Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-09


Office, read a second time, and referred TO the
committee on finance.
{. Cox, PRESIDENT OF the board Of health, showing
PERSONS KNPIoYED Nv THE BOARD OF HEALTH
with the amount of salary paid % each.
1.-The list is a. follows: ID. s. Jones' chief clerk,
Mack do, ! CO. DOUGLASS Bruce, messenger, $50;
Bobi. = Psdgett, telegraph operator, 81 90; Sam
smsaanee drssn sass BScks1 b. c1
IlazIsr, W IL Craig; r. = HunteT,J Kelley,
Henry Young samuel Tyler, jane. Miller, PaiTiek
dss M
a b. Perr, smallpox service, 81 per Gay MICHAEL
Poinde1ter . smallpox service, 81 per DAY John
BOstOn, smallpox service, 81 per month; Lizzie
kaufman, 1a,ehnan nth street wharf si.se per
day Edw ard Murray, watchman street wharf,
Mr.. Browne submit,eda communication from DIR.
NSSs Yong br to =. and s.s
be passed for the Of men to s Clean the
Of the city; referred to the committee on health,
asylum and charities.
The Chair laid before the Council the bill i'm posing
tBNes for the fiscal year ending June Sfh, 19f.
inserting 40 for support of county schools,
and for the liquidation Of the debt for school houses
Mr.. Gulick moved that the hrst section be amen,l-
ed to read land Ike property in the county
Washington and Georgetown, tax Of s. "a ON each
$40 assessed value of property.
iii $500 weuld be raised and by lis amendment
SaIlO would be raised, which would be sufficient
s d Ii had S e S
closely, but could no further way to reduce the
the Ore depa, tment and the board Of health neither
Of wh1 he sontendsd was Of any use to the eOun
thsnsh., was unJustiy laid upon the county.
san n ihe b the vers az I'M
opinion that il had been adjusted as eQuitably as
for lpecife parpcses in the county Would not be in
sisted upon If 1t was, he could show where several
The @ il The Ss 81
funds for cities and county was bad one to the
would be common for the whole District. Washing
Ton is now paying Considerably more than her just
After further discussion, Mr. Buker withdrew his
amendments, and the bill was read third time and
THE GEORGETOWN SCHOOL HOUSE.
Mr.. Gross, from the committee on schools, report
building in Georgetown, with substitute in the ma
tuIe Of an amendment.
the bill unless the rate of two-sevenihs per cent Of
the to be raised be appropriated for the col
OIed schools in accordance With law.
The bill was, on motion of Mr.. Cross, laid over
Mi Brooks introduced bill to amend the title of
act fo- the relief Of ST. Johns parish, which was
read and Laid over. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-The House was
called 10 order by the Speaker; prayer by Rev. DR..
Rankin.
TNDER The
Mr. Mcknight introduced bill approprating 90 500
for the repair of station houses also bill providing
Tor the election Of certain officers, VIZ Collector,
tIaI, attorney, and superintendent Of assessments
the central guard house into police headquarters,
and appropriating S6Oo for the purpose also, bill
upieer militia q the District ali of which were re-
ferred Also, resolution requesting the Governor 10
by the board Of public works that they be ,uper
shucked oysters, making il unlawful to sell them
eept measured in ameasure with perforated drain
Mr.. Ii ulse presented the petition of w. G. Duckett
fer the remission of fne; adopted.
Of health, which provides that from and after the
passage of this act all labor of whatever kind
Iirements the board If health made in pursuance
81 law, whether Of SAINT lry nature or otherwise
police force and the superintendent OF the Metre
polfan force is hereby authorized to detail suitable
sad ordinances and requirements That the Offices
created by the board Of health since its organiza-
hereby abolished, and il shall not be lawful
hereafter for the said board to create additional
except with ana after the express authority and
sanction cfthe Legislative Assembly.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Shepherd. from the committee ON the fire de-
par ment re ported bills approprating 1900, or so
4 lot in the eastern section Of the city ami the
erection q an engine house for the use Of Columbia
BE- cd from its present location by Of
n, hH enargeEsnt Of The Gsspt ts gr0a1ds also
and the erection OF an engine house for the Henry
second time and Tefe.red to the eonmittee Of thu
WITH lie.
THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BILL.
The Hgn.e proceeded to the consideration OF bust
ness On he Speaker table, aud the special assess
Mr. Cisgett urged that the bill was a very i'm
RIr'snt one and should not be considered in haste
Of Mr
Sh. pheTd, the House went INTO committee of the
Mr.. She she,d presented
TIE FOLLOWING LEGAL OPINION,
washington, d. c., April q, 1873
Our opinion is requested as to the legality of the
ass%biy, Of ceraieates Il the Board Of Pubic
WoEks pay able in from one To i've years, and bear
usedSy the board ia pay men, Of work done upon
special improvements in the District, to be secured
nis n ade BY the board under the authority
Of Congress against private property benefited by
easements, and the certificates issued thereon.
In connection with the issue OF said certificates il
proposed that the time for the paymen Of the as
sessments against private property shall be extend
ed, and their ps5Inen required In feur ANIMAL in
We have doubt to the legality of the proposed
issue of certificates.
The Board Of Public Works by the Organic act
created by Congress February a. 1871, is authorized
TO disburse all moneys Appropriated by the District
for the Improvement 81 streets, alleys,
sewers, and to assess upon the property acjoin-
irg, and to be especially benefited BY the improve
ments authorized by Law and made by them, rea-
sonable propor ION of the Of the improvements
not exceeding One-third Of such cost which sum
shall be collected ali other taxes collected"
Acting under this authority Of Congress and that
81 the Legislative Assembly the board have made
extensive improvements, 0ne-third OF which l.
chasgeable upon the owners OF private property.
By act Of the Legislative Assembly Of August 10,
ls7l- no assessment can be made upon any private
property until tine special Improvement 10 completed
and statement Of the cost thereof prepared b. the
Works a
8The legislation Of Congress and the District taken
work By the board before the assessment and cOIlee
ton If onethir of the cost from private property
and b act II August 10, IL the owner does not pay
the assessment against his property at the expira-
toB OF thirty days after notice. certificate is TO be
issued, which is not colectible by the sale of the
property until the expiration Of year, and il
now proposed that the payment shall be made in
annual instruments extending over four years.
During all this period the board which has per
formed one-f bird of its work the representation
Of the property owner, will remain without means,
therefore. unless sfme such provision is made a
that conten plated in the proposed issue Of certf-
cafes
Under these circ amsta II is entirely competent
for the Legislative Assembly To authorize the board
10 ssue interest bearing certificates of Indebtedness
for wcrk done 90 the amount of the assessmeR
made against the private property holders, such Ger
and secured by the piedge Of those Assessments.
which also interest bearing, and will produce
ample means for the redemption of the certificate
ia l-pa and In IA