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DC Code § 9-307 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-307. Highway Bridge

The jurisdiction and control of the Highway Bridge across the Potomac River, including appropriations and employees, shall be under the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Highway Bridge shall be for highway traffic. The entire cost of paving, repairs, or replacements incident to track repairs, replacements, or changes made at a time when the bridge is not being paved, and one-half the cost of other paving, repaving, or maintenance of paving between its track and for 2 feet outside the outer rails, and the excess cost of construction and maintenance of the bridge due to the existence or installation of its tracks thereon shall be paid by the street railway company or companies using the same under such regulations as the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall prescribe; provided, that all street railroads chartered or that may hereafter be chartered by Congress shall have the right to cross said bridge upon terms mutually agreed upon with the Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Railway Company or in case of disagreement, upon terms determined by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia which is authorized and directed to give hearing to the interested parties and to fix the terms of joint trackage.  (Feb. 12, 1901, 31 Stat. 773, ch. 353, § 12; July 1, 1902, 32 Stat. 598, ch. 1352; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1117, ch. 70, § 1; Jan. 14, 1933, 47 Stat. 759, ch. 10, § 3; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-507. 1973 Ed., § 7-507. Cross References Public utilities, multiple company use of utility infrastructures, see § 34-1102. Editor's Notes Replacement of Highway Bridge: See Act of October 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 875, Pub. L. 89-627. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 9-308 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-308. Rochambeau Bridge

The bridge built in lieu of the Long Bridge shall be for railroad purposes only and for 2 or more railway tracks. The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company shall maintain, and keep in repair said bridge at its own cost and expense, and shall maintain an efficient draw in said bridge, operating the same so as not to unnecessarily impede the free navigation of the Potomac River at any hour of the day or night, and shall give other railroad companies the right to pass over said bridge upon such reasonable terms as may be agreed upon between the companies or prescribed by Congress.  (Feb. 12, 1901, 31 Stat. 772, ch. 353, § 11.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-508. 1973 Ed., § 7-508. Cross References Public utilities, multiple company use of utility infrastructures, see § 34-1102.
DC Code § 9-309 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-309. Construction of power boats; exception; “power boats” defined

(a) All tugboats using the Potomac River at the place or places where the same is spanned by the 2 certain bridges in said act provided for, namely the Railway Bridge and the Highway Bridge, are required to equip and fit, not later than July 1, 1909, all smokestacks thereof or other vertical projections with hinges or other mechanical device so as to permit the same to be lowered to the level of the top of the pilothouse of such boats; provided, that all such tugboats the pilothouse of which will not pass under such bridges may be exempted from the operations of the provisions hereof, upon application made to the Secretary of the Army and his approval thereof; provided further, that all tugboats after March 4, 1909, built or purchased, or not on said date actually engaged in business on the Potomac River at the places aforesaid, must have their dimensions approved by the Secretary of the Army before being permitted to use and operate the same on the Potomac River at the places above mentioned: And provided further, that the provisions hereof shall not apply to such tugboats as may, by reason of their structure, be able to pass under said 2 bridges, respectively, without the necessity of operating the draws thereof. (b) The provisions of this section are applicable to “power boats,” meaning any boat, vessel, or craft propelled by machinery, whether the machinery be only principal or auxiliary power of propulsion.  (Mar. 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1066, ch. 315; Mar. 4, 1915, 38 Stat. 1053, ch. 142, § 6.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-509. 1973 Ed., § 7-509.
DC Code § 9-310 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-310. Monroe Street Bridge

No street railway company shall use the viaduct or bridge or any approaches thereto authorized by the Act of July 3, 1930, to carry Monroe Street Northeast over the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, for its tracks until such company shall have paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia a sum equal to one-fourth of the cost of such viaduct or bridge and approaches, which sum shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes for the District of Columbia for deposit to the credit of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 2, 1907, 34 Stat. 1130, ch. 2510; July 3, 1930, 46 Stat. 963, ch. 848.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-510. 1973 Ed., § 7-510. Editor's Notes Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: The Office of the Collector of Taxes was abolished and the functions thereof transferred to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952. All functions of the Office of the Collector of Taxes including the functions of all officers, employees and subordinate agencies were transferred to the Director, Department of General Administration by Reorganization Order No. 3, dated August 28, 1952. Reorganization Order No. 20, dated November 10, 1952, transferred the functions of the Collector of Taxes to the Finance Office. The same Order provided for the Office of the Collector of Taxes headed by a Collector in the Finance Office, and abolished the previously existing Office of the Collector of Taxes. Reorganization Order No. 20 was superseded and replaced by Organization Order No. 121, dated December 12, 1957, which provided that the Finance Office (consisting of the Office of the Finance Officer, Property Tax Division, Revenue Division, Treasury Division, Accounting Division, and Data Processing Division) would continue under the direction and control of the Director of General Administration, and that the Treasury Division would perform the function of collecting revenues of the District of Columbia and depositing the same with the Treasurer of the United States. Organization Order No. 121 was revoked by Organization Order No. 3, dated December 13, 1967, Part IVC of which prescribed the functions of the Finance Office within a newly established Department of General Administration. The executive functions of the Board of Commissioners were transferred to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia by § 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967. Functions of the Finance Office as stated in Part IVC of Organization Order No. 3 were transferred to the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue by Commissioner’s Order No. 69-96, dated March 7, 1969. The collection functions of the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue were transferred to the District of Columbia Treasurer by § 47-316 on March 5, 1981.
DC Code § 9-312 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-312. South Dakota Avenue Bridge

No street railway company shall use the bridge authorized by the Act of March 3, 1917 (39 Stat. 1018), for its tracks until such company shall have paid to the Treasurer of the United States a sum equal to one-sixth of the total cost of said bridge, to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 3, 1917, 39 Stat. 1018, ch. 160; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-512. 1973 Ed., § 7-512.
DC Code § 9-313 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-313. Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley

Any street railway company using the new Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley shall install thereon at its own expense an approved standard underground system and an overhead trolley system of street car propulsion, including trolley poles of approved design, and at its own expense shall thereafter maintain such underground and overhead construction and bear the cost of surfacing, resurfacing, and maintaining in good condition the space between the railway tracks and 2 feet exterior thereto, and shall defray the cost of excess construction occasioned by such use.  (July 3, 1930, 46 Stat. 962, ch. 848.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-513. 1973 Ed., § 7-513.
DC Code § 9-314 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-314. Benning Bridge

One-fifth of the cost of constructing the said bridge (in line of Benning Road over the Anacostia River) and approaches shall be borne and paid by the Washington Railway and Electric Company, its successors and assigns, to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia, to the credit of the District of Columbia, and the same shall be a valid and subsisting lien against the franchises and property of the said railway company and shall constitute a legal indebtedness of said company in favor of the District of Columbia, and the said lien may be enforced in the name of the District of Columbia by a bill in equity brought by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or by any other lawful proceeding against the said railway company; provided further, that after the completion of said bridge and approaches authorized by the act of June 29, 1932 (47 Stat. 355) no street railway company shall use said bridge or approaches until the said company shall have paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia a sum equal to one-fifth of the cost of said bridge and approaches, which sum shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia for deposit to the credit of the District of Columbia.  (June 29, 1932, 47 Stat. 355, ch. 308; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 571, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(c)(24).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-514. 1973 Ed., § 7-514. Cross References Public utilities, multiple company use of utility infrastructures, see § 34-1102. Editor's Notes Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-310. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 9-315 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-315. Fern and Varnum Streets and Eastern Avenue Viaducts

The viaducts and approaches thereto, to carry Fern and Varnum Streets over the tracks and right-of-way of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company or the viaduct and approaches thereto to carry Eastern Avenue over the tracks and rights-of-way of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall not be used by any street railroad company until said Companies shall have paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia, a sum equal to one-fourth of the total cost of constructing said viaducts and approaches, to be applied to the credit of the District of Columbia. No limitation shall run against claims made by the District of Columbia under the provisions of this section.  (Mar. 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1352, ch. 306, § 1.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-515. 1973 Ed., § 7-515. Section References This section is referenced in § 9-1205.04. Cross References Pennsylvania Railroad Company, switch and siding connections, see § 9-1205.01 et seq. Editor's Notes Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-310.
DC Code § 9-316 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-316. Certain grade crossings to be closed after completion of Fern Street Viaduct

From and after the completion of the viaduct and approaches to carry Fern Street over the tracks and right-of-way of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the highway grade crossing over the tracks and right-of-way of the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Chestnut Street shall be forever closed against further traffic of any kind; and from and after the completion of the viaduct and approaches to carry Varnum Street over the tracks and right-of-way of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the highway grade crossing over the tracks and right-of-way of the said railroad company at Bates Road shall be forever closed against further traffic of any kind, and from and after the completion of the viaduct and approaches to carry Eastern Avenue over the tracks and right-of-way of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the highway grade crossing over the tracks and rights-of-way of the said railroad companies at Quarles Street, shall be forever closed against further traffic of any kind.  (Mar. 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1354, ch. 306, § 4.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-516. 1973 Ed., § 7-516. Section References This section is referenced in § 9-1205.04. Cross References Pennsylvania Railroad Company, switch and siding connections, see § 9-1205.01 et seq.
DC Code § 9-317 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-317. Van Buren Street Subway

No street railway company shall use the subway and approaches to carry Van Buren Street under the tracks and right-of-way of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for its tracks until said Company shall have paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia a sum equal to one-fourth of the total cost of said subway and approaches, to be applied to the credit of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 2, 1925, 43 Stat. 1096, ch. 395, § 1.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-517. 1973 Ed., § 7-517. Editor's Notes Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-310.
DC Code § 9-318 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-318. Grade crossing at Lamond closed

The highway grade crossing formerly over the tracks and right-of-way of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Lamond shall be forever closed against further traffic of any kind.  (Mar. 2, 1925, 43 Stat. 1097, ch. 395, § 3.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-518. 1973 Ed., § 7-518.
DC Code § 9-319 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-319. Cedar Street Subway

No street railway company shall use the subway herein authorized (to carry Cedar Street under the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company) for its tracks until such company shall have paid to the Treasurer of the United States a sum equal to one-fourth of the total cost of said subway and bridge, to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.  (May 18, 1910, 36 Stat. 388, ch. 248; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-519. 1973 Ed., § 7-519.
DC Code § 9-321 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-321. Michigan Avenue Viaduct — Use by street railway companies

No street railway company shall use the viaduct or any approaches thereto authorized by § 9-320 for its tracks until the said company shall have paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia a sum equal to one-fourth of the cost of said viaduct and approaches, which sum shall be deposited to the credit of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1352, ch. 305, § 2.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-521. 1973 Ed., § 7-521. Editor's Notes Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-310.
DC Code § 9-322 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-322. Highway grade crossing at Michigan Avenue closed

From and after the completion of the said viaduct and approaches, the highway grade crossing over the tracks and the right-of-way of the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Michigan Avenue in the District of Columbia shall be forever closed against further traffic of any kind.  (Mar. 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1352, ch. 305, § 4.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-522. 1973 Ed., § 7-522.
DC Code § 9-323 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-323. Subway under Baltimore and Ohio tracks in vicinity of Chestnut Street, Fern Place, and Piney Branch Road

One-half of the total cost of constructing a subway under the tracks and right-of-way of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in the vicinity of Chestnut Street or of the intersection of Fern Place and Piney Branch Road, extended, and thereafter the cost of maintaining the structure within the limits of its right-of-way shall be borne and paid by the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia for the deposit to the credit of the District of Columbia, and the same shall be a valid and subsisting lien against the franchises and property of the said railroad company, and shall constitute a legal indebtedness against the said railroad company in favor of the District of Columbia, and said lien may be enforced in the name of the District of Columbia by a bill in equity brought by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or by any other legal proceeding against the said railroad company; provided, that from and after the completion of the said subway and approaches, the highway grade crossing over the tracks and right-of-way of the said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Chestnut Street shall be forever closed against further traffic of any kind.  (July 3, 1930, 46 Stat. 963, ch. 848; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 571, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(c)(26).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-523. 1973 Ed., § 7-523. Editor's Notes Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-310. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 9-324 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 9 - Transportation Systems|Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways|§ 9-324. Calvert Street Bridge

Any street railway company using the bridge constructed to replace the Calvert Street Bridge over Rock Creek, as authorized by the Act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 229, ch. 93) shall install thereon, at its own expense, an approved underground system of streetcar propulsion and, at its own expense, shall thereafter maintain such underground construction, and bear the cost of surfacing and resurfacing and maintaining in good condition the space between the railway tracks and 2 feet exterior thereto as provided by law, and shall defray the cost of excess construction occasioned by such use including the relocation and construction of closed plow pits at the west approach to the bridge in accordance with plans to be approved by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.  (June 16, 1933, 48 Stat. 229, ch. 93.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 7-524. 1973 Ed., § 7-524. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.