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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 7. 1919. 103 ation account created in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, "°L 3°·P-°°8~ approved April 27, 1904, and known as the "Miscellaneous trustfund deposits, District of Columbia," all necessary inspectors overseers, foremen, sewer tappers, skilled laborers, mechanics, laborers, special {policemen stationed at street-railway crossin, one inspector of gas tting, two janitors for laboratories of the %ashington and Georgetown Gas Liglht Companies, market master, assistant market master, watchman, orses, carts, and wagons, and to incur all necessary expenses incidental to carrying on such work and necessary for the proper execution thereof, such services and expenses to be paid from said a propriation account. Sec. 7. 'lgat the commissioners and other responsible officials, in ,,§$°"°’”"* '°PP”°“· expending appropriations contained in this Act, so far as (possible m;’d¤;¤h‘;·j¤¤ aggmbgg shall purchase material, supplies, including food supplies, an equip- mer at ignore csv. ment, when needed and fun s are available, from the various services f§§§;§“‘,,';f,§,'}§d?° I'}; of the Government of the United States possessing material, supfplies, ¤¤¤¤¤· and equipment no longer reqiuired because of the cessation o war activities. It shall be the uty of the commissioners and other hggggggr? v¤¤‘¤*¤¤- officials, before tpurchasing any of the articles described herein, to ` ascertain from e Government of the United States whether it has articles of the character described that are serviceable. And articles P“°°““*""°“°“· purchased from the Govemment, if the same have not been used, shall be paid for at a reasonable price not to exceed actual cost, and if the same have been used, at a reasonable price based upon length of usage. The various services of the Government of the United °°l°°°“°’°"'°°·°t°· States are authorized to sell- such articles to the municqml gpvernment under the conditions specified and the roceeds o suc sales shall be covered into the Treasury as a  aneous receipt: Pro- 4-,,,,,1 '°"';°;,, md, E,. vided, That this section shall not be construed to amend, alter, or §;g,{_° °’d°' ¤°'* °‘· repeal the Executive order of December 3, 1918, concerning —the transfer of office material, supplies, and equipment in the District of Columbia falling into disuse because of the cessation of war activities. In every case where any material, sup lies, including food su lies, ,,, "°g'§°°]§§i and equipment coming under the provisiims of this section shaphave P*“¤•°· been purchased from any other source than the various services of the Government, 1t shall be affirmatively shown that the provisions of this section have as far as possible been complied with., mw I m Sec. 8. _That the sum of $75,000 shall be transferred to the credit ma ¤€5ia'°iil ai: of the United States from the amount in the Treasury of the United '*"¤‘:,""’_,,;,.,, 0, ,d_ Stains to the credit of the District of Columbia to pay the indebted- ¤¤¤¤•.|878· ness of the District of Columbia to the United States on account of the unpaid balance of the advances to defray District of Columbia mm m expenses of the Escal year of 1878, as rovided by section 17 of the ’°' Act 8-lprovrding for the support of the District of Columbia for said iisc year, approved March 3, 1877; and said sum shall be transferred to the credit of the United States from the amount in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia immediately upon the approval of this Act. M,-,,, ,,, Fm Sec. 9. That the sum of $75,000 shall be transferred to the credit mommof the United States from the amount in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia to gray the indebtedness of the District of Columbia to the United tates on account of advances for the suppgrt of public schools of the District of Colum- vu. io, p. m. bis, as provided by a c use of the Sundry Civil Appro nation Act, ¤Ppl‘§>Ved March 3, 1877; and said sum shall be transferred to tlw credit of the United States from the amount in the Treasury to the G1‘¤d1t of the District of Columbia immediately upon the ¤»ppr0V8»l $¤¤.10,'I'hatthesumof$50,885shall be,trnu¤fer;‘e¢i \i¤ $h¢¤F?€h*"?,,.,!’g"'“'°*“‘”’“*"· of the United States from the amount in  of   Ullltiik