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 SEV ENT IE TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CII. 39. 1928 . 1047 incidental expenses not enumerated, connected solely with work on public building s, the ac quisition of sites, and the administ rative wo rk connected with the annual appropriations under the Supervising Archi tect's Offic e as t he Sec retary of the Treas ury ma y deem neces - sary and sp eciall y orde r or a pprove, but n ot inc luding heat, light , Objects excluded. janit or ser vice, awning s, cur tains, or any expen ses fo r the genera l maintenance of the Treasury Building, or surveys, plaster models, progress photographs, test-pit borings, or mill and shop inspections, $1,600,000, of which amount not to exceed $958,420 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Outside professional Outside professional services : To enable the Secretary of the services. Treasury to obtain architectural services, as provided in the Pub- in Provision for obtain- lie Buildings Act approved May 25, 1926 (U . S. C., Supp. I, p. 256, vo1.4i,p.631. sec. 342 ), namely, " to procure by contract the floor plans and designs u . S. Code, Supp . I, of bui ldings devel oped s uffici ently to serv e as g uides for th e prep - p' 256' aration of - working drawings and specifications, or to employ ad- swin gs a wo rking g b drawin, etc . visory assistance involving design or engineering features, and to employ, to the extent deemed necessary by him in connection Arc hi tec ts for De- with the construction of buildings for the Departments of Com- partm ents of co m- merce and Labor build- merce and Labor, the architects who were successful in competition ings. heretofore held for a building for the then Department of Com- merce and Labor, and to pay reasonable compensation for such services," and to employ appraisers, when necessary, by contract or otherwise, $455,000. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OPERATING EXPENSES Operating expenses. Operating force : For such personal services as the Secretary of Operating force. Personal services, as the Treasury may deem necessary in connection with the care, sista nt c ustod ians, etc. mainten ance, and re pair o f all public buildi ngs un der th e cont rol of the Treasury Departm ent (except as hereaf ter provided), to- gether with the grounds thereof and the equipment and furnishings therein, including assistant custodians, janitors, watchmen, laborers, and charwomen ; telephone operators for the operation of telephone switchboards or equivalent telephone switchboard equipment in Fed- eral build ings, joi ntly servi ng i n eac h cas e two or more gover n- mental activities ; engineers, firemen, elevator conductors, coal pass- ers, electricians, dynamo tenders, lampists, and wiremen ; mechanical labor f orce i n conn ection with said b uilding s, inc luding carpe nters, plumb ers, steam fitt ers, machi nist s, an d pai nters, bu t in no ca se Pay r estri ction. shall the rates of compensation for such mechanical labor force be in excess of the rates current at the time and in the place where such services are employed, $7,575,000 : Provided, That the fore- I Buildings for which going appropriation shall be available for use in connection with available. all public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, including the customhouse in the District of Columbia, but not in- cluding any other public building within the District of Columbia, and exclusive of marine hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mi nts, and assay off ices. Furniture, etc. Furniture and repairs of furniture : For furniture, carpets, and repairs of same, for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hos- pitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for gas and electric lighting 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 extension of public buildings in course of construction which are to remain under the

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