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 1116 six*rY-roUR·rH CONGRESS. sms. 11. oe. ies. 1917. ucM¢£¤,€é¤¤¤*°'P¤k For investigation of the standards and methods of measurements u of public utilities, such as gas, electric light electric power, water, telephone, and electric railway service, and the solution of the problems which arise in connection with standards in such service, incgiding personal services in the District of Columbia and in the He, $50,000. m§é;§F*,§¤;1¤Pm¤* For investigation of materials used in the construction of rails, wi wheels, axles, and other railway equi ment, and the cause of their failiigeidincludirig personal services in the District of Columbia and in the e, $15,000. ,ng*igQg“¤¤°°“¤ *°°*· For testin miscellaneous materials, such as varnish materials, soap ’ materials, inis, and chemicals, including supplies for the Govemment departments and independent establishments, includin personal eiiervices in the District of Columbia and in the field, as autiiorized by aw, $20,000. ,,,}§]*; For investigation and standardization of methods and instruments ¢i;1Sployedf11£k:iad1<;)comr:11umcts;.1t;)1<;;1,1(ancluding personal services m the ' tricto um ia an in e, $10,000. sufjdjglgfgjgl °°l°' To develop color standardsaud methods of manufacture and of color measurement, with special reference to their industrial use m standardization and specification of colorants such as dyestutfs, inks, and pigments, and other products paint, paper, and textiles, in which color $80     personal services in the Districto um iaan m e , 10,000. l _ wg? P‘°"“’*' i""°· To stuldfy methods of measurement and technical processes used in the man acture of pottery, brick, tile, terra cotta, and other clay products, and the study of the properties of the materials used in that indt1isuz,1Gncgud)in0g0 personal services in the District of Columbia and in e e , , . .*¤¤¤<=¤¤¤·*=*¤.¤*·v=* To determine <¤¤p¤rim¤¤ta11y important h ical constants or i$il°¤ia°s::i°i¤i1°§f’;¢`¤ii°i°°` materials essential to the industries 01PlD laborgtoyi; investigations, as authorized bg law,_such as the determination of the value of gravity, thermal con uctivities of materials, mechanical equivalent of heat metallurgical constants such as specific and latent heats of metals and alloys, the electrochemical equivalent of metals, the velocity of light; mcluding data important m the eihcient planning of industrial processes, and in the effective utilization of the prcapfrties of materials, %nclpdi$151g)0%e1sona1 services in the District of lumbia and in the e, , . .,t,§§'.,°gl"’,§}£,,,§,l‘,,’,i,{,j To develop_methods of testing and standardizing machines, motors, ° · tools, 1Eeas¤n··i11g11 entshand other apparatus and devices used in mec amc , u c, an aeronautic en eerin ;for the comparative study oiytypes of apparatus and meglhnods oig operation, and or theestablishment of stan ards of performance; for the accurate determmation_ of fundamental physical constants mvolved in the proper execution of this work;_and for the scientific experiments and mvestigationsneeded in_solving the problems which may arise in connection therewith, especially in response to the rquirements of aeronautics and aviation or information of a purely scientiiie nature, (pggsonal services in the Distnct of Columbia and in the ° » v . · . . g,,‘Q,},’,§s‘°f*l=’*”***'°***· For_ the investigation of the problems involved in the reduction gipllgtgictall personal services in the District oi') Columbia °‘*““”¤°¤‘°*P°“°S· Cosrmenivr mxrnwsns, Dsraanmxr or Commaon; For contingent and miscellaneous expensesof the offices and bureaus of the Ogpszrélrnggté for vglhiph appgopliiationji for cionfgigent and miscellane- _ i are_ospec ca maemcu` base . sional and scientific books, law books, books of riigiztice, pezioliiiitcglzi blank books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exceeding $2,500); stationery, furniture and repaus to same, carpets, matting. oilcloth,