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 S1xTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. 11. Ch. 178. 1918. 1001 For inquiries in regard to systems of road management through- Rm ¤=¤¤€*=¤¤°¤*- out the Lnited States and for giving expert advice on this subject, $40,040; _ . _ For investiigations of the best methods of road making, expecially ii,§$§t.f¤r§{"°’°°°"'”v°’ ordinary san -clay and dirt roads, and the best kinds of road-making materials, and for furnishing expert advice on road building an maintenance, $141,060; _ _ _ For investigations of the chemical and physical character of road ,,f}§m‘°°* ‘““’S“g“‘ materials, $51,220; _ For conducting Held experiments and various methods of road ,,§*°"’ °‘P°’““°“‘°» construction and maintenance, and investigations concerning various road materials and preparations; for investigating and developing equipment intended for the tpreparation and apphcation of bitummous and other binders; for e purchase of materials and equipment; for the emiployment of assistants and labor; for the erection of buildings; suc experimental work to be confined as nearly as possible to one point uring the Hscal year, $60,000; _ For investigating and relporting upon the utilization of water in °'*’·· farm irrigation, inc uding the best methods to apply in practice; the different ldnds of power and agpliances, and the development of equipment for farm irrigation; the How of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits; the duty, apportionment, and measurement of irrigation water; the customs, regulations, and laws afecting irrigation; for the purchase and installation of equipment for experimental purposes; for the giving of expert advice and assistance; for the preparation and illustration of reports and bulletins on irriggpion; for the employment of assistants and labor in the cit? of ashington and elsewhere; for rent outside of the District 0 Columbia; and for supplies and all necessary expenses, $82,440;. For investigating and reporting upon farm drainage and gpon the drainage of swamp and other wet lands which may be ma e available for agricultura.l gxurposes; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by amage, and for giving expsrt assistance by advice or otherwise in the drainage of such lan ; for conducting Held experiments and investigations concerning the construction and maintenance of farm drainage work; for investigating and developing e uipment intended for the construction and maintenance of farm (draina e structures; for the purchase of materials and equipment; and Eir preparing and illustrating reports and bulletins on drainage; and for the employment of assistants and labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere; for rent outside of the District of Columbia, and for supplies and all necessary expenses, $73,760; For investigating arm domestic water sugép y and drainage dis- ,,,;;‘f;?f§,‘§¥T‘°“"°'°‘°' posal, the construction of farm buildings, an other_ rural engineering problems involving mechanical Brincxples, including the erection of such structures outside of the istrict of Columbia as may be necessary for ex erimental p1u·poses only, the employment of labor in the city of 'iiashington and elsewhere, supphes, and all other necessary expenses, $25,000; _ _ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- pe;§;;§*¤“**°“'° °*· mentioned lines of investigations and experiments, $16,000; In all, for eneral ex enses, $489,520. Total for §ureau of public Roads, $593,540. BUREAU or MARKETS. Markm B¤r¤¤¤— SALA1uEs, BUREAU or MAmm·rs: One chief of bureau, $4,500; one ,,§`,§‘,Yc,§{,,,‘f“i,€'c_°' °°' chief clerk, $2,000; one administrative assistant, $2,500; one clerk in charge of supplies and accounts, $2,250; one administrative assistant, $1,980; seven clerks, class four; ten clerks, class three; one clerk, $1,440; twenty-six clerks, class two; one clerk, $1,380; one clerk,