Recent bids received by the War Department for construction of similar buildings have proven that original estimates were too low and this additional authorization is necessary. Seventy-five thousand dollars is required for the construction of a building for use by the school of aviation medicine at this station. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars is required to complete the seeding, leveling, draining, and grading of the flying field and the grading of the technical building area at this station. Twenty-six thousand four hundred dollars has been authorized for gas and oil storage for first and second units, and $25,000 additional is required to provide a system to meet the needs of these two units. Middletown Air Depot, Middletown, Pa. Warehouse heating plant.. Total___ $50,000 5,000 55,000 Fifty thousand dollars is required for the installation of a heating plant in the warehouse now existing at this station. No previous provision has been made for heating in this building. Five thousand dollars is required for the extension of the paved aprons and warming-up line at this station. The above funds will complete technical requirements for this station. Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich. Completion of hangars, field warehouse, field shop, headquarters and operations building, photo, radio, parachute, and armament build Three hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars is required for the completion of the above-named buildings. Recent bids received by the War Department for this construction indicated that original estimates were this amount under funds actually required to complete these structures. Fifty-one thousand dollars is required to complete the necessary paved aprons and warming-up line at this station. This will complete all technical requirements at this station, with the exception of machine-gun butts. Wheeler Field Hangars Completion of field shops, field warehouse, headquarters and opera tions buildings, photo and parachute buildings.. Paved aprons.. Airplane machine-gun butts. Grading landing field and technical building area. Total. $113,000 94. 000 119.000 3.000 127,000 456,000 One hundred and thirteen thousand dollars is required for the constrction of two additional hangars to complete hangar requirements at this station. Ninety-four thousand dollars is required for the completion of field shops, field warehouse, headquarters and operations buildings, photo and parachute buildings. Recent bids received by the War Department for construction of similar buildings in the United States have proven that original estimates were too low and this additional authorization is necessary to complete these structures. One hundred and two thousand dollars is required for the necessary paved aprons and warming-up lines for this field. No permanent paved aprons or warming-up lines are in existence at this station. One hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars is required in addition to $110,000 already authorized for the grading of landing field and technical-building area. The commanding general, Hawaiian Department, has notified the War Department that the existing authorizations would have to be increased by the above amount to complete the necessary improvement of the flying field. The relocation of the railroad tracks and the filling of gulches have required this increase. PANAMA CANAL DEPARTMENT Albrook Field Completion of hangars, field shops, field warehouse, and photo building. $50,000 Paved arpons.. Grading landing field and technical-building area. Total.... 50, 000 280, 000 380, 000 Fifty thousand dollars is required for the completion of the hangars, field shops, field warehouse, and photo building at this station. Recent bids received by the War Department for this construction in the United States have proven that original estimates were too low and this additional authorization is necessary to complete these structures. Fifty thousand dollars is required to complete the necessary paved aprons and warming-up line at this station. Two hundred and eighty thousand dollars is required for the seeding, surfacing, leveling, and grading of flying field and technical-building area, and for the relocation of the Gaillard Highway. This will complete all technical requirements at this station, with the exception of machine-gun butts. France Field Completion of hangars, depot shops, depot warehouse, administration building, photo and parachute buildings... Grading landing field and technical building area. Camera obscura building-- Total --- $232, 000 150, 000 3, 000 385, 000 Of the $232,000 required for the completion of buildings, as listed above, $100,000 is required for the installation of permanent roofs and sidings and sash on hangars already existing at this station; $26,000 is required for the completion of the hangars previously authorized at this station; the balance of $106,000 is required for the completion of the depot shops, depot warehouse, administration, photo and parachute buildings at this station. Recent bids received by the War Department for construction of similar buildings in the United States have proven that original estimates were too low and this additional authorization is necessary to complete these structures. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars is required for the grading, filling, and extension of the present flying field and technical building area. Three thousand dollars is required for camera obscura building for the necessary tactical training of the bombardment units to be stationed at this field. This will complete all technical requirements at this station with the exception of airplade machine gun butts. Operations building - -. DALLAS, TEX. $5,000 Five thousand dollars is required for the construction of an operations building to care for the reserve activities operating at this station. The above funds will complete all technical requirements for this station. Gasoline storage system... FORT BLISS, TEX. This is a border airdrome located on the airways route. $1, 654 The above installation is required for the proper servicing of airplanes of the southern airways. No such permanent installation exists at this field at the present time. The above funds will complete all technical requirements for this station. Operations building.. HATBOX FIELD, MUSKOGEE, OKLA. $5,000 The above funds will complete all technical requirements for this station. Fifty thousand dollars is required for a central heating plant. No permanent heating plant exists at this field at the present time. Six thousand dollars is required for airplane machine-gun butts. These butts are necessary for the proper training of students of this school in the actual synchronizing and operation of airplane machine guns. Fifty-one thousand dollars is required for paved aprons and warming-up line. No permanent aprons or warming-up line are in existence at this station. The above funds will complete the total technical requirements for this station. Hon. HARRY RANSLEY, Acting Chairman Committee on Military Affairs, JUNE 16, 1930. House of Representatives. DEAR MR. RANSLEY: With reference to H. R. 12923, to authorize appropriations for construction at military posts, and for other purposes (Air Corps technical construction), it is recommended that this bill be enacted into law. There are no applicable provisions of existing law. The items in this bill provide for necessary construction to cover needed expansion of Air Corps in accordance with 5-year program. The cost of the proposed bill, if enacted into law, will be $4,370,019. Sincerely yours, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL, 1931 JUNE 17, 1930.-Ordered to be printed Mr. SIMMONS, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H. R. 10813] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 10813) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia, and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have been unable to agree. ROBT. G. SIMMONS, Ross A. COLLINS, Managers on the part of the House. HIRAM BINGHAM, LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS, ARTHUR CAPPER, CARTER GLASS, JOHN B. KENDRICK, Managers on the part of the Senate. STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 10813) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia, and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, submit the following written statement explaining the effect of the action agreed on by the conference committee and submitted in the accompanying conference report: The conferees between the two Houses have been unable to reach any conclusion. ROBT. G. SIMMONS. M. H. THATCHER. Ross A. COLLINS. Managers on the part of the House. |