FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 411. isso. 967 reservation with said reservation and cemetery. thirty-eight thousand dollars. ` Pnorncrrox AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE Ynnnowsroxn }lATIONAL Yellowstone Park. PARK: For the construction and improvement of suitable roads and bridges within the Park, under the supervision and direction of an engineer officer detailed by the Secretary of War for that purpose. fifty thousand dollars. i SIGNAL SERVICE. Sis¤¤1S¤rvi¢·¤· - OBSERVATION AND REPORT OF sToRMs. To be expended by the Secretary of Waf: For expenses of the me- observation und reteorologica observation and the report, by telegraph, signal or other- pm °f “°'” wise, announcing the probable approach and force of storms, for the pcipeiit of the commerce and the agriculture of the United States, as o ows: For the manufacture, purchase, and repair of meteorological in- msu-umenu. struments and instrument shelters, and expenses in connection therewith; and the Secretary of War, as he may think proper, may cause to be issued such meteorological instruments (not exceeding one set valued at fifteen dollars to any one county) to voluntary unpaid observers, in order to secure meteorological data from such observers, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, nine thousand dollars. For telegraphing reports, messages, and other meteorological in- rnegmpmug. formation in connection with the observation and report of storms, _ one hundred and eighteen thousand dollars. _ For rent, hire of civilian employees, furniture, light, stationery, ¤<>¤;i¤ze¤rc.·=p;¤¤-·s 100, Stoves and fixtures, repairs, rent of telephones, text-books, lum- €°§f"d° °f `T°s°l°g` ber, and other expenses of offices maintained as stations of observation outside of Washington, District of Columbia, forty four thousand dollars. _Fo1‘ expenses of storm, cautionary, offshore, cold wave and other S¢<>r¤¤Si:=¤·¤k=· Slgnals on the sea, lake, and Gulf coasts of the United States, and in the Interior, announcing the probable approach and force of storms. including the pay of observers, services of operators, lanterns, andflags, ten thousand dollars. FOP 1‘iVer and flood observations, and expenses in connection there- __{¤§¤···_¤· wi ¤·~·¤l ··¤>— Wllfh. nine thousand dollars. °"mm"“°‘ For Observations, and expenses incidental thereto. announcing the <‘··¤¤<·¤· ··~·¤i··¤ r·~ Pmbable approach and severity of frosts or rains. for the benefit of l""" the cotton region of the United States, seven thousand dollars. For expenses (including paper. forms. printing and lithographing time mi bulletins. supplies. 1ire of civilian printers and engravers) of preparing. Iprinting, distributing. and displaying weather maps or weat er bul etms. and for the maintenance of a printing office. under the direction of the Chief Signal officer, in the city of Vifashington, for the printing of the necessary orders, circulars. maps. or bulletins, as may be necessary to carry into effect the appropriations made for the support of the Signal Service fourteen thousand five hundred dollars. For maintenance and repair of all telegraph lines. including rent Telegraph mes. of offices. salariesof civilian operators and repairmen. lights. stoves gnii fixtures, supplies, and general repairs, twenty three thousand O ars. P AY. mléuyglgc., of omcenv For pay of one brigadier-general and fourteen second lieutenants, mounted, twenty six thousand five hundred dollars; for longevity pay to officers of the Signal Corps. to be paid with current monthly pay ive thousand one hundred dollars; for pay of not exceeding one hundred and twenty five sergeants, twenty corporals, and one hundred
