SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 79. 1917. 367 The Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army is authorized to employ in the District of Columbia, out of the appropriations made s¤esm,s¤z1i¤rt.§a°i°rv` in this Act for designing, procuring, caring for, and supplying ordnance and ordnance stores to the Army, such services, other than clerical, as are necessary for carrying out these purposes. Not to exceed $11,000 of the appropriations herein or heretofore R°“‘“u°"“°°· made for the Ordnance Department may be expended for rent of s ace in the District of Co umbia for the use 0 the Office of the Cliiief of Ordnance, United States Army. _ All material purchased under the a propriations in this Act for the ,i_,§§§°§,,‘§l ,3,,3*},, §Z · Ordnance Department of the United gizates Army shall be of American tmmanufacture, except in cases when, in the gud ent of the Secretary E‘°°pu°“‘ of War, it is to the manifest interest of the Uimlited States to make purchases abroad, which material shall be admitted free of duty. ummm Machinery for rifles: For the purchase or manufacture of machinery m,,,.,;,,,m,‘§Z_ ‘°' 'm° and other facilities for the manufacture of rifles, including the necesbuildings, range, and other expenses incident thereto, $9,500,000. (mmm Mmm sulguring the present emergeméy, under such regulations as may be my www mm prescribed by the Secretaryl of ar, officers of the Ordnance Depart- °°' °*""'”°‘°°'““* °“" ment accormtable for pub `c moneys may intrust moneys to other officers for the puaaose of having them make disbursements as their agents, and the officers to whom the money is intrusted as well as the officers who intrust it to them, shall be held pecuniarily responsible therefor to the United States. FORTIFICATIONS. ’°***¤·=**·¤=· For purchase, manufacture, and test of mountain, field, and siege a»]g`rfrf¤°ii•i?&.°°1d' ud cannon, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary or their manufacture, $6%,100,000: Emo Provided, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, is author- aaumémr emma. ized to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the _ piuposes above mentioned not to exceed $225,000,000 in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore made. Ammmmmm For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for mountain, ` field, and siege cannon, including experiments in connection therewith, machinery for its manufacture, and the necess storage f acili- Pmho ties, $663,000,000: Provided, That the Chief of Onrigiance, United aaamémimamcu. States Army, is authorized to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $77;;,182,750 in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore ma e. For alteration and maintenance of the mobile artillery, including m‘§,t$}¥*·°‘°‘·m°b"° the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, and materials necessary for the work and the expenses of the mechanics en aged PWM thereon, $158334,000; Provided, That the Chief of Ordnance, énited Aaaméw ammcu. States Army, is authorized to enter into contracts or otherwise to . · incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed _ $50,000,000 in addition to the appropriations herein and heretofore m°d°‘ Submarine mines For purchase of submarine mines and nets and necessary appli- ma-. or atm; crm! ances to operate them for closing the channels leading to our principal °”‘“·°‘°· seaports, and for continuing torpedo experiments, $700 ,000. MILITARY ACADEMY. *m**·¤’Y·*°•‘*°'¤Y· For coal, wood, charcoal, stoves,grates, heaters, furnaces,ranges and Fm M Extures, fire bricks, clay, sand, and for repairs of steam—heating and coal-conveying apparatus, grates, stoves, heaters, ran , furnaces, gpg éggta, and repair, improvement, and maintenance ogiisower plant,
