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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . III . Cu. 326. 1931. Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $20 per diem for any person so employed, $2,295,000, of which $75,000 shall be available for experimental and research work in co opera tion with other Fede ral a genci es in conn ectio n wit h th e dev el- opment of a metal-clad airship, and in connection with such work the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to contract for su ch outside engineering services as may be deemed necessary and desir- Drafting,clerical,etc ., able ; for drafting, clerical, inspection, and messenger service, service s . $918,169 ; for new construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, including not to exceed $807,400 for, the Naval Reserv e, $11,800,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be avail- able for the payme nt of obligat ions incurred under the con tract incurred obligations . authorization for these purposes carried in the Navy Appropriation Ante, p. 572. bi
Act for the fiscal year 1931 ; ear 1931 ; t oward the const ructi on of the rigid air- Vol airships . Vol 44&p '4 65' IV, ships as provided in the Act authorizing construction of aircraft, and p.soi. s o forth, approved June 24, 1926 (U . . C., Supp . III, title 34, sec . 749a), and subject to the contractural conditions stipulated as to such rigid airships in the Act making appropriations for the Navy Depart- ment and the naval service for the fiscal year 1929, $1,675,000 ; in all, fund .
as one $31,145,000 ; and the money herein specifically appropriated for "Aviation " shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with Provisos . contracts for new existing law and shall constitute one fund : Provid ed That in addl- airplanes - tion to the amount herein appropriated and specified for expenditure for new construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, the Secretary of the Navy may, prior to July 1, 1933, enter into contracts for the production and purchase of new airplanes and their equip- shorn stations
ment, spare parts and accessories, to an amount not in excess of li m- ited .
$7,700,000 : Provided fu rther, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for maintenance of more than six heavier-than-a ir Airplane factory con- stations on the coast of the continental United States : Pr ovid ed f2 ur- struetion forbidden . ther, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the con- struction of a factory for the manufacture of airplanes : Provided Determination of further, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to damage claims . consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and pay out of this appro - pr iat ion the amo unts due on cla ims for dam ages whi ch have occ urr ed or may occur to private property growing out of the operations of naval aircraft, where such claim does not exceed the sum of $500 . Naval Academy .
NAVA L ACADEMY P ay of Pr ofessor s, etc' Pay, Naval Academy : Pay for professors and others, Naval Pr oviso . Academy : Pa of professors and instructors, including one professor Pay restriction.
as librarian, 290,000 : Provided, That not more than $36,500 shall be paid for masters and instructors in swordsmanship and physical Employees,
training ; For pay of employees at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the Current, etc., ex- Navy, $629,154 . penses. Current and miscellaneous expenses, Naval Academy : Fo r text and reference books for use of instructors ; s ta ti one ry , bl an k bo oks and forms, models, maps, and periodicals ; apparatus and materials for instruction in physical training and athletics ; expenses of lectures and entertainments, not exceeding $1,000, including pay and expenses of lecturer ; chemicals, philosophical apparatus and instruments, L ibr ary . stores, machinery, tools, fittings, apparatus, and materials for in struc tion purpo ses, $77,8 00 ; for purchase, binding, and repair of books for the library (to be purchased in the open market on the Board of visitors . written order of the superintendent), $5,000 ; for expenses of the Superintendent . Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy, $1,400 ; for contingencies for the superintendent of the academy, to be expended in his dis- cretion, not exceeding $4,000 ; for contingencies for the commandant
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