Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-30
An act to: Incorporate the National Junction Ran

and empowered TO survey, locate, lay out Construct
foreground railroad line, with appurtenances and
machinery ecessary Tor one or more tracks, 10 the
.rn termnu, Of the AQueduct bridge in the city Of
Georgetown; thence BY an underground excavation
on curve q about eight bun dred feel Tadias. to
Prospect street thence through Prospect street in
70 Rock creek; thence crossing Rock creek, By an
,ros bridge Of the most ssproyec and substantial
squares thirteen, twenty four and thirty six, Go
Twenty third street hence by an underground ex
WALTON or tunnel along the center Of street esstry
avenue; thence cur,ipg northeriy Into al passing
through the center Of New York avenue to a june
and Ohio railroad: the entire railway To- be laid
underground and tnnneled, except 1T points where
making an opening sufficiently large for passenger
third street west. in the city Of NsshinstSn' or
at any open space formed by the Intersection OF
Board of Public works: and also an opening for
That the sa1see S9 eter IN
street avenue open SPACE ot or other ground witch
way and tunnel, and also all bridsss, cniverts,
%enss w Se na and pEss or Snsr
restored By the said company its own expense TO
the same condition in which 1t prior TO the com
II at the said company shall be liable for and pay
an damages that shall accrue TO private prepirty
be sscertained and assessed pursuant 10 the
Rroyisiors of the act Of Censress entitled
Bany approved March tw.nty- nine. eighteen hun
sEc . And Be- "a further enacted That the said
company be, and is hereby, authorized to construct
made nhn hs or ascT. 'es
which depots shall be o. ample dimension for the
r,dsd, That the ground occupied for hat purpose,
and the building erected thereon, shall be liable to
municipal tsxation in the same manner and to the
SEC. And Be q f1rthsr snacfed, That the time for
and hereby, extended to the FIRST day of January
10 the year eighteen hundred and sew nty -four.
stock Of said company be, and il is hereby increased
70 the sun Of eight hundred thousand dollars, and
70 an amount no, exceeding in ali the sum Of eight
HUNDRED f th.ussDd dolsrs snsec, to the provisions
rate the National junction Railway Company, !" sp-
sixty nine, % Tar Is the same relates 20 the issue Of
Donds lhpproyed, August Is, ISL.
An AcI to create commissioners IF the sinking fund
and to prescribe their duties.
District ,o CoiImsio,. That the Goyerncr shall
appoint four ctl.ens Of the District of Columbia,
yhG with Of the pistTia 0 Of Columbia.
shall be 'tylsd Commissioner Of the sinking Fund,
eno VINO, unless sooner removed by the Goyerner,
shall s.c hold Sii,cs for period Of four years
h. select h That na ahs
president and treasurer, and appoint a book
pensation Of fsur hundred dollars, and said book
keeper an annual compensa tion Of six hundred dol
charge and control Of the Of the funded
and bonded debt now due by the cities Of Wash
District OF Columbia. They shall receive weekly
collected on sccount Of the interest on ~ or fSs
the extinguishment Of the debt, bonds, or stock
county Of Washington or the District u GOinhb 5e
which moneys they shall deposit weekly in such
depository as may be designated by a majority of
the said commissioners. They shall disburse upon
their warrants all moneys collected and received by
If Th..s ir Eftars rpI
bonds, stock certificates Of Indebtedness, OF loans
after become due by The District Of Coinmbia When
an amount equal 10 ten thousand dollars shall have
lg fund, said commissioners shall advertise and
receive propo sails for the purchase of the bords,
cities, county and District, and shall pursha them
upon terms most advantageous to the pablo inter
amounts of said Cancelled bonds upon the books Of
tn, commissioners. Ii shall be their sty to collect
nscrbed and to Apply the same .i he pu 70
chase and cancellation aforesaid of the principal
submit quarterly to the secretary Of the Di rict Of
Columbia report of The condition of the indebted
ness, respectively, OF the said cities, county and
District which report shall be Sled among his rec
~ three daily
sTc: g. And Be u Jarther esaefed, That the said
shall give bonds be approved by the Governor, in
the sum OF twenty Thousand dollars each, conditioned
,or the faithful performance of the duties herein ina
SIC T.. And Be it fprsasr enacted, That in case Of
| Of any Of said commissioner the vacancy thereby
created shall be filled BY the Governor.
the exigency arising from the necessity for the
pOintmept of the said OF the sinking
fund.- this act shall take effect Immediately upon its
| passage. IApproved, August 10, ISL
An Acr authorizing the Board Of Public Works t.
condemn alleys in the cities OF Washington and
Ge3rgetoNn, and roads and streets in the county
Be it enacted by the Legis,atirs Assembly Of The
Works be, and they are hereby. authorized to con.
dtnn and open alleys in the cities of Washington
the alley 10 be opened, ompaned by petip" s II
smaJority of the property holders interested in said
SIC. .. And be IL further enacted, That said Board
OF Public Works shall also have power TO condemn
lnston in conformity with section eight of the act
OF Congress approved March ?, 1893, entitled " An
Of the county Of Warrington, District Of Columbia,
| in regard 10 roads and other purposes"
| Approved, August %, ISL.
District Of Columbia "'' "''"'" 'N0
pc e enaetsd ty me Lsgtstdtire Assembly OF the
s every Physicsn, scspaehei midyifs who s6sii
Health Of said Dstret within six days after such
and Color Of the thus born ii physical sno con
ditiGI, whether he still born or not and The name and
physician sccoucher, or midwife who shall fail to
as hsgsn 5ssuTsd mall be punished by
each and every such ehence. - 'O
SEC 2. And be 1t further enacted, That all fines
imposed under the provisions If this act shall be for
the use of the District of Columbia,
| Approved, August %, 1871.
AN AcI making an appropriation of one hundred
and nifty dollars for associated soldiers of the war
| of 1912.
BE At enacted by the Legislatirs Ass,,ably Of The
DtStrif q Columbia, Tha. the sum OF one hundred
and fifty dollars be, and the same is hereby appro-
prlated, payable to the order Of the president and
sseretary OF the associated soldiers Of the war Of
Ie2 said appropriation being amount due said ASSOC
| SEC .: And be q further enacted, That the said
spproptiatlon shall be charged to the Washington
fund, when the funds Of the District # Columbia are
distributed IAnproved August l6, ISL.
AN ACT to cause water main to be laid along G
| street south, from Seventh to First street.
BE a. enacted by the Ltgtsidftre Assembly, OF the
District OF Columbia, That the Board of Public
Works be, and they hereby, request ted to cause
water main to be laid along street SOUTH from
seventh to First street west, and deray the ex-
ps nse thereof sum sufficient be, and is hereby
prvpr1ated cut OF the water fund, said fund be
mbursed by such assessments and collections on all
lots and parts of lots bordering the line of said
water main as is aut horned by existing laws.
| Approved, August q, ISL.
| AN ACT for the relief of st. AIMS Infant Orphan
Asylum.
Be 10 enacted " the Legfslafirs Assembly Of tks
and twenty -four dollars and sixty cents be- and the
same is hereby, appropriated Of the general fund
10 enable the Governor 10 pay the contractor for
| "A in fron of ba