110 Maintenance, open ation, repair, etc. Contingent. Public works, etc . Provisos . Per sonal ser vices . Construction of au- thorized projects . Charleston, S . C . Washington, D . C . Mare Island, Calif . Pearl Harbor, Ha- waii . Norfo lk, Va . Saint Thomas, Vir- gin Islands. San Diego, Calif. Alameda, Calif., air station ; site and build- in gs . 49 Stat. 1901 . 75 TH CON GRE SS, 1ST SESSION-CH . 140-APRIL 27, 1937 type bodies as required : Provided further, That expenditures from appropri ations con tained in this Act f or the mai ntenance, operation, and repa ir of moto r-propelle d passenge r-carrying vehicles, including the compensation of civilian chauffeurs and the compensation of any greater n umber than ninety en listed men detailed t o such dut y, shall not exceed in the aggregate $90,000, exclusive of such vehicles owned and operated by the Marine Corps in connection with expeditionary duty without the co ntinent al limi ts of t he Unit ed Stat es, mo tor- busses, station wagon motortrucks, and motorcycles, and on any one vehicle, except busses and ambulances, shall not exceed for mainte- nance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of opera- tors, tires, fuel, and lubricants, one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case not more than $400. CON TIN GE NT, BUREAU OF YARDS AND DO CKS For contingent expenses and minor extensions and improvements of public works at navy yards and statio ns, $140,0 00 . PUBLIC WORKS, BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS For public works and public utilities, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $6,552 .000, which, together with the unexpended balances of appro- priations heretofore made under this head, shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund : Provided, That not to exceed 21/2 per centum of the aggre- gate amount available on July 1, 1937, shall be available for the employment of classified personal services in the Bureau of Yards and Docks and in the field service to be engaged upon such work and to be in addition to employees otherwise provided for : Pro- vided further, That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to com- mence, continue, or complete the construction of, or make provision for, by contract or otherwise, projects heretofore authorized and appropriated for under this head, and, in addition, the following- named public works and public utilities projects at a limit of cost not to exceed the amount stated for each project enumerated, resp ect ive ly Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina : Repairing and improv- ing power plant, high-pressure boilers, and electrical distribution system to water front and drydock, $75,000 ; repairing and modern- izing electric lighting and power in shops, $26,000 ; repairing and extending fire-alarm system, $16,000 ; Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia : Improvement of power plant, $265,000 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, California : Construction of graving drydock, to continue, $3,350,000 ; Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii : Improvement of harbor and channel, $1,000,000
- mooring facilities and accessories, $275,000 ;
improvement of water supply, Aiea, $140,000 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia : Improvement of power plant, $45,000 ; Naval Station , Saint Thomas , Virg in Isla nds : Aviation f acilities, $125 ,000 ; Naval Station, San Diego, California : Mooring quay wall and dredging, $105,000 ; Naval Air Station, Alameda, California : For acquisition of site, free from all encumbrances, at a cost not to exceed $1, and, there- after , toward t he develop ment of suc h site, as authorize d by the A ct approved June 24, 1936 (49 Stat ., pp . 1901, 1902), including build- ings and accessories, bulkheads, and dredging, $1,000,000 ;
