75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 62 -APR . 4 , 1938 No part of the foregoing appropriations for public schools shall be used for instructing children under five years of age except chil- dren entering during the first half of the school year who will be five years of age by November 1, 1938, and children entering during the second half of the school year who will be five years of age by March 15, 1939: Provided, That this limitation shall not be consid- ered as preventing the employment of a matron and the care of children under school age at the Webster School whose parent or parents are in attendance in connection with Americanization work. None of the money appropriated by this Act shall be paid or obligated toward the construction of or addition to any building the whole and entire construction of which, exclusive of heating, lighting, plumbing, painting, and treatment of grounds, shall not have been awarded in one or a single contract, separate and apart from any other contract, project, or undertaking, to the lowest responsible bidder complying with all the legal requirements as to a deposit of money or the execution of a bond, or both, for the faithful per- formance of the contract: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed as repealing existing law giving the Commissioners the right to reject all bids. The plans and specifications for all buildings provided for in this Act under 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 con- sultation 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 be constructed 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 from one-half hour before until one-half hour after school hours. METROPOLITAN POLICE 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. 174-175), as amended by the Act of July 1, 1930 (46 Stat. 839-841), $2,894,870. For personal services, $148,980. MISCELDLANEOUS For fuel, $7,000. For repairs and improvements to police stations and station grounds, $18,000, including not exceeding $10,000 for converting the present quarters occupied by the Women s Bureau for use as a police precinct station. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including rewards for fugitives, purchase of gas equipment and firearms, maintenance of card system, stationery, city directories, books of reference, peri- odicals, newspapers, telegraphing, telephoning, photographs, rental and maintenance of teletype system and labor-saving devices, tele- phone service charges, purchase, maintenance, and servicing of radio broadcasting systems, purchase of equipment, gas, ice, washing, meals Under-age instruc- tion prohibited; ex- ception. Proviso. Exception; parent in Americanization work. Building contracts, requirements. Proviso. Right to reject bids Preparationofplans, etc. Exit, etc. , require- ments. Metropolitan Po- lice. Salaries. Post, p. 1119. 43 Stat. 174; 46 Stat. 839. Personal services. Miscellaneous. Fuel. Repairs, etc. Women's Bureau quarters, alterations. Contingent ex- penses. 52 STAT.] 171
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