Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-12

sees Tbat it shall he the duty of the assessors Of
Meudsy in April Of each year, to furnish the comp
,ller with atranscript OF all snenfs made by
See 5 Thai il shall be ,Ie duty Il the Collector
and nptroler, in each year 70 embrace In the tax
then assessed and due upon against the real
ia said city, including thosn Of thePrerious year
assessed and certified aforesaid his oic ain
said city and to furnish the comptroller list VI AL
time they may be levied.
Sec .; That the MAYOR be and he is hereby. au-
10 exceed in amount sap ne. ent to bear interest .
snnnm. and fT to be redee%sbe within three years
from The date e SAL: era S not t. be g,
will not exceed thirty three and third per censum
osies shall be used for no other pur,Ssss sHan the
payment of the ascertained Indebtedness of the cor
and shall be issued bv the ptroller payment OF
claims sccrung to that date. when certified by the
shall violate the provisions of this act shall be
vote q : mag Tty Of The memosrf Of the Beard Of
sa ssrS Of in
I'll se' s s % 81
be, and the same hereby, repealed
The act IGf ny 5. ACT OF GosSRE;s
and " hich ii Is TO carry into effect, enacts
That it shall be the duty OF all officers of the
Of Columbia, now empowered BY law to u aks ssssss.
ments of taxes upon the real estate therein, to file
said city. . transcript Of such assessment. VI
Sec T. That it shall be the duty Of the said collec
al ad then s. s s
and due upon gainst the real estate ia said city,
and to c.iiect eli taxes o. assessed and cer.I az
aioresaid At his office in said city;
kec. s. That IL shall not be lawful for the M iyOr
or city councils of the city Of Washington. or ANY
lereSn charg, with the disbursements of money in
the District Of Columbia, to divert from it's Iesti-
mate object any money levied collected taxes
ON the people OF said District, but all such taxes
tiRct, zach item under it's ow. proper head, AS
named in the act or acts authorizing such to be
made, and that no change whatsoever shall Be mad
by transfer OF one fund to another by paving
Any sum or sums of money on account of any object
Sec.4 Hat n case shall the -un levied for the
general fund, OF miscellaneous purposes, exceed
ton. 49, :.
by and with the consent Of the Board Aldermen
thereof, shall appoint an Auditor and Comptroller
Tor said city each to oeive such annual compensa
ton as shall be liked 10y of the OF
Washington, and whose Offices shall be ADJACENT t.
that occupied by the Mayor 1t shall be the duty Of
the Auditor to audit all accounts against the said
Corporation; to certify the. seme, hen found cor
rect to the Comptroller and to retain the originals
lions Or i%prOs %snss BY IL @ss
s II sha be the e. duty Of the
the manner hereinafter provided for and of all
heads to eountersisn and Keep an accurate record
Of all receipts for taxes, or other revenue Of any
Register, such receipts not to be valid unless " so
cSnhtersigned; and to compare the same daily with
ihe eoS SS OF the said Collector and REGISTER
arlington when AUDITED and certifisd BY the aud.
countersigned by the msyor and in no Case shall
pal me mt De made In any other manner than pro
By warrant or otherwise unless there is a fund to
TIE credit q that particular account: The money
count Of shall on II. Say AMI oi H s
ts deposited by the collector and register t.
ssnsy be designated depository for the funds of
the corporation by an act of th. board Of alderman
mayor, and such depository shall each day that de-
Posits made. fur nish statement of the same to
g. That the said @ attic q - Wilmington
shall have power TO issue certificates of
lars and to bear at the rate of seven ana
three "a, tenth7 Per csntam per anaup, Snt to be
The said certificates not TO be of less denomination
aid corporation to such amount yearly as said
ration may designate by law; ,hewryer to exceed
And said certificates shall be used for no Other pur
nose tnan the payment OF the aseertained indebted
day OF June, eighteen hundred and Seventy ''N'"
Of nat iis any whS shall violate the pro
demeanor in Office and dismissed thereiron
The CENTER MARKET.
MI moore introduced resolutions referring to the
committee mark the 10th section of the act OF
congress entitif An act to incOr pOrate ske Wash
ha the hT ma d. &
hold and under such regulations a., the corpor
ssstion Of Ohio and Louisiana avenues wi 10 b and
9Th streets as market for the purchss u ssI. of
nay stray oats cYru meal Seed, wood cat lie On the
't"Cl country produce sold IN Quantities from the
wagon and such other bulky aud coarse at;r,ie. a.
me Fac COZ pofa may drect, and from ami after
the Products named herein shall be excluded from
Pennsy " AL ia and Louisiana yenues and the side
ON markets TO coDsiier the above enacfment and re.
OFT such h gIsiai.on as may be deemed expedi"nt
TO, Adop ed.
MIsCEILANEoUs.
. MI Moore also introduced bill to refund t. Mr..
Sophia Douglas taxes enormously paid tur the la,
ing Of water pipes; passed. Also, bill II refund
tax; passed. Also, presented petition OF property
snd d Of REPEAL q
act to ootways the south side Of said str ct
to Of 18th
and 2ist streets, and asking that it be graded to
from the Young Mems Christian AssociatiSn 1 nap
per- in reference to the crying Of newspapers the
I'M sG s
nI 10: the appointment Of physician to small
Sonhse t wIss the sim,hGnse passed
sssa4 y rSsaIsi
Market to proc; ed to assess and collect stall rents
Mr baker introduced bills to grade and gravel
and sree from 10 to % sS :. iT
ferred Also bill 10 lay water main in 13la street
Mr. Hine ntIodnced Joint resolution to p repair
Msry land avenue bridge, across the Washington
GAIA referred. Also introduced bi lappropriatinR
sac TO repair the bridge across the Washington
canal at IA street, under the superv scn Of the
enth Ward COmms sUner. All amendment was
adopted placing the work under the supervision of
the Superintendent OF Sewers, &c. instead Of the
Ward Con missioner. and the bill was passed.
ACTIoNON THE MAYORS NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Connolly moved that the committees be called
IN order and that they report on the Mayors nomi
nations only carried
Mr.. Connolly, from finance committee, reported
back the nomination Of Enoch Totten a. Corpora
lion Attorney
The Chair appointed Messrs. McCathran and Chaee
as telleTs.
Mr.. She pherd said he under stood that the nomina
tiODs were referred to the committees TOR
daton, and that they would inn Jire into the lual
cations Of candidates and report either fay orably
unfavorabIy.
Mr. Connolly understood that he was reporting in
accordance with the custom Of the board. and did
not know that there was any rule requiring the
miitee TO report otherwise.
Mr.. Moore said that no nominations had been
not TO he expected that these comparatively new
qualifications of nominees to be inquired iuto and
reported on by the committees. Laughter
The Chair having announced that written ballots,
yes or mo, - would be voted, Mr. Hine moved to
suspend the rules in order TO take the vote
when lively discussion took plsce between Messrs.
G, nnOly and Hfne "a TO the merits Of the two sys
teIHs of Voting Mr.. line speaking OF ballot as
'smsay thing. andiM Connolly defending il as the
mest hide pendent mode of expressing opinions Mr..
Hine said he only spoke of the ballot as nasty in
voting nominafiens in this body. He had no de