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 234 FIFIY -E1GHTH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Crrs. 1406, 1407. 190~l. ·'¤¤°*“’m°'“· Sec. 2. That Congress, or the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii with the approval of Congress, may at any time alter, amend, or repeal said Act. Approved, April 21, 1904. AIpri121.1904- CHAP. 1407.-A.n Act Makin a pro riations for fortilicationsand other works_of [ · R· 12**6*] defense, for the armament thereoi mr the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial [Public. Nv- 130-] and service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofR@resentattves of the e United P,f‘,`3,,'“,§_‘Q,°,;‘,,‘§f’”“ "' States of admericain Oongreas assembled`, That the sums of money herein provided for be, and the same are hereby, approprrated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be available until expended, namely: Foatrimcstrrons AND 01'HEB worms or rymrrunsm. ,_,,§,‘f;,€,,_°“d '“°"““' For construction of gun and mortar batteries, seven hundred thousand dollars. ““g°”""°"'· For installation of range and position finders, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. . S““· For the procurement or reclamation of land, or right pertaining thereto, needed for the site, location construction, or rosecution 0 Hvmllkls for fortifications and-coast defenses, one hundred thousand o s. S“"“‘°"‘*“ For purchase and installation of searchlights for the defenses of our j most im rtant harbors, one hundred and hfty thousand dollars. P'°°°""“°“·°“" For th; protection, preservation, and repair of fortiiications for which there may be no special appropriation available, three hundred thousand dollars. "‘““·, For pre ration of plans for fortifications, five thousand dollars. m°°“"° *"‘“°“‘ For tool: electrical and engine supplies and appliances, to be fur- · nished by the Engineer Department, for the use of the troops for maintaining and operating electric light and power plants in gun and mortar batteries, t irty-five thousand dollars. S°“ ""u“‘ For construction of sea walls and embankments, ninety-nine thousand dollars. S“”""""‘°‘““‘°’· For the construction of mining casemates, cable galleries, torpedo storehouses, cable tanks,` and other structures necessary for the operation, preservation, and care of submarine mines and their accessories, eighty-seven thousand dollars, to be expended by the Engineer Department. °°“""°" It shall he the duty of the Secretary of War to appl the money herein appropriated under the heading "Fortiiications andy other works of de fense," rn carrying on the various works, by contract or otherwise, as may be most economical and advantageous to the Government. Where said works are done by contract, such contract shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for proposals in such manner and form as the Secretary of War· shall rescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders, accom nied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require, conditioned for the faithful prosecution and completion of the work according to such contract. """"‘°“°‘ Anummxr or ronrrrresrroxs. “"“‘“‘"““'* For the purchase, manufacture, test, and issue of machine and automatic guns, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, two hundred and ten thousand two hundred and twenty-nine dollars?