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 1458 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cu. 483 . 1929. Engineering experi- ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTAL STATION, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND ment station. > > Exp eri men tal wo rk, For original investigation and extended experimentation of naval etc , appliances, testing implements and apparatus ; purchase and installa- tion 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. Bureau of Construc- tion and Repair. BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR construction and re- Construction and repair, Bureau of Construction and Repair
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pair of vess els. preservation and completion of vessels on the stocks and in 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 ; designing naval vessels ; construction and repair of yard craft, lighters, and barges ; wear, tear, and repair of vessels afloat ; general care and protection of the Navy in the line of construction and repair ; incidental expenses for vessels and navy yards, inspec- tors' offices, such as photographing, books, professional magazines, plans, stati onery, and in struments for drafting room, and for pay of classified field force under the bureau ; services, instruments and apparatus, supplies, and technical books and periodicals necessary to carry on experimental and research work ; for payment of part time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, of such scientists and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not E q uipment supplies. exceeding $20 per diem for any person so employed 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 fair and free competition ; canvas for the manufacture of sails ; awnings, hammocks, and other work ; interior appliances and tools for manufacturing purposes in navy yards and naval stations ; and for the purchase of all other articles 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 general use on board ship for illuminating purposes ; and oil and candles used in connection therewith ; bunting and other materials for making and repairing flags of all kinds ; Proviso. for all permanent galley fittings and equipage ; rugs, carpets, cur- clerical, etc., services. tains, and hangings on board naval vessels, $17,927,500 : Provided, That the sum to be paid out of this appropriation, under the direc- tion of the Secretary of the Navy, for clerical, drafting, inspec- tion, and messenger service in navy yards, naval stations, and offices of superintending naval constructors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, shall not exceed $1,750,000. Bureau of Ordnance. BUREAU OF ORDN ANCE Procuring, etc ., ord- nance and ordnance stores. Plant appliances. Experimental work. ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE STORES, BUREAU OF ORDNANCE For procuring, producing, preserving, and handling ordnance material, for the armament of ships ; for fuel, material, and labor to be used in the general work under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ordnance ; for furniture at naval ammunition depots, torpedo sta- tions, naval ordnance plants, and proving grounds ; for technical books ; plant appliances as now defined by the " Navy Classification of Accounts " ; for machinery and machine tools ; for experimental work in connection with the development of ordnance material
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