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SIXTY-SIXTH oonennss. sas. 11. cs. 240. 1920. 953 AIR SERVICE. A”¤°"*°°· For creatin , maintaining, and o eratin at established ii ¤:]ii°y%'°¤iid£ax??l¤i: schools and bagoon schools courses of iiistruction for officers, studgiillsq "°“ '““°“’» °°°· a.nd_ enlisted men, includintg cost of equipment and supplies necessary for mstructiornpurchaseo tools, 2%uipment, materials,machines, textbooks, books o reference, scien c and professional papers, instruments, and materials for theoretical and practical instruction; for maintenance, repair, storage, and operation of airships war balloons, and other aerial machines, including instruments, gas plants,hangars, and repair shops, and appliances of every sort and description necwsary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft; and all necessa.ry sp;·e parts and uipment connected therewith; for purchase of supp for securing,°¤?evelplping, printing, and reproducing photographs m connection with aeri photography 1mprovement, equislment, maintenance} lease, and operation of aviation stations, b oon schools, plants or testing and experimental work; procuring and introducing water, electric light and power, telephones, telegraphs, and sewerage including maintenance, opera» tion, and repair of such utilities; for the acquisition of land or interest H°“""' ¥"°"“°*‘°"· in land by purchase, lease, or condemnation where necessary to explore for, uprocure, or reserve helium gas, and also for the purchase, man acture construction, maintenance, and operation of plants for the production thereof and experimentation therewith; salaries and wages of civilian employees within theDistrict of Columbia and elsewhere as may be necessary, and payment of their traveling and other necessary expenses as authorized by existmtg law; experimental investigation and purchase and development 0 new types of aircraft, accessories thereto, and aviation engines, including atents and other rights thereto, and plans, drawmgs, and specifipcations I I d thereof; for the purchase, manufacture, and construction of airships, rams or Zi-nimiiiiii balloons, and other aerial machines, including instruments, gas °h*”°°»°‘°· plants, hangers, and rqpair shops, and appliances of every sort and description, necessagy or the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircr t, and all necesary sparlqfparts and equipment connected therewith; for the purchase, man acture, and issue of special clothing, wearing apparel, and similar equipment for aviation ms al , lm purposes; for all necessary expenses connected with the sale or dis- squxpii£°:¤:,gt¤lm posal of surplus or obsolete aeronautical equi ment, and the rental of buildings, and other facilities for the handlllng or storage of such cmumu equipment; for the services of such consulting engineers at ex eri- °g " mental stations of the Air Service as the Secretary of War mag dleem necessary, including necessary traveling expenses; pure ase of S _ I t special apparatus and appliances, repairs, and replacements of same ,,c_"°°“ “""“"° "" used in connection wit special scientiiic medical research in the Pr _ Air Service ; for printing and binding, including supplies, equipment, pii.§'£$`§" °°l°° ’°'* and repairs for such Au· Service printing plants at stations outside of the District of Columbia, as may be authorized in accordance with law; for publications, station libraries, special furniture, supplies, and e uifpment for offices, shops, and la oratories; for special services, incllu ing the salvaging o wrecked planes, $$3,000,000: PWM Provided, That not less than $5,250,000 thereo shall be expended As-pimés research for experimental and research work with airplanes or lighter than "‘§§;,. ,,,,,,,m,,,, ,,,_ air craft and their equipment: Prwided further, That not less than $6,000,000 shall be expended for the production and purchase of new a' lanes and their equipment, spa.re parts, and accwsoriesc Prmiclegfunher, That claims not exceeding $250 in amount for c,g’g;§¤¤*¤*d¤¤¤=*· damages to persons and private property resulting from the opera- 44251*%-21-——-62