SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 291. 1924. 499 noon ISLAND Barner, nocx ISLAND, ILLINOIS. mf’~°°* me ·**S°¤¤'· For gperating, repair, and preservation of Rock Island bridges mB¤idK¤~*· <=’¤·· ¤¤¤•>¤- and vi uct, and maintenance and repair of the arsenal street con- ` necting the bridges, $30,000. rnsrmc. MACHINES. T°"j”‘ ”‘°°“i”°“· For necessary professional and skilled labor, purchase of materials, °*’°"’““g °‘°"“’°°’*· tools, and appliances for operating the testing machines, for investigative test and tests of material in connection with the manufacturing work of the Ordnance Department, and for instruments and materials for operating the chemical laboratory in connection therewith, and for maintenance of the establishment, $25,000. nmmms or A1zsnNALs. A”°”“"· For repairs and improvements of arsenals and depots, and to meet R°*‘“i”*°°°· such unforeseen expenditures as accidents or other contingencies during the_year may render necessary, including machinery for manu acturing purposes in the arsenals, $600,000. GAUGES, nms, AND ams ron MA1~mrAc•r¤"m¤. °°“g"‘*j‘“· °‘°· For the procurement of gauges, dies, jigs, and other special aids W and appliances, including specifications and detailed drawings, to 'p' ` carry out the purpose of section 123 of the National Defense Act, approved June 3, 1916, as amended by the Act approved June 4, 1920, $50,000. Seacoastdefenses. snAcoAs·r nnmusns, mwrrma STATES. UNM Smas- ARMAMENT or FORTIFICATIONS. Am°m°°f For purchase, manufacture, and test of seacoast cannon for coast S°"°°°“"‘*“”°“· defense, including their carriages, sights, imfplements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manu acture, $407,000. _ For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast ‘*”“““‘“"°”'°'· cannon, and for modernizing projectiles on hand, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necessary for its manufacture, $180,000. _ A um ( _ For purchase, manufacture, and test of- subcaliber guns, ammum- D,-..${,'Q_ °°°’°"" °' tron, and other accessories, for Seacoast Artillery practice, mcluding the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $50,000. _ _ Mum t For alteration and maintenance of Seacoast Artillery, including m.,tm-aH;,; °" m' the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, materials necessary for the work, and expenses of civilian mechanics, $300,000. SEACOAST nnmmsns, INSULAR rossnssrorvs. I"S'""°°”°”i°'“‘ For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast ¤,£{‘”‘c,,3i,,tl,‘{°’°`”°°` cannon, mcluding the necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necesary for its manufacture, $500,000. _ For alteration and maintenance of the seacoast artillery, including “’°‘ the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, and materials ggegessary for the work, and expenses of the civilian mechanics, 000. ’ BEACOAST nnmrssrzs, PANAMA GANAL. “"“"’“°'““"‘ For purchase, manufacture, and test of seacoast cannon for coast S°°°°“"””°°“· defense, including their carriages, sights, i\1&plements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their man acture, $150,000.