National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-18

lions tho eract cost thereof shall 10 asce,
tained by the Board Of Public Works, and
statement thereof be fled In the ofiico Of sal
board and Immediately thereafter an assess
ment, based upon said statement, shall b
made, As herein provided, upon the propcrt
Providei, That II any part Of the scwerag
In either Of said sections IL or shall be 10 "a
completed as TO be capable Of use and 0
bene1t 10 part OF the property or Of person
residing In said section, that the said boar
may prepare statement OF the cost Of sucl
part and file the same In their ONCE befor
the full and en,ire completion Of the sewer Il
on the property In such parts OF the section
not crccsding the proportionate amount o
rnte herein authorized 70 be assessed on eacl
piece or lot OF ground.
Sec. =. And b q further enacted, Tha
within ten days after making an assessment
s herein provided, the Board Of Publ.
works shall give, or cause TO be given, writ
ten or printed notice TO each proprietor O
property Of the amount assessed against III,
same, u he be . resident Of the District o.
Columbia, and u he be nonresident, 10 hi
tenant or agent requiring the first Install
mcnt TO be paid within thirty days from IN,
time Of the service Of the notice Aforesaid
and the second, third, fourth and nth In
stailmenn within one, two, three and foul
sN-pS,s'eiyt hfoui VIC umto Oh uuCf
notice; and the return Of such service shai
be made TO tho said board, with proof Of Inc
manner In which the same shall have beer
served, and DO fled among lts records. and
the service Of such notice shall, In ali cases,
be either personally on said proprietor, agent
OF tenant, or by posting or placing q copy
thereof on tho property As aforesaid against
which the assessment Il against.
Sec. .. And be Il farther enacted, Tint n
any person or persons, notified as sfarcs AID,
shall neglect or refuse 10 pay the. amount oi
the FIRST installment, as aforesa After thc
eIRbration Of thirty days from the service OF
notice aforesaid, the said Board Of Public
Works shall Immediately thereafter Issue Ger.
uhcates OF assessment against the property
asscssed, rs aforesaid, which certificates shall
bear interest until paid at tho ratio Of ten Der
centum per annum, and at the same time
they shall issue certificates for the subseq ucnt
lnstallments, viz! Second, third, fourth, and
NTH lnstallments, which shall also bear In
tcrcst Of tho rate Of ten per centum per an
mum, and until paid the assessments and Ger
tihcates shall remain and be lien upon the
properly against which they may DO issued;
and II the nrst installment shall not be paid
within one year from the issuing Of The ccrti-
aeates, and The second, third, fourth, and
nth, respectively, within two, three, four, and
i've years from the Issuing Of the certificates,
the said board shall, upon application Of the
holder Of either of said certificates, proceed
TO soil the property against which the assoss-
ment Certificates exist; such proposed sales
70 be hrst duly advertised daily for three sue.
cesslve weeks In the regular Issue Of some
newspaper published in the District OF Co
inmbia, 70 be mado BY said board or under
~ direction at public auction, to the highest
bidder. aud deed shall be given By the Cow
ernor, counterslgned by the Secretary of the
District, which deed shall DO deemed and
held to be good and perfect title 10 any
property bought Of any sale hereby author
lsed: Prortded That the owner Of such real
estate shall have the right to redeem the prop
erty SO cold by paying the amount Of pur-
chase money and ten per centum Interest
sale.
Sec. Q. And Le u further Enacted, Tia. the
amount over and above the same required TO
pay the tax, interest," and tho costs and OK
penses thereof shall be paid 10 the owner or
owners, their heirs, attorneys, or other legal
representatives Of the real estate against
which said tar was assessed.
Sec; 7. And Be q further enacted, That tho
said Board OF Public Works arc hereby su-
thorized TO issue certificates Of indebtedness
for work done, and to DO done, under the
provisions OF this act In denominations Of
nifty dollars, or any multiple OF that sum,
payable to bearer. with interest seml-an-
seNay AVN thc datt VI titlT Issue, ~ Lne
rats OF eight per centum, countersigncd by
the commissioners Of the sinking fund and
Registered by the comptroller OF the District
70 an amount not exceeding in all the sum Of
two millions one hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars, and not exceeding the amount
chargeable to private property, as Aforesaid,
for work done under the proyislons OF this
act and payable, not exceeding one fourth
OF said sum, at the end Of each year from the
respective dates Of Issue, which certificates
shail DO receivable at any time In payment Of
such assessments as may DO made under the
provisions Of this act.
Bee. 8. And be u further enacted, That for
the purpose Of securing the payment Of the
principal and interest Of such certificates Of
Indebtedness the Board Of Public Works arc
hereby required to deposit with the connie
sioners OF the sinking fund all certificates OF
assessment Issued BY the said board for sew
erage, under the provisions Of this act, and
such assessment certificates and the Assess
ments upon which they arc based, and all
payments thereon, shall be, and hereby are,
pledged to, and shall DO received, held and
applied under the direction Of said commits.
Interest Of the certIdcates Of inde5tcdness
authorized BY this act, and for no other use
or purpose whatever.
Sec. .. And be u further enacted, That tho
money arising from the assessments nu-
Ihorized by this act shall be received and
collected by the Board Of Public Works, or
ono Of Its officers, and full and separate ac-
rounts Of the collections from each section be
kept by II, and the proceeds be used In pay
ment OF the cost OF the construction and
completion Of the respective sewers au-
lhorized by this act, In the proportion that
he same may DO received from property
within the several sewer sections as estab-
uhed by this act: Proridsd, That tho con-
tractor or contractors for the erection Of any
,f said sewers, may receive the certificates
II Indebtedness hereby authorized to DO Is
'ued ut par, and In full satisfaction, to the
,xtent to which tho same may DO taken or
received by them Of their contracts or claims
Of the construction Of said sewers.
Sec. 10. And De u further enacted, That In
Tiew Of the emergency arising from the ne
,essity Of an Immediate and thorough sewer |
we In the cities Of Washington and George |
own, and for the prompt payment Of the
his act shall take. effect Immediately upon
u approval BY the Governor.
Approved June %, 1873.
IN ACT 10 establish an Industrial Home for |
Women and Children.
Be Il enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of
he District Of Columbia, That there be estab- |
lshed, and hereby Is established, In the Dis
TiCt VI SOtuiuuih, uh iubkitution 70 DC Cnileu L
IN "Industrial Home for Women md Chill |
lren," containing three departments, namely; |
One. An Industrial home for girls, where |
my girl, without distinction Of race or color, |
Who, by reason Of injured reputation or want |
II training, cannot secure employment or Q |
home, may be supplied with work and thor
)ugh training, and where those who are |
lbout to become mothers may hnd suitable |
employment, shelter and care.
Two. An infant home, mot to be called a |
hospital,D where little ones born |
tut Of wodlock or Of unknown parentage,
md also any neglected, ill-treated infants Oh |
drunken or vicious parents, when properly |
committed to the institution, may receive ju- |
ilciou care, no opprobrious epithet indi- |
,ating an unworthy parentage being applied |
n legislation either to the home where they |
'eslde or TO the Individual children.
Three. A reform school for girls and wo-
men, where any incorrigible, corrupt girl or |
woman Of known evil repute and life, who, |
lfter the opening Of the Industrial home, re-
uses TO avail herself Of the opportunity for |
and refuses employment and Is |
ound soliciting vice upon the street or else |
where, or voluntarily residing In house OF |
prostitution, may be sent under arrest, and |
nay be required to labor at some suitable |
employment, and 10 receive Instructions and |
practical training In English branches and |
pursults, and may be required TO |
-emain until the board of trustees shall deem |
'efOrni atiOn cOmDlele.