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1372 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 149. 1923. ¤L<>·=¤,,gf G<>v¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Src. 3. That the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy °g°’° are authorized to loan to the said committee such ensigns, Bags, decorations, and so forth, belonging to the United States (battle flags excepted) as are not then in use, and may be suitable and proper for decorations and other purposes, which may be spared without detriment to the public service, such ensigns, Bags, decorations, and so forth, to be used by the committee under such regulations and restrictions as mag be prescribed by the said Secretaries, or either {gg- M mu of them: Provide , That the said committee shall, within Bve days ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- ’ after the close of said session, return to the said Secretaries all such ensigns, Bags, decorations, and so forth, thus loaned; and said committee shall mdemnify the United States for any loss or damage not necessarily incident to such use. ,i,Y,§f*§{§{f§'§,’·,',€’?t,T,‘{§.` Sec. 4. That the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds ¤¤¤¤· subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, is hereby authorized to permit the use of any or all ggiblic parks, reservations, or other public spaces in the District of lumbia for use bty said committee for parkin .automobiles, the temporary erection o tents for enter- M , tainments, §ospitals, and other pouriposes; and said committee is hereby mgiianigwee. ` authorized to charge reasonab ees for entertainment and accommodations on said parks, reservaticnsé or other public spaces to aid m . d we in meetinglthe necessary expenses inci ent to the session. permits. °°’ “Sec. 5. hat the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to permit said committee to stretch suitable overheadconductors, with sufficient supports, wherever necessary and in Pmm the nearest practicable connection with the present suppl of light, rmeiniaz crm. for the purpose of effecting special illumination: Provided}; That the said conductors shall not be used for the conveying of electrical currents after June 10 1923, and shall, with their supports, be fully rum; me mw- and entirely removed from the public spaces streets, and avenues of i“g“'“'“‘ the said city of Washington on or before J,une 15, 1923: Provided éurtbzr, That the stretching and removing of the said wires shall e under the supfrvision of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who s all me that the provisions of this resolution are enforced; that all needful precautions are taken for the protection of the public; and that the pavement of anymstreet, avenue, or alley W G t ua disturbed is replaced in as food condition as fore entering upon the uiisz';:¤i°·i¥i°»§°iis. work herein authorized: nd provided further, That no expense or ml§};§{§,f,§f P°"" °“d damage on account of or due to the stretching, operation, or removing o the said temporarBoverheacl conductors s all be incurred by the United States or the istrict of Columbia, and that if it shall be necessary to erect wires for illuminating or other purposes over any park or reservation in the District of Columbia the work of erection and removal of said wires shall be under the supervision of the officer _ in charge of said park or reservation. ,.,I5‘.§‘§‘,§f‘§,Q° ’°’°° Sec. 6. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to grant, under such conditions as they may impose, special licenses to peddlers and vendors to sell goods, wares, and merchandise on the streets, avenues, and sidewalks in the District of Columbia during said session, and to charge for such privileges such fees as they may deem pro r. ,,,@;§§'“"',,f,§°"§§_ Sec. 7. That the Commissioners oixthe District of Columbia are ¤¤¤=¤wi¤¤r¢¤¤t¢¤¤- hereby authorized to permit the telegraph and tele hone companies to extend overhead wires to such points as shall be djeemed necessary by the said committee, the said wires to be taken down within ten Use of dings after the conclusion of the session. public banding. _ nc. 8. That the _Public Buildings Commission is hereby authorized to assign to committee for use and occupancy during said session such unoccupied public buildings in the District of Columbia