Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-15

teachers, and assistants, and OF other person.
to be selected and employed by itself IN the
| discharge OF Its duty. Said Council shal
| appoint q Superintendent or Superinten-
| dents OF public schools, and the salary OF any
| such Superintendent, IL there be bat one
shall be - 600 per year, or, IL there be two
| the salary OF one shall De 81 500 and of liz.
other - 250 as said Council snail determint
| The Council shall, by regulation, provif.,
| for the appointment, by the Board OF Eis.
| cation, ofinspectors OF schools, who NAV D,
Neither sex, and who shall have power fr.-l~
| ~ 10 enter any school al all times aud "a
| spect the same. aud IL shall be their duty "a
| system aticalIy inspect them and report 4,
| the Board all the facts CONCERNING sid
! school; the Council shall also provide for tie
appointment by said Boant OF not eNcsedutg
seven persons, who shall exercise local s1-
pervision over defined group OF schools a.
said Board may deem useful and necessary
The Board of Police tSubiect 90 any rigr
Of supervision herein conferred upon -. 1
CounciD shall possess and may exercise. Us
Itself or through the officers and paliceu.,.
I'm This act provided for, I'm any and all pa-tE
OF said District, all or any part OF the al.
thoTity now by law, or herein, conferred for
police purposes, upon any body, officer -
officers, in said District, except sanitRry
powers. Each member OF said Board, ana
the Secretary and Superintendent. shall
nave authority 10 administer oaths and 4
nTmatiOns touching matters relating TO Il.
duties of said Board or officers. Said h oar
shall also possess all the usual and niece
sary authority Of Board OF Police for prt-
ventloD and punishment OF crime, for tte
protection OF persons and property, aud for
securing obedience TO laws and ordinance
IN said District Said Council shall appoint
principal executive officer, 10 be deSig
mated the Superintendent of Police Ani
said Council, whenever called upon TO az
point any person TO said force, or 10 any TO.
sitiOn of authority in said force, shall makc
such appointment from among the first u re-
applicants that may be so recommended fol
any said appointment by said Police BOhrJ
0 o,;r except thst me present Major and 81
superintendent, hereunder, the officers al ID
men composing said force but not the men.
bers OF the existing Police Board) shall le
retained under their present desi gnations
with the same authority and be subject 40
the same liability to dismissal aud disciu
iine as II appointed under this act. The said
Superintendent and Secretary OF tue Boar.
OF Police shall each, before entering on ne
discharge OF his duties, execute a bond TO a.,
United States in the penal sum of ten thou
sand dollars, with two sureties, In a form q
De approved In writing by one OF the Judges
OF the supreme court OF said District Tor the
faithful performance of his duties; aud sIit
may be brought thereon, or on any boni
herein mentioned, in the name of said Di,-
trict, or as the Attorney @ eneral may al
wise, for the benefit OF the United States
Every person appointed upon said force o.
10 any place of special authority ia sss &
force, shall be appointed by reason OF per.
sODal fitness.
The Fire Board Subject 10 any right ~
supervision herein conferred upon said Conn.
cill shall possess and may exercise by itself
or through the officers and firemen herain
District, all or any part Of tue authority
now exercised by or herein conferred, for the
prevention and extingutsh ment of fires OF
for other purposes herein stated, upon ann
body, officer, or officers within said District
Said Board shall also possess the usual anu
needful authority OF a Fire Board, not Incon-
sistent with this act. for the proven ton auC
extinguishment OF nres AMI for the selection
and discipline III its force.
The existing force (but not the Board Over
the same) Of officers aud men snail be r.
taiCed, and shall be subj sct 10 the sane cor
ditions, liability to dismissal. aud diSci lue
as il appointed under this at, ana the sal
aries Of the SubOriluateS OF the Fire BOarI
shall remain the sane as now paid.
At the mead o. the Bureau OF Public Work
sGall be an officer 10 be deS gnated the Super
inteEdent OF Public Works, who, with his
successor, shall be selected by said CJuacil
from the Corps of Engineers OF the Army of
The United states, subject 10 being detailed
from said Corps by the President OF the
United states Tor service as the head of said
Bureau; and may be removed by said Coln-
Gil, and shall serve without extra compensa
ton, and he shall not be regarded as a civil
officer. The duties OF said Superintendent.
in respect to general care, repair, grading,
and improvement In said District extending
TO all public roads, streets, avenues, side
walks, passages, lanes, drains, and Sc yers:
all public bridges, aqueducts. water frontS
docks and piers; all public parks, cemeteries,
grounds, and places; all trees, shrubs. plants
and flowers, fountains, statues, and erectiOnS
OF any sort upon or within anything in this
section enumerated, in and belonging TO said
District or the United States; all public
water works, pipes, and the appliance
public authority, In or for said District; all
public jails, prisons, asylums, or institutions
supported by taxation or appropriations by
Congress: all publc-school buildings and
buildings used for judicial or other public
purposes in said District, whether the same
be owned by said District or rented by It. or
by the General Government, aud which are
used for public purpose, aud for the cOndi-
ton of which salt District or the United
States are responsible.
The Council shall have authority TO change
the grade, course, or width of any way for a
public road, street, or alley, or the location
of any bridge, ferry, pier, or balkhea1, or 10
make, enlarge, or dim inish any public sewer
public place, or public market, or public
water pipe; but said Council shall not exer-
else the authority I'm this su odi vision referred
plan of the city, or TO defeat or change the
conformity Of anything In this subdivision
specified TO the provisions OF any act OF Con-
gress.
The Council shall. as the several cases
arise, or In carrying forward any undertake
ing, including re surfacing concrete, asphalt,
or Mac Adam pavements. n Y reasonable II NJ
IFS within which real estate shall be subject
to assessment tor local improvements aad
no real estate shall be exempt tnerefrOm,
and said Council shall cause the same 10 De
assessed, aud the amount so assessed may
be collected and recovered as any other tax
Is collectible and recoverable; aud tn agsre-
gate amount OF such assessments shall not
be more than one half the whole fairly eSti-
mated cost OF such local work or improve
ment. and the residue of the expense snail
be betrayed from general appropri atoms;
but the entire cost for Improvement of alleys
shall be assessed upon property abutting
thereon or benefited thereby.
Tie Council may begin and carry forward
any undertaking whenever IL may be au-
thorized by Congress, whenever aud where
ever in said District the publ interest WILL
in Its opinion, thereby be promoted; except
that the whole amount OF such assessments
so made in any one year shall not exceed
SIS 900, nor shall the value of the whole real
property or interest therein provided TO be
taken and paid for amount, In any said wear
TO more than $50, 900, nor shall real property
or interest otherwise be so taken a. 70 In.
Volve Injury 10 any real property ia
any one year TO more than sic, 900, unless the
said undertakings shall have been directly
authorized by some law OF Congress; and
nothing IN this chapter contained shall be
construed TO authorize the taking or assess.
ing or making compensation for any per-
sonal property.
At the head of the Bureau OF Public Build
tngs shall be an officer, to be designated the /
Superintendent OF Buildings, VINO shall be 4
the executive off1cer for carrying into effect 4
the authority conferred by this chapter,
subject TO the supervision OF said Council. Il
Said Superintendent land his successors re-