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SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 80. 1915. 923 For pay of troops, other than Government employees, to be dis. Pavvitwops. gursggo under the authority and direction of the commanding general, 24, . REFUND OF ERRONEOUS COLLEUHONS. c°1,}é•;,¤;gS¤f¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To enable the commissioners, in any case where special assess- P°Y¤*°¤* °‘· ments, school tuition charges, rents, or fees of any character have been erroneously covered into the Treasury to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in equal` arts, to refund such erroneous payments, wholly or in part, including the refxmding of fees paid for uilding permits authorized by the District of Columbia appropriation Act approved March second, nineteen hundred and V°*· 36·¤·°°7· e even, $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, ;*&j·¤;m That this approiplrgation shall be available for such refunds of pay- y ' ments made wit the past three years. . ANAOOSTIA RIVER FLATS. ‘ F,g&¤¤¤¤¢i¤Riv¤r For continuing the reclamation and development of the Anacostia ,,°<;>¤§g¤¤i¤¢ rw¤¤¤¤¤- River and Flats from the Anacostia Bridge northeast to the District ’ ' line, to be expended for the purposes and under the conditions specilied in the item for this improvement contained in the "District of €Z,",f;{.’;,§§ ,,,,1,,,,. Columbia appropriation Act for the fiscal ear nineteen hundred ML and fifteen, $100,000, and authority is hereliy granted to the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, to enter into a contract or con— tracts for and on account of said work in an amount not exceeding $100,000, exclusive of the amount herein appropriated. SMALL PARKS. “"‘°“P‘“*’· For the condemnation of small park areas to be acquired in accord- 1>•(i¤i¤i·iil emma Q ance with the provisions relating to small parks in the District of ‘*"""·“"· Columbia contained in the sundry civil appropriation Act, approved August first, nineteen hrmdred and fourteen, $25,000. WATER DEPARTMENT. _ WM d•P•*'¤¤°¤*- The following sums are appropriated to carry on the operations ,.€i.iii.il°“°m wml of the water department, to be paid wholl%Vfrom its revenues, namely: R,,,,,,,, and ,,,_ For revenue and inspection branch: ater rfistrar, who shall sp¤¤¤i¤¤ bmwalso perform the duties of chief clerk, $2,400; erks—one $1,500, one $1,200, two at $1,000 each; index clerk, $1,400; four meter computers, at $1,000 each; chief inspector, $1,000; meter clerk, $1,000; taphclerk, $1,000; inspectors—eight at $900 each, eleven at $800 eac ; messenger, $600. For distribution branch: Superintendent, $3,300; engineer, $2,400; m’°m’°°i°“ °”°°°' assistant engineers——one $1,800, one $1,600; master mechanic, $2,000; foreman, $1,800; assistant foremen-—one $1,275, one $1,200, one $1,125, one $900; steam engineers——chief $1,750, two at $1,100 each, three assistants at $875 each; chief inspector of valves, $1,600; leveler, $1,200; insfpector, $1,200; draftsman, $1,050; clerks—one $1,800, one $1,500, our at $1,200 each, stores clerk $1,500, one $1,000, one $900 ; timekeeper, $900; two rodmen at $900 each; two chainmen at $675 each; four oilers at $610 each; three firemen at $875 each; janitor, $900; watchmen——-one $875, one $700, one $610; drivers——one $700, one $630; two messengers, at $600 each; in all, $87,355, For contingent expenses, including books, blanks, stationex °°”'°*°€°¤°°¤’°”°* printing, ostage, damages, purchase of technical reference boo and periodicals not to exmed $75, and other necessary items, $4,800. _ For fuel, repairs to boilers, machinery, and pumping stations, pipe °P"¤*”¤¥ °¤P°¤¤°°- distribution to high and low service, material for high and low service,