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372 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 244, 245. 1910. penalty may be recovered in the name of the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of the said District in any court of competent ]ur1s- w;*’Y:_d°¤*¤8 '°°d‘ diction. and tlée pgs: 8; lgipieningmany roadiwlay intgvhic the trkaplgs herein authorize s i to su cient wi t in eopinion 0 e Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to rezisonabl y accommodate vehicular travel, includingmtherelaying and readjpstment of every public appurtenance, shall paid by the City and Suburban ltailway D¢1>¤¤*¤ f¤* *¤>¤*·¤'·¢ of Washington.h In the even; of the faihgrehor reiiusal offthe sautic comny to make the necessary eposits wit the co ectoro taxes pay tplaie cost of said work the commissioners are hereby authorized to do the work as above and to pay for the same from the then current appropriation for repairs to streets and to collect the amount of said expenditures from the said bgailway cgmparay in she sapgie nianner as tlae cost of laying pavements tween the rai s an trac s 0 street rai - V¤l· W- P- 1*- ways, as provided in section five of "An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia," approved June eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-e:1ght; said amount, when collected as above, to be placed to the cre it of the appropriation for re to streets for the Hscal ear in which it is collected. gun . . Y . . °t§iK¤¤· l>¤'¤°8°¤· nc. 3. That the sand City and Suburban Railway of Washington ` shall have, over and respecting the routes herein provided for, the same rights, powers and privileges, duties and obligations, as it has and hereafter may have by law over and respecting its present route, and shall be subject in respect thereto to all the other provisions of its charter and of law. m!¤<=<{;;i¤¢¤¤* hw ¤ ·St·:c. 4. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions pu ° hereof are herelgorepealed. A¤¢¤¤¤=•=¤¤· IHSEX. 5. That ngress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal t `s ct. Approved, May 17, 1910. P May 17,1910. CHAP. 245.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to conlH·R·2°°$$·] struct a water main and electric cable across Galveston Channel to furnish water and [p¤;,;;c_ N0_1g3_] light to the immigration station. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United cnveswu cunmei, States of Agneriga in_ Congress assembled, That for the purpose of sup-

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gggxncccabre nmncr- with gesh water, liglits, and other electric conveniences, the Secretary ,.,,§_ 5;,, of Commerce and bor be, and hereby is, authorized to cause to be constructed, across Galveston Channel, a water main not less than eight inches in diameter, and such suitable electric cable or cables as Cost may be deemed necessary for the purposes above stated, at a total cost not to exceed the sum 0 twenty-one thousand dollars. resxggiggg by Sec- Sec. 2. That said work shall be done under the supervision and con- ‘ trol of the Secretary of War. ctumtueen tycn- Sec. 3. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor is hereby author- "“*‘·""‘· ized to receive from the citv of Galveston, Texas, the sum of ten thousand dollars and to apply the same to the purposes herein stated, and that in consideration of said_ sum to be paid by said city the said city of Galyeston shall have the_r1ght, under such rules and regulations and l limitations as may from time to time be_prescribed by the United Connection w¤¤¤ States Government, to make connection with said water main and to IJIRIII. . . , use water therefrom for municipal and commercial purposes and for the use of itself and customers. Amendment Sac, 4. That the right to alter, amend or repeal this Act is hereb expressly reserved. y Apprdved, May 17, 1910.