Any officer of the United States government charged with the care, maintenance, and supervision of any public park or reservation may grant permission to any company or corporation maintaining and operating a telegraph plant or system in said District on March 3, 1905, or thereafter, upon application being made therefor, to construct conduits, subsidiaries, or manholes in said park or reservation, under such reasonable regulations as said officer may prescribe, unless, in the judgment of said officer, said construction will result in injury to the United States or its properties.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 986, ch. 1415, § 4a.)
1981 Ed., § 43-1413.
1973 Ed., § 43-1413.
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