78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 300-JUNE 28,1944 chase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles, surveying instruments, implements, and equipment used in this work; $1,548,800, of which amount $45,000 shall be exclusively for snow removal purposes. Capital outlay, Street and Bridge Divisions (payable from high- way fund): For personal services and all expenses necessary for the grading, surfacing, paving, repaving, widening, altering, and other- wise improving streets, avenues, roads, and alleys, including curbing and gutters, directional and pedestrian islands at various intersections to permit of proper traffic-light control and channelization of traffic, drainage structures, culverts, suitable connections to stormwater sewer system, retaining walls, replacement and relocation of sewers, water mains, fire hydrants, traffic lights, street lights, fire-alarm boxes, police- patrol boxes, and curb-line trees, when necessary, Federal-aid highway projects under section 1 (b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938, and highway structure projects financed wholly from the highway fund upon the approval of plans for such structures by the Commis- sioners; for carrying out the provisions of existing laws which author- ize the Commissioners to open, extend, straighten, or widen streets, avenues, roads, or highways, in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, and alleys and minor streets, and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia, including the procurement of chains of title; and for assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the permit system, and construction of sidewalks and curbs around public reservations and municipal and United States buildings, including purchase or condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, and of areas less than 250 square feet at the intersection of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Commissioners, $1,825,000, together with $970,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943, for the South Capitol Street Bridge and $200,000 of the unexpended balances of the appropriations contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943, and the Third Supplemental National Defense Act, 1942, for grading, paving, repaving, surfacing, and otherwise improving streets, avenues, and roads as Federal-aid highway projects under section 1 (b) of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938 is hereby made available for engineering and economic investi- gations of projects for future construction and for surveys, plans, speci- fications and estimates for post-war highway improvements in accord- ance with the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended by the Act of July 13, 1943, all of said sums to remain available until June 30, 1946: Provided, That appropriations contained in this Act for high- ways, sewers, city refuse, and the Water Division shall be available for snow removal when ordered by the Commissioners in writing: Provided further, That the Commissioners are hereby authorized to purchase a municipal asphalt plant at a cost not to exceed $30,000: Provided further, That in connection with the highway planning sur- vey, involving surveys, plans, engineering, and economic investigations of projects for future construction in the District of Columbia, as provided for under section 10 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938, and in connection with the construction of Federal-aid highway projects under section 1 (b) of said Act, and highway structure projects financed wholly from the highway fund, this appropriation shall be available for the employment of engineering or other professional services by contract or otherwise, and without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil service and classification laws, and for engineering and incidental expenses: Provided further,That this appropriation shall be available for the construction and repair Snow removal. 62 Stat. 633. 23U. S. O.41b. 56 Stat. 453 . 56 Stat. 823. 52 Stat. 633. 23U.S.0. 41b. 55Stat. 76; 57 Stat. MO. 23 U8. C ., Supp. m, if101-117. Ate, p . 189. Purhase of asphalt plant. 52 Stat. 636; 53 Stat. 1006. 41U.8. . .5 Btreeat-way pav- ment. 58 STAT.] 626
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