Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-24
Business Before the Distrfct Commit
tee Of the Senate.

n00lne88 BeIOBG the DhAtf1Ct COMMIT
tee Of the senate.
The Senate Committee on the District of CO.
lumbia met this morning.
ASSESSMENT OF TAXES IN THE CITY OF WASH
INGToN.
The committee determined to report favor
ably on the House bill to amend the laws regu-
lahng the assessment OF taxes in the city of
Washington. This bill, heretofore noticed in
The STAR, makes it the duty of the assessors to
file IN the Collectors ONCE transcript of their
assessments, and forbids that any money col
leceed for one fund shall be used towards the
for which it was collected, and provides that in
no case shall the sum LEVIED for the general
fsnd exceed Is cents on the 500.
NaTIoNAE. HOLIDAYS.
1t was also decided to report fav0rably on the
House bill masking January LIST, 4th Of July,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas general hol-
id,ys
TURrrrKR COMPANIES.
A delegation, consisting Of Clark Mills, Mr..
g. K. Crecey, and others, presented their rea-
sons why the Washington and Baltimore Turn
pike Company, 30 far as the collection of tolls
is concerned, should be abolished. Messrs.
Gunton and Benson were present, and the lat
ter stated that he had leased the turnpike from
DR.; GSntSn % & tor ssS per T, month, e out Of which
Nichols stated to the committee that the char
ter Of the Washington and Baltimore Turnpike
Company was as well observed as charters Of
like companies usually are.
The committee agreed to report to the Senate
a Joint resolution directing the United States
Attorney for the District of Columbia to in
quire into the affairs OF the various turnpike
companies in the District and ascertain-First;
whether said turnpikes respectively were con-
structed in accordance with the terms ard con-
ditiens required in the act or acts Incorporating
the same. Second, whether said turnpike cor
pOrations have made annual returns to the
courts Of the District OF Columbia, according
whether said turnpikes have at all times been
kept in that state required of said corporations,
and If they have or have not complied with all
the terms and conditions in the act or acts in
cooperating the same.
POTOMAC WATER.
They also agreed to report q bill which pro-
vides that in order to prevent unnecessary waste
of Potomac water, and in order to more fully
enforce the laws of the corporations Of Washing
ton and Georgetown i'm relation to the distriba-
ton of the same, the engineer officer in charge
lied and empowered, after giving due notice,
10 shut Off the water, when such notice shall be
uisregarded from any premises where waste of
water Is occurring. The use OF Potomac water
for mechanical or manufacturing purposes,
or for private fountains. street and
pavement washers shall be allowed only
w no se os Ss to tse
distribution Of water i'm the two cities.
The supply of water to all manufacturing estab-
places requiring large quantity, snail be de-
ternined by meters erected and maintained at
the expense OF the consumer, and the Corpora
uOns OF washington ana GeOrgetOWn snail
charge and collect for the quantity SO deter.
mined price not exceeding three cents per
hundred gallons. The engineer in charge shall
cause to be furnished and laid from the distrib-
uting reservoir Of the aqueducs to Capitoi Hill,
along such routes as he shall determine, an iron
main of thirty-six inches diameter connected
with the present main at such points as he shall
Direct and that the entire cost thereof shall be
borne proportionately by the Corporations
of Washington and Georgetown; and in order
to provide for such cost the corporators are en-
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water rates and water taxes to such an amount
as may by them be deemed necessary. For the
purpOse OF enabling the corporations afore aid
to carry ont the provisions of this act il shall
be competent for them to borrow in such pro-
portions as they may deem expedent, a sum of
money not exceeding S225 ,0C9 for the city of
Washington. and $4,000 for Georgetown. re-
deemable within period of ten years, out of
any revenue to be derived from water rents.