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]()64 _ FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 422, 423. 1899. E¤$*¤¤<1i¤s h i sb- For continuing the extension of the high-service system of water dis- °°m°° sym`"' tribution, to include all necessary land, machinery, buildings, mains, and appurtenances, so much as may be available in the water fund, ‘ during the fiscal year nineteen hundred, after providing for the expenditures hereinbefore authorized, is hereby appropriated. Limit ofrequisiticns Sec. 2. That said Commissioners shall not make requisitions upon °" "‘° T'°”`"y’ the appropriations from the Treasury of the United States for a larger amount during the fiscal year nineteen hundred than they make on the No i¤¤¤e<> of mw- appropriations arising from the revenues of said District: Provided, }`?.`:{,°5’6T·°i°£°•i’Tt°“ m" That after the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, no drawback certiiicates shall be issued. Approved, March 3, 1899. . March s,1899. CHAP. 423.-An Act Making appropriation for the support of the Regular and """"°"""" Volunteer Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundre . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Army ¤ppr<>pri¤- States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, °'°““‘ and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury . not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred: ccmmmng eu. coMMANmNG GENERAL7S OFFICE. e1·•l’¤ Office. cenengeusupsma. To defray the contingent expenses of the Commanding General’s Omce in his discretion, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. ADJUTANT·GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. .u_pm¤e.es¤¤¤-n·¤ For contingent expenses at the headquarters of the several military ”°*"’*"°"°· departments, including the staff corps serving thereat, except the department judge-advocates, being for the purchase of the necessary articles of office, toilet, and desk furniture, binding, maps, books of reference, profe sional newspapers and periodicals, and police utensils, three thousand dollars, to be allotted by the Secretary of War, and to be expended in the discretion of the several military department commanders. miiun iurmm- For contingent expenses of the military information division, Adju- °"""“"‘“"" tant—General’s Onice, including the purchase of law books, books of reference, periodicals and newspapers, and of the military attaches at the United States embassies and legatious abroad, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, six thousand six hundred and forty dollars. INSPEOTOR»GENEBAL’S DEPARTMENT. Inspector-Genera1’s OONTINGENOIES, INSPECTOB-GENERAL7S DEPARTMENT: FOP 0011- D°P°'“¤°¤*· tingent expenses of the Inspector-General’s Department at the offices of the several department inspectors-general, being for the purchase of the necessary articles of office, toilet, and desk furniture, binding, maps, books of reference, and police utensils, one thousand dollars. OFFICE or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. Signal Service- SIGNAL SERVICE OF TEE ARMY: For expenses of the Signal Service of the Army, as follows: Purchase, equipment, and repair of iield electric telegraphs, signal equipments and stores, binocular glasses, telescopes, heliostats, and other necessary instruments, including necessary meteorological instruments for use on target ranges; war balloons; telephone apparatus (excluding exchange service), and maintenance of the same; electrical installations and maintenance at military posts; maintenance and repair of military telegraph lines and cables, includ-