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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 241. JUNE 14, 1935 . 371 For rev enue and insp ecti on an d di stri buti on br anch es
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Re venu e, inspe ction sonal services, $176,470. and distribution. For maintenance of the water department distribution system, Operating exp ens es. including pumping stations and machinery, water mains, valves, fire and public hydrants, and all buildings and accessories, and motor trucks, and moto r vehicles such a s are now owned, and the replace- ment by purchase and exchange of the following motor-propelled vehicles : One two-passenger coupe at not to exceed $650 ; two trucks at not to exceed $500 each ; two trucks at not to exceed $750 each ; and one truck at not to exceed $3,000 ; purchase of fuel, oils, waste, and other materi als, and the empl oyment of all lab or necessary for the proper execution of this work ; and for contingent expenses, including books, blanks, stationery, printing and binding not to exceed $2,500 ; postage, purchase of technical reference books and periodicals not to exceed $275, and other necessary items, $7,500 ; in all for maintenance, $34 5,000, of which not exceeding $5,000 shall be available for operation of pumps at Bryant Street pum pi ng sta ti on upon interruption of se rvi ce from Dalecarlia pum pi ng statio n. For extension of the water department distribution system, laying Distribution ex- of such service mains as may be necessary under the assessment penses' system, $225,000. For in stalling and rep airing water mete rs on services to private Meters. residences and business places as may not be required to install meters under existing regulations, as may be directed by the Commissioners ; said meters at a ll times to remai n the property of the District of Colu mbia, $90,000. For installing fire and public hydrants, $20,000. Hydrants. Fo r re plac ement of old mains and div ide valve s in var ious loca - Rep lacing mains. tions, on account of inadequate size and bad condition of pipe on account of age, and laying mains in advance of pavements, $120,000, to be immedi ately available. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, the Commissioners Discounts allowed on of the District of Columbia are a uthorized to allo w a reduction of water charges. not to exceed 25 per centum in the water charges within the District of Columbia fixed by existing law, and the present metered allowance Metered allowance of seven thousand five hundred cubic feet is increased to ten thou- increased. sand cubic feet during such fiscal year. For si x thousand five hundred feet of t hirty-six inch wa ter main New mains. from Eleve nth and K enyon Stre ets North west to Se venteenth and Taylor Streets Northwest, $120,250. For two thousand eight hundred feet of thirty-inch water main from Fourth and E Streets Southwest to Canal and E Streets Southeast, $46,200. For seven thousand seven hundred feet of forty-eight inch water main from Second and Bryant Streets to New Jersey Avenue and L Street Northwest, $192,400. For the purchase and installation of two twenty-five million gallon New pumping units. daily electrical motor driven centrifugal pumping units at the Bryant Street pumping station, including all necessary appurte- nances and alterations and removal of one twelve-million gallon and one twenty-million gallon obsolete steam pumping units, $123,000 . For the purchase and installation of one one-million-gallon daily capacity electrically driven pumping unit with all necessary appur- tenances at the Anacostia pumping station, $3,000 . Fo r the refunding o f water rents an d other water cha rges errone- Refunds of erroneous ously paid in the District of Columbia, to be refunded in the manner charges. prescribed by law for the refunding of erroneously paid taxes, $3,500 :