1248 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 477. 1925. and repairing buildings and inclosures; care, subsistence, urchase, and transportation of animals; necessar employees; incidgntal expenses not otherwise provided for, including purchase, maintenance, and drivin of horses and vehicles re uired for oihcial purposes, not p0‘,{é'jf°m* ‘°' Wk exceeding $1,000 for purchasing and} supplying imiforms to park ` police, not exceeding $100 for the purchase of necessary books and gerizoglécals, and exclusive of architect’s fees or compensation, 15 , 0. W""°”°"*°°· WATER SERVICE p,§,*}°’°°S*°¤w“*°' ““¤‘ For continuing work on the project for an increased water supply vi>1.42.pp-9¢.709- for the District of Columbia, adopted by Congress in the Army _ appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1922, as modified by the District of Columbia. appropriation Acts for the iiscal years 1923 and 1924, and as further modified by the report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of War Decem er 4, 1923, and for each and every Pmm purpose connected therewith, to be available immediately and to Coumcgs .,,,,1,,,,-;,,,,;_ remain available until expended, $2,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary of War may enter into contracts for materials and work nec- Cmummd essary to the construction of said project, to be paid for as appro- Am 575‘ priations may from time to t1me_ be made, not to exceed m the '°' aggregate the sum of $9,169,000, including all appropriations and contract authorizations herein and heretofore made: rofmkled furm§°g:*g*&g_°° bids ther, That no bid in excess of the estimated cost for that portion of the work or plant covered by the bid shall be accepted, nor shall any contract for any portion of the work, material, or equipment to constitute a part of the plant for which this appropriation is available be valid unless the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army shall have certiiied thereon that all its_terms are within the require- F H 1 S ments of the authorization and the revised estimates for the work. ,,h,,Y1,, ‘},`§,,,”§,,,t,,}."§,€ 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 of water department, dul,°Q'}"1‘i°"*°" ""“°' namely. WASHINGION Aqnnnncr ml;f$$ii7°l$%°&$i?"3iI For operation, includin salaries of all necessary employees, '“‘"°“ ”““‘°’ °‘°‘ maintenance and repair of Washingwn Aqueduct and its accessories, McMillan Park Reservoir, Washington Aqueduct tunnel, the filtration plant, the plant for the preliminary treatment of the water supply, purchase, installation and maintenance of water meters on Federal services, vehicles, and for each and every purpose connected therewith, $192,210. H,{‘*,d°§‘,ff’““”‘ mm R- The General Accountiu Office is authorized and directed to allow CM; °f¤1¤¤w<=d i¤ credit in the accounts 0% Lieutenant John R. Hardin, Engineer ° Corps, United States Army, for the month of August, 1923, covering payment for a motor vehicle purchased under the appropriation _ "Washin§ton Aqueduct, D. C., 1924." ’ °°“d'“'R°""· For or inary repairs, grading, opening ditches, and other maintenance of Conduit Road, $5,000. E‘“°'g““°"““d· Fonemergency fund, to be used only in case of a serious break requiring immediate repairs in one of the more important aqueduct or_iiltration plant structures, such as a dam, conduit, tunnel, bridge, building, or important piece of machinery, $5,000; all expenditures from this appropriation shall be reiported in detail to Congress. ~ °,Q,,°gr“gf,,°_{,§e•;°¤;fd*}W Nothing herein shall be construe 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 pver appropriations and expenditures therefor as now provided by aw.
