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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 164. 1918. 923 For rintin all annual and special reports of the overnment of P"‘° "°P°'°“· “* the Digtrict 0% Columbia for the fiscal year ending §une thirtieth, calyesrtlliglsi nineteen hundred and eighteen, for submission to Congress, $10,000. For maintenance, care, and reipgir of automobiles, motorcycles, , and motor trucks owned by the trict of Columbia, that are not ’ ` otherwise herein provided for, including such personal services in connection therewith not otherwise herein authorized, as the commissioners shall in wrrting szaecially order, $18,500; For the purchase of ve new automobiles for use of the various P“’°"“°‘* departments of the government of the District of Columbia, and for the e:xchange_of such automobiles now owned by the District of Columbia as, m the judgment of the commimioners of said District, have or shall become unserviceable; and for the pgrchase of one new truck for the inspector of plumbing, two new truc for the mimicipal architect one new truck for the municipal architect in lieu of one truck to berexchanged, and for the purchase of two new motorcycles for street-cleaning department in hen of one motorcycle to be exchanged and three new motorcycles for the electrical engineer in lieu of three to be exchantgled, $11,250; In all, for motor vehi es, $29,750. All of said motor vehicles ml,§;df’¥ °¤°**’¤’° and all other motor vehicles provided for in this Act and all horsedrawn carriages and buggies owned by the District of Columbia shall be used only for purposes directly pertaining to the public services of said District, and shall be nm er the direction an control of the commissioners, who may from time to time alter or change the assignment for use thereof or direct the joint or interchangeable use of any of the same by) officials and emplo ees of the District: Provided, That no automo ile shall be 80t%`|Hl.‘6¢¥h§?8UDd6T, by pur- umnéem. chase or exchange, at a cost, including e value of a vehicle ex- *”“·P-su changed, exceeding $900 for one seating four or more persons, $700 for one seating less than four mm, or $2,000 for a motor truck., at Appropriatiom in this Act s not be egended for the purchase or buses! l° ','e•¤".°° °° °°° maintenance of horses or horse-drawn v `cles for the use of the commissioners, or for the purchase or- maintenance of horses or horsedrawn vehicles for inspection or other purposes for those oiicials or emlployees provided with motor vehicles. _ _ _ _ _ um · . propriations in this Act, exceois appropriations for the militia, ;.,,;..,.,.,f’$’t.,_°"’°'”°' shall not be used for the purchase, very, or maintenance of horses, or for the purchase, maintenance, or repair of buggies or carriages and harness, except as provided for in the aplpropriationfor contmgent and miscellaneous expenses or unless the appropriation from which the same is proposed to be paid shall specific y authorize such purchase, livery, maintenance, and repair, and except also as here1n· after authorized. Fm mwmm pw Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for the payment of mum. premiums or other cost of fire insurance. _ _ Telephones ma be maintained in the residences of the sgpermtend- ,,§,'§,°£§,?’,,,{,*?,$‘,,‘i§,_°“°° ent of the water Jepartment, superintendent of sewers, chi inspector of the street-cleaning division, inspector of plumbmg, secretary of the Board of Charities, health officer, assistant hea th officer, chief engineer of the fire deplartment, superintendent of pohce, electrical ins ctor in charge of the fire·ala.rm system, one fire-alarm operator, andxiwo iire··alarm repair men, under appropriations containe m this cmmcwm mum Act. The commissioners may connect ang or all of these telephones im. to either the s tem of the Chesapeake an Potomac Telephone Cornpany or the telesphone system mamtained by the District of Columbia, as in their judgment may be most economical to the District. remge. For postage for strictly official mail matter, $18,000. _ cmicuumcmml The commissioners are authorized, in their discretion, to furmsh use necessary transportation in connection with strictly official business of the District of Columbia by the purchase of car tickets from appro-