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 504 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 361. JULY 1, 1932. Sh ippin g comm issio ners : For shipping commissioners, $38,100. Clerk hire : For compensation, to be fixed by the Secretary of Com- merce, to each person or clerk in the offices of shipping commissioners, $95,000 t off ice o conto f ngen commission- m cion- Contingent expenses : For rent, stationery, and other requisites ers. for transaction of the business of shipping commissioners' offices, including janitor service ; in all $11,000. Load lines on Ameri- can vessels. Load lines on American vessels : To enable the Secretary of Com- I °: nforcing law regu- merce to carry out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to la ting,etc . establish load lines for American vessels, and for other purposes," Vol.45 5, p. pP. V p approved March 2, 1929 (U. S. C ., Supp . V, title 46, sets. 85-85g), 649 . including personal services in the District of Columbia and else- where, traveling expenses, renta ls, purchase of instruments and o ther equipment, furniture, stationery and office supplies, repairs to equip- ment, books of reference and other necessary publications, docu- Advertising . ments, plans and specifications, contract stenographic reporting 733 . S ., sec. 3709, p services without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes U.S. C.,p. 1309. (U . S . C., title 41, sec . 5), and all other incidental expenses not included in the foregoing, $19,440, of which not to exceed $14,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Shipping sioners. Clerk hire. comm is- Bureau of Standards. Director, and office personnel. Equi pmen t. General expenses. Internatio nal Com- mittee of W eights and Measures. Care,etc .,otgrounds. Structural materials investigations . Services in the Dis- trict. Proviso . Disseminati ng in- form ation as to ho us- ing, etc . BUREAU OF STANDARDS Salaries : For the director and other personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia, $645,000. Equipment : For apparatus, machinery, tools, and appliances used in connection wi th buildings or work of the bure au, typewriters, add- ing machines, and other labor-saving devices, laboratory supplies, materi als, and supplies used in the construction of ap parat us, machinery, or other appliances, including their exchange ; piping, wiring, and construction incident to the installation of apparatus, machinery, or appliances ; furniture for laboratories and offices, cases for apparatus, $80,00u, including $17,000 for repairs and necessary alterations to buildings. Ge neral expen ses : For fuel for h eat, l ight, and power ; offi ce expenses, statio nery, cleaning a nd toilet suppli es, books and per iod- icals, which may be exchanged when not needed for permanent use ; traveling expenses ; street-car fares not exceeding $100 ; expenses of the visiting committee ; expenses of attendance of American member at the meeting of the International Committee of Weights and Meas- ur es ; purchase of gloves, goggles, rubber boots, a nd aprons ; supplies for operation, maintenance, and repair of motor trucks and a passen- ger automobile for official use, including their exchange ; and con- tinn^encies of all kinds, $60,000. Improvement and care of grounds : Fo r gradin g, const ruction of roads and walks, piping grounds for water supply, lamps, wiring for lighting purposes, and other expenses incident to -the improve- ment and care of grounds, including foreman and laborers in the Dist rict of Col umbi a, $12, 000. Testing structural materials : For continuation of the investiga- tion of st ructu ral mater ials, suc h as stone, cla ys, cemen t, an d so fort h, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $0,000 : Provided, That as muc h of th is sum as necessary shall be used to collect and disseminate such scientific, practical, and statistical information as may be procured, showing or tending to show approved methods in building planning and construction, standardization, and adaptability o~ structural units, including building materials and codes, economy in the manufacture and utili- zation of building materials and supplies, and such other matters