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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 126 . 1928 . 185 PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OPERATING EXPENSES Operating expenses. Operating force : For such personal services as the Secretary of the Operating force. y Personal services, as- Treasury may deem necessary in connection with the care, mainte- sistant custodians, etc. Dance, and repair of all public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department (except as hereinafter provided), tog ethe r with the grounds thereof and the equipment and furnishings therein, including assistant custodians, janitors, watchmen, laborers, and charwomen ; engine ers, fi remen, elevat or cond uctors, coal passers , electricians, dynamo tenders, lampists, and wiremen ; mechanical labor force in connection with said buildings, including carpenters, plumb ers, st eam fi tters, machini sts, a nd pain ters, b ut in no case shall Pay r estrict ion. 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 service s are employe d, Provided That the foregoing Proe~iso. $7,05 0,000 : 7 Buildings for which appropriation shall be available for use in connection with all available. public buildings under the control of the Treasury Depar tment, including the customhouse in the District of Columbia, but not including any other public building within the District of Colum- bia, and exclusive of marine hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices. 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 complet ed and occupi ed public buil dings under t he control of the Treasury Department, including marine hospitals and quarantine stations, but exclusive of mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and Buildings excluded . for furniture and carpets for public buildings and extension of pub- lic buildings in course of construction which are to remain under the custody and control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and buildings constructed for other executive depart- men ts or establ ishmen ts of the G overnm ent, $990,000 : Prov ided, Provisos. That the foregoing appropriation shall not be used for personal st Personal ~l services re- services except for work done under contract or for temporary job labor under exigency, and not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building : Provided further, That all furniture now Use of pre sent fu rni- owned by the United States in other public buildings or in buildings tore ' rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture or not. Operating supplies : For fuel, steam, g lighting as for lighting and heating Fuel, fu eig p~ light, power, pur poses, water, ice, l ightin g suppl ies, el ectric curren t for l ightin g, water, etc. heating, and power purposes, telephone service for custo dial forces ; removal of ashes and rubbish, snow, and ice ; cutting grass and weeds, washing towels, and miscellaneous items for the use of the custodial forces in the care and maintenance of completed and occupied public buildings and the grounds thereof under the control of the Treasury Department, and in the care and maintenance of the equipment and furnishings in such buildings ; miscellaneous sup- plies, tools, and appliances required in the operation (not embracing repairs) of the mechanical equipment, including heating, plumbing, hoisting, gas piping, ventilating, vacuum-cleaning and refrigerating, apparatus, electric-light plants, meters, interior pn eum ati c-t ube and intercommunicating telephone systems, conduit wiring, call- bell and signal systems in such buildings, and for the transportation of articles or supplies, authorized herein (including the custom-

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