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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. - SEss. II. CH. 366. 1029 . the superintendent of the Shiloh National Military Park, in addition to his salary as such superintendent, for performing the duties of superintendent of the Meriwether Lewis National Monument . Tomb of the Unknown Soldier : For every expenditure requisite for or incident to the payment of the cost of the accepted design, in clud ing all work ing draw ings and sup ervi sion of erec tion , an d co st of the memorial, for completing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery, as authorized by the public resolution approved July 3, 1926 (44 Stat ., pp . 914-915), $47,500, to remain available until expended : Provided, That in carrying into effect the provisions of said public resolution the Secretary of War is authorized to do all the things necessary to accomplish this pur- pose, by contract, with or without advertising, under such conditions as he may prescribe, including the engagement, by contract, of serv- ices of such architects, sculptors, artists, or firms or partnerships there of, and other technical and professional personnel as he may deem necessary without regard to civil-service requirements and restrictions of law governing the employment and compensation of employees of the United States, and when an appropriation shall have been made therefor, there may be constructed, in accordance with detailed plans and estimates to be prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War, approaches and surroundings, approxi- mately four hundred and eighty feet by two hundred and twenty feet, toget her with the necessary adja cent roadways , to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, all to be in harmony with design for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier accepted by the Secretary of War and approved by the Arlington Cemetery Commission, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and the Fine Arts Commission . Bat tle of Kettle Tablet at the site of t he Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia : Fo r Creek, Tablet on site of.

every expenditure requisite for or incident t o the payment of the Ante, p . 718.

cost of erecting a tablet or marker on the site of the Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved May 23, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 718), $2,500 . Perryville, Ky .

Monument of Perryville, Kentucky : For every expenditure requi- Tablet on grounds of battle of . site for or incident to the payment of the cost of erecting a tablet or marker on the grounds of the Battle of Perryville, near Perryville, in Boyle County, Kentucky, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 160), $5,000 . William Rufus King . Monument to William Rufus King : For every expenditure requi- Payment for erecting tablet in memory of . site for or incident to the payment of the cost of erecting at Clinton, S ampson Count y, Nor th Ca rolina , a ta blet or mar ker in comme m- oration of William Rufus King, former Vice President of the United Sta tes, in accor dance with th e provisions o f the Act app roved May 23, 1928 (45 Stat ., p . 719), $2,500 . Old Fort Niagara, Old Fort Niagara, New York : For repair, restoration, and reha- V Rehabilitating, etc . bilitation of the two blockhouses, the bake house, the magazine, and the French barracks, at Old Fort Niagara, New York, including con- struction of a rest room adjacent to the "castle," and the restoration requiredlocal donation a nd con struct ion of the old Fr ench d rawbr idge, $15,00 0, to be expended only when matched by an equal amount by donation from local interests for the same purpose, which amount the Secretary of War is authorized to expend . SIGNAL CORPS Meriw ether L ewis . Superintendent . Tomb of the Un- known Soldier . Completing design for . Vol.44,p.914. Proviso . Authority for con- struction. Construction of ap- proaches, roadways, and surroundings . Ante, p. 160 . Ante, p . 719. Signal Corps. Washington - Alaska Cable, etc . Operation, etc . WASHINGTON-ALASKA MILITARY CABLE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM For defraying the cost of such extensions, betterments, operation, and maintenance of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System as may be approved by the Secretary of War, to