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 75TH CONG., 3U SESS.-CH. 62-APR. 4, 1938 the water department shall be available for snow removal when spe- cifically and in writing ordered by the Commissioners: Provided further, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, should they deem such action to be to the advantage of the District of Colum- bia, are hereby authorized to purchase a municipal asphalt plant at a cost not to exceed $30,000; This appropriation shall be available for the construction and repair of pavements of street railways in accordance with the pro- visions of the Merger Act, approved January 14, 1933 (47 Stat. 752). The proportion of the amount thus expended which under the terms of the said Act is required to be paid by the street-railway company shall be collected, upon the neglect or the refusal of such street- railway company to pay, from the said street-railway company in the manner provided by section 5 of "An Act providing a perma- nent form of government for the District of Columbia', approved June 11, 1878, and shall be deposited to the credit of the appropria- tion for the fiscal year in which it is collected; For the construction of a grade-separation structure at K Street Northwest and Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, in accordance with plans and profile to be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, including the replacement of the bridge in the line of K Street over Rock Creek, the necessary construction, reconstruction, and changes of roadways, walkways, sidewalks, and curbing in the vicinity of the structures, relocation and reconstruc- tion of any necessary parkway roads, walkways, and so forth, construction of and changes in water and sewer mains, fire-alarm and police-patrol boxes, street and traffic lights, travel expenses in connection with the inspection of material at the point of manu- facture, employment of engineering or other professional services, by contract or otherwise, and without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and engineering and incidental expenses, $320,000; For the construction of an underpass at Thomas Circle in the line of Massachusetts Avenue in accordance with plan and profile to be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, including necessary changes, construction, and reconstruction of roadways, sidewalks, and curbing, construction of and changes in sewer and water mains, street and traffic lights, fire-alarm and police-patrol boxes in the vicinity of the circle, construction of and such changes in walkways, landscaping, and so forth, of the Thomas Circle Park Reservation as may be approved by said Commissioners, travel expenses in connection with the inspection of material at the point of manufacture, employment of engineering and other pro- fessional services by contract or otherwise and without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C ., title 41, sec. 5) or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and engineering and incidental expenses, $530,000; For the construction of a bridge to replace the bridge in line of Pennsylvania Avenue over the Anacostia River in accordance with plans and profiles to be approved by the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia, including construction of and changes in sewer and water mains, traveling expenses in connection with the inspection of material at the point of manufacture, employment of engineering and other professional services, by contract or otherwise, and without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5) or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and engineering and inci- dental expenses, $620,000, and the Commissioners are authorized to Purchase of asphalt plant authorized. Street railways, pavements. 47 Stat. 752. Proportion ofex- penses chargeable to railway com'pany. 20 Stat. 105. Grade-separation structure, coustruv- tion. Engineering, etc., services. R. S. §3709. 41U.S.C.§5. 5U.S.C. §j661-674; Supp. III, §§ 673, 673c. Underpass at Thomas Circle. R. S. §3709. 41 U.8..0 5. 5U. S.C. § 661-674; Supp. Il, §§ 673, 673c. Pennsylvania Ave- nue bridge, replacing present structure. R. S. 3709. 41U. .C.§5. 5 U. S .. §661-674; Supp. III, § 673, 673c. 187
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