PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 555-JUNE 19, 1948 52 tat. 625. D. O. Code 21-310 . Advances. Basis of apportion- ment. Reilmbursellents. Fire escapes. D. C. Code i 5-301 to 5-312. D. C. Code if 5-01 to -615 ,5-501 to 5-505; Supp. VI, 5-603 et seq. Columbia shall not be available for the care of any person admitted hereafter to Saint Elizabeths Hospital who has not lived in the District of Columbia for more than one year immediately prior to application for voluntary admission or the filing of the petition provided for in the Act approved June 8, 1938, as amended: Provided further, That nothing herein shall be construed to limit or otherwise modify any authority of Saint Elizabeths Hospital or its Superintendent pursuant to law to admit, receive, detain, or care for any individual. The disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the Director of Public Welfare, upon requisitions pre- viously approved by the Auditor of the District and upon such security as the Commissioners may require of said Director, sums of money to be used for placing and visiting children; returning parolees and wards of the Board of Public Welfare; and deportation of non- resident insane persons and nonresident indigent persons; the total of such advancements not to exceed $2,000 at any one time. PUBLIC WORKS Operating expenses, office of chief clerk: For expenses for the office of chief clerk, including maintenance and repair of wharves; and $1,000 for affiliation with the National Safety Council, Incorporated; $57,000. Office of Municipal Architect: For expenses necessary for the Office of Municipal Architect, $89,800. All apportionments of appropriations for the use of the Office of Municipal Architect in payment of personal services employed on construction work provided for by said appropriations shall be based on an amount not exceeding 3 per centum of a total of not more than $2,000,000 of appropriations made for such construction projects and not exceeding 23/4 per centum of a total of the appropriations in excess of $2,000,000, and appropriations specifically made in this Act for the preparation of plans and specifications shall be deducted from any allowances authorized under this paragraph: Provided, That reim- bursements may be made to this fund from appropriations contained in this Act for services rendered other activities of the District government, without reference to fiscal-year limitations on such appropriations. Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings: For expenses necessary for care of the District buildings, including rental of postage meter equipment, uniforms and caps for guards and elevator operators, $908,000. Surveyor's office: For expenses necessary for the surveyor's office, $130,100. Department of Inspections: For expenses necessary for the Depart- ment of Inspections, including the enforcement of the Act requiring the erection of fire escapes on certain buildings (48 Stat. 843) and the removal of dangerous or unsafe and insanitary buildings (34 Stat. 157; 49 Stat. 105); such expenses to include two members of the plumbing board at $150 per annum each; two members of the board of examiners, steam engineers, at $300 per annum each (the inspector of boilers to serve without additional compensation); $6 per diem to each member of board of survey, other than the inspector of build- ings, while actually employed in surveys of such dangerous and unsafe buildings; three members of board of special appeal; one member of motion-picture operators examining board at $300 per annum; and two members of electrical examining board at $300 per annum each; $662,600. Operating expenses, Electrical Division: For expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the District's communication 550 [62 STAT.
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