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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 62-APR. 4 , 1938 Construction of ad- dition to jail. Workhouse and Re- formatory. Personal services. Maintenance, etc. Repairs to build- ings, etc. Working capital fund for industrial enterprises. Proviso. Purchase of services and products. Deposit of receipts as a revolving fund. Availability. Buildings for wom- en, construction, etc. Construction of buildines and enclos- ing walls, etc. Central warehouse and service building. Acquisition of addi- tional land. Proviso. Titli to property. capture; repair and improvements to buildings, cells, and locking devices; newspapers, books, and periodicals not to exceed $100- maintenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicle; and expense of electrocutions, $83,000. Addition to jail: For beginning construction of an addition to, and for the necessary remodeling of, the jail, to provide for admin- istrative offices, a hospital, execution facilities, and a walled exer- cise yard, $125,000, of which sum $5,200 shall be immediately avail- able for the preparation of plans and specifications; and the Com- missioners are authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for such construction at a total cost not to exceed $250,000. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, WORKHOUSE AND REFORMATORY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA For personal services, $473,660. For maintenance, care, and support of inmates, including sub- sistence of internes, rewards for fugitives, discharge gratuities pro- vided by law, medical supplies, newspapers, books, books of reference and periodicals, farm implements, tools, equipment, transportation expenses, purchase and maintenance of livestock and horses; purchase of a moving-picture machine at not to exceed $1,500; purchase, exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of non-passenger-carry- ing vehicles and motorbus; fuel for heating, lighting, and power, and all other necessary items, including uniforms and caps for guards, $464,000. For repairs to buildings and grounds, and maintenance of utilities, marine and railroad transportation facilities, and mechanical equip- ment not used in industrial enterprises, $27,000. To provide a working capital fund for such industrial enterprises as may be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia, $30,000: Provided, That the various departments and institutions of the District of Columbia and the Federal Government may pur- chase, at fair market prices, as determined by the Commissioners, such surplus products and services as meet their requirements; receipts from the sale of products and services shall be deposited to the credit of said working capital fund, and said fund, including all receipts credited thereto, shall be used as a revolving fund for the fiscal year 1939 for the purchase and repair of machinery, tools, and equipment, purchase of raw materials and manufacturing supplies, purchase, maintenance, and operation of non-passenger-carlying vehicles, purchase and maintenance of horses, and purchase of fuel for manufacturing purposes; for freight, personal services, and all other necessary expenses; and for the payment to inmates or their dependents of such pecuniary earnings as the Commissioners may deem proper. For continuing construction of permanent buildings for women, including sewers, water mains, and other necessary utilities, $11,000. For continuing construction of buildings and enclosing walls, including purchase of equipment and furniture, to provide for the custody of such prisoners as should be confined within a walled enclo- sure, $45,000. For construction of a central warehouse and service building, including necessary equipment and utilities, $105,000. For the acquisition by the Commissioners of additional land for the workhouse and reformatory, $5,000: Provided,That the title to said property shall be taken directly to and in the name of the United States, and in case a satisfactory price cannot be agreed upon for the purchase of said land the Attorney General of the United States, at 178 [52 STAT.