National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-05
THEDISTRICTGOYER
MIR. srEHARTs BILL TO REoRGAH-
ZEE THE DLsTRICT.

LIE lUUfEnNME NI
MIR. srEHABTvs BILL TO REoRGxE-
/ ZEE TIE DLsTRICT.
THE NEW EXPERIMENT. ABOLITION OF
i THE DISTRICT LEGIsLATURE-A TEMPO
4 sRARYiAN PERMANENT COMMISSION
CONGRESS TO RESUME FULL LEGISLATIVE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or TIE Az
4 FAIRS OF THE DIsTRIeT-coNTRACTs AND
coNrRAcToRs' CLAIMS TO BE SETTLED
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENE
RAJ AND THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS
| TO BE DEFINED. ssf.s5 I, =. =. - ~.
Inthe Sonata yesterday Mr.. Stewart intro
duced the following bill 10 resume legislative
/ control the District Of columbia, and provide
for the government thereof. tf- q -1ossrf1
BeH 17actsd By the Senate and Hosss Of Rap
rsssnfafjtss Of fhs United States Of Anlsriea IN
/ Congress assembled, That the act to provide for
q government for the District Of Columbia,
passed February 81, 1871, and all acts amenda-
tory thereto, are hereby repealed, and the leg
lslatiye powers delegated to the District gov
eminent are hereby resumed and exclu-
ciusiyely exercised by Congress.
NUMsER AND DEsIeNATroS OF EXECUTIVE
| OFFICERS.
Sec. 2. That the executive officers of said
District shall be three commissioners, q pri-
vate secretary of the President for the District
of Columbia, Q solicitor of the District of Col
umbia, an assessor Of taxes, collector oftaxes,
q treasurer, acomptroller of the treasury,
cfrk OF the commissioners, an engineer or
surveyor, q superintendent of weights and
measures, board of police, consisting. Of the
commissioners and six citizens Of the District,
police clerk, q superintendent Of police, ten
sergeants of policepolice- patrolmsn, as many as
| the commissioners deem necessary, not exceed
/ ing $50, local patrolmen, special patrolmen, q
superintendent of streets and highways, super
visors Of streets and highways; fire depart
ment Consisting of q chief engineer, necessary
fire companies, each to consist of one foreman,
one engineer, one fireman, one hostler and six
extra men; one hook ladder company, to
consist of one foreman, one hostler, one tiller-
man, six extra men, supernumeraries, as many
as the commissioners deem necessary; fire
alarm and police Telegraph, consisting Of one
superintendent, one assistant superintendent,
and three operators; water department, con-
sisting Of the commissioners, and superindent,
and draughtsman.
| APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF OFFICE.
Sec. 8. That the President, BY and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
the three commissioners, the private secretary
of the President for the District of Columbia
the solicitor of the District Of Columbia, the
assessor of taxes, the collector of taxes, the
treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury, the
engineer or surveyor, the superintendent of
police, the superintendent of weights ard
measures, the superintendent of streets and
highways, the chief engineer Of the FIRE depart
| ment, the superintendent of the water depart
ment. And sll these shall hold their offices for
the term Of four years, unless sooner removed,
at the pleasure Of the President. All the other
executive officers shall be appointed by the
,tssfo and oh all h1lH NAas- ofQA
the pleasure Of the commissioners.
Sects. 4, 8, 8, and prescribes the qualifca-
tons for office, the securities to be given, the
form Of oath, go.
SALARIES AND COMPENSATION.
Sec. 8. That the following annual salaries
shall be allowed to said officers, respectively,
payable from the treasury Of the District quar-
terly, upon the comptroller's warrant: To each
commissioner, two thousand i've hundred dol
lars. To the private secretary of the Presi-
dent for the District, two thousand dollars.
To the attorney and marshal Of the United
States for the District, each six thousand dol
lars, as prescribed by the acts Of Congress. To
the assessor Of taxes, three thousand dollars.
] To the collector Of taxes, one half of one per
centum on the amount collected. To the
treasurer, one Thousand eight hundred dollars.
To the comptroller of the treasury, one thous-
and eight hundred dollars. To the engineer or
L surveyor, bWO LuOuohuu uNC uuuAICu uOlAIo.
| To the clerk of the commissioners, one thous-
and two hundred dollars. To the superinten-
dent of weights and measures, one thousand
eight hundred dollars. To the officers and
members of the police force, the compensation
allowed by existing laws. To the superinten-
dent Of streets and highways, four thousand
dollars. To the supervisors Of streets and
highways, one thousand two hundred dollars
each. To the officers and men Of the fire de-
partment, the compensation now allowed by
law or ordinace.
9oMHlssI9SERs.Roggss AND DUTIES.
sss Z Es sa n ss SsR GA S ssE
ures toprevent the Introduction Of contagious
diseases, and for the preservation of the health
Of the District; TO establish and erect hospitals
or pest-hohses; to prevent dnd remove nui-
| sances; 10 provide for lighting, watering, and
cleansing the District, md protecting Il against
fire; to designate the places at which the fire
companies shall be located; to regulate the
manner Of erecting private wharyes, and fix the
rates OF wharfage at the same; to regulate the
stationing, anchoring, and mooring CT vessels;
to regulate and establish markets; to open and
keep in repair streets, avenues, lanes, alleys
drains, and sewers; to take the care and charge
of all the public roads and bridges In the DIS
trcti to lay out, alter, repair, discontinue, and
regulate any of tho public roads and highways;
TO cause all necessary bridges to be erected aPd
Fs sRds 9qus 2Ss assd s's ay p ans
whether any road held BY an incorporated |
company has been, and at the time of the In. |
quiry Is, kept In the condition required by the |
charter, and, If not, to take legal proceedings |
to acquire possession Of the same; to require |
from the superintendent and each supervisor of |
the streets and highways before tho end of |
each year q report Of the condition of the |
streets, roads, and bridges in his district, and |
estimates Of the probable amount required to
keep the same In good repair for
the ensuing year; to remove the su-
pervisors, whenever, in theIr Judgment,
;as syssss fsg ss,S e ~ public interest
reports or the rendition of accounts from The
supervisors; TO cause the land to be occupied
BY any road to be eopdemled in the manner
Prescribed for taking private property for pub
lie, use; to cause materials hecessary for the
construction of roads and bridges, and the re-
pair of the same, to be condemned in like
manner; to provide for the safe-keeping of the
Congress, and for the regulation of all weights
and measures used In the District; to assign to
the superintendent of weights and measures an
office In the city hall, In which he shall keen
said standards; to regulate the sale of lumber
and other building materials, by requiring ;
previous lnsectlon tnere0f; to regulate the
sale OF tobacco, -four, butter, and lard In
casks and boxes, and of salted provisions, !
BY requiring previous inspection of the !
same; to regulate hackney carriages and fix !
their rates OF fare, and the rates Of hauling BY
,artmen, Wagoners, carmen, and draymen, and /.
.he rates Of commission of auctioneers; to es- :
'abltsh and regulate hsh-wharves and docks; !
Q suppressgaming, gambling houses, and other =
iisordsrly houses, aud all kinds of vice and t.
immortality; to provide for the weighing of ali |.
Zinds Of live stock brought to the District for =
ale; to cause dilapidated, unsafe, or danger
Jus buildings to be pulled down; to assess c
'wners Of property fronting on streets, avenues,
ileys, roads, and highways for Improvements
n repairs Of the same, and cauie the same 70 G,
V returned and collected as other taxes on real h
state; TO protect churches or other places of c,
Torship from molestation or disturbance while Ii
Congregations are engaged In any religious ex- n
rctses or proceedings in the same; to cause all e,
iolators Of the laws of the District, and ali Ii
isturbers Of the public peace, 10 be prosecuted b
nd punished; TO cause fines and penalties ad- IN
judged against delinquents to be collected and a
aid into the treasury; to appoint yearly, on Ii
he first Monday of May, one person from each Il
chool district as q commissioner of primary n,
shools; to exercise q general supervision over 70