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 1162 srxrmrn coneanss. sm. II. RES. 6. 1909. the lans and designs to be approved by the Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, the officer in chargp of (public buildings and rounds, and the Superintendent of the nite States Capitol Builéng and Grounds: And provided further That the reservations or public spaces occupied by the stands or other structures shall be restored to their original condition before such occupation, and that I'“’°'¤¤“*°*“°“*°*' the inaugural committee shall indemnify the War Department for any damage to structures of any k1nd whatsoever upon such reservations or s es. mtg: ‘f°r°‘;{j;;*g;j Sgt? 3. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are heremm. _ by authorized to permit the committee on illumination of the inaugu- ' ral committee for the inaugural ceremonies, March, nineteen hundred and nine, to stretch suitable overhead conductors, with sufficient supports wherever necessary and in the nearest practicable connection with the present suppl of light, for the purpose of effecting the said §°,§‘f'[”,,",E,‘,;,,,,,- 0, ,1,, illumination: Provedag That if it shall be necessary to erect wires for Mrk- illuminatin purposes over any park or reservation in the District of ‘ Columbia the work of erection and removal of said wires shall be under the supervision of the ofhcial in charge of said rk or reservation: Provided fwrt/sor, That the said conductors shalllhot be used for '1`i=¤¤1*¤¤i*— the conveying of electrical currents after March seventh, nineteen hundred and nine, and shall, with their supports, be fully and entirely B¤¤¢>*•i ¤* Wim- removed from the streets and avenues of the said city of Washington on or before March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and nine: And pro- _vided_fm·t}zer, That the stretchi and removing of the said wires shall be under the sulpervision oflthe Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who shal see that the provisions of this resolution are . enforced; that all needful precautions are taken for· the protection of the public, and that the pavement of any street, avenue, or alley disturbed is replaced in as good condition as before entering upon the No cxpe¤se,¢t¤·.¤0 work herein authorized: And provided further, That no expense or U‘““’° S“‘°°“‘ damage on account of or due to the stretching, operation, or removing of the said temporary overhead conductors shall be incurred by the United States or the District of Columbia. appmpmuon for Sec. 4. That twenty-three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as }}‘,§‘{,'§d'*Z}#"°° °‘ pw may be necessary, payable from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and from the revenues of the District of Columbia in equa parts, is hereby appropriated to enable the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to maintain public order and rotect life and propertéy in said District from the twenty-eighth of Blebruar to · the tent o March, nineteen hundred and nine, both inclusive. Said Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to make all reasonaeguuuom. able regulations necessaréy to secure such preservation of public order and protection of life an property and fixing fares by puhlic convey- ance, and to make special regulations respecting the standin, movements, and operating of vehicles of whatever character or kind durin said period. Such regulations shall be in force one week prior to said inauguration, during said inauguration, and one week subsequent rutrmnon. thereto, and shall be published in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the District of Columbia; and no nalt prescribed for the violation of any of such regulations shall hg enfbrced until five days after such publication. Any person vioiating any of such regulations shall be liable for each such offense to a fine not to exceed one P¤¤¤1¤v- hundred dollars, in the police court of said District, and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment in the workhouse of said District for not longer than sixty yi. And the sum of two thousand dollars, or so muc thereof as may necessary, IS hereby likewise a ropriated, to be expended by the Commissioners of the District of Cldliumbia, for · ¤,§§§’“°*°“’°" '°"‘ the construction, maintenance, and expenses incident to the operation ue_gg:g_r¤Mi<>¤ f¤• of tempomgfv public-comfort stations and information booths during the period oresaid.