Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 1.djvu/459

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56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHI. 452 -JUNE 27, 1942 nance of the sewage pumping service, including repairs to equipment, machinery, and pumping stations, and employment of mechanics and laborers, purchase of electricity, fuel, oil, waste, and other supplies, $250,000. For construction of sewers and receiving basins, $630,000, including the purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of non-passenger- carrying motor vehicles used in this work. For assessment and permit work, sewers, including not to exceed $1,000 for purchase or condemnation of rights-of-way for construc- tion, maintenance, and repair of public sewers, $500,000, of which $100,000 shall be immediately available. For the control and prevention of the spread of mosquitoes in the District of Columbia, including personal services, operation, mainte- nance, and repair of motor-propelled vehicles, purchase of oil, and other necessary expenses, $4,800. Sewage treatment plant: For operation and maintenance, includ- ing salaries and wages of necessary employees, supplies, repairs to buildings and equipment, purchase of electric power, fuel, oil, waste, and other necessary expenses, including the maintenance of non- passenger-carrying motor vehicles used in this work, $200,000. For the pro rata contribution of the District of Columbia to the expenses of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, in accordance with Public Resolution Numbered 93, approved July 11, 1940, granting such Commission authority to regulate, control, pre- vent, or otherwise render unobjectionable and harmless the pollution of the water of the Potomac drainage area by sewage and industrial and other wastes, $3,600. COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE For personal services, $145,550. For dust prevention, sweeping and cleaning streets, avenues, alleys, and suburban streets, under the immediate direction of the Commis- sioners, including services and purchase and maintenance of equip- ment, rent of storage rooms; maintenance and repair of garages; maintenance and repair of non-passenger-carrying motor-propelled vehicles necessary in cleaning streets, purchase of and purchase including exchange of motor-propelled street-cleaning equipment, not to exceed $43,300 and necessary incidental expenses, $565,465. To enable the Commissioners to carry out the provisions of existing law governing the collection and disposal of garbage, dead animals, night soil, and miscellaneous refuse and ashes in the District of Columbia, including inspection; fencing of public and private prop- erty designated by the Commissioners as public dumps; including not to exceed $85,100 for the purchase of and purchase including exchange of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles; and incidental expenses, $1,214,200, of which not to exceed $26,776 shall be immediately avail- able for payment of 1942 obligations: Pro'vided, That this appropria- tion 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. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT For personal services, $100,840. For general supplies, repairs, new batteries and battery supplies, telephone rental and purchase, telephone service charges, wire and cable for extension of telegraph and telephone service, repairs of lines and instruments, purchase of poles, tools, insulators, brackets, pins, 431 Mosquito control. Interstate Commis- sion on the Potomac River Basin. 54 Stat. 748. 33U. S.C. 567b. Garbage, dead ani- mals, etc. Vehicles. Proviso. Collection restric- tion.