Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-25
District Government Affairs.
THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PAVEMENT
CERTIFICATES

THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PAVEMENT |
CERTIFICATES.
The District Commissioners have consider
ed the objections urged against their issuing |
the certificates of Indebtedness provided for
in the sixth section of the act authorizing IT,
requirement. OF Pennsylvania avenue, .~-
proved July 10th, 1876. The act provide o.
the repaving of Pennsylvania aven' ~ 80
all intersections OF streets, avenues -. ~
legs crossing the same, from the ,sssh w e.
The crossing OF 18th street ives ,rn = ISs
missioners to-day In answ ,s ~ uessrs
~ Eonsrs sao nea,inS nv quote the act
and say: "Having direct 81 nde nnatte ~
be made, IT is obvious Congress- intended 10
hRe TIo9 m ~ Of the means necessary for
I'D PS cSomnsnyan% work; and lest the rail-
I nysvate nIonertv 4 owners of the abutting
RIiVs.e Pi,Syyn should not promptly paw
tin~ ~ re asI thirty days after the nOtifica.
C0nmissior Iessment made by the District
eSainst m cts, the full amount charged
GO dirac. en, the District Commissioners
%ess nfr ed TO issue certificates of indebted
scribeG the deficiency, of the character de-
tfdrS IN the 9th section; and that the GER
Of rs should be adequate to the purpose
M .ee payment of such deficiency, they are
: tfe lien upon the property against which
ESy are issued, draw ten per cent. interest
, until paid with the right of the holder, on
default OF the payment within The prescribed
1 time by the act, to have the property subject
| 10 lhelr payment, or so much as necessary,
| sold and the avails applied to their pa ment.
| The holder must be understood as party
| having an interest in the certificates and
| their aV8lIS on the sale of the property
| against which they are issued for their pay
| meGt. If the Commissioners should retain
| The possession of them until they are due, or
| such possession should continue in the hands
/ OF the collector or treasurer of the District,
or in the custody of any party not the owner
| Cf, or representing such owner, there would
| be LO holder, as contemplated by the act. to
1 demand OF the Commissioners the sale OF the
| properly against which the certiicatS are is
| sued for their payment. By such con>truc-
| lion OF the act ii is clear it would he only
| partly enforced, and for all practical pun
! poses the Commissioners might as we'll
\ lot provide any of the certificates.
| the act does not, in terms, declare to
| whom they are to be issued, but the absence
| OF such provision gives no embarrassment
| In The view they take of the manifest objecos
/ OF the act, TO wit: the requirement. OF the
! Avenue, 9Dd the providing of the means
necessaTyfO for the payment for the work when
/ completed. Hence, they deem it iTnma-
tertal whether they sell the certificates al not
| less than their par value. and accrued inter
/ est, and thus procure the money to pay the
| contractors the balances due them, Ordeliver
| them directly 10 the contractors i'm such pay
| ments, at like rates; suitable provision being
! made III either case. IS required by the act,
1 Tor The retention of the per centum Of the
/ cost OF the work, as security, and guarantee
/ tnEd 10 keep the pavement in good repair for
! the term OF three years"
ANOTHER CHANGE.
| II is understood that Oyerseer of Streets
| {. W. Cunningham Will tender MS resigna-
| ton TO lake effect on the LIST prOXimo, and
that In the appointment of his successor the
/ District Commissioners will be governed
somewhat by the wishes of the tax payers
| and solid men of The District, who have Ia ken
tbe subject OF a proper person for this posi-,
| tion into consideration, and will soon ex-
| press their choice TO the Commissioners.
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL FACILITIES ASKED
FOR.
delegation OF the school trustees, repre-.
seDfinE the county, waited on the District
| Commissioners to-day to urge the providing
OF more school facilities for white schools in
the neighhOrhood OF the Howard University
Ii Us probable that another school will be
authorized in that vicinity very soon.