New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-24
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assessment and taxation.
SEC. IA. And be it further enacte
That in consideration of the privileg
granted by this act to the Washinete
Market Company, the said compar
shall pay. yearly, every year durir
the said term of ninety-nit
years, unto the city of Washington
the sum of twenty-five thousand dollar
which sum shall be received by said cit,
and set apart and expended by and und.
the direction of the city government
said city for the support and relief of th
poor of said city and of the District {
Columbia; and eaid city may enforce tn
payment of said sum from time to time a
the same shall become due, either by a
action at law or by the same proceeding
now authorized by law for the collection {
taxes by said city.
SEC. Is And be it further enacted, Ths
IT the corporators named in this act. or
major part of them, shall refuse or negec
tor sixty days from and after the passag
OF this act, to accept the franchise bereb
created, or if, having accepted the same
they shall have forfeited the same With
two years from and after the passage of thi
act, then and in that case it shall and ma,
be lawful for any citizens of the city O
Washington, to the number of twenty O
more, to associate themselves together b,
articles in writing subscribed by them
whereby they shall undertake and agre.
to accept the franchise conferred by this
act and to perform all the conditions
therein imposed; said articles shall be re-
corded in the Office of the register for the
city Of Washington, and thereupon such
associates shall become body corporate
and be invested with all the rights, privil.
eyes, and immunities conferred by this act
upon the corporators named therein.
SEC. 16. And be it further enacted,
That the city government of Washington
shall have the right to hold and use, under
such rules and regulations as the said cor.
poration may prescribe, the open space
at the intersection of Ohio and Louis
lana avenues with Tenth and Twelfth
streets as a market for the purchase
and sale of the following articles,
to wit Hay, straw, oats, corn, corn-meal :,
seed of all kinds, wood for sale from the
wagon. cattle on the hoof, swine on the
hoof, country produce, sold in quantities
from the wagon, and such other bulky
and coarse articles as the said corporation
may designate. And from and after sixty
days from the passage of this act market
Ing o. the products named herein shall be
excluded from Pennsylvania and Louisi-
ana avenues, and the Sidewalks and pave
ments thereon.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted.
that all acts and parts of acts of the
Board of Aldermen and Board of Common
Council, and OF Congress, Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed, and that
his act shall be deemed public act, and
shall take effect from and after its passage.
But Congress hereby reserves the right to
egislate in respect to said property
hereby granted, and to amend or repeal
his act.
'PECIF1CATIONS FOR WASHINGTON
CITY MARKET BUILDING.
SCHEDULE.
specifications of materials and workman
hip required in carrying out and complet-
ng ths improvements proposed to be
made by the Washington City Market |
company, on Center Market Space, at
District of Columbia, and
acre particularly within the metes and
ounds prescribed aud enumerated in the
ccompanying act.
The work to be executed according to
ne annexed drawings, which are hereby
lade part of these specifications, and
hich consist of
l. An elevational view in perspective
Ground plans of first story 3. Ground
lans Of second story 1. Ground
lans OF third story 5. Ground
apC of ~ 4 |
es, and sectional views, showing
e interior arrangement OF the main :.
hiding, as well as the open structures
market purposes, TO wit: 6. By a line =,
ming due east and west through center :
square; Z. By a line running due north
ID south through center of the square; 8. .
line running transversely through !
ngs of main building.
The work must be done also in accord
ce with all working plans and detail '
Gets in explanation OF the above designs, !,
en- as the architect may find necessary =
order to give full artistic effect to most
ostanlal and permanent structures. y
DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. o
A. Main building on the northern 'front.' O
e northern or avenue front will be ap- s
opriated to an edi6ce which consists. as f.
design, of projecting pavilons, with A
up returns on Seventh and Ninth n
eets. These are five stories in height n
ove the ground, exclusive of the promi- Il
1t Mansard roofs; further, it consists of r.
meeting wings, four stories high above b.
'und, and having also Mansard roofs. W
main part OF this building will be to
hty feet in depth, exclusive of wide pro- W
tons at center and at ends, toward G.
south, and of Light, ornamental pro- 81
ions to the north. al
he tlrst story of this building is occu- &C
d by stores, and the upper stories will
tain all the Necessary and useful ac- &C
lmodations for Offices, rooms, or other to
full purposes, the servants department tn
which is located in basem ent, which be
also cellars for the stores, and the tn
essary cold air ducts, hot air fues, w
s OF steam pipes, chambers and be
lres tor heating all the rooms pl
corridors of the whole build tai
with low pressure steam generated in tn
explosive boilers, walled in fire proof. col
ong the modern accommodations are UT,
separate elevators, with best ho
hanical appliances for the conveyance
persons and baggage to the different an
les, liberal allowances for Hobbies, inc
lie and private parlors, reading rooms, sec
e and well ventilated modern public ira
private halls, suites of rooms and ing
lie rooms, With commune atiny bath pit
us and alcoves, good-sized plain the
rs, spacious corridors, twelve feet in thr
n, easy and wide stairways in sufficient pas
Der, which afford easy egre-s in case tro
llarms; further, large dust shafts enc
ugh the house: also, speaking fro
5 in all directions, electric bells and any