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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 93. JUNE 16, 1933 . 233 ance with the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of the District of 37, p. p.1068; Vol . Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1912 (36 Stat ., pp . 1008-1011, sec . 7), and with the provisions of the District of Colum- bia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1913 (37 Stat ., pp . 181-184, sec . 7), and other laws applicable thereto, and including not to exceed $26,000 for operation and maintenance of electric traffic lights, sig- Traffic signals, etc. nals, and controls, $800,000, together with $25,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1933 : Prov ided, Th at this appropriation shall not be available for the pay- Provisos . s. 9treet light ment of rates for electric street l ighting in excess of those authoriz ed tu g rates. to be paid i n the fiscal year 1927, and pay ment f or ele ctric curren t for new forms of street li ghting sh all not exceed 2 cents per kilowatt - hour for current consumed : Provided further, That no part of this ••Awaor. to lowest appr opria tion shall be avail able for the p aymen t on any contr act required by law to be awarded through competitive bidding, which is not aw arded to the lowes t resp onsibl e bidde r on s pecifi cation s, and such specifications shall be so drawn as to admit of fair competition. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Public schools. For personal services of administrative and supervisory officers Personal services. in ac corda nce w ith the A ct fi xing and regul ating the sala ries of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Edu- cation of the District of Columbia, approved June 4, 1924 (43 Stat ., Vol.43,p.ae8 . pp . 367-3 75), i ncludi ng sal aries of pre sidents of te achers colle ges in the salary sched ule for first assistant superin tenden ts, $550,00 0 . For perso nal se rvices of cl erks a nd oth er empl oyees, $138, 000. Clerks, etc . For personal services in the department of school attendance and school attendance work permits in accordance with the Act approved June 4, 1924 dep art me nt permit (43 Stat., pp. 367-375), the Act approved February 5, 1925 (43 Stat ., soVol . 43, p p586 375, pp . 806-808), and the Act approved May 29, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 998), $33,413 . For personal services of teachers and librarians in accordance etc eachers, librarians, with the Act approved June 4, 1924 (43 Stat ., pp . 367-375), Vol. 43,pp. 367-375. includi ng for teach ers co lleges assis tant pr ofesso rs in salary class eleven, and professors in salary class twelve, $5,432,760 : Prov ided , Provisos. of kin- That as teacher vacancies occur during the fiscal year 1934 in grades drags ten d teachers, one to four, inclusive, of the elementary schools, such vacancies may be filled by the assignment of teachers now employed in kindergar- tens, and teachers employed in kindergartens are hereby made eligible to teach in the said grades : Provided further, That teaching Pla cin g unassigned vacancies that occur during the fiscal year 1934 wherever found subjects,ofspecisl, etc ., may be filled by the assignment of teachers of special subjects and teachers not now assigned to classroom instruction, and such teachers are hereby made eligible for such assignment without further examination : Provided further, That in the interests of economy the Temporary services . Board of Education may at its discretion during the fiscal year 1934 ap point as tem porary teach ers in public schoo ls of the Di strict of Columbia qualified teachers from the eligible list of applicants established by examinations : Provided further, That in filling all v Preference in filling such vacancies teachers now in the schools shall have the preference. For the instruction and supervision of children in the vacation Vacation schools. schools and playgrounds, and supervisors and teachers of vacation schools and playgrounds may also be supervisors and teachers of day schools, $25,000. No part of any appropriation made in this Act shall be paid to solicitin g subscrip- tions tions etc. person employed under or in connection with the public schools pro hib ite d. in schools of the District of Columbia who shall solicit or receive, or permit