230 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 204. 1924. and devices, rent and all other miscellaneous items and necessary 'iI¤‘¤¤S*9* of ¤¤"¤l expenses not included in the foregoing, including the transfer from °d1°°°°mm°°t' m' the office of the Director of Naval Communications to the Department of Commerce of mechanical and office equipment and supplies now in use in connection with the examination and settlement of international radio accounts, $180,278. _ _ _ _ S,-,,,,S",,,2’*’*“" °°‘“"’“` Shipping Commissioners: For salaries of shipping commissioners in amounts not exceeding the following: Baltimore, $2,000; Boston, $3,000; New Orleans, $2,500; Newport News, $1,500; New York, $5,000; Norfolk, $1,800; Philadelphia, $2,400; Portland, Maine, $1,300; Seattle, $3,500; Providence, $1,800; Galveston, $1,800; San Francisco, $4,000; in all, $30,600. Clerk Mrs- Clerk hire: For compensation, to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce, of not to exceed $1,600 per annum to each person or clerk num. in the offices of shi ping commissioners, $70,000: Provided, That one my °u°w“°°°` clerk may be empliiyed hereunder at a compensation not to exceed $2,200 per annum. _ _ _ ceunngeampema Contingent expenses: For rent, stationery, and other requisites for transaction of the business of shi ping comm1ssioners’ offices, and for janitor in the commissioners’ o§ce at New York, $840; in all $10,000. Standards Bureau. BUREAU OF STANDARDS D*¤*<{· ¤¤° °m°· Salaries: For the director and other personal services in the Dis- ` trict of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $500,000. _ E¤¤i¤¤*¤¤*· Equipment: For ap aratus, machinery, tools, and appliances used in connection with bufldings or work of the bureau, laboratory supplies, materials, and supplies used in the construction of apparatus, machinery, or other appliances, including their exchange; piping, wiring, and construction incident to the installation of apparatus, _ machinery, or appliances; furniture for laboratories and offices, cases for apparatus, $71,000. G¤¤¤¤¤ •¤v¤¤¤¤¤· General expenses: For fuel for heat, light, and power; office expenses, statione , books and periodicals, which may be exchanged when not needeltlr for permanent use; traveling ex enses (includin ‘ expenses of attendance upon meetings of technicalpand professionzg societies when required in connection with standardization, testing or other official work of the bureau) ; street car fares not exceeding Jggggwggggggé $100; expenses of the visiting committee; expenses of attendance of Mmm. American member at the meeting of the International Committee of Weights and Measures; supplies for operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automo iles and motor trucks for official use, including their exchange; and contingencies of all kinds, $44,500. C¤*°·¤°°··°'¤’°°¤d*· Improvement and care of grounds: For gradin , construction of roads and walks, piping (grounds for water su pIy, lamps, wiring for lighting purposes, an other expenses incidiint to the improvement and care of grounds, including foreman and laborers in the S mms District of Columbia, $11,400. ,n,§g‘,$,‘,}{’{,‘§’,,,{"“ _Testing structural materials: For continuation of the investigation of structural materials, such as stone, clays, cement, and so forth, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the g;g;*e•;i,ming M_ held, $230,000: Provided, 'Ijhat as much of this sum as necessary shall qmmiiarmuizmn. be used to collect and 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, includin building materials and codes, economy in the manufacture and utibzation of building materials and supplies, and such other matters as may tend to encourage, improve, and cheapen construction and housing.
