Chapter 56. Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 56.— An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and for other purposes. April 15, 1914.[[H. R. 13765](/us/bill/63/hr/13765).][[Public, No. 84](/us/pl/63/84).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Military Academy appropriations. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen.

PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT.Permanent establishment. Professors, etc.For pay of seven professors, $26,500; For pay of one chaplain, $2,400; For pay of master of the sword, $2,400; Cadets.For pay of cadets, $380,000. Extra pay for officers.For extra pay of officers of the Army on detached service at the Military Academy: For pay of one commandant of cadets (lieutenant colonel), in addition to pay as captain, $1,100; For pay of one professor of ordnance and science of gunnery (lieutenant colonel), in addition to pay as major, $500;

For pay of one professor of law (lieutenant colonel) , in addition to pay as major, $500; For pay of one professor of practical military engineering (lieu-tenant colonel), in addition to pay as major, $500; For pay of eleven assistant professors (captains), in addition to pay as first lieutenants, $4,400; For pay of two battalion commanders (majors), in addition to pay as captains, $1,200; For pay of two senior assistant instructors of artillery tactics and practical military engineering (captains), in addition to pay as first lieutenants, $800;

For pay of seven instructors of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics (captains), in addition to pay as second lieutenants, $4,900; For pay of one adjutant, who shall not be above the rank of captain, $600; For pay of one quartermaster and commissary of cadets and treasurer, in addition to pay as captain, $600; For pay of one fine officer, on duty in quartermasters’ department at academy, in addition to pay as first lieutenant, $400; For pay of one associate professor of mathematics (major), in addition to pay as captain, $600;

For pay of one associate professor of modern languages (major), in addition to pay as captain, $600; For pay of one constructing quartermaster, in addition to his regular pay, $1,000; Longevity.For additional pay of professors and officers (and officers on increased rank) for length of service, $12,000; Enlisted men.For pay of the Military Academy band, field musicians, general Army service, Cavalry, Artillery, and Engineer detachments, and enlisted men on detached service, and extra pay for enlisted men on special duty: 337 For pay of military band, one band sergeant and assistant leader,Academy band. $900;

Twelve enlisted musicians, at $45 per month, $6,480; Twelve enlisted musicians, at $36 per month, $5,184; Sixteen enlisted musicians, at $30 per month, $5,760; Additional pay for length of service, $4,900; For pay of field musicians: One sergeant, $600;Field musicians. One corporal, $252; Twenty-two privates, at $180 each, $3,960; Additional pay for length of service, $720; For pay of general Army service detachment: One first sergeant,General Army service. $540; Eight sergeants, $2,880;

Nino corporals, $2,268; Three cooks, $1,080; One hundred and eighty privates, $32,400; For extra pay of one noncommissioned officer in charge of Army service detachment mess, $72; Additional pay for length of service, $18,000; Extra pay of the enlisted men of the Army service detachment,Extra pay, Quartermaster Corps. Quartermaster’s Department, on extra duty at West Point, $24,000; For pay of Cavalry detachment: One first sergeant, $540;Cavalry detachment. One stable sergeant, $360;

Five sergeants, $1,800; Three cooks, $1,080; Eleven corporals, $2,772; Two trumpeters, $360; Three horseshoers, $1,080; One farrier, $252; Two saddlers, $504; One wagoner, $252; One hundred privates (Cavalry), $18,000; For additional pay of one sergeant in charge of mess, at $6 per month, $72; Additional pay for length of service, $12,275; For pay of Artillery detachment: One first sergeant, $540;Artillery detachment. One quartermaster sergeant, $360; One stable sergeant, $360;

One chief mechanic, $288; Six sergeants, $2,160; Three cooks, $1,080; Twelve corporals, $3,024; Four mechanics, $1,008; Two trumpeters, $360; One hundred and two privates, $18,360; One electrician sergeant, $540; One electrician sergeant, second class, $432; One master gunner, $480; For additional pay for first and second class gunners, $2,103; For additional pay of one sergeant in charge of detachment mess, at $6 per month, $72; Additional pay for length of service, $2,253; For pay of engineer detachment:

One first sergeant, at $45 per month, $540;Engineer detachment. One quartermaster sergeant, at $36 per month, $432; Eight sergeants, at $36 each per month, $3,456; Ten corporals, at $24 each per month, $2,880; Two cooks, at $30 each per month, $720; Two musicians, at $15 each per month, $360; Thirty-eight privates, first class, at $18 each per month, $8,208; 338 Thirty-eight privates, second class, at $I5 each per month, $6,840; For additional pay of one sergeant in charge of detachment mess, at $6 per month, $72;

Additional pay for length of service, $6,996; Reenlistment bonus.Bonus to enlisted men reenlisting within three months from date of discharge, $2,381; Travel, etc., on discharge.Travel allowances to enlisted men on discharge, $1,082.48; Clothing not drawn due enlisted men on discharge, $10,226.60. Interest on deposits due enlisted men, $1,275.16; Extra pay, enlisted men.For extra pay of three enlisted men employed as clerks in the office of the adjutant, United States Military Academy, at 50 cents each per day, Sundays and legal, holidays included, $549.50;

For extra pay of two enlisted men employed as clerks in the office of the commandant of cadets, at 50 cents each per day, $365; For extra pay of four enlisted men as printers, at headquarters United States Military Academy, at 50 cents each per day, $626. For extra pay of one enlisted man employed as watchman, at 35 cents per day, $191.63; For extra pay of one enlisted man employed as trumpeter at the cadet barracks, at 35 cents per day, $159.69; For extra pay of two enlisted men employed in the department of philosophy, at 50 cents each per day, $313;

For extra pay of two enlisted men employed in the chemical department, at 50 cents each per day, $313; For extra pay of one enlisted man employed in the department of drawing, at 50 cents per day, $156.50; For extra pay of one enlisted man employed in the mathematical department, at 50 cents per day, $156.50; For extra pay of five ordnance soldiers employed, one as draftsman in charge of museum, one as machinist, one as clerk, one in the department of ordnance and gunnery, one as skilled attendant in the museum, and one employed as carpenter and painter, at 50 cents each per day, $782.50;

For extra pay of seven enlisted men (cavalrymen) employed, two when performing especially skilled mechanical labor, one as saddler, one in charge of property and saddle equipment pertaining to riding and equitation other than military, one sergeant in charge of stables and horses, one clerk, and one in charge of new riding hall and property, and property contained therein, $1,173.50; For extra pay of thirteen enlisted men (cavalrymen), two teamsters, nine laborers employed in keeping clean the equipment used by cadets in riding and equitation other than military, and two laborers for harrowing, sprinkling, and assisting in caring for the new riding hall, at 35 cents each per day, $1,460.48;

For extra pay of one enlisted man on duty in charge of engineer property and fatigue, at 50 cents per day, $156.50; For extra pay of four enlisted men as assistants and attendants at the library, at 50 cents each per day, Sundays and legal holidays included, $730; For extra pay of one enlisted man as clerk in the department of practical military engineering and to the officer in charge of water-works and works of construction at the Military Academy, at 50 cents per day, $156.50;

For extra pay of eight enlisted men (artillerymen), three performing extra mechanical labor, one sergeant in charge of stables, horses, and mules, one enlisted man employed as clerk and stenographer to senior instructor of artillery tactics, and three enlisted men performing the duty of mechanics in the batteries, at 50 cents each per day, $1,304; For extra pay of three teamsters (artillerymen), at 35 cents each per day, $383.25; 339 For extra pay of eight laborers (artillerymen), employed in keeping clean the equipment used by cadets, at 35 cents each per day, $876.40;

For extra pay of two enlisted men as messengers in the office of the adjutant, United States Military Academy, at 35 cents each per day, $219.10; For extra pay of three enlisted men employed as clerks in the office of the quartermaster and one as clerk in charge of clothing room in quartermaster’s storehouse, at 50 cents each per day, $678; For extra pay of one enlisted man employed in the department of civil and military engineering, at 50 cents per day, Sundays and legal holidays included, $156.50;

For extra pay of one enlisted man employed as janitor and substitute teacher in the children’s school, at 50 cents per day, $156.50; PAY OF CIVILIANS.Pay of civilians. For pay of one teacher of music, $1,700; For pay of four clerks in the office of the quartermaster, as follows: One clerk, at $1,500; two, at $1,400 each; and one clerk and stenographer, at $1,200, $5,500; For pay of nine clerks and stenographers employed at headquarters United States Military Academy, $11,000;

For pay of one clerk to treasurer, $1,800; For pay of one clerk and stenographer in the office of the commandant of cadets, $1,200; For two civilian instructors in French, to be employed under rules prescribed by the Secretary of War, $2,000 per year each, $4,000; For two civilian instructors in Spanish, at $2,000 per year each, to be employed under rules prescribed by the Secretary of War, $4,000; For two expert civilian instructors in fencing, broad-sword exercises, and other military gymnastics as may be required to perfect this part of the training of cadets, $3,000;

For pay of one professional civilian instructor in gymnastics, athletics, and swimming, $1,500; For pay of one librarian, $3,000; For pay of librarian’s assistant, $1,200; For pay of custodian of gymnasium, $1,200; For pay of one superintendent of gas works, $1,500; For pay of engineer of heating and ventilating apparatus for the academic building, the cadet barracks and office building, cadet hospital, chapel, and library, $1,800; For pay of assistant engineer of same, $1,000;

For pay of eleven firemen, $7,920; For pay of one draftsman in department of civil and military engineering, $1,200; For pay of mechanic and attendant skilled in the technical preparations necessary to chemical and electrical lectures and to the instruction in mineralogy and geology, $1,200; For pay of mechanic assistant in department of natural and experimental philosophy, $1,000; For pay of one custodian of academy building, $1,000; For pay of one electrician, $1,500; For pay of one chief plumber, $1,500;

For pay of assistant plumber, $900; For pay of one plumber’s helper, $600; For pay of one scavenger, at $60 a month, $720; For pay of chapel organist and choirmaster, $1,200; For pay of superintendent of post cemetery, $1,200; For pay of engineer and janitor for Memorial Hall, $900; For pay of printer at headquarters, United States Military Academy, $1,500; 340 For pay of one assistant printer at headquarters, United States Military Academy, $1,000; For pay of one janitress, Memorial Hall, S600;

For pay of one master mechanic, $1,800; For pay of attendant and skilled photographer in the department of drawing, $1,200; For pay of one stenographer, typewriter, and attendant in charge of the library in the department of law, to be appointed by the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, $840; For pay of one overseer of the waterworks, $720; For pay of one engineer of steam, electric, and refrigerating apparatus for the cadets’ mess, $840; For pay of one copyist, stenographer, librarian, typewriter, and attendant in the department of modem languages, to be appointed by the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, $840;

For pay of one mechanic and attendant skilled in the operation necessary for the preparation of lectures and of material in the department of drawing, $720; For pay of janitor for bachelor officers’ quarters, $600; For pay of one chief engineer of power plant, $2,400; For pay of three engineers for power plant, $3,600; For pay of two oilers for power plant, $1,440; For pay of one attendant in the department of philosophy for the handling of models and materials used in the instruction of cadets, $480;

For pay of one copyist, typewriter, and attendant in the department of English and history, to be appointed by the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, $840; For pay of one bookbinder at headquarters, United States Military Academy, $1,200; For pay of two book sewers in bindery, $960; For pay of one skilled pressman in the printing office, headquarters, United States Military Academy, $1,000; For pay of one charwoman, $480; For pay of one messenger for the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, $720;

Accounting.All the money hereinbefore appropriated for pay of the Military Academy shall be disbursed and accounted for by officers of the Quartermaster Corps as pay of the Military Academy and for that purpose shall constitute one fund. Current expenses.For current and ordinary expenses as follows: Board of Visitors.For the expenses of the members of the Board of Visitors, $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary; Superintendent.Contingencies for superintendent of the academy, $3,000;

Repairs, etc.Repairs and improvements, namely: Timber, planks, boards, joists, wall strips, laths, shingles, slate, tin, sheet lead, zinc, nails, screws, locks, hinges, glass, paints, turpentine, oils, varnish, brushes, stone, brick, flag, lime, cement, plaster hair, sewer and drain pipe, blasting powder, fuse, iron, steel, tools, machinery, mantels, and other similar materials, renewing roofs, and for pay of architect overseer and citizen mechanics, and labor employed upon repairs and improvements that can not be done by enlisted men, $40,000;

Fuel, lighting, etc.For fuel and apparatus, namely: Coal, wood, charcoal, stoves, grates, heaters, furnaces, ranges and fixtures, fire bricks, clay, sand, and for repairs of steam-heating and coal-conveying apparatus, grates, stoves, heaters, ranges, furnaces, and mica, $45,000; For gas pipes, gas and electric fixtures, electric lamps, telephone and lighting supplies, lamp-posts, gasometers and retorts, and annual repairs of the same, $6,500; For fuel for cadets’ mess hall, shops, and laundry, $10,000; 341 For postage and telegrams, $375;

For stationery, namely: Blank books, paper, envelopes, quills, steelPostage and telegrams.Stationery. pens, rubbers, erasers, pencils, mucilage, wax, wafers, folders, fasteners, rules, files, ink, inkstands, typewriters, typewriting supplies, office furniture, penholders, tape, desk knives, blotting pads, and rubber bands, $2,500; For transportation of materials, discharged cadets, and for ferriages,Transportation. for hire of camp sites for cadets on practice marches, for transportation of first class or cadets to and from Gettysburg battle field, for transportation of first and second class cadets to and from Watervliet Arsenal and Sandy Hook Proving Ground, or other ordnance establishment; and for expenses of officers detailed to accompany cadets on these trips, $3,850;

Printing: For printing and binding, type, materials for office,Printing. including repairs to motors and machinery, diplomas for graduates, annual registers, blanks, and monthly reports to parents of cadets, and contingencies, $1,700; For department of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics: Tan barkDepartment of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics. or other proper cover for riding hall, to be purchased in open market upon written order of the superintendent, $1,200; For camp stools, camp and office furniture, and repairs to same; for doormats for cadet barracks, sinks, and guardhouse; for stationery, typewriting supplies and repairs, for use of instructor and assistant instructors of tactics; for books and maps, binding books, and mounting maps; for plumes, silk and worsted sashes for cadet officers and acting officers; for furniture, curtains, and rugs for cadet reception room, $1,200;

Gymnasium and athletic supplies: For repairs, new machines, athletic supplies, and fixtures for gymnasium; for foils, masks, belts, fencing gloves, fencing jackets, gaiters, sabers, and repairs; for repairs and improvements to dressing rooms, platform, and swimming tank, $2,000; For repairs to saddles, bridles, purchase of leather, curb chains, bits, stirrups, and so forth, and to keep the same in repair, $250; For purchase of carbons and for repairs and maintenance of search-light for Coast Artillery night practice and for miscellaneous expenses connected with Coast ArtiLLery fire-control stations, $125;

For repair of mattresses, machines, and for replacing worn-out articles in gymnasium of Cavalry barracks, $100; For riding hall: Providing material for hurdles, and upkeep of wings, head posts, and so forth; installing apparatus for running at rings; purchase of a disk harrow for keeping footing in condition; lowering electric lights and providing reflectors for same; installing a power clipping machine in riding hall stables for animals stabled at riding hall, $615; For one typewriting machine: *Provided*, That the old machine may be exchanged in part payment for new one, $75;

For one hundred new tent floors; and for repairing and painting sentry boxes, lamp-posts, tent rails, shower baths, and underground sinks, to be immediately available, $1,500; For purchase of thread, wax, needles, for new blades, sharpening old blades, and for spare parts and accessories for power clipping machines and saddler’s sewing machine in the cavalry and artillery stables, $150; For repairs to mattresses, machines, and for replacing worn-out articles in the drill hall and gymnasium of artillery barracks, and for miscellaneous expenses connected therewith, $100:

For department of civil and military engineering: For models,Department of civil and military engineering. maps, purchase and repair of instruments, apparatus, drawing boards, desks, chairs, shelves, and cases for books and instruments, textbooks, books of reference, and stationery for the use of instructors, and contingencies, $1,200; 342 Department of natural and experimental philosophy.For department of natural and experimental philosophy: Additions to apparatus to illustrate the principles of mechanics, acoustics, optics, and astronomy; books of reference, scientific periodicals, textbooks, stationery, materials, and repairs; and for repairs to the observatory buildings and repairs to clocks, and for contingent expenses not other-wise provided for, $1,850;

Department of mathematics.For department of instruction in mathematics: Textbooks, books of reference, binding, and stationery; for tables of logarithms; for rulers and triangles; for purchase of geometrical drawings and models; for cases for geometrical models; for desks, chairs, bookcases, and office fittings; and for contingencies, $725; Department of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology.For department of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology: Chemicals, chemical apparatus, glass and porcelain ware, paper, wire, sheet, metal, ores, photographic apparatus and materials; rough specimens, fossils, and for apparatus and materials to be used in the practical determination of mineralogical and geological specimens; pencils and paper for practical instruction in the same branches, and for gradual increase and improvement of the cabinet; for repairs and additions to electric, magnetic, pneumatic, thermic, and optical apparatus; for purchase of laboratory and power-room machinery and apparatus and installation of same; for models, maps, diagrams, books of reference, textbooks, and stationery for use of instructors; and for contingent expenses not otherwise provided for, $2,500;

Department of drawing.For department of drawing: Drawing material, instruments, and stationery for use of instructors; repairs to models and purchase of new models; desks, stretchers, drawing boards, racks, and stands; framing drawings; books and periodicals on art, architecture, topography, and technology; binding maps, books, and so forth; repairs to stereopticon and purchase of lantern slides; photographic apparatus and material; purchase of new instruments and repair of old ones, for use of cadets; and for contingent expenses, $1,530;

Department of modern languages.For department of modern languages: For stationery, textbooks, and books of reference for use of instructors, for repairs of books and apparatus and for office furniture, and for printing examination papers, and other necessary papers, and for contingencies, $598; Department of law.For department of law: For stationery, textbooks, and books of reference for the use of instructors, maps, map fixtures, furniture, and for repairs to the same, for rebinding books and periodicals, and for contingencies, $350;

Department of practical military engineering.For department of practical military engineering: For models, books of reference, scientific periodicals, and stationery; for purchase and repair of instruments, materials, and apparatus for use in instructing cadets in surveying, reconnoissance, signaling, and field telegraphy, military field engineering, and field fortification; for photographic and lithographic apparatus and materials for field photography and map reproduction; tools and materials for maintenance of the batteries of the academy; transportation of field parties; for extra-duty pay of engineer soldiers at 50 cents per day each when employed as assistants in photographic laboratory or as special skilled mechanics in the department, and for contingent expenses not otherwise provided for, $2,000;

Department of ordnance and gunnery.For department of ordnance and gunnery: For purchase, manufacture, and repair of instruments, models, machinery, and apparatus; for purchase of samples of arms and accouterments other than those supplied to the military service; for books of reference, textbooks, stationery, office furniture and supplies; for services of skilled mechanic employed in the department of ordnance and science of gunnery, and for contingencies, $1,800; For purchase of machines, took, and material for practical instruction of cadets in wood and metal working, $500: 343 For department of military hygiene:

For stationery, textbooks,Department of military hygiene. and books of reference for use of instructors; for the preparation of plates, purchase of paper, and other expenses incidental to the printing of syllabuses of lectures on parts of the subject not covered by the regular textbooks; for the purchase of charts, photographs, and pictures for use in demonstration; for the purchase of instruments and models; for shelves and cases for books, instruments, and models and records; and for contingent expenses not otherwise provided for, $500;

For department of English and history: For purchase of stationery,Department of English and history. textbooks, books of reference, office furniture, maps, map fixtures, and for repairs to same, for rebinding books and periodicals, and for contingent expenses not otherwise provided for, $850; For a course of lectures for the more complete instruction of cadets,Lectures. $1,200; MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.Miscellaneous and incidental expenses. For commercial periodicals, stationery, office furniture and supplies,Treasurer’s office. and for binding orders, circulars, and so forth, for the office of the treasurer, United States Military Academy, $210;

For gas-coal, oil, candles, lanterns, matches, chimneys, and wicking,Lighting, plumbing, etc. and electric lamps and supplies; and for operating the gas plant, $10,000; For water pipe, plumbing, and repairs, $6,000; For material and labor for cleaning and policing public buildings (not quarters), $3,500; For supplies for recitation rooms not otherwise provided for and for renewing and repairing furniture in same, $600; Increase and expense of library, namely:Library. For purchase, preservation, care, storage, binding and repair of books, periodicals, pamphlets, maps, pictures, and manuscripts; purchase of furniture, cases, stationery, and fittings; for expenses of making copies of military manuscripts in other libraries, and for contingent expenses not otherwise provided for; purchases to be made in open market on the written order of the superintendent, $7,200;

For steel shelving, map drawers, pull-down screens for exhibiting maps and charts, large tables, chairs, skylight shades, cork floor matting, and other office furniture, with extra electric lighting for the new map room, its lobby and its basement, purchases to be made in open market on the written order of the superintendent, to be immediately available, $2,500; For contingent funds, to be expended under the direction of theContingent, academic board. academic board: For instruments, books, repairs to apparatus, and other incidental expenses not otherwise provided for, $500; *Provided*, That all technical and scientific supplies for the departments*Proviso.*Technical supplies. of instruction of the Military Academy shall be purchased by contract or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may deem best.

Purchase of instruments for band and repairs to same; for purchaseMusical supplies. of reeds, pads, strings, and other materials necessary for brass, wood, wind, and string instruments; for purchase of music stands and other equipments; for purchase of music for military band and orchestra and for extra parts; and for contingent expenses not otherwise provided for; all to be purchased in open market on order of superintendent, $1,400; Repairs and improvements to the laundry machinery and apparatusLaundry, kitchen, etc. in the cadet laundry, and the purchase of new material, adding machine, tools, and so forth, to be expended without advertising, $1,800;.

Repair of cooking utensils, chairs, tables, and other furniture in the cadet mess, and the replacement of same, to be expended without advertising, $1,750; 344 Policing.For the policing of barracks and bath houses, $10,000; Cadet barracks.For supplying light and plain furniture to cadets’ barracks, $2,850.25; Children’s school.For maintaining the children’s school, the Superintendent of the Military Academy being authorized to employ the necessary teachers, $4,120; Fire protection.For purchase and repair of fire-extinguishing apparatus, $1,000; *Proviso*.Periodicals.[R.

S., sec. 3648, p.718](/us/rs/s3648/p718).*Provided*, That section thirty-six hundred and forty-eight, Revised Statutes, shall not apply to subscriptions for foreign, professional, and other newspapers and periodicals, to be paid for from any of the foregoing appropriations. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.Buildings and grounds. Ordnance museum, laboratory, etc.For cases, materials, fittings, fixtures, and other appliances and repairs for ordnance museum, $1,500; For repairs to ordnance laboratory and other buildings pertaining to the department of ordnance and gunnery, and materials for roads and walks, and for repairs to machinery and tools, $150;

For installation of steam heat and electric lights in ordnance bar-racks, and electric lights in storehouses at ordnance laboratory, $1,000; For general repairs to the cadet laundry building, and for emergency incidental expenses about building, to be expended without advertising, $400; For general incidental repairs and improvements to the cadet store building, including storerooms, office, tailor shops, and shoe-repairing shops, $500; Soldiers’ hospital.For materials and labor for repairs, alterations, and additions needed at the soldiers’ hospital, as follows:

Purchase of suitable incandescent lights, droplights, tubing, mantles, and so forth; for paraffin and turpentine for waxing floors; for brushes, paints, glass, putty, and for general repairs; for materials for rebronzing radiators; and for purchase of flowers, fruit trees, shrubs, plants, and so forth, for hospital grounds, $165; For repairs to cadet mess building, $2,000; , For the purchase of one fire engine and equipment, $2,500; For the repair and upkeep of quarters of the sergeant, first class, Hospital Corps, at soldiers’ hospital:

For miscellaneous minor repairs and general upkeep of quarters, and so forth, $75; Waterworks.For waterworks: For the maintenance and operation of the filter beds, reservoirs, and pipe lines, including the tools, implements, and materials required therefor; and for policing the grounds and repairing the roads in the vicinity of the reservoirs, filters, and intake dam, and for the enforcement of rules and regulations for the protection from contamination of the water supply, $2,500;

Cadet hospital.For repairs and necessary alterations and additions to the cadet hospital, as follows: For materials for rebronzing radiators and piping; material for waxing and polishing floors; suitable incandescent lights, droplights, mantles, tubes; for carpets, furniture, and appliances; for repairs of damaged articles, and for miscellaneous expenses, $120; For purchase of flowers and shrubs for hospital grounds, $100; For the repair and upkeep of quarters of the sergeant, first class, Hospital Corps, at the cadet hospital, $50;

Cadet barracks.Repairs to cadet barracks: For repairing and renewing plastering, painting, and calcimining, repairs to woodwook, reflooring, rearranging rooms, increasing sinks, baths, and other incidental repairs to the building, $12,500; 345 For maintaining and improving the grounds of the post cemetery,Cemetery. $1,500; For continuing the construction of breast-high wall in dangerousWalls, roads, etc. places, $1 000; For broken stone and gravel for roads, and for repairing sidewalks, roads, paths, and bridges on the reservation, $6,000;

For repair of boilers, engines, dynamos, motors, refrigerating andMachinery, etc. other machinery in the cadet mess, and the replacement of same, to be expended without advertising, $500; For the repair, improvement, and maintenance of the cadet polo field, and for the purchase of blackboards, gongs, and other necessary material for the same, $600; For draining swamp near the observatory, $1,000; For plaster and other models, relief plans, and maps (pictures andModels, relief plans, etc. views) to illustrate the facts of geology, photography, geography, hydrography, the processes and results of the useful (and fine) arts, of the art of war, fortifications, artillery, and the like, to be displayed on the walls of the buildings of the academy (for transportation of such material to West Point, and for wall and other cases for its preservation and display), $2,000;

For carrying on the development of the general plan for improvementsImproving grounds. to roads and grounds on the military reservation of West Point, designed under contract by authority of the Secretary of War, $3,000; For the care and maintenance of organ in the cadet chapel, $150. Approved, April 15, 1914.