Chapter 543. To vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia control of street parking in said District
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Chap. 543: To vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia control of street parking in said District. Chapter 543 30 Stat. 570 1898-07-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-03 55 2 public 570 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 543. 1898. chap. 543.— An Act To vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia control of street parking in said District.July 1, 1898. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Sec. 1.
The jurisdiction and District of Columbia. Commissioners to have control of street parking in streets and avenues. control of the street parking in the streets and avenues of the District of Columbia is hereby transferred to and vested in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. That the park system of the District of Columbia is hereby Park system. —to be under control of Chief of Engineers U. S. A. placed under the exclusive charge and control of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War.
The said park system shall be held to comprise:—of what to comprise.
(a)All public spaces laid down as reservations on the map of eighteen hundred and ninety-four accompanying the annual report for eighteen hundred and ninety-four of the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds;
(b)All portions of the space in the streets and avenues of the said District, after the same shall have been set aside by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for park purposes. *Provided,* That no areas less than two hundred and fifty square feet *Provisos.* —dimensions necessary for inclusion in park system, etc. between sidewalk lines shall be included within the said park system, and no improvements shall be made in unimproved public spaces in streets between building lines or building lines prolonged until the outlines of such portions as are to be improved as parks shall have been laid out by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia: *And provided further,* That the Chief of Engineers is authorized temporarily to Temporary transfer of spaces in Class “B.” turn over the care of any of the parking spaces included in Class “B” above, to private owners of adjoining lands under such regulations as he may prescribe and with the condition that the said private owners shall pay special assessments for improvements contiguous to such parking, under the same regulations as are or may be prescribed for private lands: *And provided further,* That where in any portion of a street Business streets; use of sidewalks for business purposes more than one-half of the front is occupied and used for business purposes, the Commissioners are authorized and directed to denominate such portion of the street as a business street and shall authorize the use for business purposes by abutting property owners of so much of the sidewalk and parking as may not be needed, in the judgment of the said Commissioners, by the general public, under such general regulations as the said Commissioners may prescribe. Sec. 3. This Act shall not affect in any manner the provisions in the Permits for projections beyond building line, special applications for etc. Vol. 26, p. 868 Act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled “An Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and for prior years, and for other purposes,” that no permits for projections beyond the building line on the streets and avenues of the city of Washington shall be granted except upon special application and with the concurrence of all said Commissioners and the approval of the Secretary of War; and the operation of said provision is hereby —extension of provision. extended to the entire District of Columbia. Sec. 4. That when, in the judgment of the Commissioners of the Entry by Commissioners on spaces controlled by Chief of Engineers. District of Columbia, the public necessity or convenience requires them to enter upon any of the spaces or reservations under the jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineers, for the purpose of widening the roadway of any street or avenue adjacent thereto or to establish sidewalks along the same, the Chief of Engineers, with the approval of the Secretary of War, is authorized to grant the necessary permission upon the application of the Commissioners. Sec. 5. That when in accordance with law or mutual legal agreement, Transfer of spaces from one jurisdiction to another. spaces or portions of public land are transferred from the jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, as established by this Act to that of the Commissioners of the District of 571FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Chs. 543–545. 1898. Columbia, or vice versa, the letters exchanged between them of transfer —authority to change records, etc. and acceptance shall be sufficient authority for the necessary change in the official maps and for record when necessary. Sec. 6. That the said Chief of Engineers and the said Commissioners Regulations. are hereby authorized to make all needful rules and regulations for the government and proper care of all the public grounds placed by this Act under their respective charge and control; and to annex to such Penalties. rules and regulations such reasonable penalties as will secure their enforcement. Sec. 7. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby Repeal. repealed; but nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to affect in any way any pending litigation involving the validity or invalidity Pending litigation unaffected. of the occupation of any public space or reservation in the District of Columbia. Approved, July 1, 1898.
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