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 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 725 . JUNE 23, 1936. 1 843 an amount not to exceed $100 at one time at any one building : Provided further, That the total expenditures for the fiscal year for Limitation on re. the repair and preservation of buildings not reserved by the vendors pairs, etc . on sites acquired for buildings or the enlargement of buildings and the installation and repair of the mechanical equipment thereof shall not exceed 20 per centum of the annual rental of such buildings. Operating force for public buildings : For personal services, includ- Operat ing force . ing also telephone operators for the operation of telephone Personal services. switchboards or equivalent telephone switching equipment jointly serving in each case two or more governmental activities, $1,410,000 : Provided, That in no case shall the rates of compensation for the Pr oviso. mechanical labor force under this appropriation be in excess of the Pay rates. rates current at the time and in the place where such services are employed. Furniture and repairs of furniture, public buildings : For furniture, Furniture, etc. carpets, and repairs of same, for certain completed and occupied Treasury buildings, and for public buildings in course of construc- tion which are to be operated by the Publ ic Buildings Branch, $45,000 : Provided, That the foregoing appropriation shall not be Promos. Personal services, re- used fo r person al serv ices exc ept for work d one unde r contr act or str ict ion. for temporary job labor under exigency and not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building : Provided further, That nitre of present fur. all furniture now owned by the United States in other public build- ings or in buildings rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture or not. Operating supplies, public buildings : For fuel, steam, gas for light- O Olle~at~gsuppo~ r ing and heating purposes, water, ice, lighting supplies, electric current etc. for lighting, heating, and power purposes, telephone service for custodial forces ; removal of ashes and rubbish, snow, and ice ; cutting grass and weeds, washing towels, and miscellaneous items for use of the custodial forces in the care and maintenance of such public build ings, th e groun ds there of, and the equ ipment and furn ishings therein ; temporary job labor under exigency not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building ; miscellaneous supplies, tools, and appliances required in the operation (not embracing repairs) of the mechanical equipment, including heating, plumbing, hoisting, gas pipi ng, venti lati ng, v acuu m-cle anin g, ai r-con diti oning and refr ig- erating apparatus, electric-light plants, meters, interior pneumatic tube and intercommunicating telephone systems, conduit wiring, call bell and signal systems in such buildings, and for the transportation of articles or supplies, authorized herein ; $425,000 : Provided, That Proviso. Contracts for joint this appropri ation s hall be availab le for c ontract s for te lephone telephone switch- switchboards or equivalent telephone-switching equipment jointly boards. serving in each case two or more governmental activities in buildings under the Treasury Department where it is found that joint service is economical and in the interest of the Government, and this appro- priation shall be reimbursed for the cost of such joint service from ava ilabl e ap propr iati ons o f th e off ices rece iving the serv ice. Payment of claims for relief of contractors, Act of June 16, 1934 : Relief of Govern- To en able the Secret ary of t he Trea sury to make pa yment of claims meat contractors. settled and certified by the Comptroller General of the United States under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide relief vol. 11, p.974. to Government contractors whose costs of performance were increased as a result of compliance with the Act approved June 16, 1933, and for other purposes", approved June 16, 193-1 (48 Stat . 974), the unex- `ante, p . 594 d pended balance of the appropriation available for this purpose for the fiscal year 1936 is continued available until June 30, 1937.