SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SEss . III . CH. 280. 1931 . ing illustrations, and binding the Official Gazette, including weekly and annual indices, $1,090,000 ; for miscellaneous printing and bind- ing, $60,000 ; in all, $1,150,000 . BUREAU OF MINES SALARIES AND G ENE RAL EXPE NSE S Salaries and general expenses : For general expenses, including pay of the director and necessary assistants, clerks, and other employee s, in the office i n the Dis trict of Columbia , and in the field , and every other expense requisite for and incident to the general work of the bureau in the District of Columbia, and in the field, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, $90,895, of which amount not to exceed $79,265 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Investigating mine accidents : For investigations as to the causes of mine explosions, causes of falls of roof and coal, methods of min- ing, especially in relation to the safety of miners, the appliances best adapte d to p revent accid ents, the po ssible improv ement of con dition s under which mining operations are carried on, the use of explosives and electricity, the prevention of accidents, and other inquiries and technologic investigations pertinent to the mining industry, including all equipment, supplies, and expenses of travel and subsistence, pur- chase not ex ceedin g $2,4 00, ex change as par t paym ent fo r, ope ration , main ten ance , an d re pair of mot or-p rope lled pas sen ger- carr ying vehicles, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots and aprons, $433,660, of which amount not to exceed $50,192 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia
Mining investigations in Alaska : For investigations and the dis- semi natio n of infor mati on wi th a view to i mprov ing condi tions in the mining, quarrying, and metallurgical industries as provided in the Act authorizing additional mining experiment stations, approved March 3, 1915 (U. S. C., title 30, sec. 8), and to provide for the inspection of mines and the protection of the lives of miners in the Territory of Alaska, including personal services, equipment, supplies, and expenses of travel and subsistence, $11,460 ; Operating mine rescue cars and stations : For the investigation and improvement of mine rescue and first-aid methods and appli- ances and the teaching of mine safety, rescue, and first-aid methods, including the exchange in part payment for, operation, maintenance, and r epair of m ine rescu e tru cks, and motor -prop elle d pas senge r- carrying vehicles, the expenditure for the purchase of passenger- carrying vehicles not to exceed $4,200, the construction of temporary structu res an d the repair , main tenanc e, and operat ion of mine rescue cars and G overn ment -owne d min e re scue stati ons a nd a ppurt enanc es thereto, personal services, traveling expenses and subsistence, equip- ment, and supplies ; travel and subsistence, and other incidental expenses of employees in attendance at meetings and conferences held for the purpose of promoting safety and health in the mining and allied industries ; the purchase and exchange in part payment therefor of cooks' uniforms, goggles, gloves, and such other articles or equipment as may be necessary in the operation of mine rescue cars and stations, for the erection, at a cos t not to exceed $5 00, of a garage at Jellico, Tennessee, including not to exceed $18,940 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $359,520 : Provided, That of this amount not to exceed $500 may be expended for the purchase and bestowal of trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid contes ts ; Mines Bureau . 1347 Official Gazette . Salaries and general expenses. Director, and offi ce and f ield pers onnel . Inv es tig at ing mi ne explosions, accidents, etc . Mining industry . Services in the Dis- trict . M i n in g investiga. tions, etc ., in Alaska . Additional experi- ment stations . Vol. 38, p. 959. U.S. C.,p. 953. Alaska mines . Mine rescue cars and stations . Improvement, etc . Rescue stations, etc . Attendance at meet- ings . Construction, etc . Services in the Dis- tnet . Proviso . Rescue trophies . etc .
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