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degrees, west twenty-three poles, to the said first line of the “Rock of Dunbarton,” thence, with said line, to the beginning.

. And be it further enacted, That all the rights, powers, and privileges, heretofore granted by law to the said corporation, and which are at this time claimed and exercised by them, may and shall be exercised and enjoyed by them, within the bounds and limits set forth and described in the first section of this act.

, May 25, 1832.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of the public buildings be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to contract, after giving due notice by public advertisement, for improving the avenue, in the city of Washington, leading from the Capitol to the executive offices, by paving the centre way thereof forty-five feet in width, with cobble or pebble stones, or with pounded stone upon the McAdam plan, or in any other permanent manner, as the President of the United States may direct; and also, for the graduation, and covering with the best gravel to be obtained, the sideways of said avenue, and for proper gutters and drains to carry off the water, for which purpose, the sum of sixty-two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

. And be it further enacted, That, under the same direction as prescribed in the first section, the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respectively, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following purposes, that is to say.

For conducting water in pipes from the fountain, on square number two hundred and forty-nine, to the President’s house and public offices, and the construction of reservoirs and hydrants, five thousand seven hundred dollars.

For bringing water in pipes to the Capitol, and the construction of reservoirs and hydrants, and the purchase of the rights of individuals to the water, forty thousand dollars.

. And be it further enacted, That the commissioner of the public buildings is hereby authorized and directed to contract for the purchase, delivery, and laying of Seneca flagging on the walk from the western gate to the Capitol; and for this purpose, the sum of seven thousand one hundred and two dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

, May 25, 1832.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the corporation of Washington be, and it is hereby, empowered to collect, annually, the tax at the rate of one per centum and thirteen hundredths of one per centum, on the assessed value of the real and personal estates within the city of Washington, assessed and laid by the fifth section of, or any part thereof, for the purposes and objects designated in said act, by the same officers, process, and means by which said corporation is now, or may