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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 430 . JULY 5, 1932. 595 tric-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 instru- ments and so forth, including articles and supplies not usually pay- able Yrom other appropriations : Pro vid ed, That no exp endi tur es Prod- Transporting opera shall be made hereunder for transportation of operating supplies for ing supplies excluded. public buildings ; not to exceed $1,000 for books of reference, law books, technical periodicals and journals ; not to exceed $52,000 for the r ental of add itiona l qua rters in the Distr ict of Colu mbia f or the Ot her Conting encies . Office of the Supervising Architect and incidental expenses in con- nection with the occupancy of such quarters ; ground rent at Sala- Salamanca, N. Y_ manta, New York, for which payment may be made in advance contingencies of every kind and description, traveling _expenses of site agents, and of emp loyee s dire cted b y the Secret ary o f the Treas- ury to attend meetings of technical and professional societies in con- nection with the work of the Office of the Supervising Architect, recording deeds and other evidences of title, photographic instru- ments, chemicals, plates, and photographic materials, and such other articles and supplies and such minor and incidental expenses not enumerated ; connected solely with work on public buildings, the acquisition of sites and the a dministrative work connected with the ann ual a ppro priat ions und er th e Su pervi sing Arch itec t's Offic e as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary and specially order or approve, but not including heat, light, janitor service, awn- ob je cts excluded. ings, 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, $2,740,000, of which amount not to exceed $1,307,040 may be expended for personal servi ces in the D istric t of Columb ia. Outside professional services : To enable the Secretary of the Outsi de professional Treas ury to obtai n outs ide p rofess ional and/or techn ical servic es, as sV ol, p, 631; Vol. provided by the Public Buildings Act approved May 25, 1926 (U . 46 , '• s 7 o., Supp. V, S . C., Sup . V, title 40, sec . 342), and by the Act approved March p .603. 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, $2,400,000, to remain available until expended. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OPERATING EXPENSES Operating expenses. Operating force : For such personal services as the Secretary of operating force. the Treasury may deem necessary in connection with the care, main- Perso nal servic es, as- tenance, and repair of all public buildings under the control of the si sta nt custodians, etc ' Treasury Department (except as hereinafter provided), together with the grounds thereof and the equipment and furnishings therein, including inspectors of buildings, repairs and equipment, assistant custodians, janitors, watchmen, laborers, and charwomen ; telephone operators for the operation of telephone switchboards or equivalent telephone switchboard equipment 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 said buildings, including carpenters, plumbers, steam fitters, m achin ists, and pa inters, but in no case shall the ra tes o f comp ensa- tion for such mechanical labor force be in excess of the rates cur- rent at the time and in the place where such services are employed, $10,495,000 : Provided, That the foregoing appropriation shall be aui °ii'o. for which available for use in connection with all public buildings under the avaliahi d e' control of the Treasury Department, including the customhouse in the District of Columbia, but not including any other public