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 FIFTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 676,677. 1901. 873 47. Nothing contained in this a reement shall be construed to revive v,$e'g$k °°“"·* “°‘ '°‘ or reestabli§h"the Creek courts which have been abolished by former Acts of Congress. Approved, March 1, 1901. GHAP. 677.-An Act Making a pro riations for fortifications and other works of March 1, 1901. defense, for the armament thereof, lbr the procnuemeut of heavy ordnance for trial ··——*"‘" and service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House $fRe esentatives 0 f the United States of America in O mss assembled, That the sums of money pr§`·;$,*}S°¤°*°¤¤¤PP’°· herein provided for be, ahydgthe same are hereby, approdpriated, out of ` any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriate, to be available until expended, namely: FORTIFICATIONS AND OTHER wonxs or DEFENSE. F°m°°¤’i°¤¤·°“’· For construction of gun batteries, one million six hundred and G“¤ b**“°“°S- fifteen thousand dollars. i. For. urchase and installation of search lights for the` defenses of Y§1$,Q’,§*;r,§i,gh'~‘*· N"' New Yldrk Harbor, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ` - For installation of range and position finders, one hundred and fifty R°¤g°· €*°·· '*¤d°”· thousand dollars. For the procurement of land, or right pertaining thereto, needed S“”~ for the site, location, construction, or prosecution of works for fortifications and coast defenses, two hundred thousand dollars. For the protection, preservation, and repair of fortifications for R°P“i”· which there may be no special· appropriation available, one hundred thousand dollars. For reconstruction and repair of the fortifications to protect the "G“*"°“°“· harbor of Galveston, Texas, and for each and every purpose necessary in connection therewith, nine hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars. For preparation of plans for fortifications, five thousand dollars. Pim- For too s, electrica and engine supplies, to be furnished by the T¤<>1¤·¤¢¤- Engineer Department, for use of the troops for maintaining and operating electric light and pOWB1' plants in gun and mortar batteries, twenty-five thousand dollars. _ _ For construction of sea walls and embankments, one hundred thou- S°‘* W°“¤· sand dollars. Ei * For the purchase of submarine mines and necessary appliances to S“bm”*¤°mi¤°¤· operate them for closing the channels leading to our principal seaports, including San Juan, Porto Rico; needfu casemates, ca le gal- . eigies, and so forth, to render it possible to operate submarinemines, · anctcentinuing torpedo experiments, fifty thousand dollars. ` ARMAMENT OF FORTIFICATIONS. Armament. l For oil-tempered and annealed steel for eight-inch, ten-inchand $**1- twelve-inch seacoast guns, four hundred and seventy-six thousand dollars: Provided, That no contract for oil-tempered and annealed steel {ggfjgm me for high-power coast-defense guns and mortars shall be made at a P ` price exceeding twenty-one cents per pound: Pravtded, That —in the §§°‘·W*’° ¤°¤°9°¤* discretion of the Secretary of War a portion of this money may be used gu ` for the purchase of material for stee ·wire seacoast guns. For purchase, manufacture, alteration, and issue of carriages .for °¤¤'i¤8°¤· mounting, seacoast guns of eight, ten, and twelve inch calibers, four hulndred ani] eighty-fivalthousaénd dollars, f f or W ers, r0`ec ° es, an e osives or reserve su ln or can- R°S°"'° ¤“PP‘Y· non, sigohundrenlthbusand dollars}? pp y · powder' Em For rapid-ire guns, including their mounts and ammunition, four R°Pid·°’°8““* hundred and seventy-seven thousand nine hundred and eight dollars. ‘