National Republican., 1876-02-05
DISTRICT NOTES.
An Order to Suspend all Contract Work.
The District Commissioners yesterday issued
OTTI' o. THE CuMNI~~ ~IONEE>)
~ IHE DISTRICT or COLUN NEIA,
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the following
OTrI = o. THE COMMISSIONERS
~ IHE DI>TEIC / Or COLI MEIA,
WASHINGTON, Feb. /, 1876.
1hs following resolution having been adopted
by the Senate OF the nited States on the 81 in
slant:
'ReSolrcd, 8 C., That the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia are hereby directed to
transfer 10 the Treasurer OF the United States.
for tie payment Of the interest due on the lst Of
February, 1876 on the bonds OF said District, is
approved June 90, 1874, entitled 'An act for the
government Of the District OF Columbia and for
other purposes" the sum necessary to pay the
same from any uneXpended appropriation hereto
fore made by Congress. or from any revenues de-
rived by taxation on the property Of said District
Of Columbia, subject to the TeGuisltion of said
Commissioners, excluding funds raised for the
support Of public schools: Pr0ridcd, That any
further Issue Of sos bonds under or by virtue Of
said act CT Congress, approved June 20 1874, is
hereby prohibited: And Pr0rided further, That
the certificates heretofore issued by the board OF
audit including those converted in three sixty
hye hundredths per centum bonds, and those
which have not been so converted, and the certih-
Gates hereafter to be issued by the board of audit
or their successors in office, shall not exceed in
the aggregate the sum of 81, ,G0o, 600.
SEC. ,. That there shall be no increase in the
present amount Of the total indebtedness of the
district Of Columbia, and any ofiecr or person
who shall knowingly increase or aid or abet in
increasing such total Indebtedness shall be
deemed guilty of n high mlsdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof. shall be punished by imprIs-
obment not exceeding ten years and BY line not
exceeding $4,000: PTOrid6d, That the board OF
audit created by the act for the cover ament OF
the District Of Columbia, approved June 20, 1874,
is hereby abolished, and shall Immediately upon
the approval OF this resolution transmit all the
books and property to the Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia, and make a report of their
proceedings not hitherto made: And pr0rided
fDM6T, That this resolution shall not in any way
or manner recognize the manner or liability Of
tie United States TO pay either the principal or
interest Of any such bonds as may have been
issued on or since the lTth day Of January, 1875
II as ordered, That the engineer forthwith sus-
mend all work of Kind brinV done
contracts for which payments are stipulated to be
mace in % bonds, so called or in certificates OF
the board Of audit, convertible into such 5.6j
bonds, and Immediately reduce the force in his
department accordingly.
In the execution of the foregoing order, the en-
gireer will be careful TO reserve in proper terms
all rights Of the Commissioners of the District as
tracts Iorfeitable if any, for non On-performance
Of tie same according to the terms thereof by
the contractor.
This order will not apply to the contracts for
sweeping streets and avenues and cleaning alleys,
which are payable in cash.
The.Order will, in all probability, require a re.
duction Of the force in the engineers department
make monthly saving in the expenditures Of
nearly s, ,O00.
The police, physicians and druggists to the moor
received their pay yesterday for the Z: llth Of
January.
The water registrar continues a vigorous prose.
cution OF the water wasters, and In his inyesiga-
tions recently Capitol Hill and the eastern Sec
complaint Of scarcity produced by an extravagant
use elsewhere, has found considerable waste; so
much so. that lie has given directions to cut off
the supply in several cases.