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 906 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 225. 1925. SEACOAST nnrnxsas, 1NsUnAn rossxzssroivs I¤¤¤*¤*' l>°¤w¤l°¤¤· For operation and maintenance of fire—control installations at seacoast defenses, insular possessions, $26,000. sr.AcoAs·r nr:rnNs1a:s, PANAMA GANAL Pmm C’“”*‘- For operation and maintenance of fire—control installations at seacoast defenses, Panama Canal, $10,000. O,§’,g§f‘S*¤*°* °m°°*" orrrca or Tun cnmr SIGNAL orricnn Civilian personnel- Salaries: For ersonal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with “The Classification Act of 1923,” $57,000. mlapglglgsmow-.p#q The services of skilled draftsmen and such other services as the am. °p"°P"° Secretary of War may deem necessary may be employed only in the Signal Office to carry into effect the various a propriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and_ iior the Signal Service of the Army, to be paid from such appropriations, in addition to the `  foregoing employees appropriated for in the Signal Office: Pm- ’ •v12ied, That the entire expenditures for this purpose for the fiscal year 1926 shall not exceed $35,000, and the Secretary of War shall each year in the Budget report to Congress the number of persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each. Ai.rService. _ Am Snnvrcn Am snnvrcn, ARMY nesiznotouimmosos- For creating, maintaining, and operating at established tlying wgiglpitgnd balloon schools and balloon schools courses of instruction for officers, stu- ’ dents, and enlisted men, including cost of equipment and supplies necessary for instruction, purchase of tools, equipment, materials, machines, textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers, instruments and materials for theoretical and practical i.n— mggunégonoggmtioo. struction; for maintenance, repair,_storage, and operation of air- ' ships, war balloons, and other aerial machines, including instruments, materials, gas plants, hangars, and repair shops, and appliances of every sort and description necessary or the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary “l;;¤·il¤¢» ¤¢¢-· ¤¤¤- spare parts and equipment connected therewith and the establish- ` ment of landing and take-oif runways; for purchase of su plies for securing, developing, printing, and reproducing photograpiis in connection with aerial photography; improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of Cplants for testing and experimental work, and procuring and intro ucing water, electric light and power, gas and sewerage, including maintenance, operation, and repair of such ,,§{¤“¤¤* N vmdus utilities at such plants; for the acquisition of land or interest in land ` by purchase, lease, or condemnation where necessary to explore for, procure, or reserve helium gas, and also for the purchase, manufacture, construction, maintenance, and operation of plants for the procivulon employees. duction thereof and experimentation therewith; salaries and wages °°°‘ of civilian employees as may be necessary, and payment of their traveling and other necessary expenses as authorized by existing law; transportation of materials in connection with consolidation of Air Service activities; experimental investigation and purchase and development of new types of aircraft, accessories thereto, and aviation engines, including licenses for patents and design rights thereto, and purchase, mqnuae plans, drawihgs, and specifications thereof; for the purchase, manu- §‘€;'f" °°°" °‘ “"°"’"’ facture, and construction of airships, balloons, and other aerial ma-