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 1298 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Ca. 314. 1929 . Construction work, SEC. 2. Th at the services of draftsmen assistant engineers, etc ., under Commis- sioners. levelers, transitmen, rodmen, chainmen, computers, copyists, over- Draftsmen, in spe c- tors, see rs, and inspecto rs tempo rarily r equired in conne ction wi th sewer , tors, etc., temporarily , employed. str eet, str eet-clea ning, or road wo rk, or c onstruct ion and repair o f bui ldings a nd bridg es, or a ny gener al or sp ecial en gineerin g or con - stru ction work authorize d by appro priations may be emp loyed exclusively to carry into effect said appropriations when specifically and in writing ordered by the commissioners, and all such necessary expenditures for the proper execution of sai d wor k sha ll be p aid from and equitably charged against the sums appropriated for said work ; and the commissioners in their Budget estimates shall report the number of such employees performing such services, and their work, and the sums paid to each, and out of what appropriation Provisos. Pr ovid ed, That the expenditures hereunder shall not exceed $30,000 Em plo ym ent period during the fiscal year 1930 : Pro vided furthe r, That, excluding five limited ° inspectors in the sewer department no per son shall be employed in pursuance of the authority contained in this paragraph for a lon ger p eriod than nine months in the aggregate during the fiscal year. mech anics , Temporary laborers, The commissioners are further aut ho riz ed to employ temporarily such laborer s, skill ed labore rs, driv ers, hos tlers, a nd mecha nics as may be r equire d exc lusiv ely in conn ectio n with sewe r, st reet, and road work, and street cleaning, or the construction and repair of buildings and bridges, furniture and equipments, and any general or spec ial engi neering or constr uction o r repair work, a nd to in cur all necessary engineering and other expenses, exclusive of personal serv- ices, incidental to carrying on such work and necessary for the proper execution thereof, said laborers, skilled laborers, drivers, hostlers, and mechanics to be employed to perform such work as may not be required by law to be done under contract, and to pay for such serv- ic es and expenses from the appropriations under which such services are rendered and expenses incurred. Horses, vehicles, etc. SEC. 3. That all horses, harness, horse-drawn vehicles necessary for use in connection with construction and supervision of sewer, street, street lighting, road work, and street-cleaning work, including main- tena nce o f said hors es an d harn ess, and m ainten ance and r epair of said vehicles, and purchase of all necessary articles and supplies in co nne ct ion therewith, or on construction and repair of buildings and bridges, or any general or special engineering or construction work authorized by appropriations, may be purchased, hired, and maintained and motor trucks may be hired exclusively to carry into Spe cia l authority effect said ap propriat ions, wh en speci fically and in w riting o rdered from Commissioners for u sing. by the commissioners ; and all such expenditures necessary for the proper executio n of sai d work, exclusiv e of per sonal se rvices, shall be pa id fr om and equitably charged aga in st the sums appropriated for said work ; and the commissioners in the Budget estimates shall repor t the numbe r of horse s, veh icles, and harne ss pu rchas ed, an d horse s and vehic les h ired, and the sums paid for same, and out of what appropriation ; and all hor ses owne d or mai ntai ned by the District shall, so far as may be practicable, be provided for in stables Tem po T. owned or operated by said District : Pro vide d, That such horses mporary work for > exc ava tio ns ° horse-drawn vehicles, and carts as may be temporarily needed for hauling and excavating material in connection with works authorized by appropriations may be temporarily employed for such purposes under the conditions named in section 2ofthisActin relation to the employment of laborers, skilled laborers, and mechanics. Temporary laborers, etc., water department. SEC. 4 . The commissioners are further authorized to employ tem- porarily such laborers, skilled laborers, and mechanics as may be required in connection with water-department work, and to incur

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