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 41 u.. c. c. ices without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the 5 Us. 88C.§§ 66- Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and civil service requirements; 674; Supp. V i 673, For the preparation of plans and specifications for a new elemen- New elementary tary school building to be constructed at a total cost of not to exceed plans, etc. $500,000, on a site to be purchased in the vicinity of Eleventh and G Site. Aite, p. 309. Streets Southeast, to replace the Cranch, Tyler, and Van Ness Schools, $10,500, which amount may be transferred to the credit of the appro- priation account "Municipal Architect's Office, construction services", and be available for the above purposes; Neo elementaryf For the preparation of plans and specifications for a new elemen- school, preparation of plans, etc. tary school building to be constructed at a total cost of not to exceed Site. Aite, . 309. $500,000, on a site to be purchased in the vicinity of the Brent School, to replace the Brent, Dent, Lenox, and French Schools, $10,500, which amount may be transferred to the credit of the appropriation account "Municipal Architect's Office, construction services", and be available for the above purposes; nAvailabcility of In all, $581,000, to be immediately available and to be disbursed and accounted for as "Buildings and grounds, public schools", and for that purpose shall constitute one fund and remain available until rovtio. expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for or on account of any school building not herein specified. burhasen of a chol For the purchase of school building and playground sites as follows: groundsites. For the purchase of additional land west of the present site of the Rose Lees Hardy School to offset land to be carved out of the present site for street extensions; For the purchase of a site in the vicinity of Thirteenth and Van Buren Streets Northwest, for the construction of an elementary school; For the purchase of a site for elementary school purposes in the vicinity of Eleventh and G Streets Southeast, for the replacement of the Cranch, Tyler, and Van Ness Schools; For the purchase of a site for elementary school purposes in the vicinity of the Brent School, for the replacement of the Brent, Dent, Lenox, and French Schools; In all, $230,000. dren tundcefinve yeas No part of the foregoing appropriations for public schools shall of age, limitation. be used for instructing children under five years of age except children entering during the first half of the school year who will be five years of age by November 1, 1940, and children entering during the second half of the school year who will be five years of ceroiso. age by March 15, 1941: Provided That this limitation shall not be Exception. considered as preventing the empioyment of a matron and the care of children under schoo age at the Webster School whose parent or parents are in attendance in connection with Americanization work. Building contracts. None of the money appropriated by this Act shall be paid or requirements. obligated toward the construction of or addition to any building the whole and entire construction of which, exclusive of heating, lighting plumbing, painting, and treatment of grounds, shall not have been awarded in one or a single contract, separate and apart from any other contract, project, or undertaking, to the lowest responsible bidder complying with all the legal requirements as to a deposit of money or the execution of a bond, or both, for the faithful perform- oreiectbids. ance of the contract: Provided, That nothing herein shall be con- Right strued as repealing existing law giving the Commissioners the right to reject all bids. Preparation of The plans and specifications for all building provided for in this Act under appropriations administered by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall be prepared under the supervision of the municipal architect, and those for school buildings after consultation [54 STAT. 320 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 333-JUNE 12, 1940

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