SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. I. Ca. 57. 1928 .
93 of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; preparation of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture and prod ucts ; in vesti gatio n of mate rials used in the c onstr ucti on of Railway equipment . rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $48,140, of which amount not to exceed $44,600 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Hi h temperature investigations : For laboratory and field investi- ni gh temperature g
measurements . gati ons of su itabl e me thods of h igh t empe ratur e mea sure ments and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making avail- able directly to the industries the results of the bureau's investiga- tions in this field, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $9,740, of which amount not to exceed $8 .460 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Sound investigation : For the investigation of the principles of sound investigation. sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,580, of which amount not to exceed $9,700 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooperation cooperative research e investiga° with the in dustri es upo n fund amenta l probl ems in volved in in dustri al Lions . devel opment , with a vie w to a ssisti ng in t he per manent estab lishme nt of new American industries, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia and elsewhere, $190,000, of which amount not to exceed $180,390 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Testing railroad track and other scales : For investigation and et Testing c.
large scales, testin g of rail road trac k scales, elevator scales, and other scales u sed in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transactions with the public, such as post office, navy yard, and customhouse scales, and for the purpose of cooperating with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the metho ds of inspec tion, includi ng per sonal servic es in the District of Columbia and in the field, $47,000, of which amount not to exceed $25,460 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Coo pera tive stand- Standardization of equipment : To enable the Bureau of Standards a,di ..ation of industrial to cooperate with Government departments, engineers, and manufac- devices, etc. turers in the establishment of standards, methods of testing, and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and
' mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, incl uding the pr actica l spec ificat ion for quali ty and perfo rmance of such devices, and the formulation of methods of inspection, labora- tory, and service tests, including personal services in the District of Colu mbia a nd in the fi eld, $180,000, of which amount not to exceed $156,640 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Standard materials : For purchase, preparation, analysis, and dis- ing standards chemical for materials to be used in checking chemical yse s tribution of standard materials to be used in checking chemical anal yses a nd in the te sting of phy sical m easuri ng app aratus , incl ud- ing personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia .
Rad ioac tive sub- Investigation of radioactive substances and X rays : For an inves- stances and x-rays in- tiga tion o f radi oactiv e subs tances and th e meth ods of their measu re- vestigati ons .
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