24 DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA. Fife-¤l¤z MK- Smo. 205. To aid in the erection, maintenance, and efficiency of are- 3 M,,,." ]863’ ,,_ plugs in the city of Washington, a special annual tax may be levied on gg?. s. 2, v. 12, p. all buildings in said city within five hundred feet of any mai: water-pipe, · into which or the premises connected therewith the water as not been introduced; and the owner or occupants of which do not pay any annual water-rate in accordance with law. _ Hvw I¤'i°d9U¤¤· Sec. 206. The tire- lu tax shall be levied with reference to the value t r - p g ‘ ° "“· of the building so taxed, and shall not be more than five dollars nor less Ibid.,pp. 804,805. than one dollar per year. When fire-plug Sec. 207. Whenever the water is introduced, in conformity with law, mx shim °°°“°· into any building or premises, the iire·plug tax thereon shall cease. lbid.,p.805. W¤¤¤ ¤b¤Ub¤ ¤>· SEO. 208. Whenever water is discontinued from any building or prem- 3 ise into which it has been introduced, such building shall be subject to Ibid. the iire-plug tax from the date of the discontinuance of the water. WA’1‘ER·TAX IN GEOBGETOWN. Front-foot tax. Sec. 209. A water-tax, not exceeding sixty cents per front foot, may
- 2, May, ,862, c_ be lerried and collected on all lots and parts of lots within the limits of
gg,,_ ;,v_ 12, p_ 4c;,, {lhelcigy of Georgetown, in front of or parallel to which water-mains may ai . _Cern¤i¤ samp. SEO. 210. In all cases in which an original town-lot in Georgetown, twus authorized. entirely owned by the same person, or any subdivision of an original
- ,7 Jam ,86,,, c_ lot separately so owned, is situated at the intersection of two streets, so
]fg9. s_ 1,,-_1;;, P_1;;3_ as to bind or front on both, and in which both fronts would be liable to the lront~foot tax authorized by the preceding section, such tax shall not be levied upon more than seventynve feet of the two fronts of such lot or part of lot; and, in such cases, such further exemptions may be made, either by general law or in individual cases, as may be deemed _ _ just and proper._ &Appr<{p¤¤t¥>¤:;, _ Sec. 211. In lieu of the front-foot tax authorized by the two preced- ,.,_§;tf;‘00f‘:u;_ ° mg sections, o much money may be appropriated from the general fund ..._._.T... applicable to Georgetown as may be necessary to supply the inhabitants 822;- gi¢;yi21%i with water from the aqueductmains which may be laid in the streets of ,,· Juke; 1;,%;,, °_ sand city by the United States, or a general special tax, not to exceed 129, ,,_ 2, v_ 13, ,,_ one-fifth of one per cent. per annum, may be laid on all the assessable 133. plroperty of the city to defray the cost of distributing the water from e mains. . _T¤¤= iv be ¤¥<¤l¤- SEO. 212. The general special tax provided for in the precedin sec- "".°1Y“¥?¥"°§"’°‘°" tion shall be exclusively appropriated to the object mentioned therein, toitsobjeot, when . t,, ,,,._,,,,_,_ and shall be collected in the same manner as general taxes are collected,
- 12;)7_y,,,,,,,i gm, £_ shall cease whenever the cost of the distribution of the water is
,s. v. ,p. . llypal . Water-taxes not Sec. 213. The taxes mentioned in the four preceding sections shall is bs`; *g¤¤¤;b::` never be a source of revenue other than as a. means of supplying the plxoua " ° city of Georgetown with water. —————————- 21 May, 1862, c. 82, s. 2, v. 12, p. 405. GENERAL REGULATIONS- lhxlgtéfwggs M Sec. 214. In order to prevent unnecessary waste of Potomac water, _+__ and in order to more fully enforce the laws in relation to the distribu- I4 July, 1870, c. tion of the same, the chief of engineers is authorized, after giving notice,
’*· L V· 17» P· to shut olf the water when such notice shall be disregarded from any
’VL,l places wllerera waste of water is occurring. [l¢0ILS.II.8.,§lSl0.] www10f2r *1; :,5 lf_ _ Sec. 215. 1‘he use oi Potomac water for mechanical and manufacturpmpom may be ing purposes, or for private fountains, street and pavement washers, allowed_ shall he allowed only when, in the opinion of the chief of engineers, it
