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 1364 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Ca. 366. 1929 . and troops in their special duties as sappers and miners ; for land mining, pontoniering, and signalin g ; f or pur cha se and b ind ing of scientific and professional works, papers, and periodicals treating on military engineering and scientific subjects ; for textbooks and books of reference for the library of the United States Engineer School ; for incidental expenses of the school, including chemicals, stationery, hardware, machinery, and boats ; for pay of civilian clerks, draftsmen, electricians, mechanics, and laborers : for compen-- Travel expenses of of„cers sation of civilian lecturers ; for unforeseen expenses ; and for travel expenses of officers on journeys approved b the Secretary of War and made for the purpose of instruction, $23,210 : Provided, That the traveling expenses herein provided for shall be in lieu of mileage and other allowances ; and for other absolutely necessary expenses : Periodicals, etc. R.s.,sec . ss4s, p. Ifs. Provided further, That section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall not apply u. S. Code, p. loos. t o subscriptions for foreign and professional newspapers and periodicals to be paid for from this appropriation. Equipment of troops. ENGINEER EQU IPM ENT OF TRO OPS Materials, supplies, etc. For pontoon material, tools, instruments, supplies, and appliances required for use in the engineer equipment of troops, for military surveys, and for engineer operations in the field, including the pur- chase, maintenance, operation, and repair of the necessary motor cycles ; the purchase and preparation of engineer manuals and for a reserve supply of above equipment, $295,660. In cid en tal expenses. Provisos. In lieu of mileage. Field operations. Incidental expenses. For expenses incident to military engineer operations in the field, including the purchase of material and a reserve of material for such oper ations, the r ental o f store houses within and ou tside of the Distric t of Columbia, the operation, maintenance, and repair of horse-drawn Surveyors, assistants, and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, for services of etc . surveyors, survey parties, draftsmen, photographers, master labor- ers, clerks, and other employees to Engineer officers on the staffs of division, corps area, and department commanders, and such expenses as are ordinarily provided for under appropriations for " Engineer P Purchase of options depots " and " Military surveys and maps," $88,067 : Provided, That on materials, when to the interest of the Government, funds appropriated under this head may be used for the purchase of options on materials for Temporary construe- use in engineer operations in the field : Provided further, That so ttiony work for training much of this appropriation as is necessary to provide facilities for engineer training of troops may be expended for military construc- tion work of a temporary character at camps and cantonments and at training areas, for training purposes only. Military surveys and maps. Expenses of execut- ing. Ordnance Depart- ment. Ordnance service and supplies. Manufacture, issue, etc. ENGINEER OPERATIONS IN IHE FIELD MILITARY SURVEYS AND MAPS For the execution of topographic and other surveys, the securing of such extra topographic data as may be required, and the prepa- ration and printing of maps required for military purposes and for research and development of surveying by means of aerial photogra- phy and in field reproduction methods, to be available immediately and to remain available until December 31, 1930, $71,940. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT OR DNA NCE SER VIC E AND SUP PLIE S, ARM Y For manufacture, procurement, storage and issue, including research, planning, design, development, inspection, test, alteration,

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