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 1504 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 212 . MAR CH 3, 1933 . toget her with the neces sary expe nse incid ent to p acking an d draying the same, not to exceed in any one year a total expendit ure of $10,000 ; n~ Office rent, field sup- office rent and expenses of field force, including temporary, steno- graphic, and other assistance, in the preparation of reports and the care of public property, and so forth, advertising, office supplies, including drafting materials, especially prepared paper, typewriting machines, adding machines, and other mechanical labor-saving devices, and exchange of same ; furniture, carpets, electric-light fixtures, and office equipment ; telegraph and telephone service ; freight, expressage, and postage incident to shipments of drawings, furniture, and supplies for the field forces, testing instruments, and so forth, including arti- cles and s upplie s not usuall y paya ble fro m othe r appr opriat ions : Prosise. Provided, That no expenditures shall be made hereunder for trans- Transporting operat- ing supplies excluded. portation of operating supplies for public buildings ; not to exceed $1,00 0 for boo ks of ref erence, l aw books, technic al period icals and journals ; not to exceed $72,000 for the rental of additional quarters in the District of Columbia for the Office of the Supervising Archi- Other contingencies. tect and in cident al exp enses in con nection with the oc cupanc y of Salaman ca, N. Y. such quarters ; ground rent at Salamanca, New York, for which payment may be made in advance ; contingencies of every kind and descr iption, trav eling expens es of site ag ents, and of emplo yees directed by the Secretary of the Treasury to attend meetings of techni cal and p rofession al societ ies in co nnection with the work of the Office of the Supervising Architect, recording deeds and other evidences of title, photographic instruments, chemicals, plates, and photographic materials, and such other articles and supplies and such minor and incid ental exp enses not enumerat ed, conne cted sole ly with work on public buildings, the acquisition of sites, and the adminis- trative work connected with the annual appropriations under the Superv ising Arc hitect's Office as the Secr etary of the Treas ury may Objects excluded. deem necessary and specially order or approve, but not including heat, light, janitor service, awnings, curtains, or any expenses for the general maintenance of the Treasury Building, or surveys, plaster models, progress photographs, test-pit borings, or mill and shop inspections, 3,043,525, of which amount not to exceed $1,283,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Outside professional Outside professional services : To enable the Secretary of the services. ~Vol ..444,p .63i ; Vol .46, Treasury to obtain outside professional and/or technical services, as pII.S.C., Supp.VI, Provided by the Public Buildings Act approved May 25, 1926 p .768. (U. S. C., Supp. V, title 40, sec. 342), and by the Act approved March 31, 1930 (46 Stat ., p . 137), and to pay reasonable compensation for such services, and to employ appraisers, when necessary, by con- tract or otherwise, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended. Op eratin g expen ses. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OPERATING EXPENSES Operating force. Pe rsonal service s. Operating force : For such personal services as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary in connection with the care, main- tenance, and repair of all public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department (except as hereinafter provided), together Assistant custodians, with t he ground s thereof and the equipment and furn ishings t herein, etc. includ ing inspe ctors of buildings, repairs and equi pment, as sistant custodians, janitors, watchmen, laborers, and charwomen ; telephone operator s for the operatio n of tele phone sw itchboard s or equi valent telephon e switchb oard equi pment in Federal buildings, jointly serv- ing in each case two or more governmental activities ; engineers, firemen, elevator conductors, coal passers, electricians, dynamo tend- ers, lampists, and wiremen ; mechanical labor force in connection with s aid build ings, inc luding ca rpenters, plumbers, steam f itters,