Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, 1922: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations Consisting of Messrs. James W. Good (Chairman), William S. Vare, Walter W. Magee, Joseph W. Byrnes, and James A. Gallivan in Charge of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill for 1922. Sixty-sixth Congress, Third Session. 1920U.S. Government Printing Office, 1921 - United States |
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... contracts to be let there . contracts had to be let , one for work that had to be done on the floor below before this work was ... contract for the work below the floor to be raised has been com- pleted , and work for which the $ 45,000 ...
... contracts to be let there . contracts had to be let , one for work that had to be done on the floor below before this work was ... contract for the work below the floor to be raised has been com- pleted , and work for which the $ 45,000 ...
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... contract price is $ 1,010,062.80 for the build- ing , $ 29,670 for elevators , and the , balance will be required for cus- tomary items not generally included in the construction contracts . The CHAIRMAN . Is any part of the building ...
... contract price is $ 1,010,062.80 for the build- ing , $ 29,670 for elevators , and the , balance will be required for cus- tomary items not generally included in the construction contracts . The CHAIRMAN . Is any part of the building ...
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... contracts involving small sums were let for repairs to this roof during the fiscal year 1916 ; four contracts in 1917 ... contract , I think , has not been let . How- ever , the drawings and specifications , according to my recollection ...
... contracts involving small sums were let for repairs to this roof during the fiscal year 1916 ; four contracts in 1917 ... contract , I think , has not been let . How- ever , the drawings and specifications , according to my recollection ...
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... contract has been let , according to my recol- lection . The CHAIRMAN . Within the appropriation ? Mr. WETMORE . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . And will it take all of the appropriation ? Mr. THOMPSON . No. The CHAIRMAN . How much was the ...
... contract has been let , according to my recol- lection . The CHAIRMAN . Within the appropriation ? Mr. WETMORE . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . And will it take all of the appropriation ? Mr. THOMPSON . No. The CHAIRMAN . How much was the ...
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... contract price . That practically made it necessary to audit the books of every- one of those concerns . We had to go in and take their figures , see how they made up their costs , whether they were legitimate expenses , or not , and ...
... contract price . That practically made it necessary to audit the books of every- one of those concerns . We had to go in and take their figures , see how they made up their costs , whether they were legitimate expenses , or not , and ...
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Page 160 - ... prevent expenditures in one portion of the year which may necessitate deficiency or additional appropriations to complete the service of the fiscal year for which said appropriations are made...
Page 506 - Upon the direction of the President or either House of Congress to investigate and report the facts relating to any alleged violations of the antitrust Acts by any corporation.
Page 220 - Administration shall be subject to review, on appeal, by such administrator. "SEC. 3. All property the title of which now stands in the name of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is hereby transferred to and the title thereof vested in the United States.
Page 244 - Administration all the functions, powers, and duties now conferred by law upon the Commissioner of Pensions, the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and the Director of the United States Veterans' Bureau are hereby conferred upon and vested in the Administrator of Veterans
Page 506 - Whenever a final decree has been entered against any defendant corporation in any suit brought by the United States to prevent and restrain any violation of the antitrust Acts, to make investigation, upon its own initiative, of the manner in which the decree has been or is being carried out, and upon the application of the Attorney General it shall be its duty to make such investigation.
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Page 160 - ... and all such apportionments shall be adhered to and shall not be waived or modified except upon the happening of some extraordinary emergency or unusual circumstance which could not be anticipated at the time of making such apportionment...
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