Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 45 Part 1.djvu/1523

This page needs to be proofread.

1472

SEVEN TIETH C ONGRESS. SEss . IL CHs . 483, 484. 1929 . of photolithographic and other charts to copper ; purchase of equip- ment for the storage of plates used in making charts and for the storage of Hydrographic Office charts and publications ; modernization, care and repair to printing presses, furniture, instruments, and tools ; extra drawing and engraving ; translating from foreign languages ; Pilot charts . telegrams on public business ; preparation of pilot charts and their supplements, and printing and mailing same ; purchase of data for charts and sailing directions and other nautical publications ; books of reference and works and periodicals relating to hydrography, marine meteo rology, navig ation, surveyi ng, oceanogra phy, and terr estrial magnetism, and to other professional and technical subjects connected w ith the work of the Hydr ogra phic Off ice, $70 ,000 . Branch offices. Contingent expenses of d esignat ed . Employees . Naval Observatory . Library, apparatus, repairs, miscellaneous supplies, etc . Grounds and roads . Vehicles. Solar eclipse of 1930 . Preparation for, etc . BRANCH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICES For con ting ent expe nses of bran ch h ydro grap hic offi ces at B osto n, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, New Orleans, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Portland (Maine), Chi cago, Clevela nd, Detroit, Buffalo, Dulut h, Sault Sain te Marie, Seattle, Panama, San Juan (Porto Rico), Los Angeles, and Gal- ves ton, i ncludin g furni ture, fuel, l ights, works, and pe riodica ls rel at- ing to hydrography, marine meteorology, navigation, surveying, oceanography, and terrestrial magnetism, stationery, miscellaneous articles, rent and care of offices, care of time balls, car fare and ferriage in visiting merchant vessels, freight and express charges, telegrams, and other necessary expenses incurred in collecting the latest information for pilot charts, and for other purposes for which the offices were established, $16,000 . For services of necessary employees at branch offices, $43,200 . CONT INGE NT AND M ISCE LLA NEOU S EX PENS ES, NAV AL O BSER VATO RY For professional and scientific books, books of reference, peri- odicals, engravings, photographs, and fixtures for the library ; for apparatus and instruments, and for repairs of the same ; for repairs to buildings (including quarters), fixtures, and fences ; for cleaning, repair, and upkeep o f grounds and roads ; fu rnit ure and furn ishi ngs for off ices and quar ters, gas, che micals, paint s, and station ery, including transmission of public documents through the Smithsonian exchang e, foreign po stage ; plant s, seed s, and fertil izers ; for f uel, oil, grease, pipe, wire, and other materials needed for the maintenance and repair of boilers, engines, heating apparatus, electric lighting and power, and water supply ; purchase and maintenance of teams ; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor trucks and passenger automobiles, and of horse-drawn vehicles ; telegraph and telephone service ; and other absolutely necessary expenses, $25,700, of which sum $6,500 shall be available immediately . For preparation for and observation of total solar eclipse of October 21-22, 1930, $3,600, to remain available until June 30, 1931 . Approved, March 2,1 .929 . March 2, 1929 . [II . R . 15570.] CHAP. 484 .-An Act Authorizing S . R . Cox, his heirs, legal representatives, [Public, No . 910 .] and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or hear New Martinsville, West Virginia . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr esen tati ves of t he Ohio River .

United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t in order to S. R . Cox may bridge, at New Martinsviue, facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- w.Va.

vide for military and other purposes, S . R . Cox, his heirs, legal