The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall have the power to lay water mains and water pipes and to erect fireplugs and hydrants wherever the same may be in his judgment necessary for the public safety, comfort, or health.
D.C. Code § 34-2401.01
Mayor to have power to erect water mains, pipes, and fireplugs
R.S., D.C., § 204; June 17, 1890, 26 Stat. 159, ch. 428
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