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 75TII CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 403-JUNE 29, 1937 necessary expenses of holdin g inquests, including stenogr aphic serv- ices in taking testimony and photographing unidentified bodies, $ 4,000 . OFFI CE OF S UPE RINT END ENT OF WEIG HTS , ME ASUR ES, AND MA RKET S For personal services, $53,800. For contingent expenses, and maintenance and repairs to markets, including not to exceed $1,000 for purchase of commodities and for personal services in connection with investigation and detection of sales of short weight and measure, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, and not exceeding $750 for the purchase including exchange, of one motor vehicle equipped for making investigations of sales of gasoline and oil by short measure, $9,175. OFF ICE OF CH IEF CLERK , ENGINE ER DEPART MENT For personal services, $31,940, including $2,600 for the employment of one safety inspector. MUNICIPAL ARCHITECT'S OFFICE For personal services, $57,980. All apportionments of appropriations for the use of the municipal architect in payment of personal services employed on construction work pr ovided fo r by sai d approp riations shall be based o n an amount not excee ding 3 per centum of a total of not more than $2,000,000 of appropriations made for such construction projects and not exceeding 23/4 per centum of a total of the appropriations in excess of $2,000,000. PU BLIC UTIL ITIES COM MISSION For two commissioners, people's counsel, and for other personal services, $61,500, of which amount not to exceed $5,000 may be used for the employment of expert services by contract or otherwise and without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. For incidenta l and all other general neces sary expenses authorized by law, including the purchase of newspapers, $1,500. No part of the appropriations contained in this Act shall be used for or in connection wit h the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforcement of any regulation or order of the Public Utilities Com- mission requiring the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection with the licensing of any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab except for operation in accordance with such system of uniform zones and rates and regulations applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission. BOARD OF EXAMINERS, STEAM ENGINEERS Salaries : Two members, at $150 each, $300, and the inspector of boilers shall serve without additional compensation. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE For personal services, including one fire- insurance-rate expert at not exceeding $4,600 per annum, $29,220. SURVEYORS OFFICE For personal services, $79,000. For completing the rebinding and repairing of record books in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, showing properties in the District of Columbia, $2,500. 361 O ffic e of Sup erin- te ndent of Wei ghts, Measures, and Mar- kets. Perso nal services. Co ntingent e x- pe nses. Purchase of com- modities. Post, p. 760. E ngin eer Depa rt- ment. Chief Clerk's office. Saf ety inspector. M unic ipal Arc hi- tect's office. Personal services. Ap portionments. Public Utilities Commission. Co mmissioner s, people's counsel, etc. Experts. Incidental, etc. . ex- panses. Issuance of orders requiring met ers in taxicabs forbidden. Examiners, steam engineers. Salaries ; boiler in- spector. In sura nce depa rt- ment. Surveyor's office. Personal services. Record books, re- pair, etc.