meet present and future traffic and transportation needs, curb and roadway changes, the necessary underpasses and depressed roadways, street railway track relocation, and changes and additions to under- ground structures and including the employment of engineering and other professional services, by contract or otherwise, and without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, 542U8 . . E 661,74; sec. 5) or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or civil-service Supp. I, ch. 13 . requirements, and engineering and incidental expenses, $150,000, to Po°t, p. 733. remain available until June 30, 1944; For all necessary expenses for studies, preparation of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates for a grade separation struc- ture in the vicinity of Rock Creek Park and Klingle Road, includ- ing a bridge across Rock Creek, together with plans and estimates for the necessary approach roads thereto, and the employment of engineering or other professional services, by contract or otherwise, 42Stat. 1488 . without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, the Clas- 5U. S .C. §§661-674; supp. I, ch. 13 . 7 sification Act of 1923, as amended, or civil-service requirements, Post, p. 733. $18,000; Opening streets, To carry out the provisions of existing law which authorize the way ssnent hm. - Commissioners of the District of Columbia to open, extend, straighten, or widen any street, avenue, road, or highway, in accord- ance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, including the procurement of chains of title, Proio. $150,000, to remain available until July 30, 1944: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to carry out the provision of existing law for the opening, extension, widening, or straightening of alleys and minor streets and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia; Assessment and per- For assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the tworketc. permit system, and construction and repair of sidewalks and curbs around public reservations and municipal and United States build- ings, including purchase or condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, and of areas less than two hundred and fifty square feet at the intersection of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Commissioners, and including main- tenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles, $200,000; t Aroaches to r- The appropriation of $1,424,000 for street improvements in con- toina River bridges, relalr,,priation. necrion with the improvement of the approaches to the Potomac River bridges contained in the Third Supplemental National Defense ,5 s.t,.. Hs Appropriation Act, 1942, is continued available in the fiscal year 1943; Dislllrscnment, etc. In all, $4,495,100, to be immediately available, to be disbursed and accounted for as "Street improvements", and for that purpose shall AeOSments under constitute one fund: Provided, That assessments in accordance with existing law. existing law shall be made for paving and repaving roadways, alleys, and sidewalks where such roadways, alleys and sidewalks are paved Ination prjecm- or repaved with funds herein appropriated: Provided further, That any portion of this appropriation may be used for payment to con- tractors and for other expenses in connection with the expense of design, construction, and inspection of grade-crossing elimination and other construction projects authorized under section 8 of the Act 23 t. S.C. §24a. approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1521), and section 1-b of the Federal 52Stat. M . 23U.s. c. 41b. Aid Highway Act of 1938 (Public, Numbered 584, Seventy-fifth Con- gress), pending reimbursement to the District of Columbia by the Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency, reimburse- ment to be credited to fund from which payment was made. of sidewals and road- The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized ays and empowered, in their discretion, to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (including tree spaces and park- 454 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 452 -JUNE 27, 1942 [56 STAT.
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