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 108 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 8. 1919. ees, including those necessary as instructors at vocational schools; supplies, general relpairs, reserve supplies, and other expenses connected with the co ectin and transmitting of information for the si exper;. Army by tele aph or otherwise; experimentation and research for .,s"¤·= §' - · - the purplom Q developing improvements in apparatus and methods of signa `ng, including machines, instruments, and other equipment for laboratory and repair purposes; lease, construction, alterations, and repair for such buildings required for storing or guarding Signal Corps supplies, equipment, and personnel when not otherwise provided for, including the land therefor, the introduction of water, electric light and power, sewerage, grading; roads and walks, and other equipment required, $3 ,250,000. °°°“‘°“"m°" °°°“‘ Commncnu. Tnnnrnoivn Snnvrcn AT Cossr Anmmnnr Posrs. cgiiipiligiiitmmmer For plrtoviding commercial telephone service for official purposes at Coast illery posts, $10,000. c,l,lQ’l§2F°°“`A1“k° Wasmnorox-Amen Mnmranr CABLE Aim ’I‘m.nonxr>n Srsrnm. m§¤’ll°i°$f¤°?°’ b°°°°" For defraying the cost of such extensions, betterments operation and maintenance of the Washington-Alaska military cable and telegraph s stem, as may be approved by the Secretary of War, to be availablzs until the close of the fiscal lyear 1921, from the receipts of the Washington-Alaska military cab e and telegra h system which have been covered into the 'l‘reas1u·y of the United gtates, the extent of such extensions and betterments and the cost thereof to be reported to Congress by the Secretary of War, $140,000. Mrservice- AIR SERVICE. scE,{,€§f"§“,i,‘{l0,Z"§{L€ Appropriations, Air Service: Creating, maintainin, and operating ¢i<>¤S·¤¤=· at established flying schools, courses 0 instruction ger aviation students and enlisted men, includin cost of equipment, and supplies necessary for instruction and sulgsistence of students, purchase of tools, equipment, materials, machines textbooks, books of reference, scientific and (professional papers, and instruments and material for theoretical an practical instruction at aviation schools; purchase of supplies for securing, developing, printing, and reproducing photographs made by aerial observers; to maintain and replace the equipment of organizations already in service; improvement, equipment, maintenance, lease, and operation of aviation stations balloon schools, lants for testing and experimental work, including the ac uisition of liind, or any interest in land by purchsme, lease, or condemnation, where necessaq to procure helium gas; procuring and introducing water, electric `ght and power, telephones, telegra hs, and sewerage, including maintenance, operation, and  of such utilities; salaries and wages of civilian employees in the istrict of Columbia or elsewhere as may be necessaq, and payment of their traveling and other necmsary expenses as authorized by existing law; experimental investigation and purchase and development of new types of aircraft, accessories thereto, including helium gas rights, and aviation engines including patents and other rights thereto, and plans, drawings, and nnenss, murine- specifications thereof; purchase, manufacture, construction, maintef,§{;“,§{c_‘**"‘“" “”‘ nance, repair, storage, and operation of airships, war balloons, and other aerial machines, including instruments, gas plants, hangars, and repair shops, and appliances o every sort and description necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all thes of aircraft and all necessary spare parts and eqinpment connectedpitherewith, and also for the purchase or manufacture and the issue of special clothino, wearing apparel, and similar equipment for aviation purposes; for