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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 271-JULY 1, 1941 Prooiso. Limitation. Maximum period of employment. D. C. Unemploy- ment Compensation Act, contributions. Post, p. 540. D. C.Code §46- 301 to 46-324. Temporary labor, etc. Horses, wagons, etc. Proviso. Temporary employ- ment. street, street-cleaning, or road work, or construction and repair of buildings and bridges, or any general or special engineering or con- struction work authorized by appropriations may be employed exclu- sively to carry into effect said appropriations when specifically and in writing ordered by the Commissioners, and all such necessary expenditures for the proper execution of said work shall be paid from and equitably charged against the sums appropriated for said work; and the Commissioners in their Budget estimates shall report the number of such employees performing such services, and their work, and the sums paid to each, and out of what appropriation: Provided, That the expenditures hereunder shall not exceed $42,000 during the fiscal year 1942: Providedfurther, That, excluding inspec- tors in the sewer department, one inspector in the electrical depart- ment, and one inspector in the repair shop, no person shall be employed in pursuance of the authority contained in this paragraph for a longer period than nine months in the aggregate during the fiscal year. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for payment by the District of Columbia of its contributions as an employer, in accord- ance with the provisions of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act (49 Stat. 946). The Commissioners, or their duly designated representatives, are further authorized to employ temporarily such laborers, skilled labor- ers, drivers, hostlers, and mechanics as may be required exclusively in connection with sewer, water, street, and road work, and street clean- ing, or the construction and repair of buildings, and bridges, furni- ture and equipments, and any general or special engineering or con- Etruction or repair work, and to incur all necessary engineering and other expenses, exclusive of personal services, incidental to carrying on such work and necessary for the proper execution thereof, said laborers, skilled laborers, drivers, hostlers, and mechanics to be em- ployed to perform such work as may not be required by law to be done under contract, and to pay for such services and expenses from the appropriations under which such services are rendered and expenses incurred. SEC. 3. That all horses, harness, horse-drawn vehicles necessary for use in connection with construction and supervision of sewer, street, street lighting, road work, and street-cleaning work, including main- tenance of said horses and harness, and maintenance and repair of said vehicles, and purchase of all necessary articles and supplies in connection therewith, or on construction and repair of buildings and bridges, or any general or special engineering or construction work authorized by appropriations, may be purchased, hired, and main- tained, and motortrucks may be hired exclusively to carry into effect said appropriations, when specifically and in writing ordered by the Commissioners; and all such expenditures necessary for the proper execution of said work, exclusive of personal services, shall be paid from and equitably charged against the sums appropriated for said work; and the Commissioners in the Budget estimates shall report the number of horses, vehicles, and harness purchased, and horses and vehicles hired, and the sums paid for same, and out of what appropriation; and all horses owned or maintained by the District shall, so far as may be practicable, be provided for in stables owned or operated by said District: Provided,That such horses, horse-drawn vehicles, and carts as may be temporarily needed for hauling and excavating material in connection with works authorized by appro- priations may be temporarily employed for such purposes under the conditions named in section 2 of this Act in relation to the employ- ment of laborers, skilled laborers, and mechanics. 538 [55 STAT.

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