Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.
The District in Congress.

The District in Congress.
THE BILL FOR SEWERAGE OF THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON.
The bill reported IN the House Of Represents.
tives by MIR. Ingersoll, and referred to the Dis
trict Committee, to establish . complete and
uniform plan OF sewerage for this city, and to
provide for such improvement and regulation
OF the tide alter front, and Of canals and natu.
raj water courses as may be necessary for the
public health and the general interest OF the
community, contemplates the creation OF a
commission, TO consist Of i've citizens and free
holders, three to be appointed by the Secretary
OF the Interior and two by the Mayor, to hold
Commission OF the City Of Washington" with
full power and authority to adopt and lay
down complete and uniform plan OF sewer
Improvement and regulation OF the Potomac
river, Eastern Branch, Rock Greek, Tiber
Greek, the Chesapeake snd Ohio canal, $50 far
as the same is within the corporate limits OF
the city OF Washington, } the Washington city
canal, and the James Creek canal as the said
commission may deem necessary and most ad-
visible with reference to the public health end
When o complete and uniform system has
been adopted, plans and specifications are to be
made in triphcate; one copy TO be filed in the
the Mayors Once; and one in the ONCE Of the
Commissioner OF Public Buildings, there to re-
main rs the recognized and established plan,
and the only legal guide and direction in the
provided that the Secretary of the Interior
shall, upon the application of the Commits
tail of two or more engineers of the United
States army, who .shall under the direction OF
the Commission, proceed to make such surveys
and levels and drawings as may be necessary,
and who likewise shall perform the duties OF
experimenting engineers of such OF the princi-
pal works as the Commission shall determine
: Immediately to construct. All OF the work TO
be done by contract, after public ad vertisement
OF not less than ten DAYS.
To provide the necessary means for carrying
the act into effect, the corporation OF Washing.
ton is authorized to issue in sums OF from one
hundred TO one thousand dollars, bonds to be
denominated sewer bonds, to an amount no,
exceeding enc hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars which shall bear interest at the rate OF six
per centum per annum, payable semi
yearly annually, and shall be redeemable In
my years from the date of their issue or within
that time, at the pleasure Of said corporation,
which sewer bonds shall be signed by the
Mayor Of Washington and countersigned by
the register Of the corporation and sealed with
the seal OF the city, and shall be issued by the
Sewerage upon their requisition; and By them,
IN their discretion, may be either converted into
money upon such terms as may be most ad-
on Ss
the execution Of the duties Of the commission
for labor or material.
To pay the expenses incurred IN iIreParatlon
and laying down Of the general plan Of sewer.
age, or in the execution Of 80 much OF the plan
as relates to the Potomac river, the Casters
branch, Rock creek, the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal within the city limits, the ,Washin gtou
City canal, Tiber creek, or the James creek
canal, the secretary OF the Interior 10 author.
ixed to place to the credit Of the commission
with the Treasurer Of the United States, an
amount Of money equal to the face Of tia
sewer bonds delivered to the commissioa by
the Mayor OF Washington.
To pay the interest upon the sewer bends
the Cooperation 10 authorized 70 levy and col
iect on all taxable property within the CITY
hundred dollars.
It enacts that IL shall b lawful, notwnh
standing any acts or parts Of acts OF the United
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