74TH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 241. JUNE 14, 1935 .
357 a deposit of money or the execution of a bond, or both, for the faithful performance of the contract : Provided, That nothing herein Right to reject bids. shall be construed as repealing existing law giving the Commis- sioners the right to reject all bids . The plans and specifications for all buildings provided for in this Pr epar atio n of pla ns. Act unde r appropriations administered by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall be prepared under the supervision of the municipal architect, and those for school buildings after consultation with the Board of Education, and shall be approved by the Commissioners and shall be constructed in conformity thereto . The school buildings authorized and appropriated for herein shall mIItt etc ., require- be const ructed with all doors intended to be used as exits or entrances opening outward, and each of said buildings having in excess of eight rooms shall have at least four exits . Appropriations carried in this Act shall not be used for the maintenance of school in any building unless all outside doors thereto used as exits or entrances shall open outward and be kept unlocked every school day fr om one -half hour b efore until one-ha lf hou r afte r scho ol hou rs . METROP OLITAN POL ICE SALARIES For the pay and allowances of officers and members of the Metro- politan Police force, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to fix the salaries of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the fire department of the District of Colum- bia" (43 Stat ., pp . 174-175), as amended by the Act of July 1, 1930 (46 Stat ., pp . 839-841), including compensation at the rate of $2,100 per annum for the present assistant property clerk of the police department, $3,280,000 . For personal services, $121,700 . MISCEL LANEOUS For fuel, $7 ,300 . For repairs and improvements to police station s and station grounds, $8,000. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including rewards for fugitives, purchase of gas equipment and fire arms, maintenance of card system, stationery, city directories, books of reference, periodi- cals, newspapers, telegraphing, telephoning, photographs, rental and maintenance of teletype system and labor-saving devices, telephone service charges, purchase, maintenance and servicing of radio broad- casting systems, purchase of equipment, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, medals of award, not to exceed $300 for car tickets, furni- ture and repair thereto, beds and bed clothing, insignia of office, police equipments and repairs to same, and mounted equipment, flags and halyards, storage of stolen or abandoned property, and traveling and other expenses incurred in prevention and detection of crime and other ne cessary expenses , includ ing expe nses of harbor patrol, $69,770, of which amoun t not exceed ing $2 ,000 m ay be expend ed by the ma jor and superintendent of police for prevention and detection of crime, under his certificate, approved by the Commissioners, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended : Provided, That the Commissioners are authorized to employ the electrician of the District Building to repair speedometers at such cost not exceeding $250 as they may approve, payment to be in addition to his regular compensation, and such services to be performed after regular working hours . Poli ce . Salaries , office rs, etc . Post, p . 1856 . Vol. 43, p. 174. Vol. 46, p. 839. Personal services . Miscellaneous . Fuel. Repairs, etc. Contingent expenses . Radio systems . Prevention and de- tection of crime . Proviso . Repairs to speedome- ters.
