SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SEss . II . C H . 92. 1930 .
123 able for carrying out the provisions of such Act of March 2 . 1929, all to remain available until June 30, 1931 : Provided, That no part of the amounts in this paragraph shall be expended on the con- struction of such bridge except under a contract or contracts pro- v iding for i ts co mplet e cons truct ion wi thin the total sum hereby made available . CORPS OF ENGINEERS Preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works, including the same objects specified under this head in the War Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1930, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, $11,000,000 . Office of Chief of Engineers : In addition to the sum authorized under this head in the War Department Appropriation Act for the V ol .45, p. 1349 . fiscal year 1930, the further expenditure of not to exceed $15,400 is authorized for employment only in the office of the Chief of Engi- neers of the services of skilled draftsmen, civil engineers, and such other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary to carry in to eff ect th e vari ous ap propri ations for r ivers and ha rbors, surve ys, and preparation for and the consideration of river and harbor esti- mat es and bills, to be paid from suc h appropriations . Damage claims : To pay a claim for damages to or loss of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the War Department under the provisions of section 9 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 5, 1920 (U. S. C., title 33, sec. 564), as fully set forth in Ho use Doc ume nt Num bere d 2 43, Sev ent y-f irs t Con gre ss, $1,387 . NATI ONAL HO ME FOR D ISA BLED VO LUNT EER SOL DIER S Proviso. Contract restriction . Engineer Corps. River and harbor im- provements. Limit increased for skilled draftsmen, etc. Damage claims. Vol.41,p. 1015. U.S. C.,p. 1080. Nat ion al Hom e for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers . Dayton, Ohio . Fireproof hospital, etc . Ce nt ral Branch, Day to n, Ohio : For the construction of a sanitary fireproof hospital of a capacity of five hundred beds, at the Central Branch, Dayton, Ohio, of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer S oldiers, includi ng all necessary buildings with a ppropriate mecha n- ic al equ ipment and f acilit ies fo r heat , ligh t, wat er, ga s, and sewer age service, the construction of roads, grading and improving of grounds, furniture, equipment, and accessories, as may be necessary to co n- struct and completely equip the hospital for operation, as authorized by the Act approved February 20, 1929 (45 Stat ., p. 1248), $1,475,000, to remain available until expended . Pacific Branch : For completing the construction and installation of four three-story barrack buildings and utilities and appurtenances the reto, including t wo mess halls wi th dormitories, kitchen, heating facilities, furniture, equipment, and accessories, at the Pacific Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Los Angeles County, C alifor nia, as aut horiz ed by the A ct app roved April 23, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 447), and the First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1929, approved March 4, 1929, $200,000, to remain available until expended . Marion Branch : For completing the construction of a fireproof Marion, Ind, hospital an ° hospital annex to the present hospital at the Marion Branch of the flex . National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, including the con- struction of su ch necessary approach work, roadways, and other facilities leading thereto, heating and ventilating apparatus, furni- ture, equipment, and accessories, as may be approved by the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, $100,000, to remain available until expended . Ba th Br an ch, Bath, New York, repairs : For an additional amount Bath, N.Y. for the renov ation, impr ovemen t, an d repa ir of barra ck bu ilding s Improvements . at the Bath Branch, Bath, New York, of the National Ho me for Vol. 45, p. 1248. Santa Monica, Calif . Completing barracks, et c. Vol. 45, pp . 447, 1614 .
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