SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 203. 1924. 191 plies, and materials under the cognizance of the bureau required for the maintenance and operation of naval vessels, yard craft, and ships’ boats; care, custodly, and operation of the naval petroleum reserves; purchase, insta lation, repair, and preservation of machinery, tools, and appliances in navy yards and stations, pay of classified Held force under the bureau; incidental expenses for naval vessels, navy yards, and stations, inspectors’ offices, the engineering experiment station, such as photographing, technical books and periodicals, stationery, and instruments; instruments and appa- R¤<l*¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤v.¤¤·~ ratus, supplies, and technical books and periodicals necessary to carry on experimental and research work in radiotelegraphy at the naval radio laboratory; in all, $17 ,550,000, of which $2,100,000 shall S°bm¤*i¤¤ ¤¤°¤v¤ be available immediately, and not less than $600,000 of the amount www mm last named shall be available for develo ing and testing submarine motive ppwer under actual service conditions: Provided, That the f_,’{g’,‘;,’·m mm sum to e paid out of this appropriation, under the direction of ’ "se the Secretary of the Navy, for clerical, drafting, inspection, and messenger service in navy yards, naval stations, and offices of United States inspectors of machinery and engineering material for the R fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, shall not exceed $1,475,000: Pro- m¤iii“t:°hiZlii°Lli¤t:$i vided further, That no part of this or any other appropriation con- ‘”’°S °' ““*’°· tained in this Act shall be available for maintaining in commission, exclusive of vessels of other types more than four cargo ships, two transports, and one ammunition ship, unless, in case of emergency, mmm to t _,_ the President should otherwise direct. Nothing in this proviso shall Iowed mi- aigiiimisbe construed to hinder the return of any vessel to the port where “°““‘“· it will be decommissioned. ENGINEERING 1:xrn1u1m·:N·r s·rA·r1oN, `UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, m§,‘}‘§$§§’§§}‘ Em"' ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. For original investigation and extended experimentation of naval ,f°"°"‘“°‘""‘1 "°‘k appliances, testing implements and apparatus; purchase and installation of such machines and auxiliaries considered applicable for test and use in the naval service, and for maintenance an equipment of buildings and grounds, $175,000. ‘ SALARIES, NAVY DEPARTMENT. For personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance D,$,},§*§§,‘;n*{f”°°“°**” with “The Classification Act of 1923,” $283,800. BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIR. ,,§},“,,','§,'}“,,‘},@““"“°' ooNs·r¤Ucr1oN AND REPAIR or vnssnns. For preservation and completion of vessels on the stocks and in ,,,§,§,"§}{,'§§,£'{,,c‘{°° ordinary; purchase of materials and stores of all kinds; steam steerers, steam capstans, steam windlasses, and all other auxiliaries; labor in navy yards and on foreign stations; purchase of machinery and tools for use in shops; carrying on work of experimental model tank and wind tunnel; designing naval vessels; construction and repair of yard craft, lighters, and barges; wear, tear, and repair of vessels afloat; general care and protection of the Navy in the line of construction and repair; incidental expenses for vessels and navy yards, 1nspectors’ offices, such as photographing, books, professional magazines, plans, stationery, and instruments for drafting room, and E ui mm su has for pay of classified Held force under the bureau; for hemp, wire, q p pp ` iron, and other materials for the manufacture of cordage, anchors, 45822°—25‘l’-—-15
