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 1010 six*rY-FoUR·r11 coivciznss. sas. 11. on. mu. 1917. connection therewith not otherwise herein authorized, as the commissioners shall in writing specially order; and for the purchase of two new and exchange of five motor vehicles herem specified, namely; 4¤*<¤¤¤¤*¤•· Automobiles for the offices of the civilian commissioners, including the assessor’s office and office of Board of Childrens Guardians, an the engineer commissioner, including the assistants to the engineer commissioner, building-inspection and street-cleaning divisions, s1u·veyor’s office, electrical department, the superinten ent of construction, twent in all, including one to be purchased new and three to be purchased' in lieu of old ones to be exchanged hereunder, as follows: For the superintendent of streets, one automobile to be purchased new; for the sanitary and food inspection service, health office, one automobile to be purchased in lieu of one to be exchanged; and for the street-cleaning division, two automobiles to be purchased in heu of two automobiles to be exchanged; _ _ _ _ the street-cleaning division, including two to be purchased in lieu of two motorcyc es to be exchanged, and four or the electrical de artment, including one to be purchased new, ten in all; “°‘°'*""’*’· &0lD01' trucks: One for the municipal architect’s office, two for the electrical department, one for the street-cleaning division, and one for the parking commission, five in all; _ · ,U,·•| ,*1 ¤¤¤¤¤ is In all, for motor vehicles, $18,860. All of said motor vehicles and all other motor vehicles provided for in this Act and all horse-drawn carriages and buggies owned by the District of Columbia  be _ used only for purposes directly  to the public services of said District, and shall be under e direction and control of the commissioners, who may from time to time alter or change the assignment for use thereof or direct the jloint or interchangea le use of anriyhof f,’;,°‘;•$wd_ the same by officials and emp oplees of the District: Provided, at no automobile shall be ac uired ereunder, by purchase or exchange, at a cost, including the vgue of a vehicle exchanged, exceeding $700 for one seating more than two persons, $500 for one  not more naumuvtwioxma than two persons, or $2,000 or a motor truck: P ed further, MH"' That hereafter all motor vehicles and all horsedrawn carriages and buggies owned by the District of Columbia shall be of uniform color an have painted conspicuously thereon, in letters not less than three inches high and markedly contrasting in color with the body color of the vehicle, the words, "District of Columbia/’ M§':°Qg§j*¤ °¤*¤°°‘ Appropriations in this Act shall not be ex ended for the purchase ’ or maintenance of horses or horse—drawn veiiicles for the use of the commissioners, or for the purchase or maintenance of horses or horsedrawn vehicles for inspection or other purposes for those officials or I ’ I { emiployees provided with motor vehicles. sh not be used for the purchaseflivery, or maintenance of horses, or for the purchase, maintenance, or repair of buggies or carriages and harness, except as provided for in the appropriation for cont' ent and miscellaneous expenses or unless the appropriation from {which the same is propose to be paid shall specifically authorize such purchase, livery, maintenance, and repair, and except also as herein- Fm m_ after authorized. _ _ mmad, “Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for the payment of Q nd mmm premiums or other costs of fire insurance. e,§,Q,’°;,°£,,m¤w,e. Tclephrmcs may be maintained in the residences of the superin- 4 tendent of the water department, superintendent of sewers, chief inspector of the street-cleaning division secret of the Board of Charities, health officer, chief engineer of the Erzldepartment, super— intendent of police, electrical inspector in charge of the nre-alarm
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 * ,,,;£f,€c_°"’°”” °' alppropriations in this Act, except appropriations for the militia,