Evening star., 1876-08-03

tPUBLIc-No. 1I3.l
AN ACT authorizing the repavement of
Pennsy lvauia avenue.
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Rem
resentGtites Of the United Stdtes Of Ap,eTica IN
Cbr,0Tess assembled, That the President OF the
United States be, and he is hereby, directed
@ A. Gilmore, of the Engineer Corps of the
Army, who, with Edward Clark, OF WASH
irgton, District of Columbia, shall form q
and determine the best kind of pavement to
be used In paving Pennsylvania avenue and
all intersections OF streets, avenues, and
angular spaces directly connecting with the
Pennsylvan1ara avenue pavement, abutting
on paris Of squares numbered two hundred
three hundred and twenty-th thres hmm,
dIed and forty. weight, and four hundred aud
eight, but not including the side walks; aud
to have SAID thoroughlare payei herewith
from the northwest gate OF the Capitol
grounds, TO and including the crossing OF
Fifteenth street west, with such a pavement
as they; or majority of the said comm s.
Sec. 2 That within ten days after the pas
sage OF this act, or as soon thereafter as NAV
be, the commission named herein shall meet
and orgs nize by the election OF president
and secretary ON among their mum Der, and
shall proceed to perform the duties herein
imposed upon them; and as soon as practi-
cable, they shall give notice for one week In
daily paper Published In each of the cities
OF Washington, Philadelphia and New York,
Tor proposals, with full specifications for
paving said avenue: Prorided, That said
pavement shall be of the best material laid
IN the most substantial manner, and with
out unnecessary delay; and that good and
sufficient bond TO the United States, with
suIeties, 10 be approved by the commission,
shall be eXacted, guaranteeing that the terms
OF any contract or contracts shall be strictly
and faithfully observed, and that the con-
tractor shall keep the said pavement in good
repair for tte term Of three years; and said
commission shall retain ten per centum of
the cost of the work as an additional securi-
~ and guarantee fund TO keep the same in
lepair for the said term, which said per
centum shall be invested in the Bonds of the
United States and the interest thereon paid
to the said contractors.
Sec. 3. That the cost OF laying down said
pavement shs IL be paid for in the following
proportions and manner: The Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company shall
bear all of the expense for that portion of the
work lying between the exterior rails OF the
tracks of the road, and for a distance of two
feet from and exterior to the track on each
side thereof, and OF keeping the same in re-
pair; but the said railroad company, having
confoTmed to the grade established by the
commissioners, may use cObble.s tone or
space between their tracks, as the Commits
sioners shall direct. The United States shall
pay the cost OF paving the spaces between
Its property and the part of the avenue to be
paid for by said railroad Company, and one
half OF the cost OF paving the Intersection OF
the streets and avenues, less that TO be paid
"
shall be paid out of the revenues of
the District Of Columbia, and the residue of
the cost OF such paving shall be paid as
follows One-third by the owners of private
property lying and abutting on said Penn
sylvania avenue, in proportion to their
frontage thereon, as hereinafter provided;
one third by the United States; and one
trict of Columbia; and the amount required
to pay the part of said cost assumed by the
Unit0i States shall be paid out of any money
IN M, me re- treasury not otherwise appropriated;
said cost charged to the District of Colum-
bia shall also be paid out of any morey in
the United States Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, but the money so paid shall
be reimbursed to the Treasury OF the Uni
ted States by the District of Columbia from
money derived from taxation upon the war
dlted in the Treasury Department: PrCctcied
That the property owners of such parts of
squares two hundred and fifty -four, two
hundred and fifty six, three hundred and
tweDty-three, three hundred and forty eight,
and four hundred and eight, as are aoutting
upon said pavement, shall be assessed at
the same rate per front foot as the owners on
pennsylvania avenue: Ind prOClded, fLrther,
That the space between Seventh and Eighth
streets, opposite the locality now occupied
by the Washington Market Company, shall
be paid by the District of Columbia, unless
the suit now pending as to the ownership of
said ground shall be decided against the said
District when the same shall be refunded,
ket Company to said District.
Sec. 4. That assessments shall be made by
the commissioners OF the District of Column
bia upon the owners OF said private property
on said avenue fud spaces, end upon said
railroad company respectively, provided for
in section three OF this act, and the sums so
found collected by the collector Of the Dis
fr1ct OF Columbia, and paid into the Treas
ury OF the United States, where 1t shall be
held as special fund for the specific pur-
poje herein named; and such fuud, together
W q hn
and payable from the United States for Its
proportion OF the cost of said pavement, to-
getheT with the proportion due from the
District OF Columbia, shall be paid by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, on q warrant or
order OF the commission, or q majority
thereof, herein authorized, in such amounts
and proper In view of the prog ress OF the
work.
Sec. 5. That the cost OF laying down said
and paid for by the Washington aud George
town Railroad Company, but including the
removal OF the present pavement, grading
the avenue, and all other work and materials
necessary 70 fully complete said pavement
for use, shall not exceed the sum OF four dol
lars and thirty cents per square yard: Pro
rtded said pavement snail be fully completed
ana = reaay i9r use december first, eighteen
nunored apd seyenty-six.
Sec. =. That II the washington and George
Town railroad Company, or any private
neglect or refuse to pay the amount assessed
for the paving herein authorized, Cwifhin
thirty days after the notification OF such
sEessment shall have been published in one
or more papers printed in the District OF CO.
lumbia, in front of, or adjoining their prop
erty, when the work so fronting or adjoining
their property shall have been completed to
the satisfaction OF the commission provided
for In this act, and assessed by the District
OF Columbia Commissioners, the said Com
nissioners OF the District OF Columbia shall
issue certificates of indebted ness against
the property, which certificates shall bear
interest at the rate of ten per centum
per annum until paid, and which, rn-
I'll they are r aid, shall remain and be
q lien upon the property on or against
which they are issued. And If the said GER
tifcates are not paid within one year, the
said Commissioners OF the District OF Column
bia shall, upon the application of the holder
thereof, proceed TO sell tie property against
which they are issued, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to pay said tax; such sales
70 be nrst duly ADVERTISED, daily, for one |
week, 10 some newspaper published In the |
city OF Washington, and TO be made at public |
auction TO the highest bidder; and q deed |
given by the said Com missioners of the Dis |
tfict OF Columbi bia in pursuance hereof shall |
be deemed and held TO be COED and perfect |
Title TO any property bought at such sale |
hereby authorized: PrOctded, That the owner |
Df said real estate shall have the right In |