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 FIFIY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 1406. 1905. 895 Columbia, and_ for the payment of necessary inspection, livery of horses, and rncidental expenses, one hundred thousand dollars: Pro- P"'”’“°· coded, That 1f it shall appear to the Commissioners that any part of m,°,:,‘{,‘,§e,‘,Q“°°‘ °°‘“‘ this work can be done under their immediate direction at less cost 4M¢·1>·621· than is proposed by the lowest and best responsible bidder under the contracts authorized to be entered into by the Act approved January twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and five, said Commissioners are hereby authorized to undertake such work and to use this appropriation, or any part thereof, for that purpose, other provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, and such use shall be reported in detail in the estimates submitted to Congress. F on THE PARKING coxmssrouz For contingent expenses, including .P¤¤‘l¤¤8 0°¤¤¤¤i¤· laborers, cart hire, trees, tree boxes, tree stakes, tree straps, planting m°°* and care of trees on city and suburban streets whitewashmg, care of parks, and miscellaneous items, twenty-four thousand dollars. ‘ Barmxo mason: For superintendent, six hundred dollars; watch- B¤¤¤¤8¤¤¤=¤- man, four hundred and fifty dollars, now authorized and being paid from the general appropriation; and for temporary services, maintenance, and repairs, one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, to be immediately available; in all, three thousand dollars. For roismc sonms: For repair and replacement of public scales, S°•*l°°· two hundred dollars. Fon rrmuc mmrs: For the purchase, replacement, and repair of '¤¤P•· public pumps cleaning and protecting public wells, filling abandoned or con emned public wells, including the hire and maintenance of necessary horse and wagon, three thousand dollars. , Puronooxus: For equipment and maintenance of playgrounds, two ’l*Y€'°‘””*’~ thousand dollars. ' ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. ¤¤l>¤*· For electrical engineer, two thousand five hundred dollars; superin- S“"“'i°* tendent, one thousand six hundred dollars; two electrical inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; inspector of lam s, one thou- · sand dollars; electrician, one thousand two hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand dollars; three telegraph operators, at one thousand dollars each; three inspectors, at nine hundred dollars each; expert repair man, nine hundred and sixty dollars; four repair men, at seven hundred and twent dollars each; three telephone o(perators, at six hundred dollars eacli; two laborers, at four hundred ollars each; in all, twenty-one thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For the following, now authorized and being paid from general appropriations, namely: or two electrical inspectors, at one thousand eight hundred dollars ,r§¤§*1g£?g’cj_j{ 5;:: each; one electrical inspector, one thousand three hundred and fifty pmueus dollars; one cable splicer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars each; one clerk, one thousand and fifty dollars; one clerk, seven hundred and fifty dollars; one assistant cable splicer, six hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant repair man, six hundred and twenty dollars; two assistant repair men, at five hundred and forty dollars each; two laborers, at five hundred and fort dollars each; one laborer, four hundred and sixty dollars; four telephone operators at five hundred and forty dollars each; one telephone o rator, four hundred and fifty dollars; one storekee r, eight undredpffnd seventy-tive dollars; and one laborer, six huntffgtl and thirty dollars; in all, eighteen thousand one hundred and seventy-tive dollars. For general supplies, repairs, new batteries, and battery supplies, S¤r1>1i¤· telephone rental and pure ase, wire for extension of ,the telegraph and telephone service, repairs of lines and instruments, purchase of