Chapter CXCV. *to pay and discharge certain Debts and Expenditures to the Corporation of the City of Washington*
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CHAP. CXCV.— An Act *to pay and discharge certain Debts and Expenditures to the Corporation of the City of Washington*. March 2, 1867. *Be it enacted by the State and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Corporation of Washington to be paid for expenses in improving, &c. public streets, grounds, and bridges, prior to May 6, 1864. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to pay to the proper authorities of the city of Washington, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty-one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one dollars and thirty-four cents, in full for all claims which the city of Washington now has against the United States on account of moneys expended in improving the streets, avenues, alleys, public grounds, in the city of Washington, or for repairing any of the bridges crossing the Potomac river, prior to May fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four: *Provided*, Account to be presented.That before paying the sura aforesaid the mayor of the city of Washington shall present to the commissioner of public buildings an account embracing each item of charge which said city has against the United States for expenditures herein referred to, which account the said commissioner Items to be examined and proved.shall certify to be correct and just: *Provided further*, That no money shall be paid under this act until after a full examination of all the items by the proper accounting officers of the treasury, and proof under oath that the work was done at fair and reasonable prices: *And provided further*, Receipt in full.That before any money shall be paid under this act the city of Washington shall file with the treasurer of the United States a receipt to the effect that the city has received the amount to be paid by virtue of this act in full of all claims against the government for the grading, paving, and constructing sewers in the streets of said city to the dato of May twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.
Approved, March 2, 1867.