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 680 S um for armor ed tanks. Rock Island, Ill. Operating bridges, etc. Arsenals. Repairs, etc' For repairs and improvements of ordnance establishments, and to meet such unforeseen expenditures as accidents or other contingencies Rook Island, dredg • may require, $807,881, of which amount $20,000 shall be available for dredging in connection with the hydroelectric power plant, Rock Island Arsenal. Ganges, dies, and Ji gs. Procuring for arma- ment manufacture. Vol. 89 p.215. U.S. GS.,p. 1884. Chemical Warfare Service. Purchase, manufac- ture, ete ., of gases. Plants, buildings, machinery, etc. Organizing, of special gas trops Curren t expe nses. 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 482. JULY 14, 1932. lications for libraries of the Ordnance Department, including the Ordnance Office, including subscriptions to periodicals ; for services of not more than f our co nsulti ng eng ineers as the Secre tary o f War may deem necessary, at rates of pay to be fixed by him not to exceed $50 per day for not exceeding fifty days each, and not to exceed $26,981 for neces sary trav eling exp enses, $ 9,832,715 : Pr ov id ed, T ha t $200 000 of this appropria tion shal l be ava ilable ex clusively for the purcha se of five c onvert ible a rmored tanks. RO CK ISL AND B RIDGE, ROCK ISLAN D, IL LINOIS For operating, repair, and preservation of Rock Island bridges and viaduct and maintenance and repair of the arsenal street connecting tie bridges, $47,000. REPAIRS OF ARSENALS GAUGES, DIES, AND JIGS FOR MANUFACTURE For the development and procurement of gauges, dies, jigs, and other special aids and appliances, including specifications and detailed drawings, to carry out the purpose of section 123 of the National Defense Act, approved June 3, 1916 (U . S . C., title 50, sec . 78), including not to exceed $600 for traveling expenses, $74,800. CH EMI CAL WAR FARE SE RVIC E For purchase, manufacture, and test of chemical warfare gases or other t oxic s ubstan ces, g as mas ks, or other offens ive or defen sive materials or appliances required for gas-warfare purposes, including all necessary investigations, research, design, experimentation, and operation connected therewith ; purchase of chemicals, special scien- tific and technical apparatus and instruments ; construction, main- tenance, and repair of plants, buildings, and equipment, and the machinery therefor ; receiving, storing, and issuing of supplies, com- prising police and office duties rents,, tolls, fuels, gasoline, lubricants, paints and oils, rope and cordage, light, water, advertising, station- ery, typewriting and 'adding machines, including their exchange, office furniture, tools, and instruments ; for incidental expenses ; for civilian employees ; for libraries of the Chemical Warfare Service and subscriptions to periodicals ; for expenses incidental to the organization, training, and equipment of special gas troops not other- wise provided for, including the training of the Army in chemical warfare, both offen sive a nd def ensive , toget her wi th the neces sary schools, tactical demonstrations and maneuvers ; for current expenses of chemical projectile filling pants and proving grounds, including construction and maintenance of rail transportation, repairs, alter- ations, accessories, building and repairing butts and targets, clearing and grading ranges, $1,222,000.