The control of bridges, except the Aqueduct Bridge across Rock Creek, in the District of Columbia, is hereby conferred on the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the Council of the District of Columbia is hereby required to make such proper regulations as it may deem necessary for the safety of the public using said bridges, and for the lighting and the police control of the same.
D.C. Code § 9-301
Control of bridges; exception
Mar. 3, 1893, 27 Stat. 544, ch. 199
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