SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 72. 1914. 365 quartermaster stores from Army depots or places of urchase or ehvery to the several posts and Army depots and from Eiose depots to the troops in the fre d; of horse equrkpment; of ordnance and ordnance stores, and small arms from the oundries and armories to the arsenals, fortincations, frontier posts, and Army de ts; for ayment of wharfage tolls and ferriage ; for transportation of fiihds of tl:i)e Army; Payment to ,md_ for the hire of employees; for the pagment of Army transportation gmc ramada. lawfully due such land-grant railroa as have not received aid in Government bonds (to be adjusted in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court in cases decided under such land-grant acts), but in no case shall more than ffty per centum of full amount of P i service be paid: Promkied, That such compensation shall be computed Basis Jr eempuw upon the asis of the ta.riE or lower special rates for like transporta- °°"‘ tronaperformed for the lpublic at large and shall be accepted as rn full for demands for suc service: Provided further, That in expending mF§‘,‘{,,’§'m§°““§,§_° the money appropriated by this Act a railroad comppny which has not received ard in bonds of the United States, and w ic obtained a grant of public land to aid in the construction of its railroad on conition that such railroad should be a post route and military road, suléject to the use of the United States for postal, military, naval, an other Government services, and also subject to such regulations as Congress restricting the charge for such Government transportation, ving claims against the United States for transportation of troolps and munitions of war and military supplies and property over suc aided railroads, shall be paid out of the moneys appropriated by the foregoing provision only on the basis of such rate for the transportation of such troops and munitions of war and military supplies and property as the Secretary of War shall deem just and reasonable rmder the foregoing provision, such rate not to exceed fifty per centum of the compensation for such Government transportation as shall at that time becharged to and paid by private arties to any such company for like and similar transportation; and tllie amount so fined to be paid shall be accepted as in full for all demands for such service; for the purchase and hire of draft and pack animals in such numbers m£,’f"§§,§{,,*’f°,{‘,_’“‘° as are actually required for the service, mcluding reasonable provision for replacing unserviceable animals ; for the purchase, hire, operation maintenance, and repair of such harness, wagons,_oarts drays, and other vehicles as are required for the transportation of troplps and sup lies, and for ofhcial, military, and garrison purposes; for rayage andpcartage at the several depots; for e hire 0 teamsters and other employees; for the plurchase and repair of ships, boats, and other ¤¤*P·»*>°°°~*»°°°• vessels required for e transportation of troops and supplies and for official, military, and arrison urposes; for expenses of sailing T“‘“"’°""‘ ppblic transdports and other vessel; on the various rivers the Gulf 0 exico, an the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Prwrdedjudher, That ,,§'*,2‘,2,’¥;,§,i‘,,{,,‘f“‘°'* hereafter private mounts of officers in excess of the authorized mounts may be shipped on Government bill of lading with authorized mounts, and reimbursement collected for transportation charges on such excess mounts: Promkied further That $7 5,000 of the appro- ,,,,·“§’$§’,’f°°’ °“ "“" priation herebyomade shall be available for additional pay to employees on har r boats quartermaster service in lieu of subsistence: _' And provided further, That authority is hereby granted the Secre- m*},“¥?,,$’,!,ght_€?”‘“” tary of War to sell or otherwise dispose of in accor ance with law and regulations the United States Army inter-island transports Seward and Wright, $10,164},645. _ Roans, WALKS, Wnanvms, arm nmmacn: For- the construction and repair by the Quartermaster Comet roads, walks, wharves; for ayment of extra-duty pay to e ted men employed rn ofpemng roadh and in building wharves; for the pay of employees; or the disposal of drainage; or dredging channels; and for care and improvement of grounds at military posts and stations, $485,000.
