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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I . Car. 659. 1928 . S.J. Bowen.
The appr opria tion of $ 80,00 0 for a th ird- story addi tion to t he Additio n from appro - priatio n for Amidon . Amidon School contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Vol.44,p.433.
Act for the fiscal year 1927 is hereby made available for the con- struction of a four-room addition to the S . J. Bowen School ; Bell and Cardozo.
For construction of an eight-room extensible building, including Replacement .
g~ a combination gymnasium and assembly hall, to commence the rep laceme nt of the ol d Bell Schoo l and the Car dozo S chool, $175, 000 ; Langley Junior High For proper grading, seeding, and sodding ; for the construction of At hlet cmgroundsfor . roads, walks, and steps ; for seating ; for running track, baseball diamond, tennis courts, and other athletic facilities ; for fencing and oth er nec essary work to fit up fo r athl etic pu rposes the g round pur- chased as a joint site for the Langley Junior High School and the McKinley High School, $250,000, to be immediately available ; Disbursed as one In all, $2,367,000, to be disbursed and accounted for as " Buildings fund, etc'
and grounds, public schools," and for that purpose shall constitute Provaso .
one fund, and remain available until expended : Provided, That no Restricted to speci- fied buildings .
part of this appropriation shall be used for or on account of any scho ol bui lding not he rein s pecifi ed . r~ w ti ding contracts None of the money appropriated by this Act shall be paid or obl igated towar d the constr uction of or additi on to any bu ilding the who le and en tire cons truction of which, exclusiv e of heat ing, ligh ting, plumbing, painting, and treatment of grounds, shall not have been awarded in one or a single contract, separate and apart from any other contract, project, or undertaking, to the lowest responsible bidder complying with all the legal requirements as to a deposit of money or the execution of a bond, or both, for the faithful Rovioonoebids . performance of the contract : Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed as repealing existing law giving the commissioners the right to reject all bids . Purchase of building and playground sites .
For the purchase of school-building and playground sites, as . follows cooeal hupschool for For the purchase of lan d for a new health school for colored pupils, to be located on a site to be selected by the Board of Education Replacing Bell and and the Comm issio ners of t he Di stric t of Colu mbia ; Car dozo .
For the purchase of land in the vicinity of the old Bell School and the Cardozo School, to provide for the erection of a new building to replace the present old Bell School and the Cardozo School ; Additional sites .
For the purchase of additional school-building and playground Vol . 43,p .988.
g sit es au thor ized to be acq uired in t he f ive-y ear S chool Bui lding Addition from unex- Program Act ; In all, $245,000, pended balance .
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and in addition thereto the sum of $100,000 of Vol.44,p .435.
the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $703,500 contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927, is reappropriated and made available for the purposes of Pro viso , this paragraph, to remain available until June 30, 1930 : Provided, cost restriction.
That, with the exception of $80,000, no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of any site the cost of =shall exceed the full value assessment of such property last made before purchase thereof plus 25 per centum of such assessed value . b alan cont inued ava ilabl e nce The unexpended balance of the appropriation of $703,500 for the til June 30,1929 . purchase of school building and playground sites, contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927, is continued available until June 30, 1929, for the purchase of school building and playground sites authorized to be acquired in the Purchase of part of five-year school building program Act, provided that part or parts site unde r 12 5 per cent limitation . of a site may be purchased under the 125 per centum limitation if the total cost of the part or parts acquired does not at the time of such purchase exceed 125 per centum of the assessed value . Preparation of plans . The plans and specifications for all buildings provided for in this Act under appropriations administered by the Commissioners
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