124 EIFTY-FIFTH_ CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. 9. 1897. thl;ei:¤£m·;f";g¤* f°* June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, shall not exceed two v01. zo,p.a·:s?°` million four hundred and seven thousand five hundred dollars, exclusive of the cost of transportation, ballistic test plates, and tests; and no contract for armor plate shall be made at an average rate to exceed three hundred dollars per ton of two thousand two hundred and forty rmuo. pounds: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy is m°;:,*'},°§;" s°°"°‘ authorized in his discretion to contract with either or all of the builders of the hulls and machinery of these vessels, or with any one or more bidders for the furnishing of the entire amount of said armor, at a cost 1;,,,,,,,; wg; not exceeding the aforesaid three hundred dollars per ton, if he shall deem it for the best interests of the Government. mGt:*¤*¤¤¤¤* ¤‘¤¤ In case the Secretary of the Navy shall find it impossible to make "' contracts for said armor within the limits as to price above ilxed, he shall be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to take steps to establish a Government armor factory of ufiicient capacity to make such armor. In executing this authority he shall prepare a description and plans and specifications of the land, buildings, and machinery suitable for the factory; and shall advertise for proposals to furnish such land, buildings, and machinery as a whole plant, or separately, for the land or buildings or the whole or any part of said machinery, and report to Congress at its next session. The Secretary shall also appoint an Armor facwry armor factory board, to consist of competent naval officers of suitable "°“"· rank,1 to advise and assist him in executing the authority hereby conferre . ‘ 1;,,;,,,.,.,.. MARINE oom>s. F_,,,g,_ To pay accounts and reservations on tile due contractors for forage, for the service of the iiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, four hundred and forty-two dollars and thirteen cents. F¤·ight.¤t¤w.•*¤- To pay accounts on iile for freight, straw, advertising, telegrams, express charges, burial of marines, and so forth, for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, two thousand five hundred and iitty-eight dollars and thirteen cents. w.n.1.wn. That the Auditor for the Navy Department be, and he is hereby, 0****** W- authorized and directed to credit vouchers amounting to one hundred and sixtyeight dollars, in favor of W. H. Locke, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for repair of building; said building having been repaired drrripg the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and nine y-six. cponnugeut. Marine To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers of the Treasury "°· on account ot the appropriation: for *‘Contingent, Marine 0orps,” for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, two lmndred and twenty- three dollars and twenty-six cents. N•v·1A¤•·l•¤¤v· NAVAL Aoamamr. To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers of the Treasury on account of the appropriation for “Pay, Naval Academy," fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, eight hundred and seventy dollars and sixty-eight cents. . ml::ir•·:u1 of Nlvigar BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. rm.pmmx¤¤ 0 r To pay the bills for transportation of enlisted men set tbrth on v s "“"’“"‘ “‘°"· thirteen and fourteen of House Document Numbered Two hiindrellaafd fifty of the Fifty-fourth Congress, second session, all being for service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, four thousand one _ _ hundred and eighty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents. ,'§;•)§£l;;<;=;0ll¤*¤¤¤-To pay bill of Creighton Withers, architect, for commissions on mod iiication of contract for naval hospital at Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island (approved by Paymaster-General November twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six), thirty-three dollars and forty cents.
