162 SIXTY¢FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 27. 1917. above-named persons on board of tenders and light vessels may be paid on proper vouchers to the person having charg)e of the mess of such vessel; reimbursement under rules prescribed y the Secretary of Commerce of keepers of light stations and masters of liglht vessels and of lighthouse tenders for rations and provisions an clothing furnished shipwrecked persons who may be temporarrlyfprovrded for MSM M by them, not exceeding in all $5,000 rn any fisca year; uel apld ren; I'"°h”° ’ o quarters where necessar·y for keepers of lighthouses; purc ase 0 · lan sites for fog srgnals; rent of necessary ground for all such lights and beacons as are or temporary use or to mark changeable channels and which in consequence can not be made permanent; rent of offices, depots, and wharves; traveling expenses; mileage; hbrary books for lig t stations and vessels, an technical books and periodicals not t exceeding $1,000; all other contingent expenses of district offices °"‘°"‘°" °"’°'““" and depots; and not exceeding $10,000 for contingent expenses of thekomce ofphegipreau of Ilpiglggrouses rin Vliashrneggon, $2,85tg,000. d ee ers o t ouses: or aries o no exc rngone ousan eighttiisunillrgeirlzlightlztlrguse apd fo1gLsg?;.1 and laborers attendm o er s exc rve o , , . '·*¢"“""°°'°”"’* Iiighthouse vessels: For- salliihiies and wages_ of officers and crews of light vessels and lighthouse tenders, including temporary employ- mmm; mm ment when necessary, $1,104,650. _ _ .;.,_ ’ ’ Inspectors, clerks, and so forth: For salaries of seventeen hghthouse inspectors, and of clerks and other authorized permanent employees in the district offices and depots of the Lighthouse Service, exclusive of those regulargoemployed in the Bureau of Lighthouses, Washmgton, District of lumbia, $380,000. g,,,;°'$'§ md °‘°°°°° ooasr arm ononnrrc sunvnr. Ex°°°°°‘ For ev gipenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the Coast andré etic Survey including maintenance, repair, or operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn vehicles for use in iield work, and including compensation, not otherwise appropriated for, of persons employed in the Held work, and commutation to officers of the held force while on field duty, at a rate not exceeding $2.50 per- day each, to be expended in accordance with the regulations relating to g the Coast and Geodetrc Survey prescribed by_ the Secretaréy of Com- 1M'”,,,,,,,,_'“”°° merce, and under the following heads: Promded, That a vances of money under this appropriation may be made to the Coast and Geodetic Survey and by authority of the superintendent thereof to chiefs of parties, who sha give bond under such rules and regulations and in such sum as the Secretary of Commerce ma direct, and accounts arising under such advances shall be rendered, through and by the drsbursrng officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the Treasury Fm Deipartment as under advances heretofore made to chiefs of parties: _,,,,,,§'§*"",§ 0,,,, reld expenses: For surveys and necessary resurveys of the ¢¤¤·¤*~ Atlantic and_Gu1f coasts of the United States including the coasts of outlyin'gh;slands under the jurisdiction oi the United States: mma, ac., man- Prmdcd, li 110f· m01‘o than $25,000 of this amount shall be ex-
- ‘¤¤== pended on the coasts of said outlying islands, and the Atlantic en-
Pmc trance to the Panama Canal, 8115,000; °°°°"’" For surveys and necessary resurveys of coasts on the Pacific Ocean Ph h under the jurisdiction of the United States, $250,000; ,¤,,._"°°° """""" For continuing researches in (physical h drography, relating to harbors and bars, and for tidal an current ogservations on the coasts of the United States, or other coasts under the jurisdiction of the O , United States, $14,000, _ _ c,,.,,°‘*‘“pi;,.°,,,c“°““"'”‘“_ For offshore soundrtggs and examination of re md dangers on the coasts of the Uni States, and of coasts und); the jurisdiction of the United States, compilation of the Coast Pilot, special hydro-
