pertaining to the Seacoast Artillery; for repairing public buildings at military posts; for extra-duty pay to enlisted men and hire of employees; for rental of the authorized allowance of quarters for officers on duty with the troops at posts and stations where no public quarters are available; of barracks or authorized allowance of quarters for noncommissioned officers and enlisted men on duty where public quarters are not available; of grounds for cantonments, camp sites, and other military purposes, and of buildings or portions of buildings for occupation by troops, for use as stables, storehouses, and offices, and for other military purposes; for the hire of recruiting stations and lodgings for recruits; for such furniture for the public rooms of officers' messes and for officers' quarters at military posts, as may be approved by the Secretary of War; for wall lockers in permanent barracks and refrigerators in barracks and quarters; for screen doors, window screens, storm doors and sash, and window shades for barracks, offices, and quarters, and for flooring and framing for tents: Provided, That no part of the moneys so appropriated commutation shall be paid for commutation of fuel or quarters to officers or enlisted strictions. men: Provided further, That the number of and total sum paid for civilian employees in the Quartermaster-General's Department, including those paid from the fund appropriated for regular supplies, incidental expenses, barracks and quarters, army transportation, clothing, camp and garrison equipage, shall be limited to the actual requirements of the service, and that no employee paid therefrom shall receive a salary of more than one hundred and fifty dollars per month, except upon the approval of the Secretary of War, one million six hundred thousand six hundred and thirty-one dollars. Provisos. re Civilian employees. MILITARY POST EXCHANGE: For continuing the construction, equip- Post exchanges. ment, and maintenance of suitable buildings at military posts and stations for the conduct of the post exchange, school, library, reading, lunch, amusement rooms, and gymnasium, including repairs to buildings erected at private cost in the operation of the Act approved Vol. 32, p. 282. May thirty-first, nineteen hundred and two, to be expended in the discretion and under the direction of the Secretary of War, seventy thousand nine hundred dollars: Provided, That not more than forty thousand dollars of the above appropriation shall be expended at any one post or station. Proviso. Provisos. TRANSPORTATION OF THE ARMY AND ITS SUPPLIES: For transporta- Transportation. tion of the army and its supplies, including transportation of the troops when moving either by land or water, and of their baggage, including the cost of packing and crating: Provided, That hereafter baggage in excess of regulation change of station allowances may be shipped with such allowances, and reimbursement collected for transportation charges on such excess; for transportation of recruits and recruiting parties; of applicants for enlistment between recruiting stations and recruiting depots; of persons on their discharge from the United States military prison to their homes (or elsewhere as they may elect), provided the cost in each case shall not be greater than to the place of last enlistment; of supplies furnished to the militia for the permanent equipment thereof; of the necessary agents and other employees; of clothing and equipage and other quartermaster's stores from army depots or places of purchase or delivery to the several posts and army depots, and from those depots to the troops in the field; of horse equipments and of subsistence stores from places of purchase and from the places of delivery under contract to such places as the circumstances of the service may require them to be sent, and hereafter transportation may be furnished for the owned horses of an officer, not exceeding the number authorized by law, from point of purchase to his station, when he would have been entitled to and did not have his authorized number of owned horses Officers' horses. grant railroads. Maximum. Basis of computation. roads not bond aided. shipped upon his last change of station, and when the cost of shipment does not exceed that from his old to his new station; of ordnance and ordnance stores, and small arms from the foundries and armories to the arsenals, fortifications, frontier posts, and army depots; for payment of wharfage, tolls, and ferriage; for transporPayment to land tation of funds of the army; for the hire of employees; for the payment of army transportation lawfully due such land-grant railroads as have not received aid in government bonds (to be adjusted in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court in cases decided under such land-grant acts), but in no case shall more than fifty per centum of full amount of service be paid: Provided, That such compensation shall be computed upon the basis of the tariff or lower special rates for like transportation performed for the public at large, and shall be accepted as in full for all demands for such service: Fifty per cent to Provided further, That in expending the money appropriated by this Act a railroad company which has not received aid in bonds of the United States, and which obtained a grant of public land to aid in the construction of its railroad on condition that such railroad should be a post route and military road, subject to the use of the United States for postal, military, naval, and other government services, and also subject to such regulations as Congress may impose restricting the charge for such government transportation, having claims against the United States for transportation of troops and munitions of war and military supplies and property over such aided railroads, shall be paid out of the moneys appropriated by the foregoing provision only on the basis of such rate for the transportation of such troops and munitions of war and military supplies and property as the Secretary of War shall deem just and reasonable under the foregoing provision, such rate not to exceed fifty per centum of the compensation for such government transportation as shall at that time be charged to and paid by private parties to any such company for like and similar transportation; and the amount so fixed to be paid Draft and pack shall be accepted as in full for all demands for such service; for the purchase and hire of draft and pack animals in such numbers as are actually required for the service, including reasonable provision for replacing unserviceable animals; for the purchase and repair of such harness, wagons, carts, and drays as are required for the transportation of troops and supplies and for garrison purposes; for drayage and cartage at the several depots; for the hire of teamsters and other employees; and for extra-duty pay of enlisted men driving teams, repairing means of transportation, and employed as train masters; for the purchase and repair of ships, boats, and other vessels required for the transportation of troops and supplies and for garrison purposes; for expenses of sailing public transports and other vessels on the various rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic and Privileges to Young Pacific oceans: Provided, That when, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, accommodations are available, transportation on vessels of the army transport service may be furnished the secretaries and supplies of the army and navy department of the Young Men's Transportation to Christian Association: Provided, further, That when there is cargo space available without displacing military supplies, transportation may be provided for merchandise of American production consigned to residents and mercantile firms of the island of Guam, rates and regulations therefor to be prescribed by the Secretary of War; and for the purchase and repair of harbor boats, and repair of boats for the seacoast artillery service, eleven million eight hundred and fifty thousand four hundred and eighty-five dollars and seventy cents. trans- Authority is hereby granted the Secretary of War to transfer to the Navy Department the United States Army transport Ingalls. animals, etc. Ships, boats, etc. Men's Christian AssOciation. Guam. Harbor boats, etc. Ingalls" ferred to Navy. ROADS, WALKS, WHARVES, AND DRAINAGE: For the construction and repairs by the Quartermaster's Department of roads, walks, and wharves; for payment of extra-duty pay to enlisted men employed in opening roads and in building wharves; for the pay of employees; for the disposal of drainage; for dredging channels and for care and improvement of grounds at military posts and stations, nine hundred thousand five hundred and sixty-eight dollars. WATER AND SEWERS AT MILITARY POSTS: For procuring and introducing water to buildings and premises at such military posts and stations as from their situation require it to be brought from a distance; for the purchase and repair of fire apparatus; for the disposal of sewage; for repairs to water and sewer systems and for hire of employees, two million five hundred and eighty-four thousand seven hundred and twenty-three dollars. Alaska. Vol. 33, p. 616. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MILITARY AND POST ROADS, BRIDGES, AND TRAILS, ALASKA: For the construction and mainte- roads, etc. nance of military and post roads, bridges, and trails in the district. of Alaska, to be expended under the direction of the board of road commissioners described in section two of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the district of Alaska, and for other purposes,' approved January twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and five, and to be expended conformably to the provisions of said Act, one hundred thousand dollars, to remain available until the close of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve. Philippine Islands. BARRACKS AND QUARTERS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Continuing the work of providing for the proper shelter and protection of officers and quarters. enlisted men of the army of the United States lawfully on duty in the Philippine Islands, including repairs and payment of rents, the acquisition of title to building sites, and such additions to existing military reservations as may be necessary, and including also shelter for the animals and supplies, and all other buildings necessary for post administration purposes, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of said three hundred and seventyfive thousand dollars shall be expended for the construction of quarters for officers of the army, the total cost of which, including quarters. the heating and plumbing apparatus, wiring and fixtures, shall exceed in the case of quarters of a general officer the sum of twelve thousand dollars; of a colonel or officer above the rank of captain, ten thousand dollars; and of an officer of and below the rank of captain, six thousand dollars. Proviso. and Restriction on amount for officers' and garrison equi CLOTHING, AND CAMP AND GARRISON EQUIPAGE: For cloth, woolens, Clothing, and camp materials, and for the manufacture of clothing for the army, for issue page. and for sale at cost price according to the army regulations; for altering and fitting clothing and washing and cleaning, when necessary; for equipage, and for expenses of packing and handling and similar necessaries; for a suit of citizen's outer clothing, to cost not exceeding ten dollars, to be issued upon release from confinement to each prisoner who has been confined under a court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge; for indemnity to officers and men of the army for clothing and bedding, and so forth, destroyed since April twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, by order of medical officers of the army for sanitary reasons, six million dollars. Proceeds from sales Hereafter all moneys arising from disposition of serviceable quarter- available for followmaster's supplies or stores, authorized by law and regulations, shall ing year. remain available throughout the fiscal year following that in which the disposition was effected, for the purposes of that appropriation from which such supplies were authorized to be supplied at the time of the disposition. Quarters for hospital stewards. Shooting ranges, etc. Provisos. Fort Bliss, Tex. CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF HOSPITALS: For construction and repair of hospitals at military posts already established and occupied, including the extra-duty pay of enlisted men employed on the same, and including also all expenditures for construction and repairs required at the Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and for the construction and repair of general hospitals and expenses incident thereto, and for additions needed to meet the requirements of increased garrisons, five hundred and twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That of this sum there may be used for the construction of a modern hospital at Fort Missoula, Montana, forty-five thousand dollars; for the construction of a modern hospital at Fort H. G. Wright, New York, fifty thousand dollars; for the enlargement of the hospital at Fort George Wright, Washington, twenty-five thousand dollars; and for the construction of quarters for nurses at the Walter Reed General Hospital, District of Columbia, twenty-five thousand dollars. QUARTERS FOR HOSPITAL STEWARDS: For construction and repair of quarters for hospital stewards at military posts already established and occupied, including the extra-duty pay of enlisted men employed on the same, fifteen thousand dollars. SHOOTING GALLERIES AND RANGES: For shelter, shooting galleries, ranges for small-arms target practice, repairs, and expenses incident thereto, such ranges and galleries to be open, as far as practicable, to the National Guard and organized rifle clubs under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, one hundred and eighty-four thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars: Provided, That the Exchange of lands. Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer so much of that part of the military reservation of Fort Bliss, Texas, now used as a target range as lies in section twenty-one and including the triangular extension east of this tract to the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad right of way, containing approximately two hundred and ten acres, and to accept in exchange therefor approximately four hundred and seventy-seven acres of land adjacent to the said military reservation of Fort Bliss, Texas: Provided further, That of the above sum there may be used and made immediately available forty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the construction and equipment of a target range for the field firing of the artillery, cavalry, and infantry branches of the United States Army, and for machine guns, including the construction of a concrete storehouse, portable railroad, and improvements on camp sites for water and sanitation, on land authorized to be acquired near Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, as a site for a target range, and for all other Fort D. A. Russell, absolutely necessary expenses in connection therewith; and twentyfour thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the completion of rifle range of the military reservation of Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. Sparta, Wis. Immediately avail able. Wyo. Completion. Army War College. Medical Depart ment. Supplies, etc. MAINTENANCE OF THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE: For supplying the necessary fuel for heating the Army War College building at Washington Barracks and for lighting the building and grounds; also for pay of a chief engineer, at one thousand two hundred dollars per annum; an assistant engineer, at nine hundred dollars; four firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one elevator conductor, at seven hundred and twenty dollars, twelve thousand seven hundred dollars. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT: For the purchase of medical and hospital supplies, including disinfectants, for military posts, camps, hospitals, hospital ships, and transports; for expenses of medical supply depots; for medical care and treatment not otherwise provided for, including care and subsistence in private hospitals, of Proviso. Private treatment. Contagious diseases. Nurses, etc. officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of the army, of applicants for enlistment, and of prisoners of war and other persons in military custody or confinement, when entitled thereto by law, regulation, or contract: Provided, That this shall not apply to officers and enlisted men who are treated in private hospitals or by civilian physicians while on furlough; for the proper care and treatment of epidemic and contagious diseases in the army or at military posts or stations, including measures to prevent the spread thereof, and the payment of reasonable damages not otherwise provided for, for bedding and clothing injured or destroyed in such prevention; for the pay of male and female nurses, not including the Nurse Corps (female), and of cooks and other civilians employed for the proper care of sick officers and soldiers, under such regulations fixing their number, qualifications, assignment, pay, and allowances as shall have been or shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War; for the pay of civilian physicians employed to examine physically applicants for enlistment and enlisted men, and to render other professional services from time to time under proper authority; for the pay of other employees of the Medical Department; for the payment of express companies and local transfers employed directly by the Medical Department for the transportation of medical and hospital supplies, including bidders' samples and water for analysis; for supplies for use in teaching the art of cooking to the Hospital Corps; for the supply of the Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Hospital, Hot Arkansas; for advertising, laundry, and all other necessary miscel- Springs, Ark. laneous expenses of the Medical Department, seven hundred thou sand dollars. ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY: For Army Medical Museum, preservation of specimens, and the preparation and purchase of new specimens, five thousand dollars. Museum. For the library of the Surgeon-General's office, including the Library. purchase of necessary books of reference and periodicals, ten thousand dollars. CARE OF INSANE FILIPINO SOLDIERS: For the care, maintenance, and treatment at asylums in the Philippine Islands of insane natives of the Philippine Islands cared for in such institutions comformably to the Act of Congress approved May eleventh, nineteen hundred and eight, three thousand dollars. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. ENGINEER DEPOTS: For incidental expenses for the depots, including fuel, lights, chemicals, stationery, hardware, machinery, pay of civilian clerks, mechanics, and laborers, extra-duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for periods not less than ten days as artificers on work in addition to and not strictly in the line of their military duties, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, draftsmen, printers, lithographers, photographers, engine drivers, telegraph operators, teamsters, wheelwrights, masons, machinists, painters, overseers, laborers; repairs of, and for materials to repair, public buildings, machinery, and unforeseen expenses, twenty thousand dollars. Philippine Islands. tive soldiers. Vol. 35, p. 122. Engineer Depart ment. Incidental expenses at depots. Purchase, etc., of instruments. For purchase and repair of instruments to be issued to officers of the Corps of Engineers and to officers detailed and on duty as acting engineer officers for use on public works and surveys, ten thousand dollars. ENGINEER SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Equip-Engineer School, ment and maintenance of the Engineer School at Washington Bar- racks, D. C. racks, District of Columbia, including purchase of instruments, machinery, implements, models, and materials, for the use of the school and for instruction of engineer troops in their special duties Equipment. Bar |