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 92 FOBTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 212, 213. 1876. come a law, the governor’s objection to the contrary notwithstanding; but in such case, the vote of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and be entered upon the journal of each house respectively. And if the governor shall not return any bill presented to him for approval, after its passage by both houses of the legislative assembly within ten days (Sundays excepted) after such presentation, the same shall become a law, in like manner as if the governor had approved it: proviso_ Provided, however, That the assembly shall not have adjourned sine die during the ten days prescribed as above, in which case it shall not be- Promo come a law: And provided htrther, That acts so becoming laws as afore- ` said shall have the same force and effect and no other, as other laws passed by the Legislature of said Territory. Approved, July 19, 1876. July 19, 1876. CHAP. 213.¥—An act authorizing the repavement of Pennsylvania avenue. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Commissioners States of America in Congress asseinbled, That the President of the United for paying Perm- States be, and he is hereby, directed to detail General H. G. Wright ¤¥1"”»”'¤ “V°““°· an_d General Q. A. Gilmore, of the Engineer Corps'of the Army, who, lwith Edward Clark, of Washington, District of Columbia, shall form a commission, whose duty shall be to select and determine the best kind of pavement to be used in paving Pennsylvania avenue and all intersections of streets, avenues, and alleys crossing the same, including the triangular spaces directly connecting with the Pennsylvania-avenue pavement, abutting on parts of squares numbered two hundred and fifty-four, two hundred and fifty-six, three hundred and twenty-three, three hundred and forty-eight, and tour hundred and eight, but not including the side-walks; and to have said thoroughfare paved therewith from the northwest gate of the Capitol-grounds, to and including ,the crossing of Fifteenth street west, with such a pavement as they, or a majority of the said commission, may agree upon. Organization. Sec. 2. That within ten days after the passage of this act, or as soon thereafter as may be, the commission named herein shall meet and organize by the election of a president and secretary from among their number, and shall proceed to perform the duties herein imposed upon N,,,,,,, f,,, 1,,.,,- them; and as soon as practicable, they shall give notice for one week, in posuls. a daily paper published in each of the cities of Washington, Philadelphia and New York, for proposals, with full specifications, for paving P=w<>¤¤¤¤¤- said avenue: Provided, That said pavement shall be of the best material laid in the most substantial manner, and without unnecessary Contractor’s delay; and that a good and uiiicient bond to the United States, with bond- sitreties, to be approved by the commission, shall be exacted, guaranteeing that the terms of any contract or contracts shall be strictly and faithfully observed, and that the contractor shall keep the said pave- Repairs. ment in good repair for the term of three years; and said commission shall Ten per centum retain ten per centum of the cost of the work as an additional security and _ retained. a guarantee fund to keep the same in repair for the said term, which said per centum shall beinvested in-the Bonds of the United States and the interest thereon paid to said contractors. r pavement, how Sec. 3. That the cost of laying down said pavement shall be paid for paid for. in the following proportions and manner: The Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company shall bear all of the expense for that portion of Railroad track. the work lying between the exterior rails of the tracks of the road, and for a distance of two feet from and exterior to the track on each side thereof, and of keeping the same in repair; but the said railroad company, having conformed to the grade established by the Commissioners, may use cobble-stone or Belgian rock in paving their tracks, or the space between their tracks, as the commissioners shall direct. The United States shall pay the cost of paving the spaces between its