SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 28. 1918. 487 the Ordnance Department; for furniture at naval magazines, torpedo stations, and proving grounds; for maintenance of the proving ground _ and powder actory and for target practice; for the maintenance P‘““‘°"'°h’°'°°‘ repair, or operation of horse-drawn passenger·carrying vehicles, and one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, to be used onl for official p ee at naval magazines, the naval proving ground; Indianhead, land, and nav torpedo stations, and for pay of chemists, cleric , drafting, inspection and messe1%er service in navy yards, naval stations, an naval, magazines: rmzided, That i°,,§‘{,"?,'?;’,;,g 8,,,,,,,,,;, this appropriation shall be available for making necessary impéjove- °*°· ments at the naval proving ground, naval tolripedo stations, aval Gun Factox, and naval ammunition depots: romllcd further, That °°°" S°“" the sum to e paid out of this appropriation under the direction of the Secretary o the Navy for chemists, clerical, drafting, inspection watchmen, and messenger service in navy yards, naval stations, and naval magazines for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, shall not exceed $500,000· in all, $10,000,000. N vu . Naval Gun Factory, Washington, District of Oolumbia: For tools ° Gm F"°*°"" and machineiydplant, $5,499,737. · B8 to I Batteries an outfits for vessels: The Secretary of the Navy is ¤mFlt°"°“' ° " °' authorized to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations "‘““°“°*°°““°°“· for batteries and outfits for naval vessels, auxiliaries, patrols, aircraft, naval stations, and merchantmen, not to exceed $13,200,000 in addition to appropriations heretofore made. Ammunition for vessels: The Secretary of the Navy is authorized ,h?""""“°" ‘°' to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for procuring, d¤*¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¢¤- producing, preserving, and handling ammunition for vessels not to exceed $8,064 000 in addition to aggigpriations heretofore made. Reserve ordnance supplies: The etary of the Navy is author- S,,§°°,§‘§§"° °"*"“°° ized to enter_ into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for %¤i**¤·¤*·=<¤¤¤·¢*-¤- reserve and miscellaneous ordnance supplies not to exceed $13,000,000 in addition to appropriations hereto ore made. nunmu or ruins Ami nocxs. ng`éi°° °‘Y°rd°°°d Maintenance, Bureau Yards and Docks: For general maintenance ’“"‘°°"“”°°‘ of yards and docks, namely: For books, maps, models, and drawings; purchase and repair of fire engines; fire apparatus and plants; machinery, operation or repair; purchase; maintenance of horses and driving teams; carts, timber wheels, and all vehicles, including motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles to be used only for official pnuposes, and including motor-propelled vehicles for freight-carrying piuposes only for use m the navy yards; tools and repair of the same; stationery; furniture for Government houses and offices in navy yards and naval stations; coal and other fuel; candles, oil, and gas; attendance on light and power plants;. cleaning and clearing up yards and care of buildings; attendance on fires, lights, fire engines, and fire apparatus and plants incidental labor at nag yards; water tax, tolls and feniage; pay of watchmen m navy yar ; awnings and acking boxes; and or pay of employees 0n leave, $2,500,000: Promjgd, That the sum to be paid out of this §;$;,c_ Scmmg appropriation under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy for ' _ erica , inspection, draftiigg, messenger, and other classified work Hrtll6 navy yards and nav stations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth mneteen hundred and eighteen, shall not exceed $500,000: Prwodedgurther, That not exceeding $100,000 of this amount may u,,,°'5‘§'?,g”,{f,‘,*.,,2°" i” be expen ed for the servicw of draftsmen, and such other technical assistants as the Secretary of the Navy may deem necessary, in the Bureau_ of Yards and Docks. t Contmgcnt, Bureau Yards and Docks: For contingsnt expenses Cmmglm and minor extensions and minor improvements of pu lic works at navy yards and stations, $2,000,000.
