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 1108 SIXTY—SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 22. 1923. opntinsupuwcs- runmc numomos, ornnnrrne nxrnusns. astiigiiilial  Operating force: For such personal services as the Secretary of ¤*°- the Treasur may deem necessary m connection with the care, maintenance, and, repair of all public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department (except as hereinafter provided), together with the grounds thereof and the equipment and furnishings therein, including assistant custodians, janitors, watchmen, laborers, and charwomen; engineers, firemen, elevator conductors, coal passers, electricians, dynamo tenders, lampists, and wiremen; mechanical labor force in connection with said buildings, including carpenters, ,,,.°{,‘,'§,§““’°‘*°" '°‘ plumbers, steam litters, machinists, and painters, but in no case shall the rates of compensation for such mechanical labor force be in excess P . of the rates current at the time and in the place where such services nuiumigs my which are employed, $3,800,000: Provided, That the foregoing appropria- “"‘“"b“* tion shall be available for use in connection with all public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, including the customhouse in the District of Columbia, but not including any other public building within the District of Columbia, and exclusive of marige hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay 0 ces. m"`““‘"°‘°t°‘ Furniture and repairs of furniture: For furniture, carpets, and B,,m,,¤m1,,d,L repairs of same, for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, exc usive of marme hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for as and electric-lightin fixtures and repairs of same for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, including marine hospitals and quarantine stations, but exclusive of mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for furniture and carpets for public buildings and extensions of public buildings in course of construction which are to remain under the custody and control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and amay _ offices, and buildin constructed for other executive departments {»Z,§g"'L"gQ§i ,,,,;,9 ,,. or establishments oisthe Government, $530,000: Provided, That the ”'*°°*°°· foregoing appropriation shall not be used for personal services except for work done under contract or for temporary job labor under exigency, and not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at ,,§._“° °""“°“' '“"“*` any one building: Provided further, That all furniture now owned by the United States in other public buildings or in buildings rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture or not. §,uP,{°**Pb§,,{;¤¤l;)*,§;°gér Operating supplies: For fuel, steam, gas for lighting and heating nwrkw. ' purposes, water, ice, lighting supplies, electric current for lighting and power purposes, telephone service for custodian forces; removal of ashes and rubbish, snow, and ice; cutting grass and weeds, washing tovcgels, and miscellaneous items for the use of the custodian forces in_ the care and maintenance of completed and occupied public buildings and the grounds thereof imder the control of the reasury Department, and in the care and maintenance of the equipment and furnishing in such buildings; miscellaneous supplies, tools, and appliances required in the operation (not embracing repairs) of the mechanical equipment, including heating, plumbing, hoisting, gas piping, ventilatmg, vacuum·cleaning and refrigeratin apparatus, electric-light plants, meters, interior pneumatic-tube and intercommunicating telephone systems, conduit wiring, call—bell and signal systems in such buildings and for the transportation of _ articles or supplies authorized herein (including the customhouse in B"“‘““*°” °'°'“‘*°"· the District o Columbia, but excluding any other public building under the control of the Treasury Department within the District