500 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 291. 1924. ¤¤¤¤¤i¤°¤*°'· For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammimition for seacoast and land defense cannon includin the necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necessary for its manu- _ facture, $200,000.
S"' For the alteration and maintenance and installation of the seacoast artillery, including the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, and materials necessary for the work, and expenses
of civilian mechanics, $60,000. m(.igi$.,.,}°f Ohm °f orrrcn or cnmr or onnrzaivoa. Clvmm °°”°°°°°]' Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with The Classification Act of 1923,” $165,272. ,,,,{,§"§§,’§‘,f,;’,;.f,,‘€,;;{,§,‘fm The services of skilled draftsmen and such other services as the Secretary of War ma deem necessary may be employed only in the office of the Chief of Crdnance to ca.rry into effect the various appropriations for the armament of fortifications and for the arming and equipping of the National Guard, to be paid from such appropria- $’?;’;,,,,,, ,,,,_ tions: Pravziled, That the entire expenditures for this urpose for the fiscaguyear 1925 shall not exceed $267,000, and the gecretary of War sh each year, in the Budget, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each. semen. w°""° Cumncar. Waurann Snnvrcm
- ’"'°“°• "’“‘“"° For purchase, manufacture and test of chemical warfare gases or
tm·e,e .,0f . _ 1 _ bc was other toxic substances, gas masks, or other offensive or defensive materials or appliances required for gas warfare pnuposes, includin all necessary—mvestt(i§ations, research, design, experimentation, and Plants mmm, operations connec _ therewith; purchase of chemicals, special macnmemtw. scientific and technical apparatus and instruments; construction, maintenance, and repair o plants, buildings, and equipment, and the machinery therefor; receiving, storing, and issuing of supplies, comprising police and office duties, rents, tolls, fuel, gasoline, lubricants, paints and oils, rope and cordage, light, water, advertising, stationery typewriting and adding machines, including their exchange, office furniture, tools, and instruments; for incidental exggnses; for c1v1l1an_employees; for libraries of the Chemical Warfare Ommm spam] rvice and subscriptwns to periodicals which may be paid for in mumps. advance; for expenses incidental to the organization, traini , and equipment of special gis troops not otherwise provided for, iniigiding the training o the _ my in chemical warfare, both offensive and defensive, together with the necessary schools, tactical demonstra- °“"°"°°"’°’””· tions. and maneuvers; for current expenses of chemical projectile filling plants and proving grounds, including construction and maintenancedof rail tranipogatiop, repairs. alterations, accessories, build- _ ing an re airin ut an targets, c earin and adin ran ,,,,]$°.§l,i_`°°°"`] "°°""f $700,000, ofiwhicg sum not more than $25,00% may g user? in ag cultural experiments in exterminating the cotton boll weevil. aeii¤i$°4r:Clfé€is($§ii]»°§i° orrrcr. or cnuzr or crrmrrcan wanrann srmvrcn, Fivilizm pe·!‘S011DeI. . . , Salaries: For rsonal services in the District of l ' Chemists em, mr accordancewith ‘?€Tl1e Classification Act of 1923," $20§l?0i1mbm m emcexu neiammea. The services of chemists and such other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary may be employed only in the office of the Ch1Bf_Of the Chemical Warfare Service to carry into eifect the ap- , . propriation for Chemical Warfare Service, to be paid from such ap- Li$i°§sm,ew. proprrationz Provided, That the total expenditures for this purpose for the iiscal year 1925 shall not exceed $19,160, and the Secretary
