SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 179. 1917. 1].61 machinery, except such as ma be necess f — wopk as hereinailter provided fdr: uy or Held Gxpcnmmml or inquiries in regard to systems of road mana ent throught out R°°'* '¤“*°¢°¤"”- gh; (Hgrted States and for giving expert advicgcidln this su ject, Idor investigations of the best methods of road makin es eci ‘ .*‘°°d·¤¤¤¤¢ meeordma?Ssand—clay and dirt roads, and the best kinds of rbadiiialggy mk'm` maten and for furnishing expert advice on road building and mqpntenance, $141,7801; h h i or investigations 0 the c emical and h ical character of .°‘*°mi°¤‘ i¤V¤¤¤¤¤- materials, $51,220; P YS · 1.984 "°°°` Forconducting field experiments and various methodsof road con- “°'° ·¤v¤’¤¤=•¤¤· struction and maintenance, and investigations concerning various m` road materials and preparations; for investigating and developing equipment intended for the preparation and application of bituminous and other binders; for the purchase of materials and equipment; for the employment of assistants and labor; for the erection of buildmgs; such experimental work to be confined as nearly as possible to one point during the fiscal year, $60,000; Forinvestigating and reporting upon the utilization of water in ,,, °”·°*°·· farm irngation, including the-best methods to' a ly in ractice; ` the different kindsof power and appliances, and lthe devdlopment of equipment for farm irrigation; the. flow of water in ditches, pipes
other conduits; the duty, apportionment, and measurement ei
irrigation water; the custou1s,eregi1lations,—and laws affecting irrigation· for the purchase andinstallation of equipment for experimental purposes; for the giving of expert advice and lawstance; for the preparation and illustration of reports and bulletins on irrigation; for the employment of assistants and labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere; for rent outside of the District of Columbia; ang for supplies and alldnecessary expense? $103,440; d l or rnvestigatm an re orting upon arm rainage an u n mD"‘”“€°,, “" ` the drainage of sugamp ami) other wet lands which may be mliodc lin¤s.•i¤:l"mp°li"g§:l available for agricultural purposes; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by drainage, and for giving ex crt assistance by advice or otherwise in the drainage of such lanclia; for conducting field experiments and investigations concerning the construction and maintenance of farm drainage work; for investigating and developing equipment intended for the construction and maintenance of farm drainage structures; for the purchase of materials and equipment; and for reparing and illustrating reports and bulletins on drainaige; and fiir the employment of assistants and labor in the city 0 Washington and e ewhere; for rent outside the District of Oo umbia, and for supplies and all necessary expenses, $93,7QO; _ For investigating farm domestic water supiply and drainage dis- m{,*g*gf€•yg*¤°“** posal, the construction of farm buildings, an _ other rural engineering problems involving mechanical principles, including the erection of such stpuctures outsiidpl of the isltirgzttgf Colupibia ai necess or e rumen o , e em oymen o r in themcity of lwashingtonpang elsewhere, suppliles, and all other necessary expenses, $25,000; _ _ _ _ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- °*· mentioned lines of investigations and experiments, $16,000; For the erection and equipment of a laboratory building on the aff,Q"$*},¤*$,‘2;_’r",`;ff’*’Y Arlington Farm property of the United States Department of Agriculture for permanent quarters for the testing an research work of the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, plans and specifications to be prepared and work done under the supervision o the Secretary of Agriculture, $75,000; In all, for general expenses, $606,240. Total for Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, $701,600.
