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 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 452 -JUNE 27, 1942 [CHAPTER 452] June 27, 1942 [H. R. 7041] [Public Law 632] District of Colum- bia Appropriation Act, 1943. 42 Stat. 1488 . 5 U. S. C. u§661-674; Supp. I, ch. 13 . Post, p. 733. Fire escapes. D. 0. Code 5-310. Construction of new stations. ProMo. Poat, p. 426. [56 STAT. AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to defray the expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, any revenue (not including the proportionate share of the United States in any revenue arising as the result of the expenditure of appropriations made for the fiscal year 1924 and prior fiscal years) now required by law to be credited to the District of Columbia and the United States in the same proportion that each contributed to the activity or source from whence such revenue was derived shall be credited wholly to the District of Columbia, and, in addition, $6,000,000 is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be advanced July 1, 1942, and all of the remainder out of the combined revenues of the District of Columbia, namely: GENERAL EXPENSES EXECUTIVE OFFICE For personal services, $110,185, plus so much as may be necessary to compensate the Engineer Commissioner at such rate in grade 8 of the professional and scientific service of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, as may be determined by the Board of Commis- sioners, and including $7,000 for examination of estimates of appro- priations and for other purposes without reference to the Classi- fication Act of 1923, as amended, or civil-service requirements. Purchasing division: For personal services, $57,775. Department of Inspections: For personal services, $289,245, in- cluding two members of plumbing board at $150 each, and two mem- bers, board of examiners, steam engineers at $300 each, the inspector of boilers to serve without additional compensation. To carry out the provisions of section 10 of the Act of June 4, 1934, entitled "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act to require the erection of fire escapes in certain buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes', approved March 19, 1906, as amended" (48 Stat. 843), $10,000. Office of Poundmaster: For personal services, including the salary of the poundmaster at $2,600 per annum, maintenance and operation of motor vehicles, and other necessary expenses, $16,940. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATIONS For maintenance of public convenience stations, including com- pensation of necessary employees, $18,500. For the construction of three public-convenience stations, on District-owned land, including the acquisition by the Commissioners of additional necessary land, $40,000: Provided, That not to exceed 3 per centum of the amount herein appropriated may be transferred to the credit of the appropriation account "Municipal Architect's Office, construction services", to be available for the preparation of plans and specifications for said buildings. CARE OF THE DISTRICT BUILDINGS For personal services, including temporary labor, and service of cleaners as necessary at not to exceed 48 cents per hour, $265,075: 424

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