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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 935. 1907. 895 ing structures in public space shall be made at the expense of the company. _Sec. 6. That the said company shall deposit such sums as the Com- colggpgjé 'gtiglygg . missioners of the District of Columbia. may require to cover the cost pe ’ ` of mgpection and the cost of changes to public works in the streets can by the construction of said railway. . Sm. 7. That the company shall keep the space between its rails and R°**°‘°°" P"°m°”°- tracks and two feet exterior thereto in good condition, to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The pavement of these spaces shall be at least as good as that of the contiguous roadway. The proper authorities shall have the right to make changes of C*¤¤¤8¢¤ vfsmdvgrade and other improvements which they may deem necessary, and when said Bladenshurg road is improved the company shall bear the entire expense of improving said spaces to corresppnd with the remain- V·>*· ¤°· P- 102- der of the roadway. The requirements of t is section shall be enforceable under the provisions of section five of the Act providing a · permanent form of government for the District of Columbia, approved une eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. ‘ Sm. 8. That the cars shall be first class and shall be ke t in good C**”· ploqdition, to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of the District of o umbia. Sec. 9. That the cars shall be run as often as public convenience Ti-*¤°“*-‘·*>*°· requires, on a time-table satisfactory to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and approved by them, and it shall be the duty of said railroad company to submit such time-table for approval whenever required by said Commissioners, and said company is required to run its cars in accordance with said approved time·table. Sec. 10. That the speed of the cars shall be subject to the police Swedregulations of the Distric; of Cogumbsa. — I d d t f d Sec. 11. hat persons runk, isor erl, contagious isease , or °°““°“ ° *°°" refusing to pay the legal fare may be ejected from the cars by the d£iy'm"pm°m` officers in charge thereof. · Sec. 12. That, as far as possible, articles left in the cars shall be cl§,f*“”’ °’ l°“‘ °’“· cared for by the company, to the end that they may be returned to the rightful owner. Sec. 13. That the rate of fare which may he charged for the trans- R¤*° °“¤°· portation of passengers over the line of said company within the District of Columbia shall not exceed five cents pe(r0passenger, and six tickets shall he sold for twenty-tive cents, each g for t. e transportation of one assenger over the whole or any part of said line in the District of Col)umbiu. _ ssc. 14, That the company is authorized to erect and maintain the dg~¤¤¤¤·>*~¤¤·>¤·· buildings necessary to the operation of this road, subject to the building regulations of the District of Columbia. The company shall erect and maintain passenger rooms and transfer stations as required by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. All passenger rooms and transfer stations shall he provided with such conveniences for the public as said Commissioners may direct. Sec. 15. That the said company, through its proper officers, shall egg; vn mss reaunually, on or before August first, make return under oath to the ' board of personal·tax assessors of the District of Columbia of the amount of its gross receipts in the District of Columbia during the preceding ear ending June thirtieth, and shall pay to the collector of taxes oi the District of Columbia, at the same time and in the same manner as other personal taxes are paid, an amount equal to four per centum per annum thereon. in lieu of other personal taxes; that the nm emu messreal estate of the said company in the District of Columbia shall be “‘°““· assessed and taxed as is other real estate in said District. Sec. 16. That nothing in this Act shall prevent the District of €1¤¤ns¤¤fs¤—¤·¤e.e¤·- Columbia at any time, at its option, from altering the grade of the