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75TI CONG., 3D SESS.-CH. 62 -APR . 4, 1938 For construction of sewers and receiving basins, including the maintenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles used in this work, and the replacement of two motortrucks at not to exceed $975 each and one tractor at not to exceed $2,500; in all, $258,500, of which amount not exceeding $3,500 shall be available for payment to the Maryland Suburban Sanitary District for the construction of an outlet sewer through Mount Rainier, Maryland, to permit the aban- donment of the Woodridge pumping station. For assessment and permit work, sewers, including not to exceed $1,000 for purchase or condemnation of rights-of-way for construc- tion, maintenance, and repair of public sewers, $225,000. For the control and prevention of the spread of mosquitoes in the District of Columbia, including personal services, operation, main- tenance, and repair of motor-propelled vehicles, the replacement of one motortruck at not to exceed $650, purchase of oil, and other neces- sary expenses, $12,000: Provided, That of the amount herein appro- priated there may be transferred, in the interest of coordinating the work of mosquito control in the District of Columbia, not to exceed $4,100 to the Public Health Service of the Treasury Depart- ment, the amount so transferred to be available for the objects herein specified. Sewage treatment plant: For operation and maintenance, including salaries and wages of necessary employees, supplies, repairs to build- ings and equipment, purchase of electric power, fuel, oil, waste, and other necessary expenses including the maintenance of non-passenger- carrying motor vehicles used in this work, $216,000. COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE For personal services, $133,000. For dust prevention, sweeping and cleaning streets, avenues alleys, and suburban streets, under the immediate direction of the Commis- sioners, including services and purchase and maintenance of equip- ment, rent of storage rooms; maintenance and repair of garages, maintenance and repair of non-passenger-carrying motor-propelled vehicles necessary in cleaning streets and purchase of motor-propelled street-cleaning equipment and necessary incidental expenses, $403,730. To enable the Commissioners to carry out the provisions of exist- ing law governing the collection and disposal of garbage, dead ani- mals, night soil, and miscellaneous refuse and ashes in the District of Columbia, including inspection; fencing of public and private prop- erty designated by the Commissioners as public dumps; and inci- dental expenses, $862,500: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of business or from apartment houses of four or more apartments in which the landlord furnishes heat to tenants. PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS For personal services, $131,000: Provided, That employments here- under, except directors who shall be employed for twelve months, shall be distributed as to duration in accordance with corresponding employments provided for in the District of Columbia Appropria- tion Act for the fiscal year 1924. For general maintenance, including labor, repairs and improve- ments, equipment, supplies, incidental and contingent expenses of playgrounds, $40,800. For temporary services, including superintendence, supplies, repairs, maintenance, and expenses necessary in the operation of swimming or bathing pools, $11,300. Sewers and receiv- ing basins. Vehicles. Mount Rainier, Md., outlet sewer. Assessment and per- mit work. Mosquito control. Proviso. Transfer to Public Health Service. Sewage treatment plant. Collection, etc. , of refuse. Personal services. Sweeping, cleaning, etc. Garbage, dead ani- mals, ashes, etc. Proviso. Collection restric- tion. Public playgrounds. Personal services. Proviso. Employments re- stricted. 42 Stat. 1340. Maintenance, etc. Swimming or bath- ing pools. 165 52 STAT.]