SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 433. 1916. 689 faithfully performed to the satisfaction of said commissioners; that the contractors shall promptly make payments to all persons supply- mg them labor and materials in the rosecution of the work provided for in such contracts as now provid)ed by law; and that such work shall be kept in repair as now rovided by law for a period of one year from the date of completion of, said work; but no cash retent to ar- R¤P¤¤¤¤f¤¤¤¤’¤=¤¤¤— antee such repair sh be held or required on such contracts; and all laws and parts of laws contrary to the provisions hereof are hereby _ repealed: Provided further, That this provision shall also apply to §'°,{§,“*,,,,,,0,,t,,,,,,,,,,_ contracts heretofore executed, eithereompleted or in process of exe- ¤*¤¤¤¢ cutron. The authority given the commissioners in the District of Columbia i;riii.°?;ze,l°€».°i1r»axi.°’ °t°° appropriation Act approved March second, nineteen hundred and seven, to make such c anges in the lines of the curbof Pennsylvania Avenue and its intersecting streets in connection with their resurfacing as they may consider necessary and advisable is made applicable'to such other streets and avenues as ma be improved under appro ria- hm tions contained in this Act: Provided}; That no such change shall be couaiuin made unless there shall result therefrom a decrease in the cost of the im rovement. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized in S,$°“'°°°°“* S°*¤°* connection with the resurfacir& of the roadway of Fourteenth Street wmmnmma. southwest, from B Street to ater Street, to increase the width of said roadway to not exweding fiftg-five feet. For replacing and repairing si ewalks and curbs around public Sl°°“""‘ °“d °“"°* reservations an municipal an United States buildings, $25,000. Rnmms ro sunuanm Rows: For current work of repairs to ,,§,‘§"""°“ ‘°°‘“~ '°‘ suburban roads and suburban streets, including the purchase of four ‘ motor cycles, and one truck at a price not exceeding $2 ,000 in lieu of four motor cycles and one truck to be exchanged, and including maintenance of motor vehicles, $150,000. Bd Bnmens: For construction and repairs, includingMnot exceeding c»¤?{l¤:rm ami as $23,000 for re lacement of two trusses and floor of the Street Bridge P°,‘{§,m, B,,d,°_ A across Rock (geek, $45,000. This appropriation shall be available for Street bridges vw repairing when necessary any bridge carrying a public street over the " `h°°dS' right of way or pig-perty of any railway company, and the amounts thus expended s be collected from such railway company in the ,.0, 2, pl ,0, manner provided in section five of an Act providing a (permanent form ' of ovemment for the District of Columbia, aplprove June eleventh, eighteen hundred and sevent -eight and sh be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the Ilhited States and the District of Colum- ’ bia in equal parts. _ Highwa ridge across Potomac River: Draw operators-—two at m"“"’ “"*‘*g‘* $1,020 each, two at $720 each; four watchmen, at $720 each; labor $1,500· l` hting, power, and miscellaneous supplies, and_ expenses of eve necessarily mcident to the pgeration and mamtenance of thexhlridge and a preaches, $8,620; m_ _ , $16,480. _ For painting the ironwork and repairing the fenders of the bridge, $10,000. _ Operation of Anacostia River Bridge: For employees, mrscellane- **“°°"‘“° “""g°· ous supplies, and expenses of every kind necessary to operation and maintenance of the ridge, $4,500. _ Cdmdstmtnddgm Calvert Street Bridge: For preparation of plans for construction of Plans ro, mw, a brid e to take the place of the existing Calvert Street Bridge crossmg Rock llreek, $6,000. _ _ Rock cing an d Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Commission: The parcel of ,,,,,,,8,. C0,,,,,,,,S,_,,,_ ground west of Ashmead Place and between it and Rock Cree and the méggggy ¤<»¤m·>¤· parcel of ground west of Twentieth Street northwest, and between rt ' and Rock Creek, and the arcel of ground northwest of Belmont Road and northeast of Massachusetts venue and adpoming Rock Creek Parkway on the southeast, being a portion of bloc num ered twenty- 91890°-von 39-rr 1—-44
