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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 314. 1929. 1273 in this Act priority shall be given to those streets which are more in the nature of through thoroughfares or arterial highways. STREET REPAIR, GRADING, AND EXTENSION Condemnation. Cond emn ati on : For purc hase or co ndem natio n of stree ts, roads , Small park areas. and alleys, and for the condemnation of small park areas at the inter- sectio n of stre ets, aven ues, or r oads in t he Distri ct of Col umbia, to be selected by the commissioners, $5,000. Opening streets, etc ., To carry out the provisions of existing law which authorize the under permanent sqs. Commissioners of the District of Columbia to open, extend, straighten, tern oT h ,gh f ay or w iden any s treet, av enue, road , or high way, exce pt Fo urtee nth Four teent h St reet ex- Street extension beyond the southern boundary of Walter Reed Hos- `~i definite appropria- pital Reservation, in accordance with the plan of the permanent tion for, fro m Dis trict . system of highways for the District of Columbia there is appropriated re ven ues such sum as is necessary for said purpose during the fiscal year 1930, to be paid wholly out of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Repairs : For current work of repairs to streets, avenues, roads, Repairs., etc. alleys, including purchase, exchange, maintenance, and operation of nonpassenger-carrying motor vehicles used in this work, and the rental of necessary garage space therefor ; and including the sur- facing and resurfacing, or replacement, with the same or other approved materials, of such asphalt or concrete pavements as may be done within the f unds a vailab le und er this appro priati on, $ 1, 4 75 ,0 0 0, of which amount $200,000 shall be immediately available : Provided, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby Repla cing asph alt autho rized to rep lace t he exi sting municip al asp halt p lant a t a co st plant. not to exceed $20,000. This appropriation shall be available for repairing pavements of mentset railways pave- street railways when necessary ; the amounts thus expended shall be collected from such railroad companies as provided by section 5of Vol.20,p.105 . "An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia," approved June 11, 1878, and shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation for the fiscal year in which they are collected. Changing sidewalks The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and widths, etc . empowered, in their discretion, to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (including tree spaces and parking) of all high ways that may be i mprov ed un der appro priat ions cont ained in this Act. For construction and repair of sidewalks and curbs around public Sidewalks and curbs. reservations and municipal and United States buildings, $15,000. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be street iO penm r cop petition for ovement available for repairing, resurfacing, or newly paving any street, contracts. avenu e, or roadwa y by p rivate contr act unl ess th e spec ificat ions f or such work shall be so prepared as to permit of fair and open competition in paving material as well as in price. In addi tion t o the provis ion of exist ing law requi ring c ontrac tors Repairs for inferior work, etc., by contrac- to keep new pavements in repair for a period of one year from the t ors, al required ird , for addi- date of the completion of the work, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall further require that where repairs are necessary during the four years following the said one-year period, due to infer ior work or defect ive mater ials, su ch repair s shall b e made at the expense of the contractor, and the bond furnished by the contractor shall be liabl e for suc h expense. BRIDGES Bridges. For construction, maintenance, operation, and re air of bred es Construction, etc. p g Kenilworth Avenue, inclu ding n ot to exceed $10,0 00 for recons tructi on of the Ke nilwor th over Watts Branch.

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