Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 41 Part 1.djvu/94

 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 7. 1919. 73 duties, personal—tax board, harbor master, health department, surveyor s office, superintendent of weights, measures, and markets oflice, and department of insurance, and purchase of new a paratus and laboratory equipment in office of inspector of asphalt andp cement, $45,000. _ For printin all annual and special reports of the government of c,,i°§.'§f,i’§§{§p°'t3·°$' the District og Columbia for the iiscal year ending June 30, 1919, for submission to Congress, $10,000. _ For maintenance, care, and reppir of automobiles, motor cycles, §$w?‘ and motor trucks owned by the istrict 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 writing specially order, $25 000; For the purchase of one new automobile ior use of the various P"’°h”°“·°*°‘ departments of the government of the District of Columbia, and for the exchange of such automobiles now owned by the District of Columbia as in the judgment of the commissioners of said District, have or shall become unserviceable, $5,700;, _ In all, for motor vehicles, $30,700. All of said motor vehicles and ,t,E§§,dlj" °m°“1’ "' all other motor vehicles provided for in this Act and all horse·drawn carriaiges and buggies owned by the District of Columbia shall be used only or purposes directl pertaining to the public services of said District, and shall be undiir the direction and 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 anryhof the ,,,0,,,,, same by) officials and employees of the District: Provided, at no Limit émsz. automo ile shall be acquired hereunder, by purchase'or exchange, at a cost, including the value of a vehicle exc anged, exceeding $1,500 for one seating four or more persons and $1,200 for one seating less than four persons. Appropriations in this Act shall not be e ended for the purchase mli$?gtZ.i,h°”°°’ °t°°’ or maintenance of horses or horse-drawn vmcles 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 emlployees provided with motor vehicles. E { pproprrations in this Act, except; appropriations for the militia, .,m§E°t?.?i_°'h°”°°’ shal 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 appropriation for contingent and miscellaneous expenses or unless the appropriation from w `ch the same is proposed to be paid shall specifically authorize such purchase, livery, maintenance, and repair, and except also as hereinafter authorized. me Mmmm pm Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for the payment of mmm. premiums or other cost of fire insurance. Telephones may be maintained in the residences of the superiu- .{£2§?E§§°§‘£ °u°w°d tendent of the water department, sanitary engineer, chief inspector of the street·cleaning division, assistant superintendent of the streetcleaning division, inspector of plumbing, secretary of the Board of Charities, health officer, assistant health officer, chief of the bureau of preventable diseases, chief engineer of the fire department, superintendent of gpgice, electrical inspector in charge of _ the Hre—alarm system, one alarm operator, and two ’iire—alarm repair men, under appropriations contained in this Act. The commissioners maéhcom C°m°°°“°°°` nect any or all of these tele hones to either the system of the esa~ peaks and Potomac Telephone Com any or the telephone mamtained by the District of Columbia, as in their judgrnent mt? bemost ecermmical to the District. p ‘ _ i j ‘ i `P I For postage for strictly official mail matter, §15,§}0Q. _ A ‘l Q _, Cahn; The commissioners are autherized, in their  to  necessary transportation in connection with strictly omcial business 44281°··——21---7