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 ’184 FIFTY—SIXTH CQNGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 552. 1900.- C any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be availab e until expended, namely: F<>¤i¤¤¤ti¤¤¤- FORTIFICATIONS AND OTHER WORKS or DEFENSE. ,¤§{;';,egf’d m°"°' i For construction of gun and mortar batteries, two million dollars. rueumatic d yna- For pneumatic dynamite batteries, one hundred and eighty thousand mite batteries. dcixars. Rangaetc., Hnders. or insta ation of range and position finders, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. · I . 9 SMS- f Fog the pfocurement of land, or right pertaining thereto, needed or the site ocation construction or prosecution of works for fortiH· d cz tions zndicoai defenses, twp li)ui1il5·ed thousand dollars., S¤mv¤¤¤ I¤l¤¤ · For the purc ase of suitab e ui ing sites andim rovements and S` C' lea; ess} tperéaorghnepessary go priloplerly provide for the garrison at Sulli- ` ‘ va s S an ar eston out arolma one hundre and thirty-five Prvvisv- th: and dollars, or so inuch thereof as,may` be necessary: Provided, -I¢g¤i mls- Ti. t no (part ofthis sum shall be expended until valid title to all the land, an improvements and leases thereon; necessary for this purpose n l shall have been acquired by the United States. . F~¤1>¤i*¤- lijor the protection, preservation, and repair of fortifications for vghich tléecpelgnay be no special appropriation available, one hundred thousand dollars. . _ _ P¤¤¤¤- § or preparaition oflplags for fortifications, five thousand dollars. Electric 1¤g¤¢»¤=¤-». or too s e ectrica an engine sup lies for use of the troops for mms' maintaining and operating electric liglit arid pOWG1‘ plants in gun and mortar batteries, twenty-Eve thousand dollars. S°" “’““S· °‘°· For construction of sea walls and embankments, fifty thousand dollars. Fm C”"°“·N·°· ‘For construction of a sea wall and for necessary filling in at the reservation at Fort Caswell, North Carolina, one undred and fifty _ y thousand dollars. M‘“°“· ‘*‘°· For thehpuiphasel of subinaripe mines and necessary appliances to operate them or c osing the c annels. leadin to our principal seaports, needful casemates, cablegalleries, ang so forth, to render it possible to operate submarine mines, and continuing torpedo experiments, fifty thousand dollars. “ · _A’mm°¤’°- ARMAMENT or FORTIFICATIONS. A¤¤Y Gim F¤¤F<>¤’· For finishing and assembling eight-inch ten-inch and twelve-inch gu'il:°1v°`1°°h’ em" gulxiis at the Army Gun Factory, one hundred and fifty thousand 0 ars. . _ Stash For oil-tempered and annealed steel for eiglht-inch, ten-inch, and _ twelve-1nch seacoast guns, five hundred and t irty thousand dollars: {{£·mm pim Per Ifwomded, That no contract for 0il—tempered and annealed steel for pound. high-power coast—defense guns and mortars shall be made at a price guiltgel-wire seacoast gxceeiiplg téventygtwo céegés per pound: {-tipwided, That in the discm- · ion 0 e ecre ary 0 ar a portion ov t is money may be used for ._ the purchase of material for steel-wire seacoast guns. _ C¤m¤g¤¤- For carriages for eight, ten, and twelve-inch seacoast guns, including olpe carigageufor sixteen—inch type gun, four hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars. ‘ Mmm- F dog tylvelve-inch steel breech—loading mortars, three hundred thousan dollars. r ··°¤"i¤g€¤· For carriages for twelve-inch steel breech-loading mortars, one · hundred and eighty-three thousand dollars. ‘ d§f;$g'¢¤¤PPlYWW· Foixpowders, (projectiles, and explosives for reserve supply for can- _ non, six hundre and twenty-four thousand dollars. gg Rapid-ure guns. For rapid—fire guns, including their mounts and ammunition, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.