United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 54
Chap. LIV.—An Act supplementary to an act, intituled “An Act concerning the City of Washington.””
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the several Act of March 3, 1803, ch. 29.
Commencement of the compensations and allowances established by an act of Congress, concerning the city of Washington.compensations and allowances established by the act, intituled “An act concerning the city of Washington,” shall be computed from the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and two, being from the time when the services, so compensated and allowed, commenced under the authority of the President of the United States.
Allowance to the surveyor.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor of the said city shall receive as a compensation for his services an allowance of three dollars per day.
Superintendent authorized to pay the compensations and to defray other expenses:Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the superintendent of the city of Washington be, and he hereby is authorized to pay the said compensations and allowances, from the said first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and two, in conformity with the provision of the said recited act, until Congress shall otherwise direct; and also to pay and discharge all expenses of an incidental nature, which have been or may be incurred in the discharge of the functions of his office and the office of surveyor, which shall be approved by the President of the United States.
And to settle with P. C. L’Enfant.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said superintendent be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to settle and pay the claim of Peter Charles L’Enfant, for his services whilst employed by the late board of commissioners, in the manner, and on the terms heretofore proposed by the said commissioners.
Out of what fund these compensations, &c. are to be paid.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the several expenses authorized by this act, shall be paid and discharged out of any funds of the city of Washington, in possession of the superintendent, which are not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 27, 1804.