Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-19
PennsyIvania Avenue.
PASSAGE By THE SENATE OF A mr.


PASSAGE By THE SFHATK or nTTT. TO
REPANE 1T.
The following is the bill 20 provide Tor the
repaving OF Penrsy lvsnia avenue, as passed
10y the Senate.
BE IL enacted. &c, That the Presideu: OF the
lnited States be. and he n hereby. directed
10 detail Brlgadier General A. A. Hum.
phreys, chief OF engineers, General N. G..
Wright and General q. A. Gilmore, OF the
engineer corps OF the l. =. army, to act as n
commission, whose duty shall be 10 select
and determine the best Kind of pave meat TO
be used IA paving Pennsylvania avenue,
not including the sidewalks, and To have
said thoroughfare paved herewith from the
northwest gate OF the Capitol grounds TO
and including the crossing of 18Th street
west, with such a pavement as they, or a
majority OF the said commission, may agree
Sec. .. That within ten days after the pas
sage OF this act, or as soon thereafter a. may
tie, the commission named herein shall meet
and organize by the election OF a president
and secretary from among their mum Der aud
shall proceed TO perform the duties herein
imposed upon them; and within ten days, or
= soon practicable, after they have de-
termined upon the pavement 10 be used they
shall, by contract or otherwise, provide for
the paving OF said avenue Detw zen the points
named on the lowest and most favorable
terms possible: PTOUlded, That said pave
ment shall be OF the best material, laid in
the most substantial manner and without
unnecessary delay, and that a good aud sui.
ficienI bold TO the United States with sure.
ties, to be approved by the commission, shall
u.
any contract or contracts made shall be
strictly and faithfully observed.
Sec ;. That the cost of laying down said
pavement shall be paid for In tue following
proportions and manner: Tie Washington
and Georgetown Railroad company snail
bear ali of the expense for that portion
OF the work lying between the tracks OF
their road, and fOT a distance of two feet
from and exterior 10 the track on each
slde thereof, and OF keeping the same ~
repair. The United States shall pay the
II ~ ne VI no U-a IT,.
erty ana the part of the avenue 20 toe raid
Tor by the said railroad company, and one
half OF the cost OF paving the intersection OF
the streets and avenues less that 10 be paid
10y the railroad company. and the ~ her half
shall be paid out of the revenues OF the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, and the residue Of the cost
OF such paving shall be paid as follows: Oae-
Third 10y the owners of private property lying
and abutting on said Pennsylvania avenue,
including the frontage of the grounds occu.
pied by the Washington Market company,
the amount of which shall be paid by said
market company, III proportion TO their
frontage thereon as hereinafter provided;
one third by the United States. AMI one
third out OF the general revenue OF the Dls-
tIict OF Columbia deri we'd from taxation: aud
The amount required 10 pay The part OF said
cot assumed 10y the United > aIes han o.
paid out OF any money In the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated; and the amount re-
CURED To pay the part OF said cost charged
10 the District OF Columbia shall be paid by
The commissioners OF said District from any
funds in tie treasury OF said District derived
from taxation, upon the warrants or orders
~ said commission, duly audited in the
Treasury department.
Sec That the assessments shall he male
10y the Commissioners OF the District OF Co
lum bia upon the owners of priV ats property
AUDITING on said avenue and upon said rail-
read company, the amounts, respectively.
provided for in section three OF this act; and
the sums so found due shall be collected by
the collector of the District OF Colu m bia and
paid into the Treasury OF the United States,
where IL shall be held as a special fund for
flo fnar
fund, together with such sum shall be
found 10 be due and payable from the Uaited
states for Its proportion OF the cost of said
pavement, shall be paid by the Secretary OF
| The Treasury to the contractors for the work
| above authorized, on the warrant or order of
| the commission herein authorized. in such
amounts and at such times they may
deem safe and proper In view OF the progress
| OF the work.
Sec. 5. That the cost of laying down said
| pavement, exclusive OF the work cha -ged 10,
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 ma teri ats
necessary To fully complete said pavement
for use, shall not exceed the sum OF four dol
lars Sss ana T sixty cents Per square yard,
! town Railroad company, or any private citi-
! zen or other corporation or person, shall
neglect or refuse TO pay the amount assessed
| for the paving herein authorized. within
] thirty days after the notification of such
assessment shall have been left at the prop
| erty assessed In front al or adjoining their
| property. when the work so fronting or adj
| Joining their property shall have been COM
| pleted 10 the satisfaction OF the commission,
and assessed by them, the said commission
shall issue certificates OF Indebtedness
against the property, which certificates shall
bear interest at the rate of ten per centum
per annum until paid. aud which, until they
are paid, shall remain and be lien upon
| the property on or against which they are
| issued. And If the said certificates are not
! paid within one year, the said commission
shall, upon the application OF the holder
| thereof, proceed TO sell the property against
| which they are issued, or so much thereof
may be necessary TO pay said tax, such sales
| 10 be first duly advertised, daily, for three
successive weeks, In some newspaper pub
| lished In the city OF Washington, and 10 be
| made at public auction 10 the highest bidder;
and q deed given by the commission, In pur-
| suance hereof, shall be deemed and held TO
| be a good and perfect title to any property
bought at such sale hereby authorized: Pro
| Uided, That the ewner OF said real estate shall
have the right to redeem the property sold by
paying the amount of purchase-money and
twenty per centum on the amount OF the
| said purchase within one year from the date
| OF the sale.
Sec. q. That the old pavement, TO be re-
| moved as provided In this act, shall be de-
| livered TO the authorities OF the District or
| Columbia, for such use or disposition as they
| see lit TO make.