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118 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 8. 1919. the United States Milit Academ , service schools, and staff colle es and for the Indianugzouts, ang for such Infantry and members ofg the Medical Department in field campaigns as may be required to mgm be mounted, and the expenses incident thereto, $2,500,000: Provided, That the number of horses purchased under this appropriatipenisadgledhto the nxber now on himél, shall be limited to the actpal n o the moim service, inc u reasona e provisions or remounts, and unless otherwise orderednliiy the Secretary of War, no art of this appropriation shall be aid out for horses not purchased by contract ailzer competition duly invited by the gpartermaster Corps and an inspection under the direction and au ority of the ,hf,’“P§‘} mm P“" Secretary lpf Warim VX-hlgzn practicable, horses sha]; be purg gsedtm 0 n mar et at tary osts or stations, w en nee e , a a mpaiiximum price to be fixed pby the Secretary of War: Provided S‘“"*“"* '°‘¥°*'°d· further, That no part of this a propriation shall be expended for the purchase of an orse below the standard set by Army Regulations or Cavalry anal, Artillery horses, except when purchased as remounts or for instruction of cadets at the United States Military Academ : P°*°p°‘““· And provided further, That no part of this appro riation shall ge expended for polo ponies except for West Point Military Academy, and such pomes shall not be used at any other place. m];_¤¤¤°¤ me ¤¤=*· Bammcxs AND Quarrrmzs. e,§f’”’*'“°”°°=‘°P°*’· For barracks, uarters, stables, storehouses, magazines, administration and officeqbuildings, sheds, shops, and other buildings neces·

a1ry_ for the shelter of troops, pubtlglc animals, and storesil ang for

mimstration purposes, except ose ertamm` g to the oast Artillery; for construction of reclamationp plants; for constructing and repairmgtpublic burldmgs at military posts; for hire of employees; for rental of e authorized allowance of quarters for officers, including members of the Officers’ Reserve Corps when ordered to active duty, on duty with the troops at posts and stations where no public guariiers are available; (;f1b8&l'8.CkS Ol;18Ul§;1i;)Tl?i.6d allowanse of qiliarers or noncommission 0 cers an e te men on ut w ere pkublic quarters are not available, including enlisted meny of the egular Army Reserve, retired enlisted men, and members of the enlisted Reserve Corps when ordered to active duty; for groundsfor cantonments, cam;} states, and either military pigposes, an ffor buildings or portions o u <l1n§ or occu ation troo s, or use as ?tabtl}es,h?;ore?ouses,_ and 0 ces, ang Frzir othegi militiziry pprposes; or e e 0 recrurtin stations an o gmgs' or recruits; or such furniture for the publig rooms of o£Hcers’ messes and for ofIicers’ gparters at military posts as may be approved by the Secretary of ar; for wall lockers in permanent barracks and refrigerators in barracks and quarters; for screen doors, window screens, storm doors and sash, and window shades for barracks, offices, and quarters, and Scgggwi Gwd *¤ for flooring and framing for tents, and for the National Guard when ` called or drafted into the service of the United States, $7,500,000. P°““"‘°h“‘g°·‘· Mruraar Posr Excmmoss. ,,,$§,’§"§,'§°“°"· °"““" For continuing the construction, e uipment, and maintenance of suitable buildings at military posts and stations for the conduct of the post exchange, school, library, reading, lunch, amusement rooms, and _ Recreation mam- gymnasium, mcluding repairs to buildings erected at private cost, in “€?(;;_32,,,_m: the operation of the Act approved May 31, l902, for the rental of Pegg? '°°’¤=*¤¤¤ °*· films, purchase of slides, supplies for and making repairs to movingpicture outfits, and for similar and other recreational purposes at training and mobilization camps now established, or which may be