57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1IT SESS.-CH. 184 -JULY 1, 1943 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, mainte- Maituee,. et., nance, repair, and protection of Washington aqueducts and their oessoruan. 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 pre- liminary treatment of the water supply, ordinary repairs grading, opening ditches, and other maintenance of MacArthur Boulevard, purchase, installation, and maintenance of water meters on Federal ,ee" O Fede" services; purchase, care, repair, and operation of vehicles, including the purchase and exchange of two passenger-carrying motor vehicles; purchase and repair of rubber boots and protective apparel; printing and binding; and for each and every purpose connected therewith, $722,528. For repairs to McMillan filters; rehabilitation of McMillan filters; McMilln flten. and all necessary expenses incident thereto, $85,000, to continue available until June 30, 1945. For an additional amount for the construction of a covered reser- Covered ravir. voir of approximately twenty million gallon capacity on United States Government-owned land adjacent to the present filtered-water reservoir of the McMillan filter plant, with all necessary appurte- nances and auxiliaries, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943, $69,500, and the 56 Sta- 4 authorized limit of cost of the said reservoir, appurtenances, and auxiliaries is hereby increased from $620,000 to $689,500. For the preparation of plans and specifications for structures and unpl of" We facilities for increasing the water supply for the District of Columbia P and environs, including engineering and other professional services by contract or otherwise, without reference to section 3709 of the 41U.s. c .t . Revised Statutes, the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or the U. S. .,
civil-service requirements, $25,000. upp 1tt. .e. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the superintendence ^SuerintndenO 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, $244,360. For the maintenance of the water department distribution system, Optng epem including pumping stations and machinery, water mains, valves, fire and public hydrants, and all buildings and accessories, and motor vehicles; and the replacement of passenger-carrying motor vehicles; purchase of fuel, oils, waste, and other materials, and the employ- ment 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 tech- nical reference books and periodicals not to exceed $275, and other necessary items; in all for maintenance, $416,520, of which not ex- ceeding $5,000 shall be available for operation of pumps at Bryant 343
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