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 1282 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 314. 1929. Police. METR OPOLI TAN POLI CE SA LARIES Salaries, office rs, etc. For the pay and allowances of officers and members of the Metro- Vol.43,p.174. politan police force, in accordance with the Act entitled " An Act to fix the salaries of the Metropolitan police force, the United States park police force, and the fire department of the District of Colum- bia," (43 Stat ., pp . 174-175) including compensation at the rate of $2,100 per annum for the present assistant property clerk of the Proviso. police department, $2,722,110 : Provided, That hereafter no more than Limitations, vehicles. and motor vehicles. $50 per annum shall be paid as extra compensation to members mounted on bicycles, and no more than $312 per annum to mem- bers who may be called upon to use motor vehicles, furnished and maintained by themselves. Personal services. For personal services, $114,850. MISCELLANEOUS Fuel. For fuel, $8,500. Repairs, etc ° For repairs and improvements to police stations and station grounds, $10,000. Contingent expenses. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including rewards for fugitives, purchase of modern revolvers and other firearms, mainte- nance of card system, stationery, city directories, books of reference, periodicals, telegraphing, telephoning, photographs, teletype system, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, not to exceed $200 for car tickets, furniture and repairs thereto, beds and bed clothing, insignia of office, motor cycles, police equipments and repairs to same, repairs to vehicles, van, patrol wagons, and saddles, mounted equipment, flag s an d hal yards, st orage of s tolen or aband oned prop erty, and traveling and other expenses incurred in prevention and detection Prevention and de- of crime, and other necessary expense, $62,000 ; of which amount a tection of crime. sum not exceeding $2,000 may be expended by the major and super- inten dent o f poli ce for preve ntion and det ection of cr ime, u nder h is certificate, approved by the commissioners, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to Provisos. have been expended : Provid ed, That the War Department may, Armymounte a in its discretion, furnish the commissioners, for use of the police equipment. , Repairs to speedome- upon requisition, such worn mounted equipment as may be required tern by District elee- Provided further, That the commissioners are authorized to employ the electrician of the District Building to repair speedometers at such cost not exceeding $250 as they may approve, payment to be in addi- tion to his regular compensation, and such services to be performed afte r reg ular worki ng h ours. Motor vehicles. For purchase and maintenance of motor vehicles and the replace- ment of those worn out in the service and condemned, $65,000. Uniforms. Uniforms : For furnishing uniforms and other official equipment prescribed by department regulations as necessary and requisite in the performance of duty to officers and members of the Metropolitan police, $67,050. Fifte enth preci nct. Not to exceed $2,000 of the appropriation of $52,000 contained in Additional ai labl e, the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1929 Ante, p .666. (45 Stat., p . 666), for the erection of a building to be known as the fifteenth police precinct station house, shall be available for the acquisition of additional land for the site for such building, House of detention. HOUSE OF DETENTION Maintenance. For maintenance, including rent, of a suitable place for the recep- tion and detention of girls and women over seventeen years of age,

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