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 75T H CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 396-JUNE 28, 1937 and for traveling expenses, $41,500, of which amount not to exceed $35, 000 may be ex pended for per sonal s ervices in the Distri ct of Columbia. Locomotive inspection : For all authorized expenditures under the provisions of the Act of February 17, 1911, entitled "An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurte- nances thereto" (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 22), as amended by the Act of March 4, 1915, extending "the same powers and duties with respect to all p arts and ap purte nance s of the l ocomot ives and t ender " (U. S. C., title 45, sec. 30), and amendment of June 7, 1924 (U. S. C., title 45, sec . 27), providing for the appointment from time to time by the Interstate Commerce Commission of not more than fifteen inspectors in addition to the number authorized in the first paragraph of section 4 of the Act of 1911 (U. S. C., title 45, sec. 26), and the amendment of June 27, 1930 (U . S . C ., title 45, sees . 24, 26), includ- ing such legal, technical, stenographic, and clerical help as the business of the offices of the chief inspector and his two assistants may require and for traveling expenses, $471,000, of which amount not to exceed $71,450 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Valuation of property of carriers : To enable the Interstate Com- merce Commission to carry out the objects of the Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to regulate commerce', approved February 4, 1887, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by pro- viding for a valuation of the several classes of property of carriers subject thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds, and other securities", approved March 1, 1913, as amended by the Act of June 7, 1922 (U. S. C., title 49, sec. 19a), and by the "Emergency Railroad Transportation Act, 1933" (48 Stat ., p . 221), including one director of valuation at $10,000 per annum, and travel- ing expenses, $700,000. Ai r m ail : To enable the Int erstate Commer ce Comm ission to per- form the duties imposed upon it by the Act approved June 12, 1934, entit led "An Ac t to revis e air-mail laws, and to establi sh a Commi s- sion to make a report to the Congress recommending an aviation policy" (U . S . C ., title 39, sees . 469-469q), as amended by the Act appr oved Au gust 1 4, 1935, entit led "An Act to amend the air -mail laws and to autho rize th e exten sion of the Ai r Mail Service " (49 Stat . pp . 614-619), including field hearings, field audits, traveling expenses, contract stenographic reporting services ; office supplies and equipment ; purchase and exchange of books, reports, and periodicals ; $200,000, of which amount not to exceed $160,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, exclusive of special counsel or special aviation assistants for which the expenditure shall not e xceed $20, 000. Motor transport regulation : For all authorized expenditures neces- sary to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to carry out the pro vision s of th e Motor Carrie r Act, approve d Augus t 9, 19 35 (49 S ta t ., p p . 54 3-567), in cluding on e director at $10,000 per annum and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere ; traveling expenses ; supplies ; services and equipment ; not to exceed $1,00 0 for purc hase and e xchange of books, rep orts, and periodical s ; contract stenographic reporting services ; purchase (not to exceed $6,500), exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-pro- pelled passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary for official use in field work ; $2,450,000 ; of which amount not exceeding $75,000 may be expended for rent in the District of Columbia if Government- 1251 .,1'-37--22 337 Serv ices in t he Dis- trict. Locomotive inspec- tion. 36 Stat. 913; 38Stat. 1192; 40 Stat. 616; 43 Stat. 659; 46 Stat. 822 . 45U.S.C.°°22,30. Additional inspec . tors. 36 Stat.914; 43 Stat. 659; 46 Stat. 823. 45LT.S.C.°°27,26, 24. Services in the Dis- trict. Valuation of prop- erty of carriers 37 Stat.701; 40 Stat. 270;42Stat.624 . 49U.S.C.°19a. Emergency Rail- road Transportation Act, 1933. 48 Stat. 221. Air mail. 48 Stat. 933, 1243 . 39U.S.C.°°469- 469q. 49 Stat. 614. 39 U6 0S . C., Supp. H, °° 4a-460m. Services in the Dis- trict . Motortransport reg ulation, expenses. 49 Stat543. 49U .S . C., Supp. II, °° 301-327.