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 74TH CO NGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 241 . JUNE 14, 1935. District of Columbia, and the same shall be a valid and subsisting lien against the fr anchises and pr operty of the said railroad c om- pany, and shall con stitute a legal indebtedness of said company in favor of the District of Columbia, and the said lien may be enforced in the-name of the District of Columbia by a bill in equity brought by the said Commissioners in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, or by any other lawful proceeding against the said railroad company ; To carry out the provisions of existing law which authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to open, extend, straighten, or widen any street, avenue, road, or highway, except Fourteenth Street extension beyond the southern boundary of Walter Reed Hospital Reservation, in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, incl uding the procu rement of chain s of title, $2 00,000
 * Provided,

That this appropriation shall be available to carry out the provisions of existing law for the opening, extension, widening, or straighten- ing of alleys and minor streets and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia ; In all, not to exceed $2,375,000, to be immediately available ; to be disbursed and accounted for as " Gasoline tax, road, and street improvements and repairs ", and for that pu rpose shall con stitute one fund : Provided, That assessments in accordance with existing law shall be made for paving and repaving roadways where such roadways are paved or repaved with funds derived from the collec- tion of the tax on moto r-vehicle fuel s and accretion s by repayment of assessments. MISCELLANEOUS ROAD AND STR EET IMPROVEMENT S AND RE PAI RS Assessm ent and per- For assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the mit work. per mit syst em, and cons truc tion and rep air of s idew alks and cur bs around public reservations and municipal and United States build- ings, including purchase or condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, and of areas less than two hundred and fifty square feet at the intersection of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selecte d by the Commi ssioners, and i ncluding main- tenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles, $150,000. Changing widths of The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized sidewalks, etc' and empowered, in their discretion, to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (including tree spaces and park- ing) of all highways that may be improved under appropriations contained in this Act. Open competition for No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be avail- street repair, etc., con- tracts. able for repairing, resurfacing, or newly paving any street, avenue, or roadway b y private cont ract unless the specifications for such work shall be so prepared as to permit of fair and open competition in paving material as well as in price. Repairs due to infe- In addition to the provision of existing law requiring contractors rior work by contractor. to keep new pavements in repair for a period of one year from the date of the completion of the work, the Commissioners of the District of Colum bia shall furth er require tha t where repairs are necessary during the f our years foll owing the said one _year perio d, due to inferior work or defective materials, such repairs shall be made at the expense of the contrac tor, and the bo nd furnished by the con- tractor shall be liable for such expense. Laboratory tests. No part of the appropriations contained in this Act shall be used for the operation of a testing laboratory of the highways department for making tests of materials in connection with any activity of the District government. 350 Lie n agai nst r ailroa d property, etc. Enforcement. Opening s treets, etc. , permanen t highwa y system. Vol. 37, p. 950. Pro viso . Alley improvements, building lines, etc. Disbursements, etc. Prov iso . Ass essme nts und er existing law.