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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 279-JUNE 29, 1949 Availability of funds. 61 Stat. 430 . Ante, p. 306; post, p. 872. 61 Stat. 430. 59 Stat. 276. Double salaries. 39 Stat. 120. 5U.S.C. 658.59. total cost not to exceed $630,000; $18,900, which amount may be credited to the appropriation account "Office of Municipal Architect, construction services"; For the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of a new junior high-school building, including recreation facilities and treatment of grounds, at a total cost not to exceed $1,960,000, on a site in the vicinity of Pomeroy Road, Douglas Place, and Stanton Road Southeast, $58,800, which amount may be credited to the appro- priation account "Office of Municipal Architect, construction services"; For the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of an extensible eight-room elementary-school building, including treatment of grounds, at a total cost not to exceed $420,000, on a site in the vicinity of River Terrace Northeast, $12,600, which amount may be credited to the appropriation account "Office of Municipal Architect, construction services"; For the preparation of plans and specifications for completing the second floor of the Slowe Elementary School, including remodeling of the present building and treatment of grounds, at a total cost not to exceed $42.000; $1,260, which amount may be credited to the appro- priation account "Office of Municipal Architect, construction services"; For an additional amount for the preparation of plans and specifi- cations for the construction of a new junior high-school building to replace the present Terrell Junior High School Building, including recreation facilities and treatment of grounds, at a total cost not to exceed $1,960,000, on a site in the vicinity of First and Pierce Streets Northwest, $30,450, which amount may be credited to the appropria- tion account "Office of Municipal Architect, construction services"; For an additional amount for the preparation of plans and specifi- cations for the construction of a new junior high-school building to replace the present Hine Junior High School building, including recreation facilities and treatment of grounds, at a total cost not to exceed $1,960,000, on a site in the vicinity of Ninth and C Streets Southeast, $29,400, which amount may be credited to the appropria- tion account "Office of Municipal Architect, construction services"; The unobligated balance of the $60,000 contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1948, for alterations and additions at the Central High School shall cease to be available for this pur- pose but is hereby made available for alterations at the Bell Voca- tional High School Building, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 of the balance may be transferred to the credit of the approliriation account "Office of Munic- ipal Architect, construction services", and be available for the preparation of plans and specifications for said alterations; The contract authorization for the Spingarn Senior High School specified in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1948, is hereby increased to $3.600,000; In all, for construction, including preparation of plans and speci- fications, $2,075,250, to be immediately available as one fund and to remain available until expended, to be disbursed and accounted for as "Capital outlay, construction, public schools. District of Columbia" and transfers may be made within the said fund between projects without regard to fiscal years and without reference to the established limitations of cost, or limitations on appropriations for public school construction specified in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, except that the cost limitation for no one project may thereby be increased by more than 10 per centum. Section 6 of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation Act, approved May 10, 1916, as amended, shall not apply from July 1 to September 3, 1949, to teachers of the public schools of the District 308 [63 STAT.