Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
SWEEPING MEASURE
Mr.. Babcocks Bill to Prevent Dangers
From Electrolysis.
Provides That All Electric Railroads
and Other Plants Shall BE
Insulated Safely.

The full text of the electrolysis bill in
troduced in the House by Mr.. Babcock
Oh. R.. $500 is as follows:
That each and every street railway COM
pany in the District of Columbia using the
overhead trolley system for the propulsion
OF It's cars, or using any other electrical
system employing an uninsulated, ground
ed, or rail return or feeding circuit for
the current, shall equip its lines with the
double-trolley system, or other equally
good insulated metallic-circuit system, sub
1ect to the approval Of the Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia. 1t shall be the
duty of each and every such railway COM
pany within sixty days after the passage
of this act to submit to the Commissioners
OF the District Of Columbia a plan, in dupIi-
cate, of the system proposed to be used tor
every part of Its lines. One copy of this
plan. with such modification as the Com
missioners may deem proper, shall be re-
turned to the railway company, which
shall, within three months after the ap-
proval of the plan by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, fully carry out
Its requirements. Any failure to submit
euch plan, or carry 1t into execution, shall
render the offending railway company liable
to a penalty of SIS a day for each day of
Noncompliance with any Of the require
mentS OF this act, to be recovered in the
EaIne Of the District of Columbia in any
court OF competent jurisdiction; and a fail
ure to pay such penalty within sixty days
shall act as forfeiture of the charter of
such railway company and all rights and
privileges hereunder
Section e That after the passage of this
act 1t shall be unlawful for any person
company or corporation in the District of
Columbia to furnish current for electric
light. heat. or power on a circuit or sys-
tenn any portion of which is grounded or
connected to any grounded construction, or
which Is not thoroughly insulated from the
ind chon ~ ,~Io AL e.
son. company or corporation in the District
of Columbia to use any Dynamo generator,
motor or Transforming device in connection
with any lighting or heating apparatus for
the production or utilization of electric cur
rent any pole or terminal of which is
grounded or connected to the earth or any
grounded construction. Each and every
person, company or corporation employing
any such grounded system shall submit 10
the Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumb1a, within thirty days after the passage
Oh THIS act, plan, in duplicate, showing
the changes proposed to be made in its
system. One copy of this plan, with suck
notifications as the Commissioners may
deem proper, shall be returned to the party,
company or corporation submitting the
same, which shall, within sixty days there
after, begin to carry out its requirements,
and shall complete such changes within
SIX months from the date of the approval
thereof by the Commissioners. ANY failure
to submit such plan or to carry il into
execution shall render the offending per-
son, company or corporation liable to a
penalty of twenty-five dollars a day for
each day of noncompliance with any of
the requirements of this act to be recoy-
cred in the name of the District of Column
bla in any court of competent jurisdiction
and failure to pay such penalty within
sixty days shall act as a forfeiture of the
charter of such railway company and all
rights and privileges Hereunder or any
permits, licenses or privileges that may be
enjoyed under existing law.
Section 3. That all acts or parts of acts
pealed.