Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-12
The District I'm Congress-.

Senator Dorsey introduced bill in the Sen
ate to-day providing for the requirement. of
certain streets and avenues in Washington.
ID. c. The bill directs the President to detail
engineers. who. with Edward Clark, architect
OF The Capitol. shall form a commission to Sc
lect and determine the kind of pavement to be
used. using the money appropriated by the
bill first for the requirement. OF such street as
will Test SubServe the public interest. The
cOmmlss ion Is to organize by electing presi-
passage of the act Bids for he paving are to
lie adveTtiZed for. The pavementS to be laid
ny the commission are to be of the best ma
terlal, and to be laid under the supervision of
al least one member of the commission. The
total cost OF the paving is not 10 exceed $3.50
per square yard, the cont actors TO keep the
lavtment so laid in perfect repair for three
work shall be retained by the commission as
tuaIanfee that the pavement shall be kept
IN mar repair Tor three Years, the said ten
states bonds, and the interest paid to
the contractors The cost of laying the pave
ments is to be paid as follows: When any
street or avenue through which street rail
way runs shall be paved the railway company
Is 10 Dear all the expense of paving between
lhe outer tracks OF its road, and for distance
OF TWO feet exterior to the outer rails The
street car companies may use cobbe or Bel
Elan stone Tor paving the space between their
tracks: The United States is to pay for one
iI nan OF the work done under the provisions of
not exceeding $40, 100, is appropriated for the
woTk out of the Treasury. The District of Co
!lhDla IS to pay for the remaining Onehalf of
the cost of the work. not exceeding the Sum
above named, out of the general revenues. and
the amount required to pay the one-haif of
said cost charged to the District shall also he
9ald OUT OF any money in the United States
treasury not Otherwise appropriated: but the
money so paid shall be reimbursed to the L 5.
Treasury by the District from money derived
le' Ire maJ taHhh,iQh. a. on ana all payments shall
me warrant or order of the paving commission.
III any railway company refuses to comply
with the provisions of the act above stated the
commission may cause to be laid the pave
ment between the offending cOmpany'S tracks
ard the Commissioners of the District shall
issue certificates of indebtedness against the
company bearing interest at the rate of ten
per cent. per annum until paid, and which
snail remain lien against the cOmpauy'S
property until paid, and if all the certificates
are not pad " ithin one year the Commission
certificates are issued.
1t is made the duty of the District Commits
sloners to see that all wafer and gas mains,
service pipes, sewer connections, Sc, are laid
without delay by the contractors before the
pavement is put down, and it is the duty of
Inc BOARD OF water commissioners and of the
washington Gas Light Company to take up
lay, and replace all gas pipes and water mains
OH every street or avenue to be paved at such
1Ime and place as the commission shall direct
ne sum OF $500 is appropriated out of any
appropriated to pay the expenses of the COM
mission, and like sum for the same purpOSe
shall be paid by the District Commissioners
CERTIFICATES OF ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL
IMPROVEMENTS.
me House committee on the District of Co.
iumDla to- day agreed 10 report favorably the
Dlll lega1Zlng the certificates of assessments
10r Specla improvements issued under an act
OF the legislative assembly of August 10th.
iou. provided that upon specific complaint
III any instance being made to the Commits
slonerS OF erroneous or excessive charges i'm
commissioners are authorized to revise such
assessments SO complained OF, and to correct
me same, and to issue therefor drawback GER
tlHcateS 1Or the amount of such erroneous or
excessive charges, which certificates shall be
iecelved at any time in payment of such as
shall be redeemed in the manner prescribed
lor the redemption and purchase of certifi-
Gates. as provided by an act of the legislative
assembly OF May 29th, 1873 entitled IAN act
Tor extending the time of payment of special
assessments, and for other purposes" after
the ploylsl9ns for the purchase and redemp-
ZION OF certificates named in said act shall have
been fully carried out.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT
Inc committee also agreed to the bill, with
amendments, to authorize the District Com
mlsslOnerS to audit the outstanding claims
agalnst the District, and to fund the same.
1he Dill in brief invests the District COmmiS
audit. '-" 0-
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL,
The bill providing for form of government
!0r the D1Str let of Columbia will be pressed on
Monday next, on which the District of Column
Pa pa committee has the floor. 1t will then hold
the fOor from daytO day until disposed of,
uhiess antagonlzed by an appropriation bill.