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 WATER-SERVICE. 23 from the aqueduct mains or pipes laid in the streets and avenues by the 3 Mar., 1859, e. United States; and to make all laws and regulations for the proper dis- 8***- 2»"· IL l’· *36- tribution of the same, subject to the provisions of this chapter, and to 822; :u$y{2l863g,Y' the control of the chief of engineers in charge of public buildings and é1'rie1{.. {$1, Z: grounds, as provided in section eighteen hundred and ten, title, 62, n. .=i,v.io, p.420._ " SEAT OF GGVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS], _[see 1:. s. 11. s., 55 1soo-1su.1 Sec. 196. No expense shall devolve upon the United States under the No expense to provisions of the preceding section. %‘;‘§‘;;‘é°S Um 3 Mar., 1859, c. 84, s. 2, v. 11, p. 436. Sec. 197. The legislative assembly has authority to establish a scale Water-intes,1ie»v of annual rates for the supply and use of the water apportioned todiifer- °°*·"bh”“°d“¤d°°*· ent classes of buildings according to their size, dimensions, assessed l°°t°d' values, exposure to tires, uses for dwellings, stores, shops, stables, 3 Mer., 1859, e. manufactories, or other purposes, number of occupants, or consumption 8‘·”-3·V- u·P·f*36- of water, measured by meter or otherwise, and to modify, alter, amend, 822; éu3yi21g6jb§‘ increase, or reduce such scale, from time to time, and extend it to other of 5*.,1},, {gil, cz description of buildings and establishments; to provide for the collec- 62, n. 5, v. 16, p. 420. tion of such rates, in advance or otherwise, from the owner or occupants of all buildings or establishments using the water; to provide for stopping the supply of water to any dwelling or establishment upon a failure to pay the rate, and generally to enact such laws as may be necessary to supply the inhabitants of Washington and Georgetown with pure and wholesome water, and to carry into full eifect the provisions ot' this chapter. Sec. 198. The water-rates levied in Washington and Georgetown Nottoheasource shall never be a. source of revenue other than as a means of keeping up °f ¤‘°V¤¤¤° *0* to said cities a supply of water, but shall constitute a fund exclusively for the maintenance, management, and repair of the system of water- 3 Mer., rene, e. distribution. 84,¤-gig- 1;,;,432- WATEB-TAx m wasrrmerou. 19’°'3’v'12’p‘8°°' Sec. 199. A water·tax may be levied and collected on all real prop- 'Ijnx_£ei- watererty within the limits of the city of Washington, which binds or touches ;::'“” ’“ W““‘““$‘ on any avenue, street, or alley in which a main water-pipe may be laid by the United States or by the District. ,,_ 1_v_ 1Q_p_ gd; ’ Sec. 200. The water-tax shall be as nearly as possible equal and uni- xl ·=<1¤¤I Md form. Sec. 201. The water—tax may be levied on lots in proportion to their 5°‘:c§°Vl°>d Wd frontage or their area, as may be determined by law, and may be col- ‘i‘i;____ lected in not less than three nor more than live annual installments. Ibid. Sec. 202. All such installments after the nrst shall bear interest at Interest on in~ the rate of six per centum per annum, commencing from the date at which the first installment becomes due, but may, at the option of the gbétumantsmu owner of the property taxed, be paid and discharged in full at any time ,m';,,,,d in ML Y after the tax has been levied.Km Sec. 203. The water-tax authorized to be levied and collected by the W¤¢<=r—¤¤t$ tvdwzg provisions of the four preceding sections shall constitute a fund t0_ be 32E?; c:““;’f my used exclusively to defray the cost of distribution of the water, including t,.“,,,,,,,,,,_ all necessary fixtures and machines connected with such distribution. FIRE-PLUG TAX. Sec. 204. On petition of the owners of the majority of the real estate ¥V¤¤¤r·1•¤p<5¤.£r¤: on any square or line of squares in the city of Washington, water-pipes gmté · "·” 7 may be laid and tire-plugs and hydrants erected wherever the same may  be requisite and necessary for public convenience, security from nre, or ‘• ·P‘ ‘ for health.