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 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 225. 1925. 9].1 Provided further, That section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall not {,“*gd*°*‘=- apply to subscriptions for foreign and professional newspapers and 718.. " m` 3m' p' periodicals to be paid for from this appropriation, $26,000. ENGINEER EQUIPMENT or rnoors E¤“*P¤°¤*°“*°°1>¤· For pontoon material, tools, instruments, supplies, and appliances °,§‘°°°'**'· ”°PP”¤¤· required for use in the engineer equipment of troops, for military ` surveys, and for engineer operations in the Held, including the purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of the necessary motor cycles; the purchase and preparation of engineer manuals and for a reserve supply of above equipment, $62,305. cIv1I.IAN ASSISTANTS ro ENGINEER orrrcms Ci"i“°¤ °“i·”¤¤¤ For services of surveyors, survey parties, draftsmen, photog- Sm°y°”’°°°‘ rzéihers, master laborers, clerks, and other employees to Engineer gmcngrs on the staffs of division, corps, and department commanders, , 20. ENGINEER OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD Fit"' °°°"‘“°“‘ For expenses incident to military engineer operations in the Held, I°°`d°°°°l °xp°°°°S° including the purchase of material and a reserve of material for · such operations, the rental of storehouses within and outside of the District of Columbia, the operation, maintenance, and repair of horse-drawn and motor—propelled passenger-ca ing vehicles, and such expenses as are ordinarily provided for uliidver appropriations for "Engineer depots,” “Civilian assistants to Engineer officeI‘S,” mmm. and “Mi itary surveys and maps," $75,735: Provided, That when 0,,P,‘Q,‘Q}';§sf" °*’“°“ to the interest of the Government, funds appropriated under this head may be used for the purchase of options on materials for use T mm in engineer operations in the Held: Provided further, That so much u¤¤°iiviiii{°i¢iii°mm¤:i of this appropriation as is necessary to provide facilities for engineer training of troops may be expended for military construction work of a temporary character at camps and cantonments and at training areas, for training purposes only. • mrmranr srmvnrs AND Mars m§f,;l_m"’“"°"“d For the execution of topographic and other surveys the securing ,,,§"’°“’°° °' °’°°“" of such extra topogra hic data as maly be required, and the preparation and printing ofp maps require for militarv purposes, to be immediately available and remain available until December 31, 1926, PT _ $52,600: Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized to secure A,§§§,'§;,,,,, of ,,,1,,,, the assistance, wherever racticable, of the United States Geological °m°°°· Survey, the Coast and Giieodetic Survey, or other mapping agencies of the Government in this work and to allot funds therefor to them from this appropriation. SEACOAST DEFENSES, UNITED s·rA·rEs U T§§i¤u¤¤, d ¥`0r the preparation of plans for fortiiications and other work of Pl°“"°°°‘ e ense, $10,000. ~ _ For construction of gun and mortar batteries, $25,000. reriieiiil aid moiwxt For the installation and replacement of electric light and power p;,I'§?,°1},’§Y; 2::,;;,Y plants at seacoast fortifications in the United States and the pur- H8"- chase and installation of searchlights for seacoast defenses in the St8t€S, $33,].00. S“'dh'$c_ For construction and repair of sea walls, embankments, and bulkheads, $525. 45822°—25‘l’—-60