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 SIXTY—NINTH CONGRESS, Sess. I. C11. 276. 1926. 451 For nmintenance of the water department distribution system, *’¤“**'~"’¤ **’¥'*’*—"°*· includin pum ing stations and machinery, water main valves, fire and pubgic h eiiants, water meters, and all buildings eiiii accessories, and the purciiase and maintenance of motor trucks, purchase of fuel, oils, waste, and other materials, and the employment of ull labor necessary for the propgigexecution of this work; and for contingent expenses, including ks, blanks, stationery, printing, postage, damages, urchuse of technical reference books, and periodicals, not to exceed E7 5, and other necessary items, $10,000; in ell, for mainte- nance, $450,000. I _ For extension of the water department distribution system, laying S§‘“"*”"“°“ ‘“*“°“` of such service mains as may be necessary under the assessment system, $250,000. The rat-es of assessment for laying or constructing water mains ,¤Qs§,°,,S§§“§`¤§’§§w1§§; and service sewers in the District of Columbia under the provisions '°*“*¤*‘Y°°*- .0f the Act; entitled "An Act; authorizing the laying of water mains V°]‘33’p‘2`“‘ and service sewers in the District of Columbia, the levying of assess- ments therefor, and for other purposes? u proved April 22., 1904, are hereby increased from $1.25 to $2 and) $1 to $3, respectively, I°°r°”°i"°°°S‘ per linear front foot: for any water mains and service sewers con— structed or laid during the fiscal year 1927. W t H The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are directed to scgigizigaméea or. increase the scale of water rents in effect in the District of Columbia by 12% per centum er annum for the fiscal year ending June P,mw_ 30, 1927: Provided, TEM: such increase shall remain in effect until <¤<>¤¢i¤¤¤¤<¤=- otherwise provided by law. Wmrmemsm ri_ For installing water meters on services to private residences and V8$61'€Sid€D0€iS,BECF` business laces as may not be required to install meters under exist» ing regugations, as may be directed by the commissioners; said meters at all times to remain the property of the District of Columbia, $30,000. Hmmm For installing fire and public hydrants, machinery, and appur- ` tenances required for necessary extensions, $25,000. For five thousand seven hundred feet of sixteeminch emain in N"` m”j”' Sixteenth Street northwest, from Meridian to Fuller Streetenorth- west, west in Fuller Street and Columbia Road to Eighteenth Street northwest, $54,150. · » » For one thousand nine hundred feet of sixteeminch main in H Street northwest, from,Eight>b to Thirteenth Streets, $19,371. For replacement of old mains in various locations, on account of inadequate size and bad condition of _ ipe on account of age, and laying mains in advance of pavement, `§50,000. r ~ The appr0priations·c0nta1ned~ in this Act for laying amd relaying water mems shall be available immediately. For. purchase or condemnation of site for new third high service reservoir, $50,000, and the commissioners are hereby authorized to close, where necessary, all highways that may, interfere with the development of the proposed project. ··_., ·- e V ~ n ~ , or n ; _ Sm. 2. That the services no draftsmeu, assistant engineers, level- u¤$i°é}mniZ`}¤°i°${°i’§¤1¤K'$i° ers, etpansitmen, rodmeriy-chainmen,;e0mpute1—s,) copyists, `overseers, Dmf¤¤¤¤¤. 1%%+ and irjlpeetors temporarily required iu connection with sewer, .street$ EZ?5i0`§°€5. me Y street eaning or road work, or construction and repair of buildings and brid es, or any general] orspecioli engineering sy construction work aut%orized.bj··¤pp1·bpriations may be eicnkgloyeci exclusively. to carry imo eifect, said appropriutionsiwhen gage ` cally and inwriting ordered by; =1;he~ ‘00!I1!D;1S8i0Il€I‘S; and all su necessar expenditures for the proper execution of said work shall be piidgrom and equi~ tably charged ngaiustzthe sumseppropriated for said work; and [the commissioners in their budget estimates shall report the number of