Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 40 Part 1.djvu/499

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SIXTY-FIFTH oonennss. sees. II. os. 28. 1918. 481 $107,732,000: Provided, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States ,{{,‘;’,‘·’,,‘gmw¤tmw_ Army, is authorized to enter into contracts and otherwise to incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $150,000,000 in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore made. Small-arms target practice: For manufactrue and purchase of pr§§&. ms mw ammunition, targets, and other accessories for small—arms, hand, and machine-gun target practice and instructions; marksmen’s M d _ I medals, prize arms, and insignia for all arms of the service; and ,,,,,,,,fg,‘§‘§$f‘°“" “““‘ ammunition, targets, target materials, and other accessories which may be issued for small-arms target practice and instruction at the educational institutions and State soldiers’ and sail0rs’ orphans’ homes to which issues of small arms are lawfully made, under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, $900,000. _ Ordnance stores and supp `es: For overhauling, cleanmg, repairing, mg¤;_¤g¤*i°¤» sm-, ¤* and preserving ordnance and ordnance stores in the hands o troops and at the arsenals, posts, and depots; for purchase and manufac· P"'u‘;°“°s·“°‘ ture of ordnance stores to fill requbitions of troops; for Infantry, Eq ‘””°"”‘ Cavalry, and Artillery equipments, including horse equipments-for Cavalry and Artillery, $19,826,585. · Manufacture of arms: For manufacturing, repairing, procuring, wgsnummmg, ew., ang arms,$27,g96l;:00. buildm F al d T` t ago ermin storage an s pin gs: or termin sto an b,,,,,,,.,m S °' shipping buildings and other Facilities, including rentals arfido pur- '°t°` · chases of lands, $5,000,000. FORTIFIOATIONS. F•»¤¤¤¤·>¤·- c0N·rrNmvraL Umrmn srarns. For maintenance and repair of searchlights and electric light and power equipment for seacoast fortifications, and for tools, e ectrical and other supplies, and appliances to be used in their operation, including the purchase of reserve lights, $60,000. msurnn rossmssrorws. I¤¤¤1·¤v<·==¤¤¤1¤¤¤- S For the construction of seacoast batteries in the Philippine Islands, p§°,}‘,$;}§,I§’,§§,°§s'$“· · 75,000. For construction of minin casemates, cable eries, to 0 T° ° =*¤¤°*¤¤==, storehouses, cable tanks, and other structures rnipdlessaq follpilie m"2§d“n°°IslmdS` operation, preservation, and care of submarine mines and their accessories and for roviding channels for access to torpedo wharves at the defenses of tliie Hawaiian Islands, $40,000. For construction of fire-control stations and accessories, includin F*¤¤°¤¢¤>¤¤¢¤¢i¤¤¤· purchase of lands and rights of way, purchase and installations oil necessary lines and means of electrical communication, including telephones, dial and other telegraphs, and all special instruments, apparatus and materials, coast sign apparatus, and salaries of electrical experts, engineers, and other necessary em loyees connected with the use of coast artillery; purchase, manuilacture, and R°°°°°°°°”° test_ of range finders and other instruments for fire control at the fortifications, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, $2,000. FIELD Anmnnnr. For purchase, manufacture, and test of mountain, field, and siege ¤,g,°`§%§{_°°]d’°°d cannon, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $676,000. _ _ The Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, is authorized to enter jlS§T£§,“`¤§i°'$t¤tmee mto contracts and otherwise to incur obligations for the purchase, ’°‘°°"’·°“*·““°°'* 112460°—v0r.. 40-1*1* 1:-31