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 902 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 49. 1917. S¤'°°*¤·¤*’°¤¤°¤·°*°· uary thereon; and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia ma designate for such and other purposes on the occasion aforesaid such streets, avenues, and sidewalks in said cit of Washingfon under their control as they may deem proper and necessary: rom§“P°"'S*°“°'“““’· vided, however, That all stands ori platformshthat may ge erecteg on ` the public s aces aforesaid, inc uding suc as may e erecte m conniiction wlith the display of fireworks, shall be under the_supervision of the said inaugural committee and in accordance with the plans and des` to be approved by the Engineer Commissioner of the District olglflsolumbia, the officer in ch of public buildings _ and unds, and the Superintendent of thliarillnited States Capitol R°°`°°"‘“‘°”* °°°‘ Buil<Ei1Og and Grounds: And provided further, 'I`hat the reservations or public spaces occu ied by the stands or other structures shall be promptly restored to tiheir condition before such occupation and that the inaugural committee shall indemnify the War Department for any damage of anly kind whatsoever upon such reservations or spaces by reason o suc use. , ere authorize to ermit the committee on i umination o the inaugliral committee flir said inaugural ceremonies, to stretch suitable overhead conductors, with sufficient supports wherever necessary _ and m the nearest practicable connection with the present supply of ,,‘w,,,k_ gglht, for the urpose of effecting the said illumination: Prooided, at if it shalllbe necessary to erect wires for illuminating or other purposes over any park or reservation in the District of olumbia, the work of erection and removal of said wires shall be under the Timaumt supervision of the official in charge of said 1-park or reservation: Prooidedfurther, That the said con uctors sha not be used for the conve of electrical currents after March eighth, nineteen hundred xrdgseventeen, and shall, with their supports, be fully and entirely removed from the streets and avenues of the said city of Sam mm Washington on or before March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and ac. Y pmcw ’ seventeen: And provided further, That the stretching) and removing of the said wires shall be under the supervision of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who shall see that the provisions of this resolution are enforced, that all needful precautions are taken for the protection of the ppblic, and that the pavement of No whim angzgreet, avenue, or allegldisturk ill is replaeiaild in (as gizld condition ` as ore entering upon e wor erein au oriz : promded' further,_ That no. expense or damage on account of or due to the stretching, operation, or removing of the said temporary overhead goriduc;)tors s all be incurred by the United States or the District of o um ra. ,,,,Ig°,‘},‘,§,,§' “f’g°‘· °°°·· Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War and the Secretarv of the Na mg, . , VY be, and they are hereby, authorized to loan to the committee on 1na\.(1gural ceremonies such ensigns, flags, and so forth, belonging to the overnment of the United States (except battle flags) that are not now 11} use and may be suitable and proper for decoration, and may, in their judgment, e spared without detriment to the public service, such flags to be used in connection with said ceremonies by said committee, under such regulations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the said Secretaries, or either of· them, in decoratin the fronts of public buildings and other places on the line of march between the Pmim Capitol  the Executive rlansion and the interior of the reception Time uma. ha : Provided, That the loan of the said ensigns, flags, signal numbers, and so forth, to said committee shall not take place prior to the twenty-fourth day of February, and tlheey shall be returned by the Indemnity mt dim tenth dag] of March, nineteen hund _ and seventeen; Provided nsw. further, at the said committee shall mdemnify the said departments, or either of them, for any loss or damage to such flags not necessarily incident to such use. That the Secretary of War is hereby
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