and they are
| hereby appointed commissioners, with fun power
to draw and expend the nett proceeds Of said tax
for the pur pose aforesaid, who shall account there
for To the said Clerk before the first day Of
| September next. [ApprOved, June II. 1889