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296 SIXTY—FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 58—61. 1917. T¤¤¤¤i¤¤· *¤-· · S . 2. Th t th Se t of the Treasury is hereby further i°°s°m°m°&` W autllzdgrized, wilhouteregalrldi tbrydivil-service laws, rules, or regulations, to obtain such special architectural or other expert techmc services as he may deem necessary and spec1all order in writing, and to pay for such services such or rates ofyhompensauon as he may consider just and reasona le from the appropriation for said building, any statute to the contrary notwuzhstandmg. Approved, September 27, 1917. . S°l’°°“‘b‘ 28* ml' GBA!. 59.-An Act To extend the time for constructing a bridge across the_Tng KH- R- M1 · · , K , w t v , ‘_i»¤»¤».¤»-as Z`33}0¥L$° %§"£'.““2Zt1l‘§§'m$?a' il?.'ff§}’ £i1&‘§f.#§¤.?§ ¤£Z'€£¤ h$5,d,§§% sixteen. B enacted the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the U1!/ited sg-eg xiggd Statgsuof Ammggla in 6'onfess assembled, Tlhrat the tunes for com- W.,.,‘,’}; mmdcd ,,,, mencing and completing the constructwn of a bridgp authorized by

i¤¤¤¤*•*° the Act of Congress a proved Januaxg twent%_—e1iht , nineteen hun-

Bven. za, pliiinma- dred and sixteen, to Ee built across e Tug _ or of the_Brg_Sandy °‘*- River near Warfield, Kentucky, and Kerm1t, West Virginia, are hereby extended to one year and three {leans, respectwely, from the twenty-eighth dgof January, nineteen undred and seventeen. _

  • "'“"”"°”‘~ h Sig:. 2. That e to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is

ere y expressly reserv . Approved, September 28, 1917. · 0% W f 8l).—·At1;mA§$H'£o pgthorizp the c ti¤1§, mainAt·pnauce, and operation ·

_—enu aero: e ver,aornear ns erry, kansas.

[P¤bllc,N 41.] _ NM mv: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Umied Agsdky Smtea of A;mericain_Go1agress aegevabled, That the county of Bradleyi ,,,,,,5,?,§]"""’* a corporation orgamzed and existuninmder the laws o the State 0 Arkansas, its successors and assigns, e, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a brrdgge approaches thereto across the Saline River, at or near Suttons erry m the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section fifteen,_ township %lvrirteen sovétpi rangguninlg wget, of the fifth prirgeiipal mlprndian ontsthtg c,,,,,,,,,m,,,_ arren an onti o oa , at a point suita e to the mteres 0 V¤¤· ¤*» P- 8*- navigation, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "AB Act to regxlate the construction o bridges over navigable waters, ·*'“°°““""· approved arch twenty·-third, nineteen hundred and six. gmc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, October 1, 1917

CHAP. 61:·—An Act To create the Aircraft Board and provide for its mainte¤$l1¢0·

lP“°“°*N°‘ *8*] Be it enacted by the Senate and H e R ntaf s o the U1!/lied mma ma,. sae. qi Ame. it 0 es m°Zfa?{1, @35 a.“'ii.,’§uq»a of ment ofaxrssrviee . Ong'. . , , , . .

  • expanding and coordmating the mdustrxal activities relating to

aircraft, or parts ofaircraft, produced for any purpose in the United is ere y crea , vm as t 0 crem- €$$.¤‘?“’· tid ‘§ f“°""i2S’ "E3“?»§“L’3’0"h° ‘*°¥§£°"A“ir.,,.r°“‘ °i;“i§§’i‘f‘f."°°’ ° (mp °°m°°‘ btldgrd shall number not more than nine in all and shall mclude a civilian chairman, the Chief Signal Omoer oi the Army, and two other ollioers of the Army, to be appointed by the