SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 143. 1915. 1077 transportation of troops and munitions of war and milit supplies and property over such aided railroads, shall be paid out ofatlge moneys appropriated by the foreigoingl provision only on the basis of such rate for the transportation o suc troops and munitions of war and military supplies and (property as the Secretary of War shall deem just an reasonable un er the oregoing provision, such rate not to exceed fifty per centum of the compensation for such Government transportation as shall at that time e ch ed to and paid by private parties to any such company for like aiiig similar transportation; and the amount so fixed to be paid shall be accepted as in ull for all demands . for such service; for the purchase and hire of draft and pack animals myhfidinggigcm in such numbers as are actually required for the service, including reasonable provision for replacing unserviceable animals; for the purchase, }1II°G, operation, maintenance, and repair of such harness, wagons, carts, drays, other vehicles and motor-propelled and horsedrawn paxengencarrying vehicles, as are required for the transportation of troops and supplies, and for official, military, and garrison purposes; for dra age and cartage at the several depots; for the hire of teamsters andy other emplo ees; for the purchase and repair of s"”"·°°°"’°°°‘ ships, bo%ts, anld othep fvessgs for tl? transportation of troops an sup `es an or o cia , `tary, an arrison urposes; for expenses oi) sailing public transports and othir vessel; on the T X m' various rivers, the Gulf) of Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, $10,626,518z Promkled further, That $75,000 of the a pro- ;,,E"{,§,l‘,L'°°“ °"*‘"‘ priation hereby made shall be available for additional pa of) employees on harbor boats, quartermaster service, in lieu oiysubsist- hmm ,0, hn ence: And promk1ed£urther, That the provisions of the Act of March prgpmy. third, eighteen hun ed and e§hty-five (Twenty-third Statutes,p e °L 23’p' 3`°°‘ three hundred and fifty), enti ed "An Act to provide for the setliment of the claims (pf officgrés and men of the Arpiylforéoss oi rivate ropert estro in the ` service o the nite States/’Ishall hireafter {extend to coverialdss of or damage to the au?»t£ig»°d¤ti°b§°i£g¤'Z‘}si° regulation allowance of baggage of officers and enlisted men sustained °“° °’““"°d ‘“°"· in shi ment under orders, to the extent of such loss or damage over and albove the amount recoverable from the carrier furnishing the transportation. mm Q Rows, WALKS, wmnvns, AND DRAINAGE! For the construction and ams? {K, mu repair by the Quartermaster Corps of roads, walks, and wharves· for ‘"“*"’°“· the pay of employees; for the disposal of drainage; for dredging channels; and for care and improvement of grounds at military posts and stations, $600,000. _ Anumim mm The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of nm. the Government of the United States, the land which has been donated m·&’°,§f,‘}}‘§',,,h‘{{,¤;}(‘{ for the urpose of connecting the monument of the Ninth Regiment of New Yiirk Volunteers with the road system of the battle field of AJ1ti8t8`m‘ . Water and sewens. Warns AND snwmzs AT MILITARY rosrs: For procuring and introducing water to buildings and premises at such military posts and stations as from their situation require it to be brought from a distance; for the installation and extension of plumbing within buildings where the same is not specifically provided for in other a pro riations ; for the purchase and reapairs of fire apparatus, including gre-alarm systems; for the dispos of sewage, and expenses incident thereto, including the authorized issue of toilet paper; for repairs to water and sewer systems and plumm/léiggl within u dings; and for hire of employees, $1,656,254: Pr , That $75,000, or so much thereof as @$50, mud, may be necessary, of the amount appropriated herein shall be mime- P- I-·“°°*’ WPPIY- diately available for commencing the project of improvipi and increasing the water supply at Corregidor Island, Philippine ands.
