Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 46 Part 1.djvu/367

 324 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 273. 1930. tion and in returning them to such places of residence Provided Care of C Distric tofal i n n ts for further, That during the fiscal year 1931 the District of Columbia, or any branch of the Government requiring Saint Elizabeths Hos- pital to care fo r patien ts for wh ich they are res ponsible, shall p ay by check to the superintendent, upon his written request, either in advance or at the end of each month, all or part of the estimated or actual cost of such maintenance, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment ; proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of the care of patients paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly, as may be agreed upon between the Superin- tendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the District of Columbia S ums pai d for pa- department, or establishments concerned. All sums tients to be credited to government, maintenance account. paid to the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the care of patients that he is authorized by law to receive shall be deposited to the credit on the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made fo r the care and maintenance of the p atients at Saint Elizabet hs Hospi tal for the year in whic h the sup - port, clothing, and treatment is provided, and be subject to requisi- tion by the disbursing agent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, upon the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Tuberculosis build- For the construction and equipment of a tuberculosis building, Post, p. 1070. $ 120,000 . Male receiving build- For begi nning the cons truct ion a nd e quipm ent o f a male recei v- Post, p .1159. ing building, $300,000 ; and the Secretary of the Interior is author- Contract authorized. ized to enter into contract or contracts for such construction and Cost. equipment at a cost not to exceed $1,050,000. Columbia Ins titu - tion for the Deaf . Maintenance. Ho ward Un iver sity. Salaries. Ante, p . 281 . Equipment, su p- plies, etc. Educational class- room building. Post, p. 1159. Dormi tories. Freedmen's Hospi- tal. Salaries, etc . Ante, p. 281. COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEA F For su pport of the ins titution, includi ng salar ies and incidenta l e xpenses, books a nd illust rative a pparatus, and ge neral re pairs and improvements, $125,000. HOWARD UNIVERSITY Salaries : For payment in full or in part of the salaries of the officers, professors, teachers, and other regular employees of the university, the balance to be paid from privately contributed funds, $350,000, of which sum not less than $2,200 shall be used for normal instruction ; General expenses : For equipment, supplies, apparatus, furniture, cases and shelving, stationery, ice, repairs to buildings and grounds, and for other necessary expenses, including reimbursement to the appropriation for Freedmen's Hospital of actual cost of heat and light furnished, $160,000 ; Towa rd th e con stru ction and equi pment of a n ed ucati onal clas s- room building, $200,000, to be immediately available, and the Sec- retary of the Interior is authorized to enter into contract or con- tracts for the construction and equipment of such a building to cost not to exceed $460,000. For the construction and equipment of dormitories Numbered 2 and 3 for girls, $539,000, to be immediately available. Total, Howard University, $1,249,000. FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL For officers and employees and compensation for all other pro- fessional and other services that may be required and expressly approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $181,500 ; for subsistence,

�