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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 271-JULY 1, 1941 MISCELLANEOUS For fuel, $8,000. For repairs and improvements to police stations and station grounds, $9,000. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including rewards for fugitives, purchase of gas equipment and firearms, maintenance of card system, stationery, city directories, books of reference, peri- odicals, newspapers, telegraphing, telephoning, photographs, rental and maintenance of teletype system and labor-saving devices, tele- phone service charges, purchase, maintenance, and servicing of radio broadcasting systems, purchase of equipment, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, medals of award, not to exceed $300 for car tickets furniture and repair thereto, beds and bed clothing, insignia of office, police equipments and repairs to same, and mounted equip- ment, flags and halyards, storage and hauling of stolen or aban- doned property, and traveling and other expenses incurred in pre- vention and detection of crime, not to exceed $3,000 for expenses of officers and members of the police force in attending, without loss of pay or time, specialized police training classes and pistol matches, including tuition, entrance fees, travel and subsistence, and other necessary expenses, including expenses of harbor patrol, and the maintenance of a suitable place for the reception and detention of girls and women over seventeen years of age, arrested by the police on charge of offense against any laws in force in the District of Columbia, or held as witnesses or held pending final investigation or examination, or otherwise, $103,300, of which amount $10,000 shall be exclusively available for expenditure by the Major and Superin- tendent of Police for prevention and detection of crime, under his certificate, approved by the Commissioners, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended. For purchase and exchange, and maintenance of passenger-carry- ing and other motor vehicles and the replacement of those worn out in the service and condemned, including the purchase of not to exceed two combination ambulance-scout cars at not to exceed $800 each, $76,885. Uniforms: For furnishing uniforms and other official equipment prescribed by department regulations as necessary and requisite in the performance of duty to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police, including cleaning, alteration, and repair of articles trans- ferred from one individual to another, $54,350. POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN'S RELIEF To pay the policemen and firemen's relief and other allowances as authorized by law, $1,250,000: Provided, That in order to carry out the purposes of this appropriation, the Treasury Department shall make a study to determine the proper proportionate contribu- tions of the members of the participating forces and the District of Columbia, and report the results thereof to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, including necessary legislative recom- mendations: Provided further, That the Commissioners are hereby authorized to expend from this appropriation not exceeding $5,000 for necessary expenses in carrying out these provisions, including actuarial advice. 515 Harbor patrol. House of detention. Vehicles. Proior.

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