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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., IsT SESS.-CH. 184 -JULY 1, 1943 sively in connection with sewer, water, street, and road work, and street cleaning, or the construction and repair of buildings and bridges, furniture and equipments, and any general or special engi- neering or construction or repair work, and to incur all necessary engineering and other expenses, exclusive of personal services, inci- dental to carrying on such work and necessary for the proper execu- tion thereof, said laborers, skilled laborers, drivers, hostlers, and mechanics to be employed to perform such work as may not be required by law to be done under contract, and to pay for such serv- ices 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, includ- ing maintenance 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 pur- chased, hired, and maintained, and motortrucks may be hired exclu- sively 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 tempo- rarily needed for hauling and excavating material in connection with works authorized by appropriations may be temporarily employed for such purposes under the conditions named in section 2 of this Act in relation to the employment of laborers, skilled laborers, and mechanics. SEC. 4. That the Commissioners are authorized to employ in the execution of work, the cost of which is payable from the appropria- tion account created in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act approved April 27, 1904, and known as the miscellaneous trust-fund deposits, District of Columbia, necessary personal services, horses, carts, and wagons, and to hire therefor motortrucks when specifically and in writing authorized by the Commissioners, and to incur all necessary expenses incidental to carrying on such work and neces- sary for the proper execution thereof, including the purchase, exchange, maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles for inspec- tion and transportation purposes; such services and expenses to be paid from said appropriation account: Provided, That the Commis- sioners may delegate to their duly authorized representatives the employment under this section of laborers, mechanics, and artisans. SEC. 5. That the Commissioners and other responsible officials, in expending appropriations contained in this Act, so far as possible, shall purchase material, supplies, including food supplies and equip- ment, when needed and funds are available, in accordance with the regulations and schedules of the Procurement Division of the Treas- ury Department or from various services of the Government of the United States possessing materials, supplies, passenger-carrying and other motor vehicles, and equipment no longer required. Surplus articles purchased from the Government, if the same have not been 345 Horses, horse-drawn vehicles, etc. Temporary employ- ment. Use of msoellaneous trust-fund deposlts, D. C. 33 Stat. 368 . D.c. Code 147-11. Employment ot la- borers, etc. Purchase of mate rial, supplies, etc.

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