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53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , lST SESS.-CH. 11 - -MAY 6, 1939 fessional societies and educational exhibits in connection with subjects related to the work of the Division of Procurement, Public Buildings Branch, and transportation of household goods, incident to change of headquarters of all employees engaged in field activities not to exceed five thousand pounds at any one time, together with the necessary expenses incident to packing and draying same; adver- tising, not exceeding $1,000 for expenses of educational exhibits, specifically approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, testing instru- ments, law books, books of reference, technical periodicals and journals, drafting materials, especially prepared paper, typewriting machines, adding machines, and other mechanical labor-saving devices, and exchange of same, carpets, electric-light fixtures, furni- ture, equipment, and repairs thereto, telegraph and telephone service, freight, expressage, and postage incident to the transportation of drawings to and from the office and such other contingencies, articles, services, or supplies as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary and specially order or approve in connection with any of the work of the Procurement Division, Public Buildings Branch; rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including ground rent of Salamanca, N. Y., the Federal buildings at Salamanca, New York, and Columbus, Mis- groundlmtbs Miss. sissippi, for which payment may be made in advance, and including p atSonusing Cor such expenses necessary to wind up the affairs of the United States Housing Corporation and effect its dissolution; $938,000, of which Personalservices. amount not to exceed $509,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia and not to exceed $286,000 for personal services in the field: Provided, That the foregoing appropriations c,"f s . Cost of surveys, shall not be available for the cost of surveys, plaster models, progress models, etc. photographs, test pits and borings, or mill and shop inspections, but the cost thereof shall be construed to be chargeable against the con- struction appropriations of the respective projects to which they relate: Provided further, That no expenditures shall be made here- pTrafsportation of under for transportation of operating supplies for public buildings: And provided further, That in no case shall the rates of compensa- icalylabor foerce.ch tion for the mechanical labor force in the field under this appropria- tion be in excess of the rates current at the time and in the place where such services are employed. Repair, preservation, and equipment, public buildings: For repairs, o Rpair, preserva tion. andeq uipmernt alterations, improvement, and preservation of completed Federal public buildings. buildings (including Marcus Hook), the grounds and approaches thereof, wharves, and piers, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto, and care and safeguarding, not otherwise provided for, of sites acquired for Federal buildings, including tools and mate- rials for the use of the custodial and mechanical force, wire partitions and insect screens, installation and repair of mechanical equipment, gas, and electric-light fixtures, conduits, wiring, platform scales, and tower clocks; vaults and lockbox equipment in all buildings com- pleted and occupied, and for necessary safe equipments in buildings under the administration of the Treasury Department, including repairs thereto, and changes in, maintenance of, and repairs to the Pneumatic-tube system, New York pneumatic-tube system in New York City installed under franchise of city. the city of New York, approved June 29, 1909, and June 11, 1928, and the payment of any obligations arising thereunder in accordance 6st. 120; 45 Stt. with the provisions of the Acts approved August 5, 1909 (36 Stat. 533. 120), and May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 533), $2,750,000: Provided, That the PPtservies.r appropriation herein made shall not be available for the payment of striction- personal services, except for work done under contract, or for tempo- rary job labor under exigency in an amount not to exceed $100 at one time at any one building: Provided further, That the total expendi- amounittfornepair, tures for the fiscal year for the repair and preservation of buildings etc. 671