Any company or corporation now or hereafter owning and maintaining such poles and wires attached thereto on or over any street or avenue within the said limits described in § 34-1921.01, which shall willfully neglect or refuse to remove the same, as provided in § 34-1921.01, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $25 for each and every day during which such failure to remove said poles and wires shall continue, which amount may be recovered by the District of Columbia in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 985, ch. 1415, § 3.)
1981 Ed., § 43-1411.
1973 Ed., § 43-1411.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies
Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905
§ 34–1921.01. Removal of telegraph poles and wires; duties of Mayor; extension of conduits
§ 34–1921.04a. Conduits in public parks or reservations
§ 34–1921.05. Regulations for inspection; ducts for use of fire and police wires
§ 34–1921.06. Repairs and renewals
§ 34–1921.07. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved; rights under United States Code preserved
§ 34–1921.08. Rights to build and lay conduits not compensable in event of condemnation