100 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 7. 1919. in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year {"°°“°' ,-,,6 ma 1919, $100,000: Provided, That whenever the Secretary of War, in arm mi meemmum pursuance of authority conferred on him by law, causes proceedmdgs °"““°°’°°°' to be instituted for the acquirement by condemnation o any lan s, easements, or rights of way needed for the said work, the United States, upon the filing_of the_ petition in_any such proceedings, shall have the right to take immediate possession of said ands, easements, or “g.Br.x.r¤y;° attzsensoisyaistmss .;*:.:2:.2%.-adr rec suc or ,,,,°,'{,'}"’°“’“'*°“‘° b' aongressz Prmnkkdyfemher, That certain adequate provisions shall have been made for the payment of just compensation_to the party or parties entitled thereto, either by previous alpprqpriation by the United States or by the deposit of moneys or other orm of security _ in such amount and form as shall be a roved by the court in whic "‘d*°*"""°°°°°*“" such proceedings shall be instituted. Ke respondent or respondents may move at any time in the court to increase or change the amounts or securities, and the court shall make such order as shall be ]nst in M "°'°°°°"' the premises and as shall adequately protect the resi-pendants. In every case the condemnation shall be d 'gpntly prosecuted on the part of the mted States m order that suc compensation may be promptly ascertained and paid. w“°°"°"'*°'* WATER SERVICE. ,·,,{,,”‘,,‘}1'.'#Ev,].Y,l{§’,ll’ The following sums are appropriated whollyvout of the revenues of the water department for expenses of the ashmgton Aqueduct and ifs appurtenances and for expenses of the water department, name y: ,,,Y§§f"’*“‘*°" ‘*““‘* wssmuerou Aqumnucr. UHDWHNIN of IQ- F • • cl a• al • f an 1 . - &%‘»°%w··¥·‘i‘=‘¤—i‘· ""‘"* t.,£§.§”“.3‘$Z3s’?.f ws»fa§&‘,?.°X.K..d33$°4’§%’l't§“£$.§,’Q2Zi;.7”t‘i‘.L Mnllan Park Reservoir, Washmgton queduct tunnel, the filtration plant, the plant for the prehmma.13 treatment of the water supply, authorized water meters on Feder services, vehicles, and for each Conduit Rom and every purpose connected therewith, $140,000. _ · For ordinary repairs, grading, opening ditches, and other mam- E md tcriance of Conduig Rgad, 3%,000. "°‘ ‘ or emergenc un , to e used onl in case of a `ous b eak requiring immediate repairs in one of the more importliliirtl aqpeduct or filtration plant structures, such as a dam, conduit, tunnel, ridge, building, or important piece of machinery, $5,000; all expenditures from this appropriation shall be reported in detail to Congress. m%’;Q;’{ ,;’,§,‘§`,:n{’L°· lglothmgl epeéii shall be conqtivqed as affelptiqlg tlge superigtendlence an contre o e Secretary e ar over the as ington que uct, its rights, appurtenances, and fizrtures connected with the same, and pver appropriations and expenditures therefor as now provided by aw. w°*°' ""¥’“"“*°“°· warm; narsnmnar. “°‘{,°“,,,“,°,,§°" ""*’°°‘ For revenue and ins tion branch: Water registrar who shall lso dm perform the duties ofinchief clerk, $2,400; clerks——ohe $1,500, line $1,200, three at $1,000 each; index clerk, $1,400; eight meter coms;·;:::.» ·* me azz*·s::.*:.€.°1::m.:£££,: up ve *;.%%*2,0; ¤·· , · messen er · nauxtumm mma. Ifor distribution brahch: Superintendent, $5,300; engineer, $2,,400; assistant eng1neers——o_ne $1,800, one $1,700;master mechanic, $2,000; foreman, $1,800; assistant foremen——pne $1,275, one $1,200, one $1,125, one $900, steam eng1neers»—clnef $1,800, two at $1,200 each, three assistants at $1,000 each; chief inspector of valves, $1,600;
