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 984 FIFTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cris. 1413-1415. 1905. and the Secretarv of the Treasury to confirm, an assistant apipraiser or other officer of the customs in the same customs collection rstrict, who shall perform the functions of the appraiser, without additional mo- compensation, during Such absence: Provided, That in no case shall ` any person enter upon or discharge the duties of the appraiser or • assistant appraiser of merchandise until he shall have taken the oath required by law of such officer. Approved, March 3, 1905. M*}¤é¤h4i’>561¥05· th. t1q1&;1.rAln Act For the establishment of public convenience stations in [r>¤r»1re,N¤.14·1.] 6 C 0 cum ml Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representato}ves of the United ig.¤gi,¤,¤,¤,fC¤°{1¤{¤bigE States af America eb:. Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the pubrre convenience District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered ”“"°“' "" to construct and establish, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, two public convenience stations, each of the same to afford accommodations for twenty males and ten females. ¤>¤'·i°¤°*¤*¤¤- Sec. 2. That thesaid public convenience stations shall be located on public Space to be selected bly the said Commissioners of the District mfilgflgmgf mw¤£f of Columbia. And the juris iction and control of such portion of any mnsmnem public reservation so selected as shall be required for the location of such stations and their approaches is hereby transferred from the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, such transfer to take effect from the date of notice by the said Commissioners to the Chief of Engineers of the United States Armly of the location of sites of such stations. R°€“*°“°”'- Sec. 3. hat upon the construction and establishment of said public convenience stations the said Commissioners are further authorized and empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations for the management of the same, as well as to fix the charge, if any, to be A mmm i mrgde fc? of  conveniepces. t t_ d mbr h_ .th P. "" nc. . or e u se o cons ruc in an es is mv e meaiulgry nw8m` said public convenience sptatlgfrs, the sum of fift§ thousand dollaiis, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, to be immediately available., and to be expended by S&1(l)C0mmlSSl0DB1'S. m$r>lr:;glr;;i:;i¤,;c f¤r And for the purpose of care and maintenance of the same during the ‘fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, and to be expended by said Commissioners, one half of the entire Sum herein atppropriated to be paid out of any money Ngggmkvm District in the Treasury of the Unite States not otherwise appro riated, the ' other half to be paid out of the revenues of the District of) Columbia. Approved, March 3, 1905. Mnécrr,&81?05. C0 . 1415.-An Act Regulating the use of telegraph wires in the District of [Public,-No. 148.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representat2?ves of the United D§€£gQ,g{ Cfjymtglg; States of America in Cbngrepa assembled, That all telegraph poles and grlpnpgrumuvgwrm. the wires attached thereto, not the property of the United States or M '°"‘° ‘ the District of Columbia, now upon the streets, avenues, and alleys within the Hre limits of the District of Columbia, except as hereinafter provided, shall from time to time, as may be prescribed b * the Comdg,'Q_°*“°°°¤¤** missioners of said District, be taken down and removed. 'Ilhe work of ` taking down and removing said poles and wires shall be done under the direction of said Commissioners, and it is hereby made the duty of said Commissioners to enforce compliance with the provisions of 'this