Private Conduits.

D.C. Code div. V, tit. 34, ch. 25

in effect

D.C. Code § 34-2501 Conditions under which private conduits may be laid.

34-2501. Conditions under which private conduits may be laid. The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to grant permission to lay conduits for the transmission of electric power and pipes for the transmission of steam in alleys in the District of Columbia, under the following conditions, namely: (1) The conduits or pipes shall be laid entirely within a square or block, and shall not cross or enter any avenue, street, or highway. (2) The conduits and pipes shall be located as directed by said Mayor and be laid under his inspection; and the cost of such inspection, together with the cost of replacing all improved pavements disturbed in connection with said work, shall be paid in advance by the party desiring to lay said conduits or steam pipes. (3) The conduits or pipes shall be used only to connect the premises owned and operated by the permittee, and no power or steam shall be supplied therefrom for any other purpose than the use of the permittee. (4) The permittee shall not rent the conduit or pipe or any portion thereof. (May 26, 1900, 31 Stat. 217, ch. 587, § 1.)

D.C. Code § 34-2502 Penalty for refusal to remove conduits.

34-2502. Penalty for refusal to remove conduits. On violation of any of the provisions or restrictions of § 34-2501 the said Mayor shall require the permittee, after 30 days notice, to abandon the use of said conduits or pipes and remove them from the alley or alleys in which they are located, and if said permittee shall neglect or refuse to remove said conduits or pipes and place the surface of the alley in good condition within 60 days after the date of said notice, the said permittee shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine of $10 for each and every day that said conduits or pipes are allowed to remain in the alley, or the said alley shall remain out of repair, which fine shall be recovered in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of said District, as other fines and penalties are now recovered in said Court. (May 26, 1900, 31 Stat. 218, ch. 587, § 2; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a).)

D.C. Code § 34-2503 Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved.

34-2503. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved. Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal §§ 34-2501 and 34-2502. (May 26, 1900, 31 Stat. 218, ch. 587, § 3.)

D.C. Code § 34-2504 Construction of tunnels and structures in Anacostia River.

34-2504. Construction of tunnels and structures in Anacostia River. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to permit the construction and operation of any intake and discharge tunnels and/or other structures in the Anacostia River insofar as they affect navigable waters of the United States; and the Director of National Park Service is authorized, in consideration of the above mentioned quitclaims to the United States, to convey, on behalf of the United States, to the owners of square 667 that portion of square east of 667 lying west of the direct southerly projection of the west line of Half Street as existing on June 15, 1932, north of U Street Southwest; and said Director of National Park Service is authorized to permit the construction and operation of any pipelines and intake and discharge tunnels, upon such terms and conditions as shall be fair and reasonable, under and on any lands owned or claimed by the government of the United States lying in the above area and/or between the east line of Water Street, or other streets, and the Anacostia River. All areas conveyed by the United States to the owners of square 667 shall thereafter be assessed on the books of the Assessor of the District of Columbia the same in all respects as other private properties in the District of Columbia. (June 15, 1932, 47 Stat. 319, ch. 265, § 4.)

Source: Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov)URL: https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/34/chapters/25Fetched: 10/21/2026