Title 34 — Public Utilities.
37 chapters · 573 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 34-1601 Inspector of Gas and Meters
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A suitable and impartial person, competent as a chemist, who is not a stockholder or employee in any gas works, shall be appointed by the Public Service Commission to be designated and known as Inspector of Gas and Meters, whose duties shall be to test and determine the illuminat…
D.C. Code § 34-1602 Laboratory for testing gas of Washington Gas Light Company
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A laboratory shall be provided and fitted up by the Washington Gas Light Company, subject to the approval of the Public Service Commission, in the central part of the City of Washington, at a distance as near as may be, of 2,000 feet from any gasworks, and furnished with suitable…
D.C. Code § 34-1603 Additional laboratories for testing gas of Washington Gas Light and Georgetown Gas Light Companies
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Two additional laboratories shall be provided and fitted up by the Washington Gas Light Company, subject to the approval of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and shall be furnished with suitable apparatus, to the satisfaction of the said Mayor, at a total cost not to exceed …
D.C. Code § 34-1604 Officer of company may be present at tests
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The company, person or persons furnishing the gas may, if they see fit, on each occasion of the testing of the gas by the Inspector, be represented by some officer, but such officer shall not interfere in the testing.
D.C. Code § 34-1605 Daily inspections
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Daily inspections, Sundays excepted, shall be made at any time after 12:00 noon and before 12:00 midnight, in the discretion of the Inspector of Gas and Meters.
D.C. Code § 34-1606 Removal of gas meters for neglect or refusal to pay amount due
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If any person or persons, supplied with gas, neglect or refuse to pay the amount due for the same, such company may stop the gas from entering the premises of such person or persons. In no case shall the officers, servants, or workmen of the company remove a meter from premises s…
D.C. Code § 34-1607 Annual reports to Congress
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Any association or corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of gas for illuminating and fuel purposes in the District of Columbia, through its president or other duly authorized officer, shall make a sworn statement to Congress annually, on or before the 1st day of Februar…
D.C. Code § 34-1608 Maximum rates for gas; additional charge for nonpayment of bills
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(a) No part of any money appropriated by any act shall be used for the payment to the Washington Gas Light Company or the Georgetown Gas Light Company for any gas furnished by said companies for use in any of the public buildings of the United States or the District of Columbia a…