Evening star., 1961-07-15
OFFICIAL NOTICES

the District or the Officers OF
agents Of either for any loss OF
damage oeeasioned By his beine
required to vaeate all or any part
Of the sidewalk space which he
has been granted permission to
use. See. S. (a) Application for
. permit to use sidewalk space
shall be subject to the approval
OF the Commissioners. on con-
sideration Of recommendation
by the Public Space Committee,
which shall report whether the
sidewalk space for the use Of
which application is being made
is required for the use of the
general public on the days and
at the times covered BY such
Committee shall investigate and
TO those times during each such
day when such space may not
be wholly or partly required for
the use Of the general public,
and, subject to such investiga-
tion, recommend to the Com
missioners whether such applica-
tion should be approved by them,
and any qualifications which
should be attached to such ap-
proval. (bl Each applicant for
a permit to use sidewalk space
shall demonstrate to the salts
faction Of the Commissioners that
the use to be made Of such space
will include provision for the
maintenance Of . clear, unob-
structed pasageway not less than
ten feet in width At all points,
s ns,asy G ioSs -ors3s "asA
parallel to the line Of the street
and generally in the line Of pc
That il the commissioners shall
find that usually, or at certain
periods during the day or eve
ming, the flow Of pedestrian
traffic at such location is suf-
ficiently light to permit a passage
way narrower than ten feet, q
passAgeway as narrow as six
feet may be approved by the
Commissioners, either at all times
when such use Of sidewalk space
Is permitted, or for certain speci-
fled periods during the time when
such use is permitted. The width
Of the pasSagevsy OF passageways
issued for the use Of the side
walk space, and the space itself
shall be SO marked as TO define
such passageway or passagewayS,
such marking to be by one or
more painted white lines, each
not less than four inches in
width. extending across so much
Of such sidewalk space as the
permittee is authorized to use.
Such marking shall be done by
the permitted in accordance with
the directions Of the Director Of
the Department Of Highways and
Traffic. (e) Applications for
permits to use sidewalk space
abutting real property subject to
the provisions Of the Act approved
May 16, 1880 l46 stat. 366). as
amended tssctiSnS SDS $40 6;di9 and
Known Known a. ,. ii. Co.'S assi -sae: iS
tember %, 1850 ts4 Stat. soS;
sections 5-S0l throuGh 5-s05, D.
the "old Georgetown Act" shall
be submitted by the Director TO
the National Commission Of Fine
Arts for its advice as to whether
the proposed use Of such sidewalk
space is in conformity with the
intent and purposes OF the Rpplic-
able Act: PROVIDED, That IL
the said Commission Of Fine Arts
fails to advise the Director Of its
determination within fifteen days,
the Director may assume that
the proposed use is in conformity
with the applicable Act. An
applicant for permission to use
sidewalk space In an area sub
tect to the provisions Of either
NIT with his application q fun
description, including one or more
sketches in color and to scale,
Of the. use. proposed to be made
Of such sidewalk space, in order
to permit the National Commits
sion Of Fine Arts to determine
whether such use will be in con-
formity with the applicable Act.
td) Each public utility COM
pany which, according to the
records Of the District, operates
or maintains any equipment or
service in the area beneath the
sidewalk space for the use OF
which application is made shall
be given an opportunity by the
Director to inform the Commits
okOuCAS NouCCEhluk lbA. OulbCLlOubi
II any. to the proposed use to be
That II any such company fails
within fifteen days after request
for its accommodation to notify
the Commissioners Of any OBJ
lection 1t may have to such use.
the Commissioners may assume
that it has no objection to the
proposed use. Sec. 9, The appli-
cant for q permit to use sidewalk
space under the authority Of this
precedent to the Issuance Of and
as . condition to the continu-
ance in effect Of Q permit for
the use Of such space, furnish
the Director with Q copy of q
policy Of public liability and
property damage insurance, nam
ing the District Of Columbia and
It's officers and employees as
parties insured; The limits Of
~ liability iSr,, q ,Ish DSliey &c SSo shall ;.
Y For e. *. .ssH...t: Hns ss'ssn q al
persons in any one accident, and
$4,000 property damage in any
one accident. such policy Of In
surance shall be eancellable only
BY written notice to the Com
missioners. addressed to the Sec
retary, Board Of Commissioners,
D. c., District Building, l4th and
3 Streets, NV, Washington 4,
D. c.. stating the date on which
the proposed cancellation of the
policy is to become effective. but
such date shall be not less than
thirty days after the date on
which the Commissioners receive
such notice. Sec. z. (a) Each
permit to use sidewalk space
under the authority of these reg
ulations shall be issued subject
70 the following conditions: a.
That such space will only be used
for the activity or activities
cordance with the requirements
of these and any other applicable
regulations; (2) That such use
is to be considered temporary,
and that the user acquires nc
right. title, or interest in the
space he IL permitted to use: t3l
That the United States and the
District, and the officers and
employees Of each of them, wifi
be held harmless fer any loss
or damage arising out of such
use whether such loss or damage
be suffered by the permittee, the
United States, the District, or BY
some third person; az That
any personal property placed on
such SPACE by the permittee will
be readily movable. will be main
tanned in q GOOD, clean condition.
and will not be allowed to de-
terlorate OF become unSightly, or
become dangerous to passers-by :;
brella extending over or used on
such sidewalk space shall be
flame-proofed; and the arrange
ment of any tables, chairs, or
other property placed thereon
SHAH be In accordance with
plan recommended by the Public
Space Committee and approved BY
the Commissioners. (6) That the
permtttee will not use such side
walk. space for the display of
merchandise: PROVIDED. That
nothing herein contained shall be
applicable to the display of mer-
chandise In existing enclosed
show windows encroaehing on
public space as authorized BY law:
PROVIDED FURTHER, That
nothing herein contained shall be
SOustiueu rs pTOnlDtLlnB the use
OF such sidewalk space for the
contamination Of transactions
between an operator of o business
in the abutting property and per-
sons with whom such operator
may have dealings. ca That
such space will not be used in
q manner or for q purpose which
the Commissioners find is dele
terious to the general character
OF the nelghborhood, or is not
in the best interests Of the gen.
eral public. (6D That the per-
mittee will promptly remove any
litter deposited on or in the
vicinity Of the sidewalk space
used by him, resulting from the
activity or activities conducted
by him on such space: (g) That
ths permittee will at all times
conduct such activity or activities
IN an orderly fashion; (IO) That
the permittee will, under permit
duly issued By the District, pro-
vide lighting facilities adequate
to light the activity or activities
conducted By him on such side
walk space during the evening