Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 35 Part 1.djvu/720

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SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 250. 1909. 703 And provided further That the Commissioners of the District of mag;?; °*>¤*¤¤¤¤°¤ Columbia may purchase, erect, light, and maintain such posts, ' lanterns, signs, and fixtures for street designation purposes, in addition to those mentioned above, as in their judgment may be necessary, which lamps shall not to be subject to the restrictions of this paragraph except as to the time of burnmg: And idedfurther, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbilit are hereby <><>¤d¤i= rwdauthorized, in their discretion, to extend the street-lighting system, - by incandescent forty-candlegwer lamps, on and along the Conduit road, from its intersection wi the Can road to the District line and to use sphmpch of thi'51 appropriatipnhas may be necessary for maintaining e amps. e ocation 0 thenecessary ts, es, wires, fixtures, and so forth, and the use of the road therefbcrs shallo be subject to such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the Washington A ueduct. ~ Hereafter contracts shall be entered into for lighting avenues, ,,.:`c;f°°"°°" °°“‘ streets, roads, and alleys in the District of Columbia by gas or elec- Pm. tricity for a period o not exceeding three years: Prmnkled, That eugdiilpaum. section five of an Act entitled "An Act relating to the sale of gm in ,,,,¥,',?‘g,‘{};‘g‘,,,,f,‘}‘$‘,; the District of Columbia," approved June sixth eighteen lumdred 252 and ninety-six, and all reme es therein provided', be, and the same °‘ ‘°° ' are hereby, repealed, and all pending thereunder shall ' be vacated, and no judgment, decree, ding, permit, or valuation of an kind mentioned or intended to be mentioned in said section Shgh d flieorh dined- f hr Act d F *"°°“* "° an a r the assage o t "s eve co oration en a 6°““° ° in the manufacture sind sale of gas or electr1fi:'ity¥ the Distrliicigbf k pt Columbia shall open and kegp a set of books in manner and form prescribed by the Interstate ommerce Commission. WMM t 6* The charter of the WashingtonGaslightCompan(iy;-js hereby amended nit; asm25a,? so as to increase the membership of its board ofectors to seven. v{,§$°'*{,f'*”,ff°“,°,;’; amended. For electric arc lighting, and for extensions of such service, not El°°m° °"°"gh”‘ exceeding one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: Promkkd, myhum pu That not more than eightydive dollars per annum shall be paid for ramp. any electric arc light urning from fifteen minutes after sunset to forty-five minutes fore sunrise, and operated wholly by means of underground wire; and each arc light s all be of not less than one thousand actual candlepower, and no part of this appropriation shall be used for electric lighting by means of wires that may exist n on or over any of the streets or avenues of the city of Washington. For- the purchase of fifteen additional fire—alarm boxes, an for ,;,'f,.}1,,°§,{,{§’,{"‘l °"" the purchase and erection of the necessary poles, cross-arms, insulators, pins, braces, wire, cable, conduit connections, posts, extra labor, and other necessary items, four thousand dollars. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. m};’:·“***“¤‘°" A‘*“* For operation, including salaries of all necessary employees, main- ¥*l¤°°¤*¤°°- tenance, and repair of the Washin ton Aqueduct and its accessories, including Conduit road, the McMihan Park reservoir, and Washington Aqueduct tunnel, and also including the purchase and maintenance of horses, vehicles, and harness, and the care and maintenance of the stable, thirty-three thousand dollars. For care, including salaries of all necessary emggyees, maintenance, "“°"“*°“ ¥’*"“· and operation of the Washirigton Aqueduct,trict of Columbia, filtration plant, and for each and every purpose connected tnerewith, eighty-two thousand dollars. _ For emergency fimd, to be used only in case of a serious break B"‘°"¥°“°" ‘““"· requiring immediate repair in one of the important aqueduct or filtration plant structures, such as a dam, con uit, tunnel, bridge, building, or important piece of machinery; all expenditures om this