Evening star., 1899-03-01
Commissioners Authorized Amendment to
the Police Regulations.
New Section Adopted Conceruins Care
OF Space Adjacent to Private Prop
erty--Rights Reserved.

The District Commissioners today ordered
that the police regulations relative TO park
ings be amended by striking out section
of article Il thereof and changing the num-
Der of section of said article to section Z,
and that article 22 hereafter be known as
article %, and the following adopted as
article -:
Sec. L. That the parking on the streets
and avenues of the District of Columbia,
except such streets or avenues. or portions
thereof, as have been or may hereafter be
designated by the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia as business streets or
avenues. shall be under the immediate care
and keeping of the owners or occupants OF
the premises abutting thereon, and such
owner or occupant may inclose the parking
with railings or open fences, not less than
three feet nor more than three feet six
inches high, after obtaining a permit there
for before said fence is erected, from the
permit clerk Of the engineer department,
for which fee of 81 shall be charged for
each house lot in front of which the
parking shall be inClosed.
Blocks or pedestals for fence pests must
not project above the surface Of the side
walk, and no portion OF said fence shall
extend beyond the parking line.
Sec. = No hedges shall be planted within
the city limits except upon permits from
the permit clerk of the engineer depart
ment, for which the same fee shall be
d :
within the city limits shall not exceed three
feet in height, nor eighteen inches i'm thick
ness.
sec. ?. Parkings or sidewalks shall not
be used for business purposes without the
written authority of the Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia.
Matter of Grading.
Sec. 4. That it shall not be lawful for
any person to raise or lower the grade of
any parking, or to pave or cover any por-
ton thereof, or 20 construct any steps
walls, coping fences or other structures
thereon, or to eXcavate or fill therein, eX-
cept upon the written authority of the said
Commissioners. These regulations shall
not be construed to prevent the per
son having control of the premises abutting
on the parking from Sodding or beauttylnB
the same with flowers.
Sec. =. Applications for permission 10 use
portions of the sidewalks and parkings on
business streets or avenues shall be ad-
dressed to the Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. stating the space desired
al d the nature of the business to be con-
ducted
Sec. d Permits will not be transferable
nor shall the person or persons to whom
permits shall be issued sublet the privilege,
ard the person or persons who use the side
walk or the parking, and the person or per-
sons who may subiet the privilege. shall be
subject to the penalty for a violation OF
these regulations.
Sec. I. 1t shall be unlawful to place
pile lumber or other material higher than
sixteen feet on any parking sidewalk
used under these regulations.
Sec s. The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia expressly reserve the right
under these regulations to revoke any per
nit given in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and when such permit shall have
been reN oked notice thereof shall be served
upon the person or persons holding such
permit, and such reasonable time as the
said Commissioners may designate shall be
given 10 restore the parking sidewalk 10
the condition in which il was when the
permit was given.
any of the provisions of this article shall,
on conviction thereof in the Police Court
of the District Of Columbia, be punished by
a fine of not less than 81 nor more than $40
for each and every offense, TO be recovered
in the name of the District of Columbia as
other fines and penalties are recovered.