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SIXTY—FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 225. 1916. 349 mmm: mn onmr srorur. ormonn. B*¢¤¤*=¤¤’i¤§· For operation and maintenance of ’1ire—control installations at ,,,,1f,s"°*’°'*"°**¤**°ll°· seacoast defenses, $10,000. ` onrmaucn nmranmmm. , ·'*m*'¤¤¤*· For purchase, manufacture, and test of seacoast cannon for coast S°“°°"“°°‘“‘°"· defenses, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, $240,000: Promkled, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, ,{;g>g;g£S th iz (L is authorized to enter into contracts and otherwise incur obligations °° °r ° for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $300,000 in addition to the appropriation herein made. _ For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast ‘“""“‘"“°”· cannon, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machine necessary for its manufacture at the arsenals, _ $1,700,000: Promgd, That the Chief of Ordnance, United States {,§,",",I,§'§,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ Army, is authorized to enter into contracts and otherwise incur obligations for the purposes above mentioned not to exceed $500,000 m addition to the a propriations herein and heretofore made. M For alteration ang maintenance of the seacoast artillery, including °°°` the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, and materials necessary for the work, and expenses of the civilian mechanics and extra-duty pxay of enlisted men engaged thereon, $60,000. S b _ For purc ase of submarine mmes and necessary appliances to “ '““'“‘°“""°" operate them for closing the channels leading to seaports in the insular possessions, $138,100. _ For maintenance of the submarine-mine material in the insular S“"*’1‘°“· possessions, $10,000. _ Umm}: THE cnmr 01-* coasr Anrrrnmar. m§,l};‘ °' C°°S’* ·‘“’· For construction of hre-control stations and accessories, includin m”°`°°”"°l“°”°“" purchase of lands and rights of way, purchase and installation 0% necessary lines and means of electrical communication, including telephones, dial and other telegraphs, wirirhg and all special instruments, apparatus and materials, coast sign apparatus, and salaries of electrical experts, engineers, and other necessary em loyees con— nected with the use of coast artillery; purchase, manuilxcture, and R,,,,,,,,,,d,,_ test of range finders and other instruments for fire control at the fortifications, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at mm. the arsenals, $100,000: Provzkied, That ereafter the Chief of Coast ,_,,§,"§{ ’“°"° '““l°' Artillery shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a major general. AM¢.v- 180- UNDER run sscnnrarzr or wan. S°°"°"’°'W"‘ For the procurement of such gaugles, dies, jigs, tools, fixtures and other special aids and appliances, inc uding such lplans, specifications, "_‘§",,;:‘;j2,_1 and detailed drawings as may be necessary for the immediate manufacture of arms, ammrmition, and other material necessary for the defense of the country, and for plans for and the installation of such material in private plants in the United States under such contract and eement as may be made by the Secretary of War PWM $1,000,000:ag1i‘-rcvided, That not exceeding twenty-five per centum of Pmuasis from pa. said sum may be used in obtaining from lants so equipped such war “}°,,§’,,",,‘,§‘;‘· ,,,,,,0,,, material as may be desired: Promkied £u·ther, That not exceeding ¤¤¤r>•¤¤i¤¤· $50,000 worth of such material -may be purchased from any one person or company, and_ in making such expenditures the laws Iprescribing competition in the procurement of supplies by purc ase shall not govern.