Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-05

service and the Bureau Of Navigation
to provide needed additional personnel.
The Bureau of Standards estimates
call for net increase of $6,371, which
is further virtually increased by $685.,
a reduction made in general expenses
by the saving in fuel costs to the new
power plant building. The resulting
increase of approximately $4,000 is app
piled to the expanding needs under
Standardization of equipment. The eS~
Inmates also provide 100000 to COM
plete the equipment of the new power
plant.
A reduction has been made in the
allowances for the Lighthouse Service
from S11 ,410021 available for 1929 to
$11 ,3l9,980 estimated for 1880. This
represents increases in some of the APP
preparations and reductions in others.
Retired pay has been increased 100000
to meet the gradual advance in obliga-
tions under this appropriation and
added bureau personnel will call for
$1,000. An increase from 81, 100000 to
81, 155, 900 will make provision for the
extra requirements in the construction
of lighthouse vessels The latter figure
will construct and. equip three new
light ships and tender to replace one
now out of commission. Other aids to
navigation will have program of con-
struction reduced by S137 900, or from
$702, 900 to $485 000 making provision,
however, for $154 900 for the completion
OF four projects upon which work has
already been in progress; $4,000 to
continue work upon five more; $175,000
| to begin work upon three, and $4,000
to begin and complete within that
amount the construction of four prof.
ects. Furthermore, the installation Of
automatic lights has made possible a
reduction of $14,970 in the salaries Of
lighthouse keepers.
For the CcS=& and Geodetic Survey
an increase OF -, 463 has been pro-
vided, from $24s1 1897 to S2,515,860,
which amount is further actually in
creased by an item of $4,000 included
instruments that will not have to be
provided in 1880. Then, by making
minor reductions in other appropria-
| tions, a new tender for Pacific Coast
work at a cost of $4,000 is made posi-
BILE, and $4,000 uner pay and allow
anceS of commissioned officers to pro-
vide for new positions and for increased
longevity pay and subsistence require
mentS.
The increase of $76,442 from s2,O94,-
108 to $2,170,550, for the Bureau of
| Fisheries becomes in effect an increase
of STAT, 442 by taking into consideration
| four appropriations appearing in the
1929 total that will not be needed in
| 1880. These amount to $1,000, and by
making minor reductions of unneeded
amounts in other appropriations
amounting to $19,320 there are provided
| for 1880 $125,000 for a new power YES
sci for Alaska fisheries, S4,400 for the
| crew of new boat at Boothbay Harbor,
Me-, S16,340 for additional employees at
new fish cultural stations and SCI 900
/ for ntnpr Of fhoir
and maintenance
! The total of S3,356915 for the Patent
Office for 1929 contains S18,115 that
! was made available for reallocation in
creaSeS in 1928. With this in mind,
| the estimate of 1888, 300 is a reduce
ton of $4,000 which has been made in
the appropriation for furniture and
filing cases.
Eliminating the helium production
and conservation program for which
| $466,560 is. available for 1929 and
| S95,800 is requested for $780, and the
/ 1929 appropriations made for special
| purposes for which 1880 appropriations
| are not required, namely, mine rescue
car and other equipment, $50.530: in
| vestigation methods of producing oil
| from shale, SIT $40, the 1880 estimates
| for the Bureau of Mines are $51 ,272 in
excess of the funds available for that
volved are as follows: Operating mine
rescue cars and stations, 1921 ITO to
$326130, for an additional associate
mining engineer; testing fuel. $169410
to $179,210, for study of the produce
ton of liquid fuels from coal: oil, gas,
and oil-shale Investigations, $208, 480 to
1892 900, to determine methods OF pro-
ducing liquid fuels from natural gas;
economics of mineral industries, $276,-
018 to $285.00 to permit more frequent
issue of coal stock reports and further
to expand the work in mineral statistics.
Furthermore, the estimate of S144.220
for mineral mining Investigations is an
increase of $4,000 over 1929 when con-
sideration is given to the fact that the
operation of the Reno station, involving
$22,250, formerly carried under this
fund, will be transferred in 1890 TO the
appropriation for mining experiment
stations. This increase will permit a
study of such mining problems as safety,
conservation of resources and elinina-
ton of waste. The sos, 800 recommended
for helium production and conservation
for 1880. together with the amounts
from former appropriations, will be
sufficient for the balance of the plant
construction program and for the fur
ther amount needed to exercise options
on leaSeholdS and will also permit, IL
necessary, the drilling of an additional
we'll at a cost of $4,000