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 75xa CONGRESS, 1sT SESSI ON-CH. 403-JUNE 29, 1937 389 For paving the unpaved center strips of paved roadways, $5,000 ; Paving center strips. For minor changes in roadway and sidewalks on plans to be ap- ro aWor changes in proved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to facilitate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, $5,000 ; For construction of curbs and gutters, or concrete shoulders in Curbs and g utter s, connection with all forms of macadam roadways and adjustment of shoulders, etc. roadways thereto, together with resurfacing and replacing of base of such roadways where necessary, $200,000 ; For the surfacing and resurfacing or replacement of asphalt, pavements. g' etc ., granite block, or concrete pavements with the same or other approved mater ial, $450,000 ; For constructi on, maintenance, operation, and re pair of bridges, B ridges' con str ue- $54,540 ; ti on, repair, etc. For current work of repairs to streets, avenues, roads, and alleys, Street, etc ., repairs. including the reconditioning of existing gravel streets and roads ; for cleaning snow and ice from streets, sidewalks, cross walks, and gutters in the discretion of the Commissioners ; and including the p urchase, excha nge, ma intenan ce, an d opera tion of non-pa ssenger - carrying motor vehicles used in this work, $900,000 : Provided, That Provisos. o val . appropriations contained in this Act for highways, sewers, city refuse, and the water department shall be available for snow removal. when specifically and in writing ordered by the Commissioners : Pro- Purchase of asphalt vided further, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, plant authorized . should they deem such action to be to the advantage of the District of Columbia, are hereby authorized to purchase a municipal asphalt plant at a cost not to exceed $30,000. This a ppropr iation shall b e avail able fo r the c onstru ction a nd p Streetts railways, repair of pavements of street railways in accordance with the pro- visions of the Merger Act, approved January 14, 1933 (47 Stat ., 47 Stat . 752. p . 752). The proportion of the amount thus expended which under perop o~ e eio the terms of the said Act is required to be paid by the street-railway railway company. company shall be collected, upon the neglect or the refusal of such s treet-r ailway company to pay, from the sa id stre et-rail way company in the manner provided by section 5 of "An Act providing 20 Stat . 105. a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia" approved June 11, 1878, and shall be deposited to the credit ol the appropriation for the fiscal year in which it is collected ; For com leting the replacement of the superstructure and such chain Brid ge, r e- suc h Z placement of super. portions o the substructure as may be necessary, including reloca- str uctur e, et c. tion an d recon structi on of a pproach roads of the Chain Bridge in accordance with plans and profiles to be approved by the Com- missioners of th e District of Col umbia, including personal services, enginee ring an d incid ental e xpenses, $143 ,000 ;; and the Commis- Contracts author- sioners are authorized to enter into contract or contracts for the ized. completion of said bridge at a cost not to exceed $393,000 ; For t he prep aratio n of st udies, prelimi nary pl ans and surve ys, des ignai ed bi etc ghiv for estima tes, an d inves tigatio ns of f oundati on con ditions (1) fo r a and bypasses. highwa y, incl uding t he nece ssary b ridges, acros s Rock Creek P ark to pro vide a direct connect ion bet ween Si xteent h Stree t and C on- nectic ut Aven ue at a locati on near or nor th of Klingle Road, (2) for a through or by ass highway in Georgetown in the general' line of K Street and Canal Road Northwest, between Twenty-seventh Street and Foxhall Road, including the necessary bridges, viaducts, grade-separation structures, and connections to Key Bridge, (3) for a redesig n and c hanges in Dupo nt, Sco tt, an d Thoma s Circl es, including adjacent public space, to meet present and future traffic and transportation needs, including the necessary underpasses, curb and ro adway c hanges, street -railwa y-track reloc ation a nd chan ges and addition to underground structures, and including the employ-