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Laws Passed by the sixty-seventh
Council Of WashinEton City, ID. &.
AN ACT for the relief OF William Day.
BE iteRdctcd IN TIC Board Of Alderman and Board
Of Common Council ef the Ci.g Of HdskiaGtoR. That
hereby. appropriated out of the general fund to
enable the Mayor to reimburse William Day for
fine imposed upon him by Justice Charles
Waiter, for an alleged violation of law; and that
the Mayor be, and he Is hereby, authorized and
requs sted to cause the same to be paid.
Approved, January 20, lSao.
AN ACT authorizing the Board of Trustees of
Public Schools to sell lots 10 and II, in square
ass, and purchase more suitable building
site, and fer other purposes.
BE IL enacted by the Board Of Aldermen dss Beard
of Common Council Of The Cifyof Washington, That
the Board of Trustees of Pubic Schools be, and
they are hereby authorized To sell at public sale
lots Nos 10 and II, in square 1SS, with the build
ing thereon now in use for school purposes, and
to purchase with the proceeds of said sale a more
suitable site In that vicinity, for the purpose of
erecting thereon school building, and that
there be, and hereby Is, appropriated oat of the
school building fund the sum of twelve thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as NAV be
necessary to defray the cost of erecting the said
school building. which shall be of sufficient ca
pacitv to accommodate six schools: the said
school building 10 be erected under the super
vision and direction of the Mayor and the sub
Board of Trustees of Public Schools of the
Approved, January -, 1870.
AN ACT making an additional appropriation to
grade and gravel l. street south, between
Seventh street west and Second street east.
Be u enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Borri
q Common Council of Ghe Cityof Washington. That
the sum Of eight thousand one hundred and
twelve dollars and twenty-six cents (SS IIoos)
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out OF
the Fifth and Seventh Ward funds, being de-
Aciency in the appropriation for grading AMI
gravelng L. street south, between Seventh street
west and Second street east.
Approved, January ., 1870.
AN ACT allowing measurement of six feet for
bluestone in laying flag footways.
BE at enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the Cityof Washington, That
for all work done under existing contracts for
laying flag foOtways, the contractors shall be
allowed a measurement of six feet for blue
stone, in accordance with the practice which
has prevailed for years past.
SEC. 2. ARd be ii further enacted, That from
and after the passage of this act all sx-foot flag
ways shall be paid for for four feet of tagging
and two feet OF cobble stone, and all fouT-foot
flagway shall be paid for for thirty-two inches
OF tagging and sixteen inches OF cobble stone.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That all acts
or parts of acts inconsistent with the above act
be. and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved, January %, 1870.
AN ACT authorizing the erection of telegram
poles 10y the National Telegraph Compan-.
BE ii enacted by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
Of Common Council Of the CITY Washington, That
so far as this Corporation has any authority i'm
the case permission be, and is hereby. given to
the National Telegraph Company to erect poles
for telegraphic wires from the track of the
Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, where il intersects II street, westward
ly along said street to its intersection with Elev-
enth, Twelfth, or Thirteenth street, as may be
selected by the said company, and thence south
erly along such street as may be selected to
Pennsylvania avenue: Prorided, The poles SO
erected shall be dressed and painted within
thirty days, and wherever the pavement be dis
turbed it shall be returned without DELAY TO it,
former condition: 4nd prorided further That the
privilege herein shall continue during the pleas
ure of this Corporation.
Approved, January %, 1870.
AN ACT to postpone the advertisement of tax
sales and for other purposes.
whereas by reason of the non-payment Of a
large amount of taxes due the Corporation OF
Washington for the year 1869, the said Corpora
ton Is embarrassed by the pressure Of claims it
cannot meet;
And whereas the stagnation of business pen-
orally throughout the country has so affected the
interests of the people of Washington as to call
Tor the exercise of the utmost possible clemency
on the part of this Corporation toward its delin-
quent debtors:
And whereas the expenses incident to the sale
OF real estate for taxes according TO the require
ments of the charter Of the city-regarded by
these Councils as at times severe-wo9ld at this
moment Sigh heavily upon a very large number
of people whose desires and purposes are lust
stricted: therefore,
BE 1t enacted By the Board Of Aldermen and Board
q Common Council of the Cityof Washington That
the advertisement of the sale of real propertv
for taxes due on the 1st day Of January 1870.
be, and the same hereby is, deferred until thr
second Monday in March, 1879.
SEC. ,. And be az further enacted That the
Mayor be, and he hereby is, authorized and ON
powered to anticipate the revenue dae as afore-
said on the said LIST day January, ,lS70 from time
10 time, In amounts the aggregate of which shall
not exceed $3.50 900, at the rate of interest NOT
exceeding six per centum. the said money OF
moneys to be deposi ed i'm the First National
Bank ofthe city of W ishington to the credit of
the Corporation of said city, to enable the
Mayor to pay such debts and current expenses
for the present fiscal year as have been or shall
hereafter be authorized by these Boards TO be
paid, and that the amount of money SO antici-
pated or borrowed shall be paid out of the incom-
ing revenue of the present fiscal year.
Approved, February 1, 1870.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO urge Congress- IN n,ss .,
act TO arch Tiber creek, from PENNSYLVANIA
avenue to Massachusetts avenue.
Be al resotred by the Board Of Aldermen and Board
q Common Council Of the Cityof Wdskiaotoa That
the committee to attend to the interest of the
Corporation before Congress be requested to use
their influence to cause Congress to pass bin
arching Tiber creek, from PENNSYLVANIA ayenne
to Massachusetts avenue.
Approved, February Z, 1870.
an All IoI the rene1 OF u. Is. Church & Co.
BE 1t enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Boari
OF Common Council Of the Ciyo Washington, That
the sum OF two hundred and four dollars and
eighty-twO cents (S204 S2-10o) be- and the same
Is hereby, appropriated, payable out of the
general fund. to enable the Mayor to paw G. B.
Church & Co., the said sum of two hundred and
four dollars and:eighty-two cents, (s2O4 80 1OO,1
tne amount OF certain bill rendered under date
OF september Is, 1869, on account of the Center
house ,and approved by majority of the
Commissioners of said Center Market.
Approved, February Z, IS7O.
JOINT RESOLUTION inviting the Commissioner
Of Public Buildings and an officer of the
Coast Survey to act with the City Surveyor i'm
ascertaining what notifications are NECESSARY
In the grade of North Capitol, l. street north
Ihird streeteas and Boundary street, stating
their reasons.
hesoiced Gy the Board Of Alderman and Board