Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-24

Laws Of the Unifea states.
pubtse-No y

AN ACT to provide FOR care and preservation OF he works
cstrnee ~ The United States os bringing the Potomac
supply Of said water Tor all governmental purposes and for the
and Eehfs Of the inhabitants q tn said cities
BE enacted By the Hass Of sprsseasasige Of
ne tasfed etaes q Aneffea a. tongress dsseate That the
dams and Iueiucs, water te reservoirs and all fixtures
afte BY Uned States the conveyance Of
fhe water from the Potomac Great Falls thereof
lands houses enc water. and other rights
connected with the and belonging the Government,
ans, stop cooke, drains receiving basins
fixtures connected with the which have nag
laid down BY Untsi States shall be
pacedb By the President Of the United States
management aud supef OF properly quail
fed officer Of the United corpse engineers to be appon
ted BY aim who shall under the Department Of
and who shall make an annual report 10 tat Denartent In the
month OF November in each year Congress at
the commencement Of their regular session.
proceedings repairs casualties and expenditures connected
as compensation for the duties nd responsibilities imp up
him b. this act shall receive fer his pay as said engineer no
than his regular pay corps; shall
elPy the necessary apartments o. the public buildings in
the city Of Washington may directed by the President and
ba be supplied BY Government the stationery insrG
niens boJKs and furniture required in the performance Of his
F7lie duties And in this Office OF the engineer Of the otonsc
waterworks shall be kept preserved record
the lands and other property and aud things enumerated
IN this section and otherwise connected with or belong
~ater-Works, WHICH hereafter be cgIel prccu
tbs same The said engineer shall have fall and rol
Ger the SAID water works. and shall regulate The mauner in
which the said Corporations Of Washington and Georgetown may
tap the @ for the supply thereof and shall step the wkn
ever il Is fuund tan adequate to the
General Government Tie slid engineers decision on ALI qurs
oas connected Herewith 10 be subject only to appe TO the
See 2 and Be- Il artier enacted That fun power ard au
hor hereby given the CorporLto.s Of Washington end
Gsofgetown, in the District OF columti to supply iihi
ants wn their respective limits Nh Potomac from the
aqueln naiHes pipes low laid 70 lie laid the and
A'eh'es H me unied tss ad Z naks al laws and resula
tons for tic proper lsauion OF the subject the
stretions prescribed BY dis at: IOeidd That expenses
ibuton.
tons shall have authority, ordnance, otherwise.
a5s scale OF annual rates Tor the supply and use 81 said
insto their size dimensions Assessed Values exposure
Hes, fr dwellings, shops Stables ,nufsctories
other nume Of consumption
crease or reuc such sale from time a. ~ All S !, =,
other description Of buildings an ESTABLISHMENTS suck
rates rents when fixed, ia ad y through
such agents or as they may auuoz from the
occupants all such buildings or est senls re
spectYe who the water therein stop the supply
any such dwelling establishment upon fure 10 paw
said charge and generally easel such laws
may be necessary to supply the inhabitants Of city
ngon with aud wholesome AMI carry and
complete eject the p1Wer herein granite P0efed That the
rates levied by the ties o. Georgetown Washington shall
never he source Of reveIue other than keeping up
to the said cities sspply Of
T. ind De- TatAs enacted, That, for the purpose Of
ehaohg me aforesaid to carry out the provisions
Of ;hs act, it shall be competent for them pro
portions as they deem eNpelieut sum money ex
ing one hundred ana NIFTY thousand dollars fer the city OF
Washington, and fifty thousand dollars Georgetown redeem
able within period Of ten out Of any
Sec. s. Ind De il further qcfea That it shall not he lawful
Tor any person or ers MS other than said Corporations
sons aaorz by -n 10 tap or oel the mains or pipes ai
to he laid by the United States for purpose whatever under
mol than i've hundred dollars
for each every offence And any person persons Shall
wuiy and maic>usy break, njure defce destroy any
MAN, pipe bend branch, valve hydnt pipe any
other fixtures used the distribution sbout The
streets aud avenues for its introduction into houses
nents or buildings OF said Cities such person persons shall
be subject to Imprisonment IN hecouuy Jail for apegod
eeedng tn years for each ard every offence
See Ad be FURTHER enacted That whenever it shall become
to lay main pipes for the suppy water to The cities
OF GeergeoSn and Washington the Of the shall paid
by the said Cities and the engineer aforesaid hereby prohibited
from making contracts for the approved by tile
Corporation Aforesaid and expressly sipaTe with the
contractors that tie for the made by
said Corporations tOeed 70 greater number of main
pipes shall be Land by the General Government than are sufficient
to give to said Government the supply
Sec Ad Dc % T1Lhtr e2dcted That shall unlawful
for person to do commit
which the supply Of any thereof bccasne
hty unfit for uSs any pc son or
persons committing such wuy knowingly
maiciousy shall he subject ne Of exceeding one
and nor less than five hundred dollars exceeding
less than years confinement penitenary Of the
trietof Columbia for every scch efrnce
Sec G. Ind be IL Jher eaaced, all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent With this he the reead
Sec g. Aad be Il further eHacted, That the
nOn aud Georgetown respectively shall have power
h complete system OF in aid of the execution Of
provisions of this
Approved, March 3, 1859