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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.- CH. 184-JULY 1, 1943 RECREATION DEPARTMENT For all expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 29, 1942 (56 Stat. 261-264), including personal services, and printing and binding, $496,118. For improvement of various municipal playgrounds and recreation centers, including erection of shelter houses, $32,500, of which not exceeding $1,000 shall be immediately available for the preparation of architectural and landscaping plans. The disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the superintendent of recreation, upon requisitions pre- viously approved by the Auditor of the District of Columbia and upon such security as the Commissioners may require of said superintend- ent, sums of money not exceeding $500 at one time to be used for the expense of conducting its activities under the trust fund created by the Act of April 29, 1942, all such expenditures to be accounted for to the accounting officers of the District of Columbia within one month on itemized vouchers properly approved. METROPOLITAN POLICE SALARIES For the pay and allowances of officers and members of the Metro- politan Police force, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to fix the salaries of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Colum- bia" (43 Stat. 174-175), as amended by the Act of July 1, 1930 (46 Stat. 839-841), including one captain, who shall be property clerk, and the present acting sergeant in charge of police automobiles, who shall have the rank and pay of a sergeant, $3,694,445, including the employment of not to exceed four detectives in the salary grade of captain. For personal services, $208,500. MISCELLANEOUS For fuel, $8,600. 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, period- icals, newspapers, telegraphing, telephoning, photographs, rental and maintenance of teletype system and labor-saving devices, telephone service charges, purchase, maintenance, and servicing of radio broad- casting systems, purchase of equipment, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, medals of award, not to exceed $300 for car tickets, furni- ture and repair thereto, beds and bed clothing, insignia of office, police equipments and repairs to same, and mounted equipment, flags and halyards, storage and hauling of stolen or abandoned property, and traveling and other expenses incurred in prevention and detec- tion of crime, not to exceed $3,000 for expenses of officers and mem- bers of the police force in attending, without loss of pay or time, specialized police training classes and pistol matches, including tui- tion, 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 325 D. C. Code, upp. II, § 8-201 to 8-219. Advances. 56 Stat. 263. D. C. Code, Supp. II, § 8-211. D. 0. Code 0 4-108, 4-801, 4-802; Supp. II, 4-108. 0

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