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 Fll·`TY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sicss. ll. C11. 85;. 1901. 1429 and. like other alleys of said city, shall be under the care and control of the city authorities. _ _ Sec. 1607. O1s1.1r1~1RAir1Ne sU1sD1v1s1oNs AND ALLEYs.—Whenever ,,§§§}{§°,§$,§“§,,§Q,§; the title in fee simple to an entire square is vested in one person or in <>W¤¢f ¤{ ¤¤ ¤¤¤r¢ tenants in common, or partners, and such owner or owners desire to Squaw Q c' improve said square by the erection of a building thereon, covering not less than two—thirds of the area thereof, or for the purpose of some business enterprise, the Commissioners of the District may, on the petition of such owner or owners, settin forth such ownership, the purpose for which it is desired to use sueli square, and the manner and the time in which it is proposed to improve the same, on being satisfied of the truth of the facts stated in the petition, and also that the proposed change and use will not be detrimental to the public interests, make an order canceling any previous subdivision of said square and obliterating all alleys therein. They shall cause a certified copy of such order to be attached to a plat of said square and delivered to the petitioners, who shall iile the same for record with the recorder of deeds, and also the surveyor of the District, each of whom shall record the same. Sec. 1608. OPENING, AND so FORTH, or ALLE\'S.—ThC Commis- €¤¤*¤*;i§i¤§€f§_m¤¥ sioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to condemn, open, OPML 8 C" it an extend, widen, or straighten alleys in the District of Columbia upon the presentation to them of the plat of the alley to be condemned, opened, widened, extended, or straightened, accompanied by a petition -0** K*¢¤***<>**- of the owners of more than one-half of the real estate in the square in which such alley is sought to be opened, widened, extended, or straightened; or when the Commissioners of the District of Columbia ww P*°S°**’€<**d€f· shall certify that the preservation of peace, good order, and public morals require that any such alley should be opened, extended, widened, or straightened; or when said Commissioners shall deem that —f<>r <1r¤i¤¤g¤- such opening, extending, widening, or straightening of an alley is necessary in order to provide proper drainage facilities for the square in which said alley is sought to be opened, extended, widened, or straightened; or when said Commissioners shall certify that such opening, —f<»rvchicletm¢nc. extending. widening, or straightening of an alley is necessary in order to properly accommodate vehicle traffic in such square; or when the —f<»rh¤»mh. health ofli cer of said District shall certify that such opening, extension, widening, or straightening of an alleyis necessary for the public health; and to open, extend, widen, or straighten minor streets in said Dis- —mi¤¤<>rsrreets trict, of a width not less than forty feet nor more than sixty feet, to run through a square from one street to another, whenever in the judgment of said Commissioners the public interests require it: Pm- I’r<>ri$¤S- _ _ _ . _, . . . . . . . —closing original alcmlwl, That in the opening, extension, widening, or straightening of leys. an alley or minor street it shall be lawful to close any original alley, or part of an original alley, the fee of which is in the United States, which may thereby become useless or unnecessary; and that it shall also, in like manner, be lawful to close any other alleys or parts of alleys, the title thereto to revert to the person or persons who dedicated the same for alley purposes, or to their assigns: And 2)i‘O’2."£‘CZ(’d jia-rt/eer, That the Commissioners `of the District of Columbia are Bg¤yta1y<é>·1es< than authorized, whenever in their judgment the same may be necessary or Q ll °' expedient, to close any alley or part of an alley the width of which is less than ten feet: ]*2·m1icZed, That the assent thereto, in writing, is ~¤SS§¤¢ of ¤*>**¤i¤z obtained from the owners of a majority of the real estate abutting Owmm thereon; that if the fee title to the land contained in the alley or part of an alley so to be closed is in the United States the said Commissioners are authorized to dispose of said land by sale to the owners of the lots or parts of lots contiguous thereto, at a price to be agreed. upon between the said Commissioners and said owners. which price