Each gas company in the District of Columbia shall, at its sole and entire expense, make reasonable extensions of its gas mains whenever the said extensions shall be necessary for maintaining street lamps for the public safety and comfort, and the Council of the District of Columbia shall regulate the location and depth of the said gas mains in the streets, avenues, roads, alleys, and spaces of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 9-506
Extension of gas mains for maintenance of street lamps
Mar. 3, 1893, 27 Stat. 544, ch. 199; May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 996, ch. 901, § 1
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