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the manner provided by section 5 of "An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia", approved June 11, 1878, and shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation for the fiscal year in which it is collected;

Hereafter when any Capital Transit Company street railway operation shall have been ordered abandoned by the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have ordered the removal of abandoned tracks, the Capital Transit Company shall pay the entire cost of removing such abandoned tracks and regrading the track area, and, if the street or bridge in which the said tracks have been ordered abandoned is not being paved, the Capital Transit Company shall pay the entire cost of paving the abandoned track areas, which cost, however, shall not exceed the cost of repaving such abandoned track areas with the type, character, and thickness of the paving of the adjacent roadway left in place, and, if the roadway of the street or bridge is being paved at the time of removal of said abandoned tracks, the Capital Transit Company shall pay one-half of the actual cost of paving the abandoned track areas, irrespective of whether the paving is of the type, character, and thickness as that existing at the time of said removal. The Commissioners of the District are authorized to settle in conformity with the principles herein set forth, any claims it now has, or in the future may have, for the paving of abandoned track areas, upon such terms and conditions as to time of payment or payments as the Commissioners may determine;

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Grade separation structures,

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Low-level bridge, Tidal Basin outlet.

Provisos.

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For beginning construction of a grade separation structure at Fourteenth Street and Maine Avenue and Fourteenth Street and East Potomac Park Drive, including plans and specifications, and such temporary construction as may be necessary to handle traffic during the construction of the main structure, and the construction of a low-level bridge across the outlet of the Tidal Basin into the Washington Channel, all connecting driveways, ramps, approach roads, changes in existing streets, roads, park roads, walkways, and so forth, construction of and changes in water and sewer mains, firealarm and police-patrol boxes, street and traffic lights, in accordance with plans to be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Commission of Fine Arts, $300,000: Provided, That upon completion and approval of such plans the Commissioners are authorized to submit the project as a Federal-aid highway project to the Public Roads Administration under the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 633), and upon approval of such project by the Public Roads Administration, the Commissioners are authorized to construct such grade-separation structures and perform such necessary incidental work and pay the cost thereof from the District of Columbia appropriations for Federal-aid highway projects and the allocation of funds to the District of Columbia by the Public Roads Administration authorized by the said Federal Aid Highway Act: Provided further, That the necessary transfer of jurisdiction of public land is authorized and directed under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act of May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161): Provided further, That the Commissioners are authorized to employ necessary is. engineering and other professional services, by contract or otherwise, without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or civil-service requirements;

23 U. S. C. § 41b.

Transfer of jurisdiction.

40 U. S. C. § 122.

Professional serv

41 U. S. C. § 5. 42 Stat. 1488.

5 U. S. C. §§ 661-674. Post, p. 613. Vehicular crossing,

For all necessary expenses for studies, preparation of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates, and for the investigation of Anacostia River.

foundation conditions, and the acquisition of the necessary land for approach roadways and rights-of-way, by either purchase or condemnation, for a vehicular crossing of the Anacostia River between the general vicinity of South Capitol and P Streets and the proposed Anacostia Parkway at the northern end of the Naval Air Station ground (old Bolling Field), with connections to Firth Sterling Avenue and other District thoroughfares east of the Anacostia River, including the employment of engineering or other professional services by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the 5U. S. C. 661-674. Revised Statutes, the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or the civil-service requirements, $100,000;

41 U. 8. C. § 5.

42 Stat. 1488.

Post, p. 613.

Opening streets, etc., permanent highway system.

Proviso.

Assessment and permit work, etc.

Disbursement, etc.

Provisos. Assessments under existing law.

ination projects.

To carry out the provisions of existing law which authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to open, extend, straighten, or widen any street, avenue, road, or highway, in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, including the procurement of chains of title; $150,000, to remain available until June 30, 1943: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to carry out the provision of existing law for the opening, extension, widening, or straightening of alleys and minor streets and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia;

For assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the permit system, and construction and repair 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 two hundred and fifty square feet at the intersection of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Commissioners, and including maintenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles, $200,000;

In all, $4,805,000, to be immediately available, to be disbursed and accounted for as "Street improvements", and for that purpose shall constitute one fund: Provided, That assessments in accordance with existing law shall be made for paving and repaving roadways, alleys, and sidewalks where such roadways, alleys, and sidewalks are paved or repaved with funds herein appropriated: ProGrade-crossingelim vided further, That any portion of this appropriation may be used for payment to contractors and for other expenses in connection with the expense of design, construction, and inspection of gradecrossing elimination and other construction projects authorized under section 8 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1521), and section 1-b of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938 (Public, Numbered 584, Seventy-fifth Congress), pending reimbursement to the District of Columbia by the Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency, reimbursement to be credited to fund from which payment was made.

23 U. 8. O. § 248. 52 Stat. 633.

23 U. S. O. 41b.

Changes in widths

of sidewalks and roadways.

Open competition for street improvement contracts.

Period of contrac

tors' liability for re

The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (including tree spaces and parking) of all highways that may be improved under appropriations contained in this Act.

No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for repairing, resurfacing, or paving any street, avenue, or roadway by private contract unless the specifications for such work shall be so prepared as to permit of fair and open competition in paving material as well as in price.

In addition to the provision of existing law requiring contractors pairs for inferior work. to keep new pavements in repair for a period of one year from the date of the completion of the work, the Commissioners of the Dis

trict of Columbia shall further require that where repairs are necessary during the four years following the said one-year period, due to inferior work or defective materials, such repairs shall be made at the expense of the contractor, and the bond furnished by the contractor shall be liable for such expense.

No part of the appropriations contained in this Act shall be used for the operation of a testing laboratory of the highways department for making tests of materials in connection with any activity of the District government.

For personal services, trees, and parkings, $26,960.

For contingent expenses, trees and parkings, including laborers, trimmers, nurserymen, repairmen, teamsters, hire of carts, wagons, or motortrucks, trees, tree boxes, tree stakes, tree straps, tree labels, planting and care of trees, and tree spaces on city and suburban streets, purchase and maintenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles, printing and binding and miscellaneous items, $125,000.

MAINTENANCE OF PARK ROADS

For the maintenance of vehicular roads, public parks, $25,000, which amount shall be transferred to the appropriation contained in this Act for general expenses of public parks and be available solely for the maintenance of vehicular roads in such parks.

REIMBURSEMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Use of funds for testing laboratory, etc.

Trees and parkings.
Post, p. 836.

Transfer of funds.

43 Stat. 106; 50 Stat.

676.

1901 to 47-1916.

For administrative services rendered to the Departments of Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Highways, and Trees and Parkings, there is hereby authorized to be transferred sums from the special fund created by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a tax on motorvehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved April 23, 1924, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide additional revenue for the District of Columbia, and for D. C. Code § 47other purposes", approved August 17, 1937, to other appropriations, as follows: $4,525 to "Purchasing Division, Salaries, District of Columbia"; $5,298 to "District Buildings, Salaries, District of Columbia"; $3,542 to "District Buildings, Expenses, District of Columbia"; $4,555 to "Collector, Salaries, District of Columbia"; $12,720 to "Auditor, Salaries, District of Columbia"; $9,775 to "Corporation Counsel, Salaries, District of Columbia"; and $2,028 to "Electrical Department, Expenses, District of Columbia"; in all $42,443.

Refunding erroneous collections.

676.

Refunding erroneous collections: To enable the Commissioners, in cases where motor-vehicle registration fees, motor-vehicle operators' permit fees, motor-vehicle title fees, motor-vehicle fuel taxes, importers' license fees, special assessments, or collections of any character have been erroneously covered into the Treasury to the credit of the special fund created by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved April 23, 1924, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide additional revenue for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved August 17, 1937, to refund such erroneous payments, $1,500: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available for refunding such payments made funds. within the last three fiscal years prior to the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made available: Provided further, That this appropriation shall not be available for refunds authorized by section 10 of the Act of April 23, 1924.

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43 Stat. 106; 50 Stat. D. C. Code §§ 471901 to 47-1916.

Provisos.
Availability of

Exception.

43 Stat. 108.
D. C. Code § 47-1910.

Maintenance, etc., of aqueducts and accessories.

Post, p. 836.

WATER SERVICE

The following sums are appropriated wholly out of the revenues of the Water Department for expenses of the Washington Aqueduct and its appurtenances and for expenses for Water Department, namely:

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT

For operation, including salaries of all necessary employees, maintenance, repair, and protection of Washington aqueducts and their accessories, including Dalecarlia, Georgetown, McMillan Park, first and second High Service Reservoirs, Washington aqueduct tunnel, the filtration plants, the pumping plants, and the plant for the preliminary treatment of the water supply, ordinary repairs, grading, Meters on Federal opening ditches, and other maintenance of Conduit Road, purchase, installation, and maintenance of water meters on Federal services; purchase, care, repair, and operation of vehicles, including the purchase and exchange of two passenger-carrying motor vehicles at a cost not to exceed $650 each; purchase and repair of rubber boots and protective apparel; printing and binding; and for each and every purpose connected therewith, $542,780.

services.

Plan for adequate water supply.

For continuing the development of a plan to insure an adequate future water supply for the District of Columbia, including engineering and other professional services by contract or otherwise, without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, the ClassiU.S. C. $5 661-674. fication Act of 1923, as amended, or the civil-service requirements, $20,000, to continue available until June 30, 1943.

41 U. S. C. § 5. 42 Stat. 1488.

Post, p. 613.

Replacements and repairs.

Covered reservoir, construction.

Post, p. 824.

For completion of replacement of the filter strainer system at Dalecarlia, for a new booster pump and electric-control equipment at McMillan Filter Plant, for replacement of filter-control equipment at McMillan, for repairs to McMillan filters, and all necessary expenses incident thereto, $155,000, to continue available until June 30, 1943. For the construction of a covered reservoir of approximately 20,000,000-gallon capacity on United States Government-owned land adjacent to the present filtered-water reservoir of the McMillan Filter Plant, with all necessary appurtenances and auxiliaries, including engineering and other professional services, by contract or otherwise, as may be required in connection with the preparation of plans and the construction of such reservoir and as may be approved by the Secretary of War without reference to section 3709 of the 5 U. S. C. $$ 661-674. Revised Statutes, the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or the civil-service requirements: Provided, however, That the waiver of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to the letting of contracts for construction in connection with this project, $400,000, to continue available until expended, and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to enter into contract or contracts for the construction of said reservoir, appurtenances, and auxiliaries at a total cost not to exceed $490,000.

41 U. S. C. § 5.

42 Stat. 1488.

Post, p. 613.

Proviso.

Contracts.

Post, p. 824. Superintendence of Secretary of War not affected.

Operating expenses.

Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the superintendence and control of the Secretary of War over the Washington Aqueduct, its rights, appurtenances, and fixtures connected with the same and over appropriations and expenditures therefor as now provided by

law.

WATER DEPARTMENT

For revenue and inspection and distribution branches: For personal services, $214,580.

For the maintenance of the water-department distribution system, including pumping stations and machinery, water mains, valves, fire and public hydrants, and all buildings and accessories, and motor

trucks, and motor vehicles such as are now owned and the replacement of motor-propelled vehicles, and the purchase of one additional motor vehicle; purchase of fuel, oils, waste, and other materials, and the employment of all labor necessary for the proper execution of this work; and for contingent expenses including books, blanks, stationery, printing and binding not to exceed $3,300; postage, purchase of technical reference books and periodicals not to exceed $275, and other necessary items; in all for maintenance, $354,020, of which not exceeding $5,000 shall be available for operation of pumps at Bryant Street pumping station upon interruption of service from Dalecarlia pumping station.

For extension of the water department distribution system, laying of such service mains as may be necessary under the assessment system, $475,000, of which amount $100,000 shall be immediately available.

For installing and repairing water meters on services to private residences and business places as may not be required to install meters under existing regulations, as may be directed by the Commissioners; said meters at all times to remain the property of the District of Columbia, $115,000.

For installing fire and public hydrants, $22,500.

For replacement of old mains and divide valves in various locations, on account of inadequate size and bad condition of pipe on account of age, and laying mains and replacing old service pipes in advance of pavements, $150,000.

Extension of distribution system.

Deficiencies in rev

enues.

Sale of U. 8. securi

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell United States securities now held for and on account of the water fund of the District of Columbia in such amounts as may be certified by the ties. Commissioners of the District of Columbia as necessary to meet deficiencies in revenues for the fiscal year 1942 in the water fund and credit the proceeds of such sale to the said water fund of the District of Columbia.

For the refunding of water rents and other water charges erroneously paid in the District of Columbia, to be refunded in the manner prescribed by law for the refunding of erroneously paid taxes, $3,500: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for such refunds of payments made within the past two years.

For the construction of a twenty-four-inch water main between Good Hope Road and Twenty-fifth Street, and the vicinity of Alabama Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue Southeast, $141,000, to be immediately available.

For beginning construction of fifteen thousand eight hundred linear feet of thirty-six-inch water main from the vicinity of Thirteenth and Upshur Streets Northwest to the vicinity of Thirteenth and Otis Streets Northeast, $200,000, to continue available until June 30, 1943; and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to enter into contract or contracts for the completion of said water main at a total cost not to exceed $490,000.

Refund of erroneous charges.

Proviso.

Water mains, construction.

Anacostia and Reno stations, pumping

For additional pumping equipment at the Anacostia and Reno pumping stations and the enlargement of the Reno pumping station equipment. to house existing and herein authorized equipment, and for all necessary expenses incident thereto, $55,000.

For construction of protective fencing around the several reservoirs and pumping stations, and for all necessary expenses incident thereto, and for the employment of temporary guard personnel at the Bryant Street pumping station, $15,700, to be immediately available.

Protective fencing.

Temporary services

SEC. 2. That the services of draftsmen, assistant engineers, levelers, of draftsmen, etc. transitmen, rodmen, chainmen, computers, copyists, overseers, and inspectors temporarily required in connection with sewer, water,

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