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SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 9. 1919. 133 C0NT1>:GENT, NAVY: For all emergencies and extraordinary °°¤“¤g°¤*- expenses, exclusive of personal services in the Navy Department, or anv of its subordinate bureaus or offices at Washington, District of Columbia, arising at home or abroad, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, to be expended on the approval and authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and for such purposes as he may deem proper, $150,000. grgin Island?. ’1mn>01zARY Govmnmmm Fox WEST INDIAN Ismnns; Fm- m§?`?$?$}°Ei¤e¤&°?§?° expenses incident to the occupation of the Virgin Islands and to the \°i39* 9* lm execution of the provisions of the act providing a, temporary government for the West Indian Islands acquired by the United States from Denmark, and for other Furposcs, approved March 3, 1917, to be applied under the direction 0 the President, $200,000. max on and gm. I:»·v1-:s·r1G.u·10N OF FUEL 011.: For an investigation of fuel oil and ‘iq·;i‘,m tm t gasoline adapted to naval requirements, includiu the uestion of ¤i,r¤¤»a$;1usés.° °" supp1{l and storage and the availability ccouomicegly ang otherwise of suc supply as may be allowed by the naval reserves on the public domain, and for such other expenses for transportation and hire of vehicles in connection with naval petroleum reserves, as the Secretary of the Navy may deem appropriate, for the purchase of necessary instruments and appliances, for the extension of the naval fuel-oil Testing pmttesting plant at the navy yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the te1]€Epora.ry employment of civilian experts and assistants, $30,000. _ __ xrmrsms, CIVILIAN NAVAL c0NsUm·1NG Bonn): For actual b,§}§‘}‘““ "°““““‘g eiyensas incurred by and in connection with the civilian Naval Cou- S ting Board, $25,000. _ AVIATION, NAVY: For aviation, to ba expended under the direction $,§,{‘;,'f‘,,"{“‘,,p,,,,s,,S_ of the Secretary of the Navy for procuring, producing, constructing, operating, preserving, sporiixg, :md_handhng aircraft, establishment and mamtenancc 0 mrcr t statnons, for exgmexumental work m development of aviation for navalhpurposes, an for the purchase or manufacture and issue of spec` clothing, wearing apparel, and simxlar equipment for aviation purposes, $25,000,000 to be expended as follows: For necessary aircraft and equipment for fleet use, It°'"’ d°'i‘“°°°d‘ $3,027,250; for the purchase abroad of five special type planes, $100,000; for the erection on Govemment-owned and of two hangays for two large dirigibles, $3,700,000; for the construction of one mgnd dirigible, $1,500,000; for the purchase abroad of one dirignblc of the latwt type, $2,500,000; for they conversion of the United States ste-namslup Jupiter into an aeroplane carrier, $500,000; for tha conversion of two merchant vessels into aircraft tenders,_ $7 00,000 ; for the maintenance and operation of aircraft factory, holnumflemt and mrcmft stations, $3,008,007 ; for continuing expemments an developmont work for all tylms of aircraft, $6,700,000; for flying equipment for Marina Corps a vemccd base units, $618,000; for general aqd miscellaneous contingencies, $2,646,743; and the money harem A°°°'m**“€· °‘°· spcdiicallg appropriated for "A.visti¤11" shall be d1§bUl‘S8d and accounte for in accordance with law as "Av1¤t1cn" and for ihqt purpose shall constitute one fund: rovided, That the sum to be M um paud out of this appropriation under the direction of the Secrctqry gm, " of the Navy for draftiiaf, clerical, inspection, and messenger service for aircraft stations sh not exceed $300,000: Promkled further, That W2? °"“°‘°S by the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and pay out of this appropriation the amounts dqa on claims for damages Whi(;ht%l18V6 occurred cir mail oqcur tg private property wing out 0 a operstioxm 0 MY » - where such claim §::s not exceed the sum of $500: Prwuledfurdw, M www That all claims .und>e.·r this authori d any iisml yur shaHbereportodmdeta.iLtoth¤(bng1·¤s¤·:§y ¤i¤h¤ Navy: Provided further, That no part of this apprnpmstlop nfihm ¤*·°**°¤= “¤* expended for mamtemmcs of more than six heav1¤1··t.hnn·¤.u· stamens