SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CH. 57. 1928 .
101 ents and the prior art as may be deemed necessary by the Commis- sioner of Patents ; and expense attending defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents, $800 . For furniture and filing cases, $65,000 . BUREA U OF MINES Furniture. Mines Bureau . SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Director, and office Salaries and general expenses : For general expenses, including and field personnel . pay of the director and necessary assistants, clerks, and other Gene ral e xpen ses . employee s, in the office i n the Dis trict of Columbia , and in the field , and every other expense requisite for and incident to the general work of the bureau in the District of Columbia, and in the field, including not to exceed $3,000 for necessary traveling expenses of the director and employees of the bureau, acting under his direction, for attendance upon meetings of technical, professional, and scien- Attendance at tech . - tific so ciet ies, when requ ired in co nnec tion with the a utho rized nical meetings . work of the Bureau of Mines, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, $86,0 00, of w hich amount not to exceed $78,0 00 may be ex pended for p ersonal servi ces in the D istric t of Columbia .
Inv est ig ati ng mi ne Investigating mine accidents : For investigations as to the causes explosions, accidents, of mine explosions, causes of falls of roof and coal, methods of min- ing, esp ecially i n relatio n to the safety o f miners, the appl iances be st adapte d to p revent accid ents, the po ssible improv ement of con dition s under which mining operations are carried on, the use of explosives and electricity, the prevention of accidents, and other inquiries and Mining industry . techno logic invest igatio ns per tinent to the minin g indu stry, includ - ing al l equi pment, suppl ies, a nd exp enses o f trav el and subsi stence , purchase not exceeding $1,500, exchange as part payment for, opera- tion, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying Services in the Dis- vehicles, $399,470, o f wh ich amou nt not to e xcee d $50,000 may be trict. expend ed for perso nal se rvices in th e Distr ict of Colum bia ;
Investigations to im- Mining investigations in Alaska : For investigations and the dis- prove con dit io ns in semi natio n of infor mati on wi th a view to i mprov ing condi tions in mining, quarrying, ete. the mining, quarrying, and metallurgical industries under the Act Vol. 38, p. 959 . of March 3, 1915, and to provide for the inspection of mines and the Alaska mines. protection of the lives of miners in the Territory of Alaska, includ- ing personal services, equipment, supplies, and expenses of travel and subsisten ce, $10,8 60 ; Operating mine rescue cars and stations : For the investigation Mine rescue cars and stations. and improvement of mine rescue and first-aid methods and appli- Improving, et c. ances and the teaching of mine safety, rescue, and first-aid methods, including the exchange in part payment for operation, maintenance, and repair of mine rescue trucks, the construction of temporary structu res an d the repair , main tenanc e, and operat ion of mine rescue Rescue car stations cars and G overn ment -owne d min e re scue stati ons a nd a ppurt enanc es equipment, et c . thereto , incl uding the pu rchase and e quipmen t of o ne min e resc ue car not to exceed $45,000, and including personal services, traveling expenses and subsistence, equipment, and supplies, including the pur- chase and exchange in part payment therefor of cooks' uniforms, goggles, gloves, and such other articles or equipment as may be neces- sary in the operation of mine rescue cars and stations, including not services in the Dis- to exceed $14,140 for personal services in the District of Columbia, tr'proviso. $342,6 30 : Provided, That of this amount not to exceed $500 may be et Mine rescu e tr ophie s, expended for the purchase and bestowal of trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid contests ; T est in g fue l : To condu ct inq uiries and s cienti fic and techn ologic Investigating mineral b
fuels, etc. investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and
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