Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 45 Part 1.djvu/148

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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I . CE. 57. 1928 .

97 Magnetic work : For continuing magnetic and seismological obser- Magnetic and seis- mol ogi cal

inves tiga- vations and to establish meridian lines in connection therewith in Lions. all parts of the United States ; makin g mag netic and s eismo logic al observations in other regions under the jurisdiction of the United States ; purchase of additional magnetic and seismological instru- ment s ; lease of sites w here nec essary a nd the e rection of tempo rary magnetic and seismological buildings ; and including the employment in the field and office of such magnetic and seismological observers as may be necessary, $50,000 . Federal, boundary, and State surveys : For continuing the lines SuFederal, state, etc ., of exact levels between the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts ; deter- mining geographic positions by triangulation and traverse for the Determining l ines of control of Feder al, Stat e, bound ary, cou nty, cit y, and ot her surv eys enact levels . and engineering works in all parts of the United States ; determining field astronomic positions and the variation of latitude, including the maintenance and operation of the latitude observatory at Ukiah observat ory a t Y

I Ukiah, Calif . Cal ifo rni a, not ex cee din g $ 2,5 00 ; establ ishing lines of e xact levels, determining geographic positions by triangulation and traverse, and Alaska observ ations . making astronomic observations in Alaska ; and continuing gravity observations in the United States and for making such observations in regions under the jurisdiction of the United States and also on islands and coasts adjacent thereto, $88,000. For executing precise triangulation and leveling in regions subject Earthquake regions. to earthq uakes, $ 10,000 ; For special surveys that may be required by the Bureau of Light- houses

Spe cia l or other proper authority, and contingent expenses incident thereto, $3,000 ; For objects not hereinbefore named that may be deemed urgent, Miscellaneo us . includi ng the p reparati on or pu rchase o f plans and spec ificatio ns of vessels and the employment of such hull draftsmen in the field and Relieving ship. office as may be necessary for the same ; the reimbursement, under wrecked persons, etc. rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce, of officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey for food, clothing, medicines, and other suppli es furni shed for the tem porary r elief of distres sed pers ons in remote localities and to shipwrecked persons temporarily provided for by them, not to exceed a total of $550 ; actual necessary expenses of officers of the field force temporarily ordered to the office in the District of Columbia for consultation with the director and not exceeding $1,000 for the expenses of the attendance of representatives Attending Interna- tional Research Conn . of the Coast and Geodetic Survey who may be designated as dele- cii, etc . gates from the United States at the meetings of the International Research Council or of its branches and of the International Hydro- graphic Bureau, $4,000 . Vessels : For repairs of vessels, including traveling expenses of gepsai rs, etc . person s inspec ting the repairs , and ex clusive of engin eer's su pplies and ot her ship chandle ry, $80, 000 . For all necessary employees to man and equip the vessels, including pl yee .ip men I em- professional seamen serving as mates on vessels of the survey, to execute the work of the survey herein provided for and authorized by law, $650,000.

Pa y, etc ., eommis- Pay, commissioned officers : For pay and all owan ces pres crib ed sinned o fficers . b y la w for co mmission ed offic ers on s ea duty and othe r duty, holding relative rank with officers of the Navy, including one director, with relative rank of captain, two hydrographic and geodetic engineers with r elative rank of captain, seven h ydrograp hic and geodetic engi- neers with relative rank of commander, nine hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative rank of lieutenant commander, thirty-eight hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative rank of l ieutenan t, fifty -five ju nior hyd rographi c and geo detic en gineers with relative rank of lieutenant (junior grade), twenty-nine aids