The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-25
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Laws Passed by tho sixty.Beventli
Council OF Washington City, ID. q.


Council of Washington city, ID. q.
AS ACT authorizing the construction Of
bridge over Tiber creek, at its inters ,ction
with G street north.
BE Il enacted By ne Board Of Aldermen a.. !
Hoard Of Common Council Ct the City Of
Washington, That the Mayor be, and he Is
hereby, authorized to cause q stone and
brick bridge to be constructed over Tibcr
creek, at Its intersection with street north;
the work to be done under the direction Of
the Mayor, the superintendent Of carriage
ways, sewers, &C., the commissioner of
the Fourth ward, and superintendent, who
shall be appointed BY the Mayor, and receive
ssch compensation for his services as tho
Mayor may determine; the work to be ad-
Vertis.i for ten days; the contract to be
gwen 70 she lowest responsible bidder or bid
! ders, ne or they giving bond to the amount
OF twelve thousand dollars for the faithful
performance OF the work; tho said bonds
men 10 DC assessed on the books Of the cor
Poration for the amount Of | ond required.
And no disbursements shall be made on ac-
count OF the proposed improvement, unless
the condition, progress aud completion of
the work shall receive the unanimous ap-
proval, In writing, Of each and all parties
appointed or selected 10 superintend the
same. And from the bills SO approved there
snail be withheld from the contractor twenty
per cent. on the amount Of his bills until
AFTER the completion of tho work, and Its
formal acceptance by all the persons ap-
pointed TO supcrintend Its construction.
Bee. .. Aud be u further enacted, That the
arch OF the said bridge shall extend across @
street north, at right angles to the course
thereof, from building line TO building line;
1t shall rest upon a foundation of oak timber,
six inches by twelve inches, pla .ed four feet
apart from centre TO centre, and extending
the w nf tha a rb,t-o n a af
the abutments and wing walls, covered with
flooring Of thrcc.lnch plank, spiked to the
timbers with elght-lnch wrought-lron spikes.
The shape Of the arch shall be elliptical, Its
span thirty feet, Its rise eight feet, and Its
thickness eighteen inches. II shall rest upon
abutments Of heavy Little Falls gneiss, two
feet high at the north side of G street, two
feet six inches high at the south side of g
street, and five feet thick at the spring line of
the arch, and continuing up with the same
thickness to the under line OF the crown of
the arch. The end walls OF the bridge shall
also be Of heavy Little Falls gneiss, three feet
thick. The wing walls shall DO prolongations
Of the end walls, ten feet beyond the back of
the abutments. The Launches shall be filled
In with heavy masonry, of the same descrip-
ton as the abutments and end walls, to the
under line OF the crown Of the arch. The
bridge shall be surmounted at either end with
parapet OF stone masonry, which shall be
three feet six inches high and two feet thick,
and which shall DO COPIED with New York
coping, four inches thick and thirty inches
vide. immediately above and below the
upper and lower foundation timber shall be
driven q row Of heavy sheet plling to the
depth of at least live feet, aud the upper row
shall be driven also along the ends OF the
wing walls to the extent Of the thickness
thereof. All the masonry shall be laid In
the best hydraulic cement, mixed with
washed sand
Soc. .. Aud be Il further eHIc,cd, That the
' oarriageway aud footway over the bridge
and for distance of ffty feet on each side
Of 1t be curbed and paved In the best manner,
similar TO the bridge over the same street at
II street, and that the new brilge be also
provided with sewerage similar to the bridge
at ii street.
Sec. 4. And b. u further enacted, That TO
enable the Mayor to carry this act into effect
the sum Of fourteen thousand dollars be,
aud the same Is hereby, appropriated, pay
able out of the funds OF the Fourth ward.
Approved September Z, 1860.
40 ACT to set the curbstones and pave the
footways and cutters on the north side Of
N street south, between Delaware avenue
and South Capitol street.
BE u enacted By The BOARD Of Aldermen and
Board Of Common Council Of TIE city Of Wash
authoii I'd and requested to cause the -
stones to be set, and the footways and ...ers
pa ed, on the north side of N street south,
between Delaware avenue and South Capitol
street, and to defray the expense thereof a
special tax equal TO the cost OF the same be,
aud Is hereby, imposed and levied on all lots
OF parts Of lois bordering on the line Of said
Improvement, to be assessed and collected
In conformity with existing law. The work
to be done In accordance with existing law.
Approved September 7, 1860.
An ACT defining tho duties Of the superlnten-
dent of public schools, and for other pur-
poses.
Do Il enacted by tie Board Of Aldermen and
board Of Common Council Of To Ciiy Of
Washington, That 1t shall be the duty Of the
superintendent Of public schools to carry into
execution the rules and regulations OF the
Board Of Trustees Of Public Schools; to visit
each school as often as his other duties will
permit, that he may obtain, as far as pract-
cable, q personal knowledge Of the condition
of all the schools, and be able to suggest
improvements and remedy defects In their
management, to pay particular attention to
the classification of pupils In the several
schools Of each district, and assist the board
of trustees In establishing uniform system
Of instruction; to advise tho teachers as TO
the best method of instruction and discipline,
and shall carefully observe the manner In
which they conduct their schools; and when
ever he shall find any teacher deficient or In
competent, he shall report the same to the
sub.board Of that district. lie shall have,
under the rule established by the trustees,
the general superintendent Of all the schools
ofthe Corporation, devote his whole time and
energy to tho duties of his office, and keep
himself acquainted with the progress Of the
public school system In other places, that he
may be able to suggest appropriate means
for the advancement Of the public schools OF
this city. lie may attend any of the meetings
Of the board of trustees, and speak on all
questions.
Sec. .. Ald be Il .Jlrthr enacted, That the
Board of Trustees the Public Schools shall
Z have power TO appoint all teachers, assistant
! teachers, and sub-asslstant teachers which
are, and may be, authorized by law, and to
Nchange the same at pleasurei to prescribe the
IOurso of studies and the text books to be
fused In the schools, but no book shall be
khangcd unless by vote Of two-thirds Of the
hJnembers of the board that II shall DO the
duty Of the said board Of trustees to