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SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 318. 1922. 845 GKAP. 318.-an not Providing for the removal of snow and ice from the paved September 16 1922. sidewalks of the District ofC0lU.H1b13. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ , State.; of America in Congress assemble , That it shall be the duty g£,l$l°l3§C§iE§1b}Z1 of every person, partnership, corporation, joint—stock company, mggjlhimd fr m me or syndicate in charge or control of any building or lot of land w¤1k?i¤me1§¤i:§,`b§ within the fire limits o the District of Columbia, fronting or abutting °' “°’“" on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, within the first eight hours of da livht after the ceasing to fall of any snow or sleet, to remove andyclear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, such snow or sleet from so much of saig sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building or lot of lan . Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the Siggggtfjgtgesqig District of Columbia, within the first eight hours of daylight after adjlacerit t°tqs‘r°iil?rxci the ceasinghto fall of any snow or sleet, or after the accumulation pu “°b““°‘°gS*°‘°· of ice on the paved sidewalks within the fire limits of the District of Columbia, in front of or adjacent to all tpublic buildings, public squares, reservations, and open spaces in e said District owned or held by lease by said District, to cause such snow, sleet, and ice to be removed; and also to cause the same to be removed from ,,, ,§§·““°" all crosswalks of imigoved streets and places of intersection of alleys with paved sidewal , and also from all paved sidewalks or crosswalks used as public thoroughfares through all public squares, reservations, or o en spaces within the fire limits of said District Tm G ( owned or held by lbase y the District of Columbia; but in the event me ii¤°m;syn;~l1stmi°u of inability to remove such accumulation of snow, sleet, and ice §,§g°““‘°’°°'m‘*’°*°°“' without in]ury to the sidewalk, by reason of the hardening thereof, it shall be their duty within the first eight hours of daylight after the hardening thereoé to make reasonab y safe for travel, or cause to be made reasonably safe for travel, by the s rinkling of sand or ashes thereon, such aved sidewalks, crosswallis, and places of intersection of alleys with paved sidewalks, and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall ermit, thoroughlv clean, or cause to be thoroughly cleaned, said sidewalks, crosswalks, and places of intersection of alleys with paved sidewalks. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Chief En ineer of the theyiggiilggdfiihg United States A.rmy, within the first eight hours of daygght after the ggikggfgléégtegg *`°‘*· ceasing to fall of any snow or sleet, or after the accum ation of ice " ` upon the paved sidewalks within the fire limits of the District of Columbia, to remove or cause to be removed from such sidewalks as are in front of or adilacent to all buildings owned or leased by the United CWM md umn, States, except the Capitol buildings and grounds and the Cong·res— ewcnsreeeexeevtedsional Library building, and from all aved sidewalks or crosswalks Grqsswelks, etc., of used as public thoroughfares in front of; around, or through all public °°b“° °q°°"’S’°°°` squares, reservations, or open spaces within the fire limits of the District of Columbia, owned or eased bfy the United States, such T snow, sleet, and ice; but in the event o inability to remove such mtim aes°S°¤¤iii acciunulation of snow, sleet, and ice, by reason of the hardening i‘,‘;‘g"“°' ¥’°‘”"““’ °*°*“" thereof, without injury to the sidewalk, it shall be his duty, within the first eight hours of daylivht after the hardening of such snow, sleet, and ice, to make reasonably safe for travel, or cause to be made reasonably safe for travel, by the s rinkling of sand or ashes thereon, such paved sidewalks and crosswalks, and shall, as soon thereafter as thaeugeather shall permit, thoroughly clean said sidewalks and crossw . Sec. 4. In case the snow, sleet, and ice can not be removed from so sa¤T¢i“°ii¤pi)ir§siies`i»s§i priif much of the aved sidewalks within the fre limits of the District of §,‘§,_g:,“;e'jhf,°féicm} Columbia as fiont upon or abut such buildings or lots of land as are mznot owned or held by lease by the District of Columbia or the