Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-14
OFFICIAL.
Laws Passed by the Sixty.Seventh Council
of Washington City, ID. L.

of Washington City, ID. L.
AN ACT making an appropriation for the cree.
non Of engine. house, with stabling, &C., in
the Seventh Ward.
Be itenacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
o. Common Council Of the CITY of Washington,
That the Mayor, in conf junction with the Board
OF Fire Commissioners, and the Chairman of
Committee on Fire Department, OF the Board
OF Aldermen and Common Council, be, and
they are hereby, authorized and requested to
purchase lot in some suitable locality In the
Seventh Ward. and to cause to be erected
thereon good and suitable engine house, with
The plans Of said house to be approved by, and
the work to be done under the supervision of
1ne above. named Boards Provided, ho~ecer,
That sand engine-house shall not be erected on
any OF the lots now owned by the Corporation
In square i94.
SIC. ,. And be ,tfurther enacted, That in order
10 enable the Mayor and his associates to carry
into effect the foregoing prov visions OF this act
the sum OF seven thousand dollars, or so much
tnereof as may be necessary, and the same is
he:eby, appropriated, payable out Of the general
fund.
SIC. 3. And be 1T further enacted, That the work
herein provided for shall be done by contract
and given 10 the lowest respon stole bidder
Approved. August II, 1869.
AN ACT for the improvement of the alley in
square No. 200, heretofore known as Chest
nut street, and to change the name thereof To
Samson street
Be itenacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board
WQshlnOtOQ,
That the alley heretofore known as Chestn mt
street, in square No. 200 be, and the same shall
hereafter be known and designated as Samson
street, and when an alley in extension CT the
one above mentioned, and of equal width shall
be opened in square No. 1874, from Fifteenth to
Sixteenth streets west, the same shall also be
known and designated as Samson street.
SEC. =. And be it further enacted, That the
Mayor be, and he is hereby, au thoriZed and re.
quested 10 cause the said alley which Is herein
provided to be known and designated as Sam.
ct in hos,,r
and Fifteenth streets west, to be graded, and
the curbstones to be set, and the footways and
cutters 10 be paved on both sides thereof: the
laws.
Sac. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That the
curbstones authorized by the second section of
tins act to be set shall be placed at distance of
eight feet from the outer or building lines OF
said alley or street.
SIC. 4. and be nfurtter enacted, That in order
10 oefIay the expense Of grading, CurbIng, and
gutfeI1ng as herein provided for, a special tax,
equal TO the cost OF the said Improvement be-
and the same IS hereby, levied and imposed in
Just proportion, upon all the lots and parts of
lots bordering on the said alley or street. The
said tax to be assessed and collected in the
manner provided by law.
Approved, August IL, 1869.
AN ACT TO grade and gravel Fifth street east.
from A street north to Maryland avenue
BE itenacted BY the Board Of Aldermen and Board
u Common Council Of the CITY of WASHINGTON
That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, author.
Zed and requested to cause that portion of
tifth street east between street north and
maryland avenue, to be graded and grayeled,
hnd TO defray the expense incurred thereby, the
UNI Of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated out Of the funds
of the Fifth Ward. The work to be done nv
days work, under the superintandence Of the
Commissioner Of the Fifth Ward.
Approved, August IL, 1869.
An Act TO grade and gravel First street Yves,
from Virginia avenue 10 Maryland avenue.
BE 1t enacted the Board If Aldermen and Board
That the sum Of two thousand and forty dol.
lars and nifty cents, or 40 much thereof as may
be necessary, be, ana the same is hereby, APP
propriated from the funds Of the Fifth and
seventh wards, respectively, in just and fair
proportion, for the grading and graveling of
First street west from Virginia avenue to
Maryland avenue. The work TO be done under
the direction Of the Commissioners of said
wards, and two assistant commissioners to be
appointed by the Mayor.
Approved, August IL, 1869.
AN ACT to set the curbstones and pave the foot.
ways and cutters along the south size OF p
street north, between Eleventh and Four
teenth streets west.
Be IL enactedby the Board of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council OF the City Of Washington.
That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, author
lied and requested 10 cause the CurbstOnes TO be
set and the footways and cutters paved along
Eleventh and Fourteenth streets west, and 10
defray the expense thereof SPECIAL tax equal
to the cost OF said improvement be, and the
same is hereby, imposed and levied on all lots
and parts Of lots bordering on the line OF said
improv ement to be assessed and collec,Su in
conformity with existing law. The FORK TO he
done under the direction Of the Commissioners
of the Second Ward and ty;o assIstant com.
missioners TO be appo.ated by the Mayor.
approved, Aug ust ~, 1859.
AN hC,. 70 set the curbstones and pave the foot.
Ways and gutters on the east side OF Twelfth
street, from Maryland avenue to Water
street.
Beitesaacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the City Of WASHINGTON,
That the Mayor be, and ne 10 hereby, author
lied and req uested TO cause the curbstones to
he set, and the footways and CATERS paved. on
the east SIDE Of Twelfth street west, from
Maryland avenue to Water street, and to pay
the expense thereof q special tax equal to the
coat thereof Is hereby levied and imposed on
all lots and parts Of lots bordering on the line
Of said Improvement, to be assessed and col
lected in accordance with existing Law. The
work to be done uuner the superintendence Of
the Commissioner Of the Seventh Ward, and
two assistant commissioners 70 b appointed by
the Mayor. (Approved. August u. 1859.