Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-22
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CITY ORDINANCES.
Laws Passed by the Sixty-eighth Council
OF the City OF Washington.
svscr fer ,be relief OF wilsism Forsyth
Be At ,Hari,d ty ias boIya o. i-..rSa.H dnd G,f
n. nm o. nine HUNDRED aosr. ~ an, me arr e !.
hereby appropriated cas- Of The general iund, h
r"unt for survey and oes tn se ~ Of the the sal
,ipore aud Ohio railroad. and for drawing maps
Approved, February II lSl.
AN Ac1 for the relief If q. A. Rscon.
st .sas.d By a. Bea'G 81 Adsrnlsn a+d s.,Ft
he sum OF ia hurdred sni ffty-fvs dolla $ sud
cut Of the saS af ana
ap1thseary Of the Seventh Ward, for medicines
guartsT commencing Apri 10, ls7e ard that he he
Mayor be, and he is hereby, snth-rized to pay the
| same fApp'oved, February II, 1874.
Az ACT to ray Messrs Merchant 4 Butler for mod
ieines Furnished the poor Of the Fourth ~ ard
91r,eS part Of the quarter ending December
Of COMMON Cosss,i! ef shs Cis Of WaSaiaTfsn, rnst
the sum OF one hundred and twenty dollars ana
appropriated out q the general fund to pay Messrs
n.rshsnt Bule, aso,heea aries fcr medicine. fur
quarter tndtpg 3ist December, Ie1V.
Approved, February II, 1871.
An AcT authorizing the settlement Of certain i'm
nroyement csrtiiicst' Of the cooperation
e t.mrlon Gsa,cti Of IA. Cry Of WqsiIngIoa Ttrt
the Mayor ard the accounting effcers Of ,ho coruo
raon be, and are hei eey. authorized and instructed
WILLS On ptia.cini.s a equity and justice, W
| issued for sundry impros em-nts, numbsrad Ia
Z4 23S5 2sSo 1881 and 800, the princinaI Of HIN
amount, in the aggregate to two hundred and fft,.
t.ur dollars and ninety seven cents; ard thar no
same when paid, b" charged 10 the respective war
ID which sad impro' emenfs were made, from The
fund. Of which sufficient amount il. hereby app
p'i"so Ihpproyed, February 4, ISL
JoINr RESOLUTION appointing special committee
- wslt upon Congress and urge an appropriation
o, htso.r.a y me B@aId o. Adsg,nen and Boat
beers q the Board Of Common Gouaci 3. sp
Ss.ssr " With their she .,sS
special committee to act with a COMMITTEES OF the
pre,eping petition to Congress and TO u1sn
sppr3pration st the present session TO improve the
Approved, Tebruary4 1871.
'oST 81 e ss: the advertisement
Where's the increased rate Of taxation bears
,Ie OK sc i incident w o th
sac ~ real e.tste for taxes is calculated to increase
,R,'Oired BY the Board Of AM,y,,asn and Board Of
t,ommoH coanct OF The C,ig Of Woshtnstor. That
taxes due on the first day of January Is. l. be aud
the same is hereby, deferred until Monday, March
the 9TH ISL. iApproved, February 4, ISL.
JOINT REsoLrrIoN appointing a committee OF
meters row being rested there. "-'''
hesOtUsd ty me Boa,d Of Aldermen and Board OF
Joint Committee of seven members ne appointed To
VISIT New York city on Friday evening next to in
spect the several water meters now being tested
nnd ADOPTED . ~ the authorities of that city and
practicable moment: PrSr,dsd no expense .hsi ee
put upon The corporation by the sppoin OF or
Approved, February II, 1871.
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provide for an assistant to the Register for an in
Sr,s 81 s0mpsn.ation and IMPOSING additional
81 eaacisd ~ ne Board Of Ait,rmsa and Board
q tommon Cokne,i Of the Cry Of Waskingioa. That
.i.aDt to the Rssi.tsr. for an iScTesse Of comp.n
, ., and imposing additional duties; approves
80 Dy s9161shtuting the word pamphlet" instead Of
ter hereby authorized TO have printed 500 hundred
copes OF the list OF persons taking license in the
this il; amspda,ory: Pror,ded, That the cost per
.hs not exceed the cot per page now paid for
Approved, February IL, ISL
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF instruction 10 the
tgaS1 conn ttee to repre.en, the interests Of the
whereas the education Of the youth of our city IL
an imperative duty; and whereas the city has no
present high rats Of for school pur
.penses and for the purchase Of sites and the srec
ton o suitable bull ings for the schools and wheres.
Children Of IN hs .srTiss 81 the
General Goy.Inment, who, residing Temporarily
gG 81 9ss retain legal h ressnee and
which they have Gomez and whereas s' sss f eT
part of the Dist. let of Columbia is ky the
Of Congress. s s Tu MsIs. to
Congress has aided the cause OF education in the
aHJer il inmedate nTi:dcton but aso ' p r.,
stass from the foundation of the Gov eminent down
TIE Constitution the perpetual and special ward Of
the General GoyerLmsnt. has hitherto struggled
lie scho credia6e to tho City and to the
OF Which It is the political metropolis. and tho
e and whsres. the Time Ia. SrrSed dOr whS Tree i
burden Of taxation ON the property of the city neces
70 he %
the civilization Of the age is greater than can be
Kssoir,d gyM, Boo,ds Of IIdermes and or Com
mor Go.n.n That the Joint committee to represent
and they are hereby instructed represent to that
ftsmse and s. Sssnoe n ah:
Claims Of our public schools to donation ef money
Sec And B, a. Jarih.r Tsso!rsd, That the com
nittse be authorized to urge upen Coppres, n,
nrcs''y Of passing an Act Tor general school
CoScrRRENT RKsoLUrIoH Of request.
Board 1 e so ss, e, Sss
nittse OF these Boards to look after the nierest of
this corporation before Congress be, aud they are
hereby, Instructed ~ wait on the Committee OF the
House Of Representatives for the District of Goum
ba and respectfully but earnestly REQUEST them 10
report iayorably the biil introduced by the Hon
en .I the 81 making
the Potomac river at the Little Falls
Rssoirsd ~ Hs Booyd Of AId,,p1su, the Beard Of
common Council concsrring,I That these Councils
approve Of the establishment of sipe, governmsnt
for the District of Columbia
, htsotrsd fnrth.r. That il il the opinion of these
Como lis that the members of both brapc hes on a
the people. W
R.so.ued further. That ma jority OF the rasmbers
Of he Board Of Pubic Works should be elected by
the people, and not appoibtejb y the Prsed snt AVID
that the said board should be invested with the
power enacting ordinances relating to the streets
avenues ana eewers Of assessing taxes upon the
people Ror 81 receiving and Disturbing moneys an
piicabls to the improy ut of and Avenues
aud The construction Of sewers her appropri.
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