SIXTY·EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 462. 1925. 1183 patients for which they are responsible, shall pay by check to the superintendent, upon his written request, either in advance or at the end of each month, all or part of the estimated or actual cost of such maintenance, as the case may be, and bills rendered b the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment; proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of the care of patients paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly, as may be agreed upon between the Superintendent of Saint Eliza~ beths Hospital and the District of Columbia government, department, or establishments concerned. All sums paid to the Superin- msnim s £°¤ii?£ tendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the care of atients that he ‘°““°°°°¤’¥”°¤"*°‘*°°’· is authorized lriylgaw to receive shall be deposited to the credit on the books of the asury Department of the appropriation made for the care and maintenance of the patients at Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the ear in which the support, clothing, and treatment is provided, andy be subject to requisition by the disbursing agent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, upon the approval of the Secretary of the Interior; For general repairs and improvements to buildin and grounds, g,Eu§_§;°‘“*’ °°d $113,000, of which sum not to exceed $7,000 shall ii used for the construction of two gate houses. COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF mQ1<¥gg*=;g£§1{°¤;g_**¤¤ For support of the institution, including salaries and incidental M¤*¤¤¤¤¤¤<=¤· expenses, books and illustrative apparatus, and general repairs and improvements, including purchase and installation of a typesetting machine for instruction purposes, $103,400. For repairs to buildings of the institution, includin plumbing and B¤P¤‘¤~ steam fitting, and for repairs to pavements within the grounds and for completion of the farm-drainage system, including materials and labor, $10,000. HOWARD UNIVERSITY H¤··¤¤ U¤¤v·¤*¤v· For maintenance, to be used in payment of part of the salaries of M•*¤¤¤¤¤°¤· the officers, professors, teachers, and other regular employees of the university, 1ce, and stationery, the balance of which shall be paid from donations and other sources, of which sum not less than $2,200 shall be used for normal instruction, $125,000; For tools, material, salaries of instructors, and other necessary m¤:;¤¤¤*¤**¤ d¤¤•¤· expenses of the department of manual arts, of which amount not to ` exceed $21,800 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, $34,000; Medical department: For part cost needed equipment, laboratory M°“*°*'°°P”"”°“‘· supplies, apparatus, and repair of laboratories and uildmgs, $9,000; for the construction of a building for the Medical Department, N°""_"““"‘“*‘· $370,000: Provided, That no part of the sum hereby apprqpriated f,’[l"f‘";'; M _,qu,p_ shall be available until there is filed with the Secretary of the nterior mm by xmni. ewa guaranty by the trustees of the university that a suitable equipment for such building will be provided at a cost of not less than $130,000 by subscription of alumni and other friends of the university; For material and apparatus for chemical, physical, biological, and L°°°'“°°"“· natural-history studies and use in laboratories of the science hall, including cases and shelving, $5,000; _ _ _ For books, shelving, furniture, and fixtures for the libraries, $3,000; ‘·*b¤”*¤~ _ For improvement of grounds and repairs of bui]diu§, $30,000; mgsrcunds and build- Fuel and light: For part payment for fuel and light, reedmen’s Fueland ugh:. Hospital and Howard University, $15,000; ` Total, Howard Univers1ty, $591,000. 45eSr:°—25·?-77
