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approval of plans for such structures by the Commissioners; for carrying out the provisions of existing laws which authorize the Commissioners to open, extend, straighten, or widen streets, avenues, roads, or highways, in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, and alleys and minor streets, and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia, including the procurement of chains of title; and for assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the permit system, and construction of sidewalks and curbs around public reservations and municipal and United States buildings, including purchase or condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, and of areas less ihan two hundred and fifty feet square at the intersection of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Commissioners; placing underground, relocating, and extending the telephone, police-patrol and fire-alarm cable and circuit distribution systems; installing and extending radio systems; and purchase of lampposts, street designations, and fixtures of all kinds; to remain available until expended, $15,301,000, of which $14,901,000 shall be payable from the highway fund: Provided, That in connection with the purchase and installation of a municipal asphalt plant on Districtowned property the Commissioners are authorized to make expenditures from this appropriation for the preparation of the site, including the construction of seawalls, dock facilities, and a railroad siding: Provided further, That in connection with the highway-planning survey, involving surveys, plans, engineering, and economic investigations of projects for future construction in the District of Columbia, as provided for under section 10 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of | | use'si-1.^" 1938, and in connection with the construction of Federal-aid highway projects under section 1(b) of said Act, and highway-structure projects 23 us1:"4*ib^' financed wholly from the highway fund, this appropriation and the appropriation "Operating expenses. Department of Highways"' shall be available for the employment of engineering or other professional services by contract or otherwise, and without regard to section 3709 ^^ use 5, of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws, and section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), and for ^^ s^at. aio. engineering and incidental expenses: Provided further, That this appropriation and the appropriation "Operating expenses, Department of Highways" shall be available for the construction and repair of pavements of street railways, in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Act (47 Stat. 752), and the proportion of the amount thus ^^^^- code7-604 expended which under the terms of the said Act is required to be paid by the street-railway company shall be collected, upon the neglect or the refusal of such street-railway company to make such pavement, from the said street-railway company in the manner provided by section 5 of the Act of June 11, 1878, and shall be deposited to the D^<|'code°7-604. credit of the appropriation for the fiscal year in which it is collected: Provided further, That in connection with projects to be undertaken as Federal-aid projects under the provisions of the Federal Aid HighAvay Act of December 20, 1944, as amended, the Commissioners are | | ^ | ^ - 1 ^ ^ ^ authorized to enter into contract or contracts for those projects in such amounts as shall be approved by the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce: Provided further. That the Commissioners are hereby authorized to construct ^ade-crossing elimination and other wholly District construction projects or those authorized under section 8 of the Act of June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1521), and section 1(b) of the 23 USC 24a. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938, as amended, in accordance with ^3 USC 4ib. the provisions of said Acts, and this appropriation may be used for payment to contractors and other expenses in connection with the

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