Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-25
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WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT 0FFICE,

w WASHINGTON,
The Corporation Of Georgetown has passed the
following law providing for the distribution ol
water thrOug the city:
AN ORDNANCE authorizing the Distribution of the
P.tomac water through the city of Georgetown.
Sec. !. Be II ordained By the Board Of Aldermen
and Board Of Common Council ofthp CorpOrGtion of
G,orx.to'cn, That Immediately after the passag, of
this ordinance, and annually thereafter on the rst
Monday OF January in each and every year. tho two
Boards, ia JOINT meeting, shall elect one member If
each Board OF the Corporation, who 18th the Mayor,
with the ma Nag ement of the water establishment
under such laws as may here after be enacted 10y this
Sec. 2. And be i further ooiain,d, That the Mayor
he, aud Is hereby authorized whenever and as the
ZANE may he needed IN the prosecution of the work
to issue the stock of this Corporation bearing nte
rest AZ me rate oil SIX per cent per annum, and re-
ten years, IN such sums may be required, pro
vided the Whole amount shall not exceed fifty thou
sand dollars tor the purpose of introducing water
See; 3. Ind beu further ordained, That to enable
this Corporation To redeem said stock, and paw the
interest thereon and to pay other expenses attend
lag The Introduction and maintenance Of the water
tar tax OF 81 cents per foot on every front foot on
each side of every street, lane, or alley throug IA
hereafter and that said tax shall be collected by the
Collector Of this CorPnrsti9n und-r the laws already
town. az foiiows one fourth anRusIiy commencing
the list day Of July, 1879 viz He shall collect fto
in the year 1884, fifteen cents in the yea, 1861, and
hiteen cents ~ the year 1862 and he shall pay over
To the Clerk OF this Corporation such sums as he
collects r-tairIng three per cent his cOmpehsa-
ton for collecting the same, and the Clerk shall
Place aid funds, Is he receives them to the credit
Of the water fund, and the same hereby pledged
for the payment OF the interest, and the redemption
of the princ pal of AL the stock that shall or NAV lie
issued under the authority Of this ordinance
See. And be iftHYth.T pTddiIIed, tt at the United
States Engineer for the time being, with the Com
mttec to be appointed under the first section of Thu
ordnance. b.. and they are hereby authorized and
requested to plan such distribution of the Potomac
water as they may deem best, and to enter into a
contract or contracts for the entire completion OF
the work under their direction subject to the ap-
a III.
JOHN r. BANGS,
President Beard of Common Council.
j. A. MAGRUDER,
,, President pro tenn, Board of Aldermen.
H. ADDISON. Mayor.
True cOpy-Test: WIN. LAIRD, Clerk.
There will be needed, in the course Vi the summer
about iS,Ws teet of 4 inch pipe, weighing eli htet d
pounds per nPal foot laid aHd 2.+U feet of s. inch
Proposals are invited, stating the time and price
per ton of 240 pounds Tor the whole portion OF
these pipes, including thereon castings for crosses
branches. sleeves, and for hydrants. The pipes tn
bear the usual inspection and proof ofthrae hundred
pounds to the square inch.
Payment will ba made monthly, in stock of the
Corporation, which will be issued in certificates ol
sire or 100 each, bearing six per cent interest
retiaeniable as the annua tax is collected.
Propo as should bs delivered b, the 9TH iuIie on
marked on the outside "Proposals for pipe for
GeorgetOwn." will he opened at the City Hall
6eorgetwn, IN the presence Of the Water Board
AMI OF such other persons choose to be pres
NJ. G. MEIGS,
Capt. of Engineers,
in charge of the Washington Aqueduct.
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