72d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 212 . M ARCH 3, 1933 . 1505 machinists, and painters, but in no case shall the rates of compensa- tion for such mechanical labor force be in excess of the rates current at the time and in the place where such services are employed, $12,320,- 000 : Provided, Thattheforegoingappropriationsshallbeavail-Prov-ilstye able for use in connection with all public buildings under the control of the Trea sury Department, inc luding the post offi ce and its annex at North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue and the custom- house in the District of Columbia, but not including any other public building in the District of Columbia, and exclusive of marine hos- pitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices . Furniture and repairs of furniture : For furniture, carpets, and Furniture, etc . repairs of same, for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hos- pitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for gas and electric lighting fixtures and repairs of same for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, including marine hospitals and quarantine stations, but exclusive of mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for furniture and carpets for public buildings and extension of public buildings in course of construction which are to remain under the custody and control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and buildings constructed for other executive departments or establishments of the Government, $4,500,000 : Provided, That the Provisos . Personal services re- foregoing appropriation shall not be used for personal services striction . except for work done under contract or for temporary job labor under exigency and not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building : Provided further, That all furniture now owned use of present furni- by the United States in other public buildings or in buildings rented t ore. by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture or not . Operating supplies : For fuel, steam, gas for lighting and heating Operating b supplies. , purposes, water, ice, lighting supplies, electric current for lighting, etc . heating, and power purposes, telephone service for custodial forces
removal of ashes and rubbish, snow, and ice ; cutting grass and weeds, washing towels, and miscellaneous items for the use of the custodial forces in t he care and maintena nce of completed and occupied public buildings a nd the grounds there of under the control of the Treasury Department, and in the care and maintenance of the equipment and furnishings in such buildings ; miscellaneous supplies, tools, and appliances required in the oper ation (not embracing repairs) of the mechanical equipment, including heating, plumbing, hoisting, gas piping, ventilating, vacuum-cleaning and refrigerating apparatus, electric-light plants, meters, interior pneumatic tube and intercoin- municating telephone systems, conduit wiring, call bell and signal systems in such buildings, and for the transportation of articles or suppl ies, autho rized here in (includ ing the po st office and its an nex office , at North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue and the Custom- Buildings excluded . house in the District of Columbia, but excluding any other public building under the control of the Treasury Department within the District of Columbia, and exclu ding also marine hos pitals and quar- antine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and personal services, except for work done by contract or for temporary job labor under exigent not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building), $4,200,000 . The appropriation made herein for ads governors, etc . gas shall i nclude the rental an d use of o-as govern ors when ordered by the Secretary of the Treasury in writing : Provided, That rentals ~ Rentals thereof . shall not b e paid for such gas governors greater th an 35 per centum of the actu al value of the gas saved thereby, which saving shall be 3051 •-33-95
