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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cs. 659. 1928 . 665 of the District of Columbia shall be prepared under the supervision of t he m unici pal a rchi tect, and those for scho ol bu ildi ngs a fter consultation with the Board of Education, and shall be approved by th e comm ission ers an d shal l be c onstruc ted in confo rmity theret o. The sch ool bu ilding s auth orized and a ppropri ated f or her ein sh all Exits required. be con structed with all doors int ended to be used a s exits o r entranc es opening outward, and each of said buildings having an excess of eight rooms shall have at least four exits. Appropriations carried 'Doors ac to open out- in this Act shall not be used for the maintenance of school in any building unless all outside doors thereto used as exits or entrances shall open outward and be kept unlocked every school day from d unlocking out si de one-h alf ho ur bef ore un til on e-half hour a fter s chool hours. METROPOLITAN POLICE SALA RIES For the pay and allowances of officers and members of the Metro- politan police force, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to fix t he sal aries of the Metro polita n polic e forc e, the Unite d Stat es park police force, and the fi re dep artment of th e Dist rict o f Colu m- bia," inclu ding c ompens ation at the rate o f $1,8 60 per annum for t he present assistant property clerk of the police department, $2,740,700. For personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $99,770. M ISC ELL ANEO US For fuel, $8,500. For repairs and improvements to police stations and station grounds, $9,500. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including rewards for fugitives, purchase of modern revolvers and other firearms, mainte- nance of card s ystem, st ationery, city dir ectories, books of referenc e, periodicals, telegraphing, telephoning photographs, printing, bind- ing, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, not to exceed $200 for car ticket s, furnit ure and r epairs th ereto, be ds and be d clothin g, insign ia of office, motorcycles, police equipments and repairs to same, repairs to vehicles, van, patrol wagons, and saddles, mounted equipment, flags and halyards, storage of stolen or abandoned property, and expenses incurred in prevention and detection of crime, and other necessary expense, $60,000 ; of which amount a sum not exceeding $2,000 may be ex pended by th e majo r and superi ntenden t of p olice for pr eventi on and detection of crime, under his certificate, approved by the com- missioners, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended : Pro- vided, That the War Department may, in its discretion furnish the commissioners, for use of the police, upon requisition, such worn mounted equipment as may be required : 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 addition to his regular compen- sation, and such services to be performed after regular working hours. For purchase and maintenance of motor vehicles and the replace- ment of tho se wor n out in the servi ce and condem ned, $ 60,000. 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, $67,075. For additional amount for heavy-duty Diesel-engine police boat, to be immed iately avail able, $10,00 0. For a garage for the fourteenth police precinct station, $8,000. Police. sa lar ie s .officers,etc. Vol .43, p. 174. Personal services. Fuel. Repairs, etc. contingent expenses. Provisos. Ar my mounted equipment. Repairs of speedom- eters. Motor vehicles. Uniforms. Police boat. Garage, fourteenth precinct.

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