214 rrnrrrruinn oonennss. sms. 11. ou. us. issn. of the south wing of the Army Gun Factory, Watervhet Arsenal, West Morten- Troy, New York; steel breech-loadin g rfiled seacoast mortars of twelvesmim me inch caliber; oirtempered and annealed steel for high-power coastcm-ups defense guns of eight, ten, and twelve in_ch cahber; carriages for breechloading ritled mortars of twelve-inch caliber, and carriages for mounting new steel breech—loading eight, ten, and twelve inch gunsi procured Vol-¤·r1>-¤•»4¤· under the provisions of the Fortiiications Act approved u y twenty- third, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, said payments being in excess of the moneys appropriated by said Act and by the Act approved _Feb— ruary eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety three, for these objects, mam. two hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars: Provided, That the L*m*”· total amount expended for each of these said objects shall not exceed the amount specified therefor in the Act of July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and ninet -two. SMI f¤r <=<>¤¢-¤¤· To provide for pbyments that may become due in the purchase or ‘°“'° ""’* manufacture of oil-tempered and annealed steel_ for high-power coastcameras defense guns of eight-inch, ten-inch, and twelve-inch caliber; carriages for breech-loading rfiled mortars of twelve-inch caliber; and carriages for mounting new steel breech-loading eight-mch, ten-inch, and twelve- V¤¤·¤'*·v·4°°- inch guns, procured under the provisions of the Fortiiications Act approved February eighteenth eighteen hundred and ninety-three, said payments being in excess of the money therein appropriated ior these r-mn. objects, three hundred and ilfty-six thousand dollars: Promded, That Limit the total amount expended for each of these said objects shall not exceed the amount specified therefor in the said Act. _ Purchase of msi For purchase under contract after due advertisement of oil-tempered and annealed steel for high-power coastdefense guns of eight, ten, and twelve inch caliber, in quality and dimensions conforming to specifications, subject to inspection at each stage of the manufacture, and includin all the parts of each caliber, two hundred and iiity thousand dollars. Pmhnso of car- Tor carriages for mounting steel breech-loading seacoast cannon of '*""` eight, ten, and twelve inch caliber, one hundred thousand dollars. rnsumm amp To enable the Board of Ordnance and Fortification to procure and P°.;§s'{§ §§¤‘} °'"‘“¤°· test one teninch pneumatic disappearing gun carriage of the Pneumatic ' Gun Carriage and Power Company’s design, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to contract with the Pneumatic Gun Carriage and Power Company, of Washington, District of Columbia, without advertising, for said carriage, which shall be constructed on the general plan submitted by the company to the Board of Ordnance and Fortiiication in its letter dated February twentysecond, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and shall be capable of being traversed and the gun elevated and depressed by either pneumatic, electric, or hand power, and the details of said plan may be modified, changed, and improved in the discretion of said company. Conditions. The same conditions relative to the platform, ammunition, and pay- ments, and so forth, embodied in the contract for the Gordon ten-inch _ counterpoise carriage shall apply to the pneumatic carriage, and the same facilities for carrying out the contract for the counterpoise carriage shall be extended to the pneumatic carriage. The sum of fifty thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby rmm. appropriated for the purchase of the said pneumatic carriage: Pro-
- ’°¤*‘ *°*1¤*¤**· ridcd, That the Secretary of War, before making any payments under
the said contract shall require the company to furnish satisfactory bonds to him to return the money if the carriage is not accepted. Smdy goal: pmv- PROVING GROUND, SANDY HOOK, N EW JERSEY: For current ex- "‘{,§§,°§'Q,,;,,,,,_ penses and maintenance of the ordnance proving ground, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including general repairs and alterations, and accessories incidental to testing and proving ordnance, including hire of assistants for the Ordnance Board, skilled mechanical labor, purchase of instruments and other supplies, building and repairing butts and targets, clearing and grading ranges, twenty thousand dollars.
