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SEVE NTIE TH C ONGRESS . SEss . II. CH. 39. 1928 .

1045 Remodeling, etc., oc- cupied buildings. Washington, D . C . Acquiring triangle properti es for sites, etc . Ante, p. 61 . Post,p.1663. Temporary quarters, etc . Remodeling, and so forth, public buildings : For remodeling, enl argin g, and exte nding compl eted and o ccupie d pub lic b uildin gs, inc ludin g any neces sary a nd in ciden tal a dditio ns to or c hanges in mechanical equipment thereof, so as to pro vi de or ma ke available additional space in emergent cases, not to exceed an aggregate of $25,000 at any one building, $350,000 . Acquisition of triangle properties under the Act approved January 13, 1928 : For continuing the acquisition of property as authorized by the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire certain lands within the District of Columbia to be used as sites for public buildings," approved January 13, 1928 (45 Stat ., pp . 51, 52), $5,000,000. Rent of temporary quarters : For rent of temporary quarters for the accommodation of Government officials and moving expenses inci- den t theret o, and t he Secre tary of the Trea sury is hereby a uthorize d to enter into leases for this purpose for periods not exceeding three years, $900,000 . Repairs, equipment,, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, REPAIRS, EQUIPMENT, AND GE NER AL EXP ENSE S

etc . Rep air s and

For repai rs and res erv ati on of all Repairs, preserva- preservation :

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tion, etc ., of completed completed and occupied public buildings and the grounds thereof and occupied buildings . under the control of the Treasury Department, and for wi re partitions and fly screens therefor ; Government w harves and piers under the control of the Treasury Department, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto ; care of vacant sites under the control of the Treasury Department, such as necessary fences, filling dangerous holes, cutting grass and weeds, but not for any permanent im prov emen ts thereon ; repairs and pr eserv ation of buildings not reserved by vendors on sites under the control of the Treasury Departmen t acquired for public build ings or the enlargement of public buildings, the expenditures on this account for the current fiscal year not to exceed 15 per centum of the annual rentals of such buildings : Pro vided , Tha t of the sum her ein app rop ria ted not Marine hospitals, exceeding $239,900 may be used for the repair and preservation of q uarantine stations, marine hospitals, the national leprosarium, and quarantine stations etc' including Marcus Hook) and completed and occupied outbuildings in cludi ng w ire part itio ns and fly s cree ns for same ), and not Treasury Depart- exceeding $24,500 for the Treasury, Treasury Annex, Liberty Loan, meat buildings, D . 0 . Butler, , and Auditors' Buildings in the District of Columbia, including not to exceed $800 for acoustical treatment of ceiling of r oom 3 54, Treasury Building : Provided further, That this sum shall P erson al se rvice s re- not be available for the payment of per so nal services except for stri ction . work done by contract or for temporary job labor under exigency not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building, $1,650,000 . Mechanical equipment : For installation and repair of mechanical Me chanica l equip- equipment in all completed and occupied public buildings under the "' ating,

lig hting , control of the Treasury Department, including hea ti ng, hoisting, electricity, etc . plumbing, gas piping, ventilating, vacuum cleaning, and refriger- at ing app arat us, ele ctri c-l ight pl ants , me ter s, i nter ior pne umat ic- tube and interco mmunicat ing tele phone sy stems, c onduit, wiring, call-bel l and signal systems, and for maintenance and repair of tower clocks ; for installation and repair of mechanical equipment, for any of the for egoing i tems, in buildin gs not r eserved by vendo rs on si tes unde r the control of the Treasury Department acquired for public build- ings, or the enlargements of public buildings, the total expenditures on this account for the current fiscal year not to exceed 10 per centum Proaisos . of the annual rentals of such buildings : Provided, That of the sum Marine hospitals, herein appropriated, not exceeding $125,000 may be used for the qu arantin e stati ons,