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 976 SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 150. 1913. on or- through rivate ro solel for itsown use or the use of tenants of its  dindprgttxior sag to or for the use of others. _ ,,_;§‘?°°‘*°•' °°"¤’°'* The term " electrical corporation" when used  this Eectron induds every corporation, company, association, jomtrstoc _ comy or association, partnership, or person doing busmess rn the §trict of Columbia, their   trustees, or receivers, appomted by an court whatsoevu ownmg, operatmg, controllmg, or managing any   plant, mcluding any water plant, or water property, or water falls, or dam, or wat:-dpower stations, except where e ectricrty is made, generated, produ, or transmitted by a pnvatedperson or private corporation on or   private property sol y for its ownuseortheuseoftenants ofrtebuildmgand not orsaletoorfor the use of others. _ _ ""!t“"P°"' °°'°‘ The term "water·power company" when used   this section m. M" cludes every corporation company, association, 'ornt-stock company or- association, partnership, and person, their lemees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, managing, or- controlling any dpelant or property, dam or water Supw, canal, or power station for development of water power for _ e generation of electrical current or other power or for the distribution or sale oi such electrical current or other power. _ _ _ _ "'1'g¤¤v1v¤¤~¤¤r¤>¤·¤- The tern? "telephone corporation"  ur this section rn- °°°‘ eludes every corporation, company amocratron, goint-stock company or association, partnership, and persons, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, ownmg, operating, controlling, or managing any plant, wires, les for the reception, transmission, or communication of memages E; telephone, telep omc apparatus or instruments, or any telephone line or part of telephone line, used in the conduct of the usiness of affording telephomc communication for hire, or which licenses, lets, `or permits telephonic _ communication for hire. _ ···r¤upa¤¤• ¤n•." The term "telephone line" when used in this section includes conduits, ducts, poles, wires, cables, cross arms, receivers, transmitters, instruments, machines, and appliances, and all devices, real estate, franchises, easements, apparatus, iixtures, property, appurtenances, · and routes used, operated, controlled, or owned my any telephone corporation to facilitate the busmess of affording ephonic communication for hire, or which licenses, lets, or permits telephonic communication. ··Tg¤¤¤-mu ¤¤rp¤-•· The term "telegraph corporation" when used in this section °°°‘ includes every corporation, company, association, 'oint-stock company or association, partnership, and plerson, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appomted by any court w atsoever, owning, operating, controlling, or managing any plant wires, poles, or property for the purposes of communication, or oi transmitting or receiving messages by telegraph, or by any telegraphic apparatus or instrument, or any telegraph line or part of te egraph line used in the conduct of the business of affording for hire communication by telegraph, or which licenses, lets, or permits telegraphic communication for hire. wrcngsnph ¤n•.•• 'I‘he term "telcgraph line" when used in this section includes conduits, ducts, poles, wires, cables cross arms, instruments, machinery, appliances, and all devices, real estate, franchises, easements, a paratus, fixtures, property, and routes used, operated, controlled: or owned by any telegraph corporation to facilitate the business of U affording communication by telegraph for hire. ,..,$}¥’°""‘° °°'”‘ Tim Wm "1>;p¤·Im¤ company' w_en used in this section includes WGFJQ ¤91"p01‘8tw11, company, association, joint-stock company or oirperggp, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, _ 8 Vor, 0WII.mg, opera °, mg] aging or controlling the supply of any liquid, steam, or air-mihrough piped