Chapter. Title. Page. XL XXXVIII An Act to cause proper distances to be maintained between carriages, carts, and wagons while in motion. Approved June 20, 1872. XXXIX An Act providing for the arrest and punishment of professional An Act in relation to condemning alleys in the county of Wash- XLI An Act to prescribe the powers and duties of commissioners of XLII An Act in relation to a map of the county of Washington, D. XLIII An Act to authorize the Board of Public Works to open and 58 XLIV An Act for the relief of the trustees of the Twelfth-street Meth- 59 XLV XLVI XLVII An Act for the relief of Frederick W. Bergman. Approved 59 An Act for the relief of Joseph Parrish. Approved June 20, 59 No. 1 2 An Act for the relief of James H. Meade for damages su-tained XLVIII An Act to authorize the establishment of four additional XLIX An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act imposing a license ... L An Act providing for the printing of the report of the Commit- LII LI An act regulating restaurants and other public places, and An Act for the introduction of Potomac water into George- LIV An Act for the relief of George W. Datton. Approved June LV ..... An Act to establish the Columbian Institute for the Blind. RESOLUTIONS. Title. A Resolution in relation to the extension of the fire-aların telegraph. A Resolution authorizing the sale of the Town Hall property in George- ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CHAPTER I.—An Act making an appropriation to pay damages occasioned by the opening and improving of an extension of Aqueduct street, and the widening of Bridge street in Georgetown. June 8, 1872. $11,638 41 appropriated from George town fund to pay damages in opening and extending widening Bridge Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia, That the sum of eleven thousand six hundred and thirty-eight dollars and forty-one cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of the Georgetown gen- Aqueduct si et and eral fund to pay the damages sustained by private prop- street. erty in opening and improving an extension of Aqueduct street, and in widening Bridge street, in Georgetown, in accordance with an act of the Legislative Assembly in relation thereto, approved August tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. portions to be paid therefrom. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the above-men- Persons and protioned sum shall be paid to the following-named persons in the proportions herein mentioned, viz: William R. Towles, three thousand one hundred and sixty-five dollars; Henry Jones, two thousand three hundred and sixty-six dollars; James Goddard, two thousand six hundred and thirty dollars; John B. Donnally, trustee, three thousand three hundred and twenty-one dollars; estate of Mary Bohrer, one hundred and fifty-six dollars and forty cents, and Mrs. E. B. Barrett, one cent, upon their $185 appropriated for expenses of con and assessing damages. executing in person, or by their proper agents or representatives, receipts and releases therefor to the District of Columbia. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one demning property hundred and eighty-five dollars is hereby appropriated out of said fund to pay the expenses of condemning the property aforesaid and assessing damages therefor, and $20 appropriated also the sum of twenty dollars for summoning the juries for for summoning the condemnation and assessment of damages and the incidental expenses connected therewith, the said sum to be paid to the jurors, and to Isaac L. Parkhurst for the summoning thereof. jury. Emergency clause. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That, whereas an emergency exists therefor, this act shall take effect immediately. Approved June 8, 1872. June 8, 1872. treasurer of Board Georgetown schools made ex-officio CHAP. II.-An Act in relation to the Georgetown schools. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the District of Secretary and Columbia, That, the secretary and treasurer of the Board of Guardians of Of Guardians of the Georgetown schools be, and he is hereby, made a member ex-officio of the said Board of Guardians, with all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by existing laws upon any member of said Board of Guardians. member of the board. Repeal of inconsistent acts. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved June 8, 1872. June 19, 1872. CHAP. III.—An Act in relation to land and market-houses in the northern and western sections of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the District of Purchase of square Columbia, That the Governor be, and is hereby, authorized and instructed to purchase as a site for a northern market, the ground in square four hundred and forty-six, 446 as a market site authorized. offered by W. W. Corcoran, esq., on the liberal and munificent terms proposed by him. зи thorized for prepa market-house And to advertise for and receive pro posals and award contracts for the SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, upon the purchase, Commission of the said land, and the execution of a deed vesting in ration of plans for the government of the District of Columbia a valid title thereon. thereto, the Governor and the members of the Committee on Markets of the Council and House of Delegates of the present Legislative Assembly be, and they are hereby, constituted a commission, and are authorized to cause plans and specifications to be prepared for the building thereon of a market-house of such materials and dimensions as may be deemed most advisable for that locality, and, upon their approval of any plan, they shall advertise for proposals for all the work and materials necessary to carry such plans into effect, which proposals shall be building. opened in the presence of the bidders on a day to be named in the advertisement, and the contract awarded by them to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders upon their giving good and sufficient security for the faithful performance of the contract, upon which no payment shall be made in excess of eighty per centum of the amount of work actually done, until the entire work shall have been completed and accepted, and then full and complete payment shall be made according to the prices and conditions of the contract; but no plan shall be adopted or contract No plan or contract made, the entire cost of which shall exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, and no bills shall be paid on account thereof, unless approved by the commission of herein provided and audited by the proper accounting officers of the Treasury; and the building herein provided for shall be erected under such superintendence as may be directed by the said commission. to exceed $100,000. No bills to be paid commission. except on approval Repeal of act ap1871, providing for proved August 23, purchase of market same is inconsist ent with present act. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act of the Legislative Assembly entitled "An act providing for the purchase of certain market sites and the erec- sites, &c., so far as tion thereon of certain markets," approved August twentythree, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That all parts of said act of August Provided that twenty-three, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, which act relative to bonds provides for the issuing of bonds by the Governor of the of $300,000 for pur provisions of said and appropriation |