Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-27
AQUEDUCT OFFICE,
w WAsUIXGrnS- 10th MnN 4

w WASHINGTON. 10Th May. i6frl.
Tho Corporation of Georgetown has passed the
following law providing for the distribution of
water through the city:
An ORDINANCE authorizing the iistributIoa of the
Potomac water through the city of Georgetown.
Sec, I. BE i! ordainsdby H., Board Of AId,g,nsa
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this ordnaLce and annually thereafter on the irst
Monday OF January IL each and ev9rs year the tive
each Board of the Corporal ion ho, with the Mavor
saii constitute Water Board and shall he charstd
with the 7nasenient Of the water esiabiIS hIm"rt
under su' avs as may hereafter be enacted by this
Sec. ?. And Be /! further ordained, That the Mayor
be- aad is hereby, authorized whenever and as The
same may be needed IN the prosecution Of the work,
to issue the stock oi this Corporation, bearing He
rest AZ the rate of per c1Gt per aTuuI, and
deemshe, AZ the pleasure ofthis Corporation, within
ten years, IN such sums as may b1 required. pro-
VIjrd the whole amount shall not rxc-,'. iiy tho
sand dollars, for tho purpose oi introducing water
See. s. And Jst further or,iaihsd. That 10 ems i,le
tho Corporation to redeem said stock, and pa, the
lnsrasI thereon. and tO pay other p-ES"s attend
INK the lntr"dnciun and maintenance of the water
estabI Ishment thore be- aud herb, ls levied wa
Ter lax o 6 cents per ioot on every front loot ON
each side of every street, lane, alley thrOus
which the water mains have been, or may b. ia!d
hereafter, and that said tax shall be collected 10y tine
Collector "f tins COrPoraIon under tue law Ieady
passed for the collection of the general of this
town. as loliows one -lourth annually. commencing
the lst DAY Of July, 1850 VIZ: lie shall collect fifteen
cents of the above tax III that year, fifteen cents
20 the year 1867, hitsen cents IN the year ]6. and
fifteen cents Ia the year i& and no shall pay oysT
To the CLERK Ot this COTpDI alton such h.
collects, retaining three per cent his cOmpensa-
tion for collecting the same, aud the Clerk snail
place SAID funds az he receives tnni, to the credit
of the water fund, aud the hereby pied Sed
for the payment OF tfe interest, and the redcmpt
of the principal of all the sIuc that shall or may be,
issued under the authority of this ordinances.
Sec. 4. And be tftHrhsT ordained, That the Hitoi
states Engineer, for the time beng with the Com
mttee tn be appointed under the ITst section this
ordinance, be. and they are hereby GnthOrI4ed and
water as they may deem best, amd To enter into a
contract contracts for the entire cump elton of
the work under their direction subject To the ap-
| Proval OF this Corporation;
| President Board of Common Council.
| j. A. MAGRI DER,
| President pro teni, Board oi Aldermen.
Approved May ., lbTl.
II. ADDISON, Mayor.
True cOpy-Test: WM. LAIRD, Clerk.
There will be needed, in the Of the Grirsr
ABOUT 43,0m feet OF inch pipe. veIghlH. eighteen
pounds per llnea foot laid aud ?, ,:1 feet al 6inc
Pip9, weighing thirty pounds per Iueal foot laid.
Proposals are invited, stating the time and price
per ton Of 22i9 pounds TOR the whole portion ol
these ppes Including thereon castings for crosses
bear the usual ins pecton and proof hundred
pounds to thu Sl luaTe liiCh
| Pay ment will ba made monthly. in stock Of the
Corporation, which Will bC issued IN certificates of
redeeiuable AS the annual tax ~ collected.
PrnP":a's should DO delivered 10y the 9Th June,
which day, at noon. all proposals. received, and
marked on the outside "ProPOsals for pipe for
| Gsorgctwn, ia the presence of the Water Board.
and Ot such other persons may choose To bo pres
| NJ. c. MEIGS,
Capt of Engns.rs,
in charge ofthe Washing ton Aqueduct.
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