SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 29. 1917. 199 The Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army is authorized to gg? f,’,‘;l°°·8m_ empllloy in the District of Columbia, out of the appropriations made ploywsvihhwivédmin t 's Act for designing, pxrocuring, caring for, and sulpp ying ordnance and ordnance stores to the Army, such services, other than clerical, as are necessary for carrying out these purposes. Fonrrrrcarrons AND ormarz wonxs or ranrrmsn. F¤¤i¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. mglpgineer Depart- For construction of gum and mortar batteries, $2,500,000. tag? and ¤¤°**=¤ wc For construction and protection of nre-control stations and acces- ruéeeumismim. series, including purchase of lands and rights of way, purchase and installation of necessary lines and means o electrical communication including telephones, dial and other_telegraphs, and all special instruments, apparatus, and materials, coast signal apparatus, and salaries of electrical experts, engineers, and other necessa employees mm umm connected with the use of coast artillery; purchase, mamifacture, and ` test of range finders and other instruments for fire control at the fortifications, and the machinery necessary for their manufactnue at the arsenals, $3,147,225. For installation and replacement of electric light and power plants E‘°°*"° "'°“°" at seacoast fortifications, $1,700,000. hm , For purchase and installation of searchlights for seacoast defenses, mmm including searchlights for antiaircraft defense and accessories therefor, $5,900,000. For construction of casemates, cable galleries, torpedo ,,,'{°‘*’°"° ‘““°"“’“· storehouses, cable tanks, an other structures necessary for the P~¢.1>- 1306- operation, preservation, and care of submarine mines and their accessories, and for providing channels for access to torpedo wharves, $500'000' i Land defenses cou- For the construction of land defenses in the United States, includ- ia-¤¤a¤¤,a¤. ' ing the procurement of equipment and materials r uired therefor, the construction and repair of roads repuired for mlihtary pmposes, and the procurement and installation 0 searchlights, $2,000,000. For contingent expenses incident to the construction of seacoast °°°°"‘°°°°“’°°°°°‘ fortifications and their accessories, $1,000,000. armamnrvr or roarrrrcarrous. ”‘“°“‘°‘"‘ For purchase, manufacture, and test of mountain, field, and siege a•l:•°`$•°i:i°é.¤°Id' md cannon, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, Pmm $155,000,000: Provided, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States coaméaauumm. Army, is authorized to enter into contracts, or otherwise incur obligations, for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $40,000,000, in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore made. ,um_ For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for moimtain, field, and siege cannon, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith and the machmery necessary for its manufacture at the arsenals, $367,000,000. S I mum For purchase, manufacture, and test of seacoast cannon for coast defense, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machingg necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, $7,950,000: Pr ed, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, is authorized to enter into contracts, or otherwise incur obligations, for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $8,000,000, in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore made. Ammunition. um- For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammrmition for seacoast °'°*‘*”¤"°*°°“'”·°’°· cannon, and for modernizing projectiles on hand, including the
