59 STAT.] 79rH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 209-JUNE 30, 1945 was made: Provided further, That the Commissioners are authorized to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (includ- ing tree spaces and parking) of all highways that may be improved under appropriations contained in this Act: Provided further, That no appropriation in this Act shall be available for repairing, resurfac- ing, or paving any street, avenue, or roadway by private contract unless the specifications for such work shall be so prepared as to permit of fair and open competition in paving materials as well as in price: Provided further, That in addition to the provision of existing law requiring contractors to keep new pavements in repair for a period of one year from the date of the completion of the work, the Commissioners shall further require that where repairs are necessary during the four years following the said one-year period, due to inferior work or defective materials, such repairs shall be made at the expense of the contractor, and the bond furnished by the contractor shall be liable for such expense: Provided further, That no appropriation in this Act shall be used for the operation of a testing laboratory of the Highway Department for making tests of materials in connection with any activity of the District government. Department of Vehicles and Traffic (payable from highway fund): For all expenses necessary for the Department of Vehicles and Traffic, including personal services purchase, installation, modification, opera- tion, and maintenance of electric traffic lights, signals, controls, markers, and directional signs; printing and binding; purchase of motor-vehicle identification number plates; operation and maintenance of parking meters on the streets of the District of Columbia; $20,000 for traffic safety education without reference to any other law; $444,000: Provided, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained in this Act shall be expended for building, installing, and maintaining streetcar loading platforms and lights of any description employed to distinguish same, except that a permanent type of plat- form may be constructed from appropriations contained in this Act for street improvements when plans and locations thereof are approved by the Public Utilities Commission and the Director of Vehicles and Traffic: Provided further, That the street-railway company shall after construction maintain, mark, and light the same at its expense: Provided further, That fees from parking meters shall be deposited to the credit of the highway fund: Provided further, That the Com- missioners are authorized and directed to designate, reserve, and properly mark appropriate and sufficient parking spaces on the streets adjacent to all public buildings in the District for the use of Members of Congress engaged on public business: Provided further, That the incumbent on July 1, 1944, of the authorized position of Registrar of Titles and Tags, whose duties shall be as prescribed in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945, shall hereafter be continued for compensation purposes in grade 9 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal service under the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Division of Trees and Parking (payable from highway fund): For all necessary expenses for the Division of Trees and Parking, includ- ing personal services; books of reference and periodicals; and printing and binding, $142,600. Reimbursement of other appropriations (payable from highway fund): There are hereby authorized to be paid from the highway fund to other appropriations for the District of Columbia the fol- lowing sums: $9,775 to "General administration" (Office of Corpora- tion Counsel); $21,800 to "Fiscal service" (Collector's Office, $4,555; Auditor's Office, $12,720; Purchasing Division, $4,525); $8,797 to "Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings"; $2,028 to "Operating expenses, Electrical Division"; $607,500 to 66347--46-PT. --- 19 289 Widths of sidewalks and roadways. Open competition for street-improve- ment contracts. Liability for repairs. Nonnse of funds for testing laboratory. Parking meters. Traffic safety educa- tion. Streetcar loading platforms. Fees from parking meters. Parking spaces for Members of Congress. Registrar of Titles and Tags. 58 Stat. 527. D. C . Code, Supp. IV, § 40-603a. 42 Stat. 14S8. 5U..C. 661; Supp. IV, § 661 et "o t,p.298etseq.
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