1040 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 364. 1925. qu]?rl;*·(§¢%¤};¤r§;1¤:g,°¤¤§; 'Ithat as much of this sum as necessary shall used to collect and housiDK,etc. disseminate such scientific, practical, and statistical information as may be procured, showing or tending to show approved methods in building planning, and construction, standardization, and adaptability of structural units, including building materials and codes, economy in the manufacture and utilization of building materials and supplies, and such other matters as may tend to encourage, improve, and cheapen construction and housing. ph$%;§;%?*°* Testing machines: For maintenance and operation of testing machines, including personal services in connection therewith in the District of Columbia and in the field, for the determination by the Bureau of Standards of the physical constants and the properties SE _ _ h D_ of materials as authorized by law, $38,000, of which amount not to mc{“°°° "` t ° 1S` exceed $34,020 may be expended for personal services in the District . "” . _ ‘ ves 1 a 1on o e-resi mg pro IBS! or mve 1 a 1on o - Fm` ,,°S“,,,,‘,*“¥S *’““" Oflijiolllizlibiiti f fir `st' of F of f f fire mg resisting groperties of building matepxiials and conditiong under which they may be most efficiently used, and for the standardization of types of appliances for tire prevention, including personal services Sm. in me D, in the District of Columbia and m the field, $28,100, of which amount mee. M ls` not to exceed $22,640 may be expended for personal services in the M°"““'°“°“‘ °°" D¥i1rictt9f golumiiiaibli til`ty st d ds F esf t' f th - -· ·· V8Sl8.1OI1O u c—u 1 an ar : ormv 1 1ono e ofpumm ummm standards? of practilde and methods of measurements ofggublic utilities, such as gas, electric light, electric power, water, telephone, cen- V tral station heating, and electric railway service, and the solution of _ _ the problems which arise in connection with standards in such serv- ,,§§$“"°’ in *1*** D”'*’ ice, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field $100,000, of which amount not to exceed $90,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. 0u;,I`,°,j;,*;r¢,8,sm¤°¤**¤¤s Testing miscellaneous materials: For testing miscellaneous mate- ` rials, such as varnish materials, soap materials, inks, and chemicals, including supplies for the Government departments and independent establishments, including personal services in the District of Colum- S _ _ h my bia and in the field, as authorized by law, $44,090 of which amount mc€T"°°’ “‘ ° ° not to exceed $42 000 may be expended for personal services in the _ _ District of Columbia. m§*§*,g_ *°¤¤“*‘*¤°· Radio research: For investigation and standardization of methods ' and instruments employed in radio communication, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $44,800, ,,§’,‘{f"°°“ ‘” “’° D‘“‘ of which amount not_to exceed $42,200 may be expended for per- In du t i I com sonal services in the District of Columbia. izsnuueimiiiiu, ae. Color standardization: To develop color standards and methods of manufacture and of color measurement, with special reference to their industrial use in standardization and specification of colorants such as d estuifs, inks, and pigments, and other products, paint, paper, andy textiles, in which color is a pertinent propert , including ,,,§,§f"‘°°“ ‘“ "’° D"‘ personal services in the District of Columbia and in the geld, $9,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,120 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. · m‘Q,*§’ *”°"“°**’ ¤”°°· Investigation of clay products: To study methods of measurement and technical processes used in the manufacture of pottery, brick tile, terra cotta, and other clay products, and the study of the prop: _ _ _ erties of the materials used in that industry, including personal serv- ,,§‘iY"‘°°* “‘ **1** D"' ices in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $27,000, of which amount not to exceed $20,050 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia.
mS¤¤e Standardizing mechanical appliances: To develop methods of
_Me¢n¤¤i§1, hymn- testing and standardizing machines, motors, tools, measuring instrut*j;,,°f‘2,§f'°““‘“‘° "°‘ ments, and other apparatus and devices used in mechanical, hydrau-
