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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 203. 1924. 199 use, including the preparation and final conditionin of site: Pro- P'°°*·*°· vided, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby? authorized to ur'i·`m°ii$iiii$e¤'iire°?$i transfer to the Navy De artment a tract of land situated in the md f°' “°°‘ city of San Francisco, Callifornia, consisting of four fifty-vara lots fronting two hundred and seventy—five feet on the north side of Harrison Street, and extending back, bounded by Spear and Main Streets two hundred and seventy-five feet, for use as a site for the building herein authorized. BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS. ,,,{’,,§‘,,,§_°°° °' ·*°'°‘ Ammon, NAVY. For aviation, as follows: For navigational, photographic, aero- “"““°“ logical, radio, and miscellaneous equipment, including repairs thereto, for use with aircraft built or building on June 30, 1924, _ $325,000; for maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft factory, h.,’ii}£{,i{§t,fZtZl°”y’ helium plant, air stations, fleet activities, testing laboratories, and for overhauling of planes, $6,716,950, including $300,000 for the °’**°¤¤*°¤·°¤=- equipment of vessels with catapults; for continuing experiments and development work on all types of aircraft, $1,573,224; for 8,§§,§,{'°,*;°¤S”¤°**°¤ drafting, c erical, inspection, and messenger service, $710,000; for ’ ' new construction an procurement of aircraft and equipment, $5,264,826; for new construction, buildings, and im rovements at  ;,§,{,,';{ °“ air stations at a total com not to exceed $560 000, as fhllows: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $173,000; Coco Solo, Canal hone, $237,000; Pensa- Accounting. cola, Florida, $150,000; in all, $15,150,000 · and the money herein spe- , citically appropriated for “Aviation " shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing laws as "Aviation ” and for that pur- rmxm. pose shall constitute one fimd : Provided, That no part of this appro- ,,,§,*{,‘f,f° ’ ‘ “ “°“‘ priation shall be expended for maintenance of more than six heavierthan-air stations on the coasts of the continental United States: Pro- ,,,,*},§‘]},‘:§f’ ‘°°‘°" vided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the A mm 0, dm construction of a factor for the manufacture of airplanes: Pro- sgdiiiiirus. vided further, That the Secretary of the Navy is herebiy authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and pay out 0 this appropriation the amounts due on claims for damages which have occurred or may occur to private p`roperty(grow1ng out of the operations of naval aircraft, w ere suc c aim oes not exceed the sum of $250: Provided further, That all claims adjusted nmder this authority B°’°“‘° °°”°"'· during the fiscal year shall be reported in detail to the Congress by the Secretary of the Navy. _ _ _ The Secretary of the Na? is authorized, when directed by the ,;_Fgg·md, President, to accept on behal of the United States, free from encum- zegagaer air- muon brances and without cost to the United States, the title to such lands "‘” "‘ as he may deem necessary or desirable in the vicinity of Pensacola, Florida, for use as a site and right of way for the construction and maintenance of a pumping station, wells, and pipe line to provide a suitable water supply for the United States Naval A11: Station, Pensacola Florida; and such additional water supply is hereby P . authorized: Provided, That the sum_of $150,000 herembefore appro- O? as ot riated for new construction, bu1ldmgs and improvements, at Air °Pl"°P”“ °'· Station, Pensacola, Florida, shall not be available until the Secretary of the Na shall determine that‘m ll1S judgment a water system capable g furniShin,<,i1g1.u ¤de%t;;te Supply of water for such station can be completed wit ID the its o the funds herein provided, and until the Secretary of the Navy, at the direction of the President, has accepted the conveyance of lands and rights of way as herein authorized.