[56 STAT. Benning school, ad- Not to exceed $97,500 of the unexpended balance of the appropri- diteppropriation. ation of $130,625 for beginning construction of an eight-room addi- tion and assembly hall-gymnasium at the Benning School, contained 55 stat. 513 . in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1942, is reappropri- ated and made available for the construction of a temporary eight- room addition at the Benning School, including necessary remodeling of the present building. van Ness School, Not to exceed $97,500 of the unexpended balance of the appropri- Rappropriation. ation of $130,625 for beginning construction of an eight-room addi- tion and assembly hall-gymnasium at the Van Ness School, contained 55 Stat. 513 . in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1942, is reappropri- ated and made available for the construction of a temporary eight- room addition at the Van Ness School, including necessary remodeling of the present building. Temporary build- Not to exceed $50,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropri- ing, Hillside Road and Alabama Avenue ation of $167,500 for a new extensible eight-room elementary school SE. building, to be located on a site to be acquired in the vicinity of Hillside Road and Alabama Avenue Southeast, contained in the 55 Stat. 513 . District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1942, is reappropriated and made available for the construction of a temporary four-room school building on such site. Lafayette School. The appropriation of $45,000 for the completion of six unfinished classrooms at the Lafayette School, contained in the Sixth Supple- Ante, p. 238. mental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, is made available also for furniture and equipment for those rooms. Acuounting. In all, $270,125, to be immediately available and to be disbursed and accounted for as "Buildings and grounds, public schools", and for that purpose shall constitute one fund and remain available until Proviso. expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for or on account of any school building not herein specified. Instruction of chil- No part of the foregoing appropriations for public schools shall dren under five years i ecp of age, limitation, be used for instructing children under five years of age except Pst, p. 1072 . children entering during the first half of the school year who will be five years of age by November 1, 1942, and children entering during the second half of the school year who will be five years of Webster School. age by March 15, 1943: Provided, That this limitation shall not be considered as preventing the employment of a matron and the care of children under school age at the Webster School whose parent or parents are in attendance in connection with Americanization work. Building contracts. None of the money appropriated by this Act shall be paid or requirrellrlts obligated toward the construction of or addition to any building the whole and entire construction of which, exclusive of heating, lighting, 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 Proviso. faithful performance of the contract: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed as repealing existing law giving the Com- missioners the right to reject all bids. plrepration of The plans and specifications for all building provided for in this Act under appropriations administered by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall be prepared under the supervision of the municipal architect, and those for school buildings after consultation with the Board of Education, and shall be approved by the Commissioners and shall be constructed in conformity thereto. Exit, etc., require- The school buildings authorized and appropriated for herein shall be constructed with all doors intended to be used as exits or entrances PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 452-JUNE 27, 1942 436
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