The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-03


An ACT granting permission to O. 7. Brown to
erect an iron railing In front Of his lots in
Square No. 1873.
Be it enacted, Nc, That permission be, and is
Hereby granted, to u. 7. Brown toSlace an iron
railing in front Of his improved lottn Square No.
1885, the said railing to DO so erected as not TO eI-
tend q greater distance from the building line on
First street east than is allowed foraroas on streets
OF that width aud not TO extend greater distance
from the building limo on A street north than 10
allotted for door steps and cellar DOOM the same
to remain during the pleasure Of this Corpora.
ton: Pr0videa, The consent OF the President Of
the nited States be first obtained.
Approved, March IA, 1865.
RICHARD wALLACH, Mayor.
A; proved, March l6, 1868.
Az ACT for the relief of Jane, A. TAFT and
others.
b. il enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and
board of Common Council Of the Cay n
Warrington, That the special tax which has
been assessed on the property Of James A. TAFT,
L q Handy, Isaac Beers, d. o. Gfeenwell, b.
I Beers and others on Squares Nos. 1871 and
76l, for building we'll and placing pump at
the southwest corner of A street. at its tersec-
ton with Third street east, be, and tn same Is
hereby, revoked, annulled and declared OF no
from Payment Of the same.
SEC, 2 And be IL tUther enacted, That tho
entire cost Of building said vel land placing the
Pump at the corner OF A street south and Third
street east, and Of removing the same and es
tubishing a we'll and pump at the corner Of ID
street south and Third street east, DO assessed
one third part thereof on tho property. holders
who were assessed by the assessment nnnulled
by the first section of this act, and tho remaining
two thirds thereof to be assessed, as now pro-
vided by law on such property holders as would
have been subject to such assessment II the well
and pump had been frat established where they
now are. The building Of the we'll and erecting
The pump at tho corner Of b street south and
Third street east are hereby authorized and rati.
fed. JAMES G. DuLIN,
President Of tie board Of Common Council.
J. RUSSELL BARR,
Prcsi,ism Of Tie board Of aldermen.
AplrUyed, March p, 1868.
RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor.
ASACr for the relief Of Mary Reyes.
Be he,acted, Sc, That the SUN OF twenty dol
lars imposed on Mary keyes for an alleged vio-
lat.on Of law be, and the same is hereby, re.
mitted. The said Mary Reyes is hereby relieved
from the payment of said fine, and every part
thereof Approved, March 81, 1868
AgACT to condemn and open public alley il
the south half Of square 557
be Il eRacied, Nc, That the Mayor be. and
he Is hereby, authorized and requested to cause
q public alley, or alleys, to be condemned and
opened 10 the south half Of Square No. 557in &C
cordanco with the petition Of John Hull and
others, and the accom- panying plat Of the City
Surveyor, dated.the 26th of August, 1857 the
said alley or Gllsysto DO opened in conformity
with the provisions OF the acts concerning alleys
approved the 4lh Of November, 1872
Approved, March 81, 1868.
AN ACT for the relief of William washiusto ton
Be 1t enacted Sc., That the SUN OF twenty dol
lars be, and the same is hereby, appr0priatei
out of the general fund, to enable the Mayor to
reimburse to William Washington the amount Of
u hne imposed upon him in January, 1868, by
Justice Walter, for an alleged violation OF law
Such fine is hereby RENTED, the said William
Washington to pay the costs of prosecution.
Approved, March 81, 1858.
An ACT to repair the gutter in b street south,
between Fourth and Filth streets east.
BE it ENACTED by the Board Of AhiymeH ana
BoaM Of Common Council Of tie Guy Of WASH
iHgtom, That the sum ofGfty dollars, or so much
thereof as may DO necessary, DO and the same Il
hereby appropriated out Of any money to thu
credit Of the Fifth Ward for the purpose Of re
pairing the gutter in south D. street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets east.
JAMES C. DULIE,
President Of tie Bo,d of Common Council
j, RUSSELL BARR,
Prevalent ofMs Board of alderman.
Approved, March 81, 1868.
RICHARD WADLACH, MaVoy.
ASArr to set the curbstOnes and pave the foot.
ways and cutters on the north side of C street
north, between New Jersey avenue and Della
ware avenue,
De II c,"tc'd, &c, That the Mayor be, and h,
is hereby authorized and requested to cause th,
curbstones to be set and the footways and gut
paved on the north side Of G street north, be
tween New Jersey avenue and Delaware avenue
the work to be contracted for and executed In th,
manner and under the superintendsnee provided
by law and to defray the expense Of the said
improvement n special tax equal to the cost
thereof Is hereby imposed and levied on all lott
or parts Of lots bordering on the line Of the i'm.
IrOyement, the said tax to be asie,,sd and col.
lected in conformity with the proyisions Of the net
approved October IL, 1865.
Approved, March 81, 1868.
An ACT making an appropriation for the rrplir
of bridges over the Washington canal
De q smacted, 3s, That the SUN Of eight sun
dred dollars be, and the same Is hereby, apprs
priated, payable out Of the general fund, for de
fraying expenses OF repairing the canal btidgeI
west Of Virginia avenue.