Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-03
District Affairs I'm Congress,


RL-PAvISG OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
1t was stated In last Fridays STAR that
Mr.. Dorsey, in the Senate, on that day, re-
ported bill appointing Gen. A. A. Humph-
reys, Gen. II. q. Wright. and Gen @ A. Gil
more, of the engineer corps of the army. a
commission TO select and determine the best
klpd OF pavement, other than wood or stone,
10 De used In paving Pennsylvania avenue
and 10 have said avenue paved from the
northwest gate of the avenue grounds to and
ancindlDg the crossing at 15sh street west.
Ihls Dill gives the commission authority to
contract on the best terms posi- BILE and 10 re-
quire bonds forthe faithful perform ance of the
MorE, The expense is 70 be borne az follows:
The washington and Georgetown Railroad
company shall bear the ex pense of paving be-
tween their tracks and two feet on each side;
owners OF property on the avenue shall paw
IN proportion 10 their frontage one third of
the expense AFTER deducting the amount paid
~ The railroad company; one third by the
united states; and the balance To be paid
Columbia The bill further provides that
within ten days after the passage of
the act, or as soon thereafter as may be,
the commission named shall organize
by the election of president and secretary
from among their number, and that within
len days after they have determined upon
The pavement 10 be used they shall contract
for the paving Of said Avenue on the lowest
and most favorable terms possible. The as
sessments for such paving are To he made by
tne com mission, and the amounts due snail
be collected by the collector of the District of
Columbia, and paid into the United States
Treasury, where il shall he held as a special
innd lor the specific purpose named, and
such fund, together with such sum 8 s shall be
found 10 be due and pay able from the United
states for its proportion of the cost OF said
pavement, shall be paid by the Secretary of
the Treasury 20 the contractors for the work
above authorized, on the warrant or order OF
The commission, In such amounts and at
such lines as they may deem safe and
proper in view of the progress of the work
The cost Of lay ing down said pavement, in
Guiding the removal of the present pave
ment, grading the avenue, and all other
work and materials necessary to fully com
plete SAID pavement for use, shall not exceed
the sum OF four dollars and sixty cents per
square yard: PTOUidei, hOtCfUCY, That said
CON mission shall have power to contract for
the repair and maintenance of said pave
meDt for period not exceeding ten years
and at no greater cost than three per centum
of the original cost. The bill further pro-
vides that If the Washington and George
town railroad company, or any private ETH
zen or OIher corporation or person, shall
neglect or refuse 10 pay the amount assessed
within thirty days after the notification OF
such assessment shall have been left at the
property assessed, in front OF or adjoining
Their property, when the Work so fronting or
suJolnlDg their property shall have ben
completed TO the satisfaction of the COM
mitsion, and assessed by them, the commits
sion shall issue certificates of indebtedness
against the property, which certificates shall
bear interest at the rate of ten per centum
per annum until paid, and which, until they
-
property on or against which they are issued
And II the said certificates are not paid with
in one year. the said commission shall, upon
The application OF the holder thereof, pro
coed TO sell the property against which they
are issued, or so much thereof as NAV be
necessary TO pay said tax, such sales TO be
nrst duly advertised, daily, for three success
sive weeks, in some newspaper published in
the city of Washington, and to be made at
public auction TO the highest bidder; and
deed given by the commission, i'm pursuance
deemed IN ha q
and perfect title to any property bought at
such sale hereby authorized: PrOricIef That
me owner OF said real estate shall have the
right 10 redeem the property sold bypaying
TIE amount of purchase money ana twenty
per centum on the amount of the said puT-
chase within one year from the date of the
sale. The old pavement, TO be removed as
provided in the act, shall be delivered to the
authorities of the District OF Columbia, for
sGch disposition as they see ft 20 make The
bill was recOmmitted to the District Com
mittee.
CONG REssAEN's MONUMENTS IN THE CON-
GRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
In the Senate on Friday last, Mr.. Morrill,,
Of Vermont, from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Roads, reported bill, which
was read and passed TO a second reading.
providing that hereafter, whenever auy de-
ceased Senator or member OF the House OF
Representatives shall be actually inferred in
the Congressional cemetery, so-called IL
shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arm of
tLt senate IN the case OF Senator, and of
Inc Sergeant alarms OF the House of Req
resentatives, in the case of a member of the
House, TO have the usual monument erected,
win suitable Inscriptions, and that the cost
{! Tue same shall be charge upon and paid
o. either from the contingent funds of the
Senate or Of the House of Representatives,
10 Whichever the deceased may have be-
i nSed, and any existing omissions of mon
umei Is or inscriptions are authorized 10 be
supplied III like manner.
WANTS ROYALTY.
y bill was Introduced IN the House to-day
directing the District Commissioners to pay
81 sls2 20 in Gj bonds to William w. Hub.
bell, or his heirs, or legal represent atives. in
fol- OF his royalty charge, OF SITI,82T for the
use o! his Patent pavement.