Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-17
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OF any LIABILITY on the part of the nted States
otherwise than As provided in the seventh sec
non on the act OF Congress entitled An act
Tor the government of the District of Column
bil, and for other purposes approved June
DUth, 1871 and the act amendatOry thereof ap-
proved February 20th. 49,.
Sec. y. That hereafter when any repairs of
streets. avenues, alleys or sewers within the
District of Columbia are To- be made or when
new pavement are To be substituted in place
OF those worn out, new ones laid. or new streets
opened sewers built. or anY works the total
cost OF which shall exceed the sum of S5NN1
nO,lCe Snali be given i'll one newspaper in each
0l the elites OF New York, PHILADELPHIA and
Washington, for one week, for PROPOSALS with
1ml specifications az to materials for the whole
or any portion OF the works proposed to be
done: and the lowest RESPONSIBLE proposal for
TIE Kind and character of pavement or other
work which the Commissioners shall deter
mine snail In all eases be accepted: PrOrjded,
LoFetef, mat the commissioners shall have
Ine right, In their discretion, to reject any or
all OF such proposals. No pavement shall be
accepted nor any pavement laid except that
OF the best material of its kind known for that
purpose, laid in the most Su bStantial manner
The total cost of which shall not exceed three
dollars FER square yard: and good and suffi
ties to be approved by the Commission
ers of the District OF Columbia, shall
he required from all contractors guar
tracts shall be strictly and faithfully per
fOImed, and that the contractors shall keep
new paVementS or other new works in repair
completion OF their contracts; and ten per
cenjum OF the cost of all new works Shall be
retained as an additional security and guar
ahIee Iunu 10 Keep the same in repair fOr lid
term, which said per Centum shall be invested
IN bonds OF the United States and the interest
thefeOn paid to said contractors. The cost of
laying down said pavement, sewers, and Olher
WORKS, OF OF rel e%'ing the same, shall be paid
Tor IN the following proportions and manner
20 wit: When any street OF avenue through
which street railway runs shall be paved
such railway company shall bear aS of the eX-
penSe Tor that portion OF the work lying be
JWgeH tine exterior rails of the tracks of such
roads, and Tor distance of TWO feet from and
exterior TO such track or tracks on each side
thereof. and OF keeping the same in repair:
but the said railway companies, having con
formed To the grades established by the Com
nlS>lOneTs, may use cObbleStOne or Belgian
blocks fOr paving their tracks, or the space
between their tracks. as the Commissioners |
may direct: the United States shall pay one.
hall OF the cost of ali work done underline pro- |
visions OF this section except that done by the |
railway companies, which payment shall be |
credited as part of the 80 per centum which the |
United States contributes to the expenses of |
the District of Columbia for that year: and AL |
payments shall be made by the Secret Lry of |
the Treasury on the warrant or order of the |
commissioners of the District of Columbia or |
majority thereof, in such amounts and at |
Such times as they may deem safe and proper |
III view OF the progress of the work: That if |
any street railway company shall neglect or |
refuse to perform the work required by this |
act, said pavement shall be laid between the |
tracts of such railway by the District of Co |
lum bia and if such company shall fail or re |
1uSe TO pay the sum due from them in respect of |
the work done by OF under the orders of the |
proper officials of said District, in such case |
of the neglect or refusal of such railway com |
Pany TO perform the work required as afOtC. |
said, the Commit SiOnerS of the District of Co |
1um bia shall issue certificates OF Indebtedness
against The property. real or personal of sucn
railway company. which certificates shall bear |
interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum
until paid, and which, until they are paid shall
remain and be a lien upon the property on or
against which they are issued and if the said |
eeTtlncates are not paid within one year, the
said Commissioners of the District of Column
biz may proceed To sell the property against |
which they are issued, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the amount due, such
sale to be first duly advertised daily for one
week IN some newspaper published in the citv
OF "iDgtOn, and TO be at public action To The
highest bidder. When street railways cross
any street or avenue, the pavement between !
the tracks OF such railway shall conform to
the pavement used upon such street OF ave
Eue and the companies owning these inter
seeing railroads shall pay for such paVementS |
in the same manner and proportion as re-
qulred Of other railway companies under the
PROVISIONS OF this section. 1t shall be the duty
OF the commissioners OF the District of Column |
bla To see that all water and gas mains ser
Flee-pipes, and sewer cOnneetiOns are laid
upon any street or avenue proposed to be
Iayed or otherwise improved before auy Such
pavement OF other permanent works are put
Gown; and the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. under the direction OF said COmmi.Si
erS, shall take up, lay. aud replace all gas
mains on any street or avenue to be paved, at
such time and place as said Commissioners
shall direct
See. s. That Delegate to the House of Rep
IesentatlYeS OF the United States, to serve for
me term OF two years, may be elected by the |
qualified voters of the District of Columbia |
who shah have the same rights and privileges |
as are exercised and enjoyed by the Delegates |
nom the Territories of the United States and |
shall be exOiciO member OF the Committee |
on me ID tTlct OF Columbia Heshall be cit !
OF Columbia, and shall have the qualifications |
of a voter in said District. The Delegate first !
elected shall hold his seat only during the term |
OF the Congress to which he shall be elected. |
The first election shall be held at sue, pIaces
and hours as shall be designated by the Com |
gllsSI0ners of the District of Columbia on the |
trst Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem- |
Der, 1873, at which shall be elected one person,
whose term of office shall expire with the |
Forty fifth Congress, and also at the same time |
and places a person to serve during the Forty |
sixth congress; and all subsequent elections |
snail be held aud conducted at the time |
and in the manner as the elections OF |
members OF the House OF Representatives of !
the United States are now conducted as far as |
authorized by laws OF the United States The |
person having the highest number of legal |
votes shall be declared by the Commissioners |
snail be given accordingly. And the Commits |
slOnerS OF the District OF Columbia are hereby |
authorized and required to establish not less |
than ten election precincts within the District, |
at such places as may be most convenient to |
The people: and said Commissioners shall give |
thirty days public notice, in two daily papers |
printed in the District of Columbia, of the |
time and places of holding such election, an,i
shall designate three inspectors in each elec- |
tl0n district TO conduct said election and make |
returns thereof TO said Commissioners who |
shall canvass the same, ard issue q certificate |
of election TO the person having the highest |
number of votes. And said Commissioners
shall make all Deedful rules and regulations |
Tor carrying into effect the provisions OF this |
act not inconsistent herewith. -.
Sec. I. That all male citizens OF the District
OF Columbia who shall be citizens of the
United States, above the age of twenty-One
years, and who shall have been actual resi-
dents of said District for two years. and of the
precinct in which they shall offer TO vote for
SIX months PeXt be lore the election, except
such as are non cOmpOS mentiS and persons
convicted OF infamous crimes, shall be entitled
TO vote for the Delegate in Congress provided
for in this act
Sec S. That from and after the lst day of
July. 1873, the board of metropolitan police
and the board of SchOoltrusteeS shall be abOi-
I>hed: and all the powers and duties now
exercised by them shall be transferred to the
SAID commissioners of the District of Column
Dla, VINO snail have authority to employ such
OnnceTS ana agents and to adopt such prOyi-
SONS as may be necessary to carry into execu
ton the powers and duties deVo!yed uDnn
them by this act: PrOrided, That the i,nnI
miSsiOnerS of the District of Columbia ShaIIan
point nineteen person, actual residents of
said District of Columbia Constitute ~