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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sm IV. GH. 178. 1923. 1403 available, including structures erected for submarine mine defense, Submarine mma de gfliéloigbr mamtaining channels for access to submarine mine wharves, M"' For maintenance and repair of searchlights and electric light and ,,,,°S°“{?-§{‘}h*“ md °l°° power equipment for forti cations and for tools, electrical and other P ` supplies, and appliances to be used in their operation, $30,000. orrrcn or cmnr or nuermunns. OHM <>fCh1ei¤1E¤· Salaries: Chief clerk, $2,250; two chiefs of divisions at $2,000 Civwmpewmmlm. each; clerks-—eight of class four, twelve of class three, seventeen of class two, twenty-six of class one, six at $1,000 each; three messengers at $840 each; two assistant messengers, at $720 each; laborer, $660; in all, $105,470. The services of skilled draftsmen, civil engineers, and such other ,,£,'?§E,$_'{*$,'{,,g§°; PQ; services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, may be em- 1>¤¤¤¤¤¤· pp ployed only in the office of the Chief of Engineers, to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors, surveys, preparation for and the consideration of river and harbor estimates and bills, fortifications, engineer equipment of troops, engineer operations in the field, and other military purposes, to be paid from such · appropriations: Provided, That the expenditures on this account mh for the fiscal year 1924 shall not exceed $150,000; the Secretary of °n' War shall each year, in the Budget, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each. Onnxancn Dnraxrrngmrr. D¤v·¤*» ommaxcn smzvxcm. For the current expenses of the Ordnance Department in con- °¤¤¤¤*°*P¤¤~ nection with purchas1ng, receiving, storing, and issuing, ordnance and ordnance stores, comprising police an office duties, rents, tolls, fuel, light, water, and advertising, stationery, typewriters, and addin machines, including their exchange, and office furniture, tools, and instruments of service; for inci ental expenses of the Ordnance Service and those attending practical trials and tests of ordnance small arms, and other ordnance stores; for instruction purposes; for publications for libraries of the Ordnance Department, including the Ordnance Office; subscriptions to periodicals, which may be paid for in advance; and payment for mechanical labor in the office of the Chief of Ordnance; and for maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, $1,044,000. o1mNANcn sronns, auunmrrou. °*°¤°¤°°¤°¤¤- For the develo ment manufacture, urchase, and maintenance of ¥¤¤¤*¤¢¤¤¤ 0* ¤*=; airplane bombs ;p of ainmunition forp small arms and for hand iiirhliaiqsgiiiauiiiimagiic. use for reserve supplv; of ammunition for burials at the National Soldiers’ Home in Washington, District of Columbia, and of ammunition for firing the morning and evening Em at military posts prescribed b General Orders, Numbered 70, eadquarters o the Army, datedy July 23, 1867, and at National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and its several branches, including National Soldiers’ Home at Washington, District of Columbia, and So]diers’ and Sailors’ State homes; for manufacture and purchase of ammunition, m§`g*g§¤tg*m{¤· °°°~• targets, and other accessories for small arms, hand and machine gun tar et practice and instruction; and ammunition, targets, target materiaiis, and other accessories which may be issued for small—arms target practice and instruction at the educational institutions and _