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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 53,54. 1917. 909 Sec. 30. That in addition to the ower now exercised the `u es of L*°°”’°° °° md °‘ the district courts of Alaska may giiant liquor licenses for ariyigeriod mlmduym mom of time less than one year upon a pro rata of the license fee for one year but not to extend beyond the first da of January, nineteen undred and eighteen, under the provisions ofylaw now in force there so ger aglthrohsammilarielgpplhcable. f ‘ ` Ec. . at the `s ature o the Territo of Alaska ma ass ·*d‘““°°?‘ '*`°”“°· additional legislation ingsiid of the enforcementrgf this Act not iniion- muowmm dmu sistent with 1ts provisions. Sec. 32. That in the interpretation of this Act words of the sinpular 1¤¢¤¤>¤¤¤¤¤¤ or number shall be deemed to include their plurals, and words o the w°m' mascwe gender shall be deemed to include the feminine, as the case may e. Szc. 33. That this Act shall be in full force and effect on and after !¤ ¤¤¤¤¢ ¥¤¤¤¤ry 1. the first day of January, nineteen hxmdred and ei§hteen, and all laws mm and Sparta of laws inconsistent herewith be, an they are hereby, p••ihi>°°¢i.°°i°°°°H°ws '°` repe ed as of that date. Approved, February 14, 1917. CHAP. 54.-An Act Making appropriations for fortifications and other works of Ff§'"§_",§:g;?7· defense, for the armament thereof, or the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial and service, and for other purposes. iP¤b¤¢.N¤· 309.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are p,,I`Q,°,{,';“,,f"*°°’ °¤’P"* appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available and to continue available until expended, namely: FORTIFICATIONS AND OTHER. WORKS OF DEFENSE. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. mgriiénm DQ"' For construction of gun and mortar batteries, $2,500,000. aglll °°° "‘°"’” °°°` The Secretary of War is authorized to transfer to the owners of the .',ig{,}}f,;*¢,§}’}’;·F,l‘{-0, adjacent land, in partial consideration for the transfer to the United w¤y· States of an easement in other land of said owners, the title of the United States to a right of way now owned by the United States and located between the tract of land known as the main Fort H. G. Wright Military Reservation and the tract of land known as the Mount Prospect Tract, on Fishers Island, Long Island Sound, New York. For modernizing older emplacements, $102,000. p,§gg°E'$§f’¢ °'°‘ For construction of fire—control stations and accessories, including Fixwvnrwlststions purchase of lands and rights of way, purchase and installation of necessary lines and means of electrica con1mun1cation, including telephones, dial and other telegraphs, wiring and all special mstruments, apparatus, and materials, coast signal apparatus, and salaries of electrical experts, engineers, and Other I16CeSSa1’y employees connected Rmgemdm with the use of coast artillery; purchase, manufacture, and test of ‘ range finders and other instruments for fire control at the fortifications, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals. $608,796. · For- maintenance of Coast Artillery wardnstruction matériel at mm W Coast Artillery posts, including necessary material and labor therefor and for extra·duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for periods not less than ten days, $750. _ _ arsemepunn. For installation and replacement of electr1c-light and power plants at seacoast fortifications, $110,000.