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 SIXTY·SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 249. 1922. 677 of preventable diseases, chief engineer of the fre department, superintendent of police, electrical inspector in charge of the fire-alarm system, one fire-alarm operator, and two tire-alarm repair men, cmwam under appropriations contained in this Act. The commissioners may connect ang or all of these telephones either to the system of the Chesapeake an Potomac Telephone Company or the tele hone system maintained by the District of Columbia or to both of) such systems. For postage for strictly official mail matter, $12,500. P°“°¤° The commissioners are authorized, in their discretion, to furnish “°"°'°’·°“* necessary transportation in connection with strictly official business of the District of Columbia by the purchase of street car and bus fares _ from appropriations contained in this Act: Promkled, That the expenditures herein authorized shall be so apportioned as not to exceed a total of $7,000: Provided further, That the provisions of this para- n0fiir:g;1¤:i¤0d¤¤d r¤¤¤• graph shall not include the appropriations herein made for the iire ’ an police departments. For judicial expenses, including procurement of chains of title, ‘l“dm“1°X*’°‘“°" the printing of briefs in the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, witness fees, and expert services in District cases before the Supreme Court of said District, $4,000. , For the maintenance of a nonpassenger-carrying motor wagon for °°'°°°"°xp°"’°° the morgue, jurors’ fees, witness fees, making autopsies, ice, disinfectants, telephone service, and other necessary supplies for the morgue, and the necessary expenses of holding inquests, including stenographic services in taking testimony, and photographing unident“ e bodies, inclu authority for an allowance of $26 per month to the coroner for ` motor vehicle in performance of official duties, $6,000. , c. For {general advertising, authorized and required b law, and for tax an school notices and notices of changes in reguliitions, $8,000. For advertising notice of taxes in arrears July 1, 1922, as required $§{°§§f‘,§"£;““” to be given by Act of March 19, 1890, to be reimbursed by a charge of 50 cents for each lot or piece of ro erty advertised, $5,000. For carrying out the provisions of thb got entitled "An Act to b,§‘§,'},‘§§”“ d°°g°'°°' authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to remove "°*·3"·¥’~”*- dangerous or unsafe buildings and parts thereof, and for other purposes," approved March 1, 1899, to pay each member of the board of survey provided for therein, other than the inspector of buildings, at a compensation of not to exceed $10 for each survey, and to pay the cost of making safe or removing such buildings upon the refusal or neglect of the owners so to do, $1,000. cing 0, ,,m, M For copies of such wills, petitions, and other papers wherein title umm. ' to real estate is involved, for the use of the assessor of the District, $500. For rent of offices of the recorder of deeds, includingwservices of 3§`,.°Yd.E,Zm°°°”' cleaners as necessary, not to exceed 30 cents per hour, to exlpended under the direction of the Commissioners of the District of Co umbia, $6,000- _ _ Pay for wpylng The recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia is authorised and "°°"“· °°°· directed to pay for copfying instruments filed for record m  office 40 per centum of the ees allowed by law for iilmg, mdexmg, and recording said instruments, and the same rate of compensation for making co ies of the records of his office, and employees of his office when legallly employed therein by the day shall receive compensation at the rate of $2.50 for each day so employed, 'Iplayable out of the P _ fees and emoluments of said omce: Provided, at no charge for copying, or for filing, indexing, and recording, greater than that fixed by law, shall be made.