SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Orr. 40. 1917. 245 further, That any officer attached to the aviation section of the Signal MQW P8? ‘°' ¤*€¤'* Corps for any military duty requiring him to make regular and y` fre uent flights shall receive an increase of twenty-five per centum of the pay of his grade and lengitér of service under his commission. _ Sec. 7. That the Secretary of ar is authorized from time to time to c£,§‘],‘§$§‘§_ mmm cause such number of the enlisted men of the aviation section of the Signal Co s above the grade of corporal as he may deem necessary to be rateld) as aviation mechanicians or as balloon mechanicians in the manner now prescribed by law: Provided, That balloon mechan- §Q'{,”',,f,‘§; mwhan,. icians shall receive the same increase of pay as now prescribed by law °i°¤S- for aviation mechanicians. A Sec. 8. That all officers and enlisted men of the temporary forces m,,,2,,*Z,“€;,{’,E‘k,f,§‘,‘f°" of the Signal Corps, including the aviation section thereof provided for herein, shall be in all respects on the same footing as to pay, allowances, and pensions as permanent officers and enlisted men of correspondinrghgrades and length of service in the Regular Army. Prom Provided, at nothing in this Act shall operate to decrease the Authorized Arm; present authorized strength of the Regular Army or National Army “'°"g“‘ “°‘ °°°’°“* ‘ eretofore authorized bylaw. mms wm my Sec. 9. That during the existing emergency authoritiy is hereby Bhindepiletci given to the President, through the War Dqpartment, or the ppp gélcy ,,°,,'§‘,,§,,§§f,,‘§{,{‘§’,{§ chase, manufacture, maintenance, repair, an operation of airs `ps j:¤“=?·¤*¤_£3 and other aerial machines, including instruments and appliances of 'p' ‘ every sort and description necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, including guns, armament, ammunition, and all necessary spare parts and equipment connected Buildings mm W therewith; and all necessary buildings for equipment and personnel hi¢les,etc. ’ in the Aviation Section and for the purchase, maintenance, repair, _ and operation, through the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, o all moto1··propelled passenger and equipment carrying vehicles which may be necessari for the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps. _ _ And during the existing emergency authority is hereby further A“““°'”“‘“°“·‘· given for the establishment, equipment, maintenance, and operation Sit mmm em of aviation stations, including (a) the acquisition of land, or any °$’ gs' interest in land, with any bu` dings and improvements thereon, py P , pvigrchase, lease, donation, condemnation, or otherwise: Prwid , n;$”¤`i°i»¤t1r¢1¤¤a¤. at by order of the President any unappropriated or reserved public lands may be reserved from entry, designated, and used for such aviation stations; (b) the improvement of such land by clea ,grading, I'”P'°"°m°“*°‘S"“· draining, seeding, and otherwise making the same suitable for the Bum ct purpose intended; (c) the construction, maintenance, and melpair of ac, "”‘”’S"“ "’°S' permanent or temporary barracks, quarters, hospitals, mess ouses, administration, instructional and recreational uildings, hangars, magazines, storehouses, sheds, shops, garages, boathouses, docks, radio stations, laboratories, observation stations, and all other build- _ ings and structures necessary or advisable; (d) procuring and intro- ,,,g§§§f·“‘“‘*""“** ducing water, electric light and power, telephones, telegraph, and sewerage to aviation stations and buildings and structures thereon by the extension of existing systems or the creation of new systems and their maintenance, operation and repair, installation of plumbing, electric fixtures and telephones, nre apparatus and fire alarm systems and the maintenance, operation and repair of all such systems, fixtures and apparatus; (e) construction. and repair of roads, walks, R°"‘“·""""°°’°t°" Sea walls, breakwaters, bridges and wharves, dredging, filling and _ otherwise improving land an water sites; (f) purchase of stoves and m§},‘§$i“”“°° °q`"p` other cooking and heating apparatus, kitchen and tableware, and furniture an eqqipment or kitchens, mess halls, offices quarters, barracks, hosprt ,and otherbuildings, screens, lockers, ret? erators, H and all other necessary equipment; (g) purchase of gasonine, oil, Fmlmpp °s` fuel, and all supplies of every ind and character necessary or advis-
