Public Law 64–5

An Act

Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. quartermaster corps. For the support of dependent families of enlisted men, including the same objects and under the same limitations specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the Army appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventeen as amended by section nine hundred and one of the Act entitled “An Act to increase the revenue, and for other purposes,” approved September eighth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, $4,250,000.

MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES. Denver, Colorado, Mint: For wages of workmen and other employees, $12,000. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machinery and repairs, wastage in melting and refining department and coining department, and loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coin, $25,000. Philadelphia Mint: For wages of workmen and other employees, $110,000. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machinery and repairs, cases and enameling for medals manufactured, expenses of the annual assay commission, wastage in melting and refining and in coining departments, and loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coins, and not exceeding $1,000 in value of specimen coins and ores for the cabinet of the mint, $100,000. San Francisco, California, Mint: For wages of workmen, and other employees, $18,000. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machinery and repairs, wastage in the melting and refining department and in the coining department, and loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coin, $7,500. New York Assay Office: For wages of workmen and other employees, $25,000. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machinery and repairs, wastage in the melting and refining department, and loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion, $20,000.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. supreme court. Miscellaneous expenses: For such additional miscellaneous expenses as may be authorized by the Attorney General for the supreme court and its officers, made necessary by the occupancy of temporary quarters pending the reconstruction of the courthouse, Washington, District of Columbia, including an electrician at the rate of $900 per annum and a laborer at the rate of $600 per annum, $3,750, one-half to be paid out of the Treasury of the United States and one-half out of the revenues of the District of Columbia.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. public buildings. For an additional amount for the removal and readjustment of all office furniture and fittings in connection with the occupancy of temporary quarters by the officials and employees of the courthouse, Washington, District of Columbia, including personal and other services, and for every item connected therewith, $2,000. For rent of temporary quarters for the office of the recorder of deeds pending the reconstruction of the courthouse, Washington, District of Columbia, $5,000, to be available during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighteen. The two foregoing appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds and payable one-half out of the Treasury of the United States and one-half out of the revenues of the District of Columbia.

Approved, December 22, 1916.