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 232 Provisos. Co st of surveys,mod- els, etc. Not available for transporting supplies . Pay rates. Repair, p reservation, etc ., completed build- ings. Pneumatic tube, New York City. Vol. 36, p . 120; Vol. 45,p.533. Provisos. Personal service re- striction. Li mit at ion on re- pa irs, etc. Construction of p ub- lic buildings. Vol. 44, p. 632; Vol. 45, p. 137 ; Vol. 46, p. 1164; U. S. C., pp. 1792- 1796 . Provisos. Coast Guard, etc., buildi ngs discontinued. Vol. 46, p. 1605. Br eme rto n, Wa sh ., N avy Yard Hot el s ite transferred to Treas- ury. Vol. 48, p. 1062. Post, p. 1639. 74TH CON GRESS. SESS. I. CH. 110 . MAY 14,1.935. advance ; $920,000, of which amount not to exceed $494,940 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia and not to exceed $289,060 for personal services in the field : Provided, That the foregoing appropriations shall not be available for the cost of surveys, plaster models, progress photographs, test pits and borings, or mill and shop inspections, but the cost thereof shall be construed to be chargeable against the construction appropriations of the respective projects to which they relate : Provided further, That no expenditures shall be made hereunder for transportation of operating supplies for public buildings : Prov ided fur ther , That in no case s hall t he ra tes of comp ensati on fo r the mecha nical labor force in the field under this appropriation be in excess of the rates current at the time and in the place where such services are employed. Repair, preservation, and equipment, public buildings : For repairs, alterations, improvement, and preservation of completed Federal buildings (including Marcus Hook), the grounds and approaches thereof, wharves and piers, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto, and care and safeguarding, not otherwise pro- vided for, of sites acquired for Federal buildings, including tools and materials for the use of the custodial and mechanical force, wi re partiti ons and in sect scree ns, instal lation and repair of mechan- ical equipment, gas and electric-light fixtures, conduits, wiring, platform scales, and tower clocks ; vaults and lock-box equipment in all buildings under construction or completed, and for necessary safe equipments in buildings under the administration of the Treas- ury Department, including repairs thereto, and changes in, main- tenance of, and repairs to the pneumatic-tube system in New York City installed under franchise of the city of New York, approved June 29, 1909, and June 11, 1928, and the payment of any obliga- tions arising thereunder in accordance with the provisions of the Acts approved August 5, 1909 (36 Stat ., p . 120), and May 15, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 533), $1,586,700 : Provided, That the appropriation herein made shall not be available for the payment of personal serv- ices, except for work done under contract, or for temporary job labor under exigency in an amount not to exceed $100 at one time at any one building : Provided further, That the total expenditures for the fiscal year for the repair and preservation of buildings not re served by the vendor s on sites acquired for buildi ngs or the enlarge- ment 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. Construction of Public Buildings : For commencement, continua- tion, or completion of construction in connection with any or all projects authorized under the provisions of sections 3 and 5 of the Public Buildings Act, approved May 25, 1926 (U . S. C., Supp . VII, title 40, sets . 343, 345), and the Acts amendatory thereof approved February 24, 1928 (U . S . C ., Supp . VII, title 40, sec . 345), and March 31, 1930 (U . S . C ., Supp . VII, title 40, sees . 341-349), within the respective limits of cost fixed for such projects, $2,000,000 P rovi ded, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for work on the building for the Coast Guard or some other Government activity (Apex Building), authorized by the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat ., p . 1605) : Provided further, That the Government property located on the south side of Fourth Street opposite the terminus of Park Avenue in the city of Bremerton, Washington, known as the "Navy Yard Hotel site ", is hereby transferred to the Treasury Department for use as a site for the post-office building authorized under the provisions of the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935.