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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I . OH. 659. 1928 . Sewers.

SEWERS Cleaning, etc.

For cl eaning and r epair ing se wers a nd bas ins, includ ing the replacement of three motor trucks at not to exceed $1,250 each for Pumpin g service . operation and maintenance of the sewage pumping service, includ- ing repairs to boilers, machinery, and pumping stations, and employ- ment of mechanics and laborers, purchase of coal, oils, waste, and other supplies, and for the maintenance of nonpassenger-carrying motor vehicles used in this work, $255,000. Main and pip e.

For main and pipe sewers and receiving basins, $195,000. Suburban .

For suburban sewers, including the maintenance of nonpassenger- carrying motor vehicles used in this work, $600,000. Assessment and per- For assessment and permit work, sewers, $410,000 ; and the unex- mit s n available . pended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal Vol. 44, p .1309.

year 1928 shall remain available until June 30, 1929 . Rights of way.

For purchase or condemnation of rights of way for construction, maintenance, and repair of public sewers, $1,000 . Upper Potom ac in- For continuing the construction of the Upper Potomac main inter- terceptor. ceptor, $50,000. to Upper Anacostia in- For continuing construction of the Upper Anacostia main inter- ceptor along the A nacos tia Ri ver be tween Benni ng Roa d and the District line, $15,000 . City refuse . COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE P erson al s ervic es .

For personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $126,740 . Sweeping, cleaning, For dust prevent ion, sw eeping , and c leaning stree ts, ave nues, a lleys, tow and ice removal, e and suburban streets, under the immediate direction of the commis- sioners, and for cleaning snow and ice from streets, sidewalks, cross- walks, and gutters in the discretion of the commissioners, including services and purchase and maintenance of equipment, rent of storage rooms ; maintenance and repairs of stables ; hire, purchase, and main- Vehicles, em tenance of horses ; hire, purchase, maintenance, and repair of wagons, harness, and other equipment ; maintenance and repair of nonpas- senger-carrying motor-propelled vehicles necessary in cleaning streets and purchase of motor-propelled street-cleaning equipment ; purchase, mainte nance, and r epair of bi cycles ; and necessary incidental expenses, $500,000 . Garbage, ashes, dead To enable the commissioners to carry out the provisions of existing ani mals, etc . Collection and dis. law governing the collection and disposal of garbage, dead animals, posal of,

night soil, a Post, p. 1274 .

nd miscellaneous refuse and ashes in the District of Columbia (no contract shall be let for the collection of dead ani . mals), including inspection ; fencing of public and private property designated by the commissioners as public dumps ; and incidental Ga rbage reduc tion expenses, $950,000, including not to exceed $25,000 for repair and plant . improvement of the garbage reduction plant : Provided, That any Deposit of receipts. proceeds received from the disposal of city refuse or garbage shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Uni ted States an d the Distric t of Columbia in the manner provided Use restricted . by law : Provided further, That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of business or from apartment houses of four or more apartments in which the landlord furnishes heat to tenants . P ublic pla y g round s.

PUBLI C PLAYGROUNDS Personal services .

For personal services in accordance with the Classification Act Proviso .

of 1923, $101,230 : Provided, That employments hereunder, except menu re- stricted .

directors who shall be employed for twelve months, shall be di s-