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53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 281 -JULY 15, 1939 the sum of $10,000 contained in the District of Columbia Appropria- tion Act for the fiscal year 1939 for converting the quarters occupied by the Women's Bureau for use as a police precinct station, shall be available during the fiscal year 1940 for alterations, repairs, improve- ments, and additions to the Women's Bureau Building. For the erection of a police precinct station house to be located on land owned by the District of Columbia, in square south of 482, $68,000. 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, 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 and hauling of stolen or abandoned property, and traveling and other expenses incurred in prevention and detec- tion of crime, not to exceed $3,000 for expenses of officers and mem- bers of the police force in attending, without loss of pay or time, specialized police training classes and pistol matches, including tui- tion, entrance fees, travel and subsistence, and other necessary expenses, including expenses of harbor patrol, $77,750, of which amount not exceeding $10,000 shall be immediately available and may be expended by the Major and Superintendent of Police for preven- tion 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. For purchase and exchange, and maintenance of passenger-carrying and other motor vehicles and the replacement of those worn out in the service and condemned, $66,700. Uniforms: For furnishing uniforms and other official equipment prescribed by department regulations as necessary and requisite in the performance of duty to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police, including cleaning, alteration, and repair of articles trans- ferred from one individual to another, $47,600. HOUSE OF DETENTION For maintenance of a suitable place for the reception and detention of girls and women over seventeen years of age, arrested by the police on charge of offense against any laws in force in the District of Columbia, or held as witnesses or held pending final investigation or examination, or otherwise, including transportation, clinic supplies, food, clothing, upkeep and repair of buildings, fuel, gas, ice, laundry, supplies and equipment, electricity, and other necessary expenses, $8,500; for personal services, $9,360; in all, $17,860. POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN'S RELIEF To pay the policemen and firemen's relief and other allowances as authorized by law, $1,080,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT SALABIES 1019 Women's Bureau Building, alterations, etc. 52 Stat. 171 . New precinct station house. Contingent expenses. Harbor patrol. Vehicles. Iniformns. Maintenance, etc. Payments. For the pay of officers and members of the fire department, in Salaries. accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park 98907°- 39 -PT 2-33