Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-03
in charge of Washington Aqueduct.
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WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT OFFICE,

WASHINGTON AAQuEDUCT co, 0EFICE;
| The Corporation oc 1ieurgrtSwn has passed the
| following Law providing for the distribution of
| AN ORDiSAxcE anthorzing the distribution oI the
| P-tomac water through the cltS oi Ge"rgst"wn.
aHd Board Of Common Cornell ofths Cooperation oT
GcOrgttoIrH, That Immediately after the passage Of
Monday OF January ia each aud every year. the two
Boards. in Joint meeting, shall elect one menber Of
s. lall constitute W ater Board and shall be charged
wa IN the ma.ag of the water estabi shment.
un, Ter such laws may hereafter enacted BY this
Se ?. AHd be further ordained, That the Mayor
be- a. d is hereby, authorized whenever and the
same may be needed IN the prosecution Of the work,
rest az he rate of six per cent per annum, and
deeina e. at the pleasure Ofthis Corporation, within
vided the whole amount shall exceed ffty thou
l sand dollars for the purpose OF introducing water
Sec s. 4ad Gsi further ordained. That to enable
this CorPSI@t TO redeem ssia ss9Gs sHd palm, pay me
inE the Introduce ton ana maintenance OF the water
Tar tax "f a. cents yer foot on every front foot
each side Of every street lane, ar alley through
Ser@aiter' aud tat s~l tax shall be collected by the
Collector of this Corp, aton under the laws slresdy
passed for the COLLECTION Of the general tax Of this
Town, follows, one fou rth annually commencing
the LIST day of July, 1879. VI Ne shall collect hiteen
cents Of the above tax that year. fifteen cents
~ the year 1861, fifteen Al the yeaI lJ6l and
hlleen cents AZ the year lSie I'D ht sia Pas over
collects, retaining three per cent as his somP4nsa
ton iOr collecting the aud itrk shall
place said funds. he theIn, 10 the credit
OF the water fund. and the same hardy pledged
for the yneht Of interest. and the redemption
of the principal of ss the stock that shall be
issued under the authority of this ordinance.
Sec. And be rtfKTiheT ordained, That the United
States E1gineer, for the time being, with the Com
mttee TO be appointed under the first section Of this
ordnance, be. and they hereby authori Zed and
requested plan such distribution of the Potomac
water as they may deem best, and TO enter intS a
contract contracts for the entire completion Of
the work under their direction suilject TO the ap-
pro''' 'i '"i' wi JOHN T. BANGS.
President Board of Common Counoii
j. A. MAGRCDER.
President pro tem., Board Of Aldermen.
Approved May 9, l8sa.
Il. ADDISON, Mayor.
True coFs-fsst; WN. LAIRD, Clerk.
rherewI he neeaes, IN the cour se ofthe summer
about 4S,Un teet OF ineS pipe, weighing eighteen
pounds per linea foot laaa md t6 feet OF inch
pipe weIg hug thrtS pasnds per aeaj foot lasd.
Proposals are invited, stating tie tune aud prlos
these pipes including thereon castings for crosses,
branches. sleeves, and-foT hydrants The pipes 10
bear the usual inspection aud proof o three hundred
pounds Ia the square inch. -, =. -, r,.,
ray ment Will h- made Honthls' IN e,oek OF the
Corporation. which will he issued in certiheates OF
Slu0 4 each. bearing SIX per cent interest,
Tedeemable as the annual taxi eousctea.
ProDos al. sbould be delivered by the 7th Juhe,
winch day. at noon, a. Proposals. reosived, and
Ecoryeto~H.D will be opened at the City Hall.
Georsetwn, in the presence Of the Water Board.
s,d II such other persons may choose To be
ant By order of the Water Board. -
Capt OF Engineers,
in charge ofthe Washington AQueduct.
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