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12 Safety of employees, Safety of employees : To enable the Interstate Commerce Com- et Appliances, etc . mission to keep informed regarding and to enforce compliance with CVol 953 p .531;U.s . Acts to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon rail- Accidents, report of . roa ds ; the Act r equiri ng co mmon c arrie rs to make report s of acci- CVp. 957 . 350; u. S. dents and authorizing investigations thereof ; and to enable the Safety signals .

Int erstat e Com merce Commi ssion to in vesti gate a nd te st app lianc es 35 VoVol. 34, p .83 8n .Vol .inte nded t o prom otet t h e s a f t y o f r a i l w a y o p e r a t i o n , a s a u t h o r i z u .s.c.,p.1957.

by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 ~U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 35), and the provision of the Sundry Civil Act approved May 27, 1908 (U. S. C., title 45, sees . 36, 37), to investigate, test experi- mental ly, and report on the u se and need of any appli ances or sys- Services in the Dis- tems intended to promote the safety of railway operation, inspec- trict. toys, and for traveling expen ses, $514,195, of which amount not to exceed $90,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Colum bia . Signal safety systems : For all authorized expenditure s under sectio n 26 of the Interstate Commerce Act as amended by the Trans- portation Act, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 26), with respect to the pr ovisi on the reof under which carri ers b y rai lroad subje ct to the Automatic train-con- Act may be required to install automatic train-stop or train-control trol devices . Vol.34,p.838.

devices which comply with specifications and requirements prescribed u.S.C.,p.1957. by the Commission, including investigations and tests pertaining to block-signal and train-c ontrol systems, as auth orized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 35), and including the employment of the necessary engineers, and for travel- Dis - ing expenses, $39,682, of which amount not to exceed $35,000 may be expended for personal services in the Distri ct of Columbia . Locomotive inspec- tfon . Locomotive inspection : For all authorized expenditures under the 38Vol 192 p. 913

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provisions of the Act of February 17, 1911, entitled "An Act to pro- 616;Vol.43,p.659;vol. mote the s afety of em ploye es and trav elers upon railro ads b y com- 46Up. 822*c ., pp . 1955, pelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip 1956 . their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenanc es thereto" (U.S. C.,title45,sec. 22), as amended by the Act of March 4, 1915, extending " the same pow ers and duties with res pect to all parts and appur tenanc es of the l ocomo tives and t ender " (U. S. C., title 45, sec . 30), and amendment of June 7, 1924 (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 27), providing for the appointment from time to time by the Interstate Commerc e Commission of not mor e than fifteen inspecto rs in addition to the number authorized in the first paragraph of section 4of the Act of 1911 (U. S. C., title 45, sec. 26), and the amen dment of June 27, 1930 (U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 45, sees 24, 26), including such legal, technical, stenographic, and clerical help as the business of the offices of the chief inspector and his two assist- ants may require and for traveling expenses, $482,238, of which amount not t o exceed $72,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Valuation of property of carriers : To enable the Interstate Com- merce Commission to carry out the objects of the Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled `An Act to regulate commerce', approved February 4, 1887, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by providing for a valuation of the several classes of property of car- riers subject thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds, and other securities ", ap proved March 1, 1913, as am ended by the Act of June 7, 1922 (U. S. C., title 49, sec. 19a), and by the " Emergency R ailroad Transportation Act, 1933 " (48 Stat ., p . 221) , including one directo r of valuation at $10,00 0 per annum, and traveling expenses, $1,041,100, Safety systems . Vol . 41, p. 498. U. S. C., p. 2234. Services in the trict . Additional torn. Vol. 36, p. 914; Vol. 4 433,, p. 659; Vol.46,p. U.S.C.,p.1955. inspec- Valuationofproperty of ca rrie rs. Vol. 37, p. 701; Vol. 40,p.270; Vol.42,p. 624. Stocks, etc . U.S.C.,p.2228. Emergency Railroad Transportation Act . Vol . 48, p. 221. 74TH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CH. 3. FEBRUARY 2, 1935 .