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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. cn. 28. 1923. 1141 naval stations, and offices of United States inspectors of machinery and engineering material for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, shall not excee $1,475,000. ENGINEERING EXPZERIMENT STATION, UNITED STATES NAVAL Acanrmx, m§,'§§,°:g;'§ °¥P*'*· ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. For original investigation and extended experimentation of naval .,§i“’°"m°”°°l "°"" appliances, testin implements and apparatus; purchase and installation of such machines and auxiliaries considered applicable for test and use in the naval service, and for maintenance and equipment of buildings and grounds; $175,000. . samnms, NAVY DEPARTMENT. For nontechnical employees in the Bureau of Enginee, $104,- mf "{;}'f°'“ B“’°°° 000: Prwvided, That ni): gerson shall be employed hmm at a 1§¤??;¤$hm rate of com ensation exceeding $1,800 per annum except the follow- °y °”' ing: One (dhief clerk) $2,250, two at $2,100 each, and two at $2,000 each. ‘ For services of draftsmen and such other technical services D'¤'*=¤¤¤»¢=¤=- required to carry into eife at the various pppropriations for “Increase of the Navy," and the appropriation “Hg'lI16€1'lI1g,” $150,000. BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. ,,,§,",{n°{,“’R2.{,§,°§”“"* CONSTRUCTION AND Enum or vnssms. For preservation and completion of vessels on the stocks and in ,,*g° '°· ordinary; purchase of materials and stores of all kinds; steam steerers, steam capstans, steam windlasses, and all other auxiliaries; labor in navy yards and on foreign stations; purchase of machinery and tools for use in shops; carrying on work of experimental model tank and wind tunnel; desigmncg naval vessels; construction and repair of yard craft, lighters, an barges; wear, tear, and repair of vessels aiioat; general care and protection of the Navy in the line of construction and repair; incidental expenses for vessels and navy yards, inspectors’ offices, such as photographing, books, professional magazines, plans, stationery, and instruments for drafting room, and for pay of classified force under the bureau; for hemp, E*I¤*l¤¤¤t WPP“¤· wire, iron, and other materials for the manufacture of cordage, anchors, cables, galleys, and chains· specifications for purchase thereof shall be so prepared as shall give fiair and free competition; canvas for the manufacture of sails, awnings, hammocks, and other work; interior appliances and tools for manufacturing purposes in navy lyards and naval stations; and for the purchase of all other artic es of equipage at home and abroad- and for the payment of labor in equipping vessels therewith and manufacture of such articles in the several navy yards; naval signals and apparatus, other than electric, namely, signals, lights, lanterns, running lights, and lamps and their appendages for neral use on board ship for illuminating purposes; and oil and canilizs used in connection therewith; buntin and other materials for making and repairing flags of all kinds; for all permanent galley fittings and equipa ; rugs, (§llP)€lZS, curtains, and hangin on board naval vewels, §ll5,785,000: rovided, That the mmm I- me an sum mil; paid out of this appropriation, under the direction of the ses. " Secretary of the Navy, for clerical, drafting, inspection, watchmen (ship keepers), and messenger service in navy yards, naval stations, and offices of superintending naval constructors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, shall not exceed $1,600,000.