Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 45 Part 1.djvu/689

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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. Cx. 656 . 1928 . Employees . Current expenses . Lib rary . Board of Visitors . Superintendent . Commandant. General maintenance and r epairs . Hors e-drawn veh i- cles, etc. Boathouse construc- tion . Marine Corps . Pa y, etc . Officers, active list . Retired list . Enlisted men, active li st. For pay of employees at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the Navy, $586,483 . Current and miscellaneous expenses, Naval Academy : For text and reference books for use of instructors ; stationery, blank books and forms, models, maps, and periodicals ; apparatus and materials for instruction in physical training and athletics ; expenses of lec- tures and entertainments, not exceeding $1,000, including pay and expenses of lecturer ; chemicals, philosophical apparatus and instru- ments, stores, machinery, tools, fittings, apparatus, and materials for instruction purposes, $72,800 ; for purchase, binding, and repair of books for the library (to be purchased in the op en market on the written order of the superintendent), $5,000 ; for expenses of the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy, $1,400 ; for contingen- cies for the Superintendent of the Academy, to be expended in his discretion, not exceeding $4,000 ; for contingencies for the com- mandant of midshipmen, to be expended in his discretion, not exceeding $1,800 ; in all, $85,000, to be accounted for as one fund . Ma inten ance and rep airs , N aval Academy : For necessary repairs of public building s, wharv es, and walls in closing the grou nds of t he Naval Academy, improvements, rep airs, and fixtures ; for books, periodicals, maps, models, and drawings ; purchase and repair of f ire eng ines ; fire appa ratus and p lants , mac hinery ; purchase and maintenance of all horses and horse-drawn vehicles for use at the academy, including the maintenance, operation, and repair of three hor se-drawn passeng er-carry ing vehi cles to be used only for officia l purposes ; seeds and plants ; tools and repairs of the same ; stationery ; furniture for Government buildings and offices at the academy, i ncludi ng fu rnitu re for mids hipme n's ro oms ; coal and oth er fuels ; candles, oil, and gas ; attendance on light and power plants ; cleaning and clearing up station and care of buildings ; attendance on fires, lights, fire engines, fire apparatus, and plants, and telephone, tele- graph, and clock systems ; incidental labor ; advertising, water tax, postage, telephones, telegrams, tolls, and ferriage ; flags and awn- ings ; pa cking boxes ; fu el for h eati ng and l ight ing band smen 's quarters ; pay of inspectors and draftsmen ; music and astronomical instruments ; and for pay of employees on leave, $1,075,000 . Construction of boathouse (limit of cost $250,000), $250,000 . MARINE CORPS PAY, MARINE CO RPS Pay of officers, active list : For pay and all ow anc es prescribed by law for all officers on the active list-pay and allowances, $3,618,043 ; subs istence allowanc e, $486, 618 ; re nta l a llo wan ce, $6 58, 246 ; in all, 34 ,762 ,907 . For pay of officers prescribed by law on the retired list, $591,273. Pay of enlisted men, active list : For pay and allowances of non- commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, as prescribed by law, and for the ex pense s of clerks of the United States Mari ne Cor ps trav eling under orde rs, a nd inc ludin g add itiona l com pensa tion f or enlisted men of the Marine Corps qualified as expert riflemen, sharp- shooters, marksmen, or regularly detailed as gun captains, gun pointe rs, cook s, messm en, incl uding in terest o n deposi ts by en listed men, post exchange debts of deserters and of men discharged or sentenced to terms of imprisonment while in d ebt to the United States under such rules as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, and the authorized travel allowance of discharged enlisted men, and for prizes for excellence in gunnery exercises and target prac- ti ce, and for pay of enlisted men designated as Na vy ma il clerks