Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-08
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port OF tne Navy OF the United States, for
the year one thousand eight hundred and
tive ,y four
Be il enacted by The Senate and House
o. Representatives Of The United States
Of america in CongreSsassem5ted, That
Tor deiraying the expenses OF The Navy
Tor the year one thousand eight hundred
and twenty tour, the following sums be,
and the same are hereby, respectively
appropriated:
For the pay and subsistence of the
officers, and pay of the seamen, eight
hundred and forty-scven thousand one
hundred and forty-two dollars and TWEEN
ty-hve cents.
For provisions, in addition to the sum
Of twenty-five thousand one hundred
and twenty-eight dollars and seventy five
cents, the balance Of appropriation for
provisions unexpended and provisions
on hand, three hundred thousand dol
lars.
For medicines, hospital stores, AID al
expenses on account of the sick, twenty
i've thousand dollars.
For pay, subsistence, and allowances,
OF every description, 10 all commission
ed and warrant officers employed at the
several navy yards end shore stations,
also OF naval constructors, store keep
. ers, inspectors, master workmen, clerks
of the yards, of the check, and of the
commanders, and porters attached to
the navy yards and store stations, two
hundred and thirty-one thousand two
hundred and ninety-three dollars and
tweny-slx cents.
For contingent expenses accruing in
the present year, that is to say Z: for
commissions, clerk hire, office rent,
stationery, and fuel, to navy agents !;
premiums, and other expenses OF
recruiting; freight of provisions, stores,
and materials, from one station to ano-
ther, and from the United States to
distant stations in other countries
where our ships are employed allow
ances to officers al the several navy yards
and stations, for house rent, fuel, and
candles; travelling expenses for officers,
and transportation for seamen; freight
OF timber, wharfage, and dockage for
vessels where there are no public yards !;
expenses, and per diem allowa nc e,
for attending courts martial and courts OF
inquiry; compensation 10 judge advo-
Gates cabinet furniture for vessels in
commission; incidental labor a, navy
yards, which is not applicable to any
other appropriation piIotage OF public
vessels in the United States, and In TO-
reign countries printing naval registers,
blank pay-rolls, receipt-rolIs, stewards
returns, seamen's allotment tickets, the
proceedings of courts martial; storage
Of provisions, and stores in foreign ports,
and in the United States, where public
stores are not provided, Goals for black
smiths and anchor-makers, and fuel tor
steam engines; purchase and main,e-
nance Of oxen, carts, large timber wheels,
and workmen's tools; chamber money
to officers, in lieu Of quarters, other than
house rent purchase Of books, charts,
and nautical and mathematical instru-
ments, cronometers, machinery, models,
drawings, and all stationery OF every de-
scrip,ion, used throughout the naval SER
vice; expense Of pursuing deserters;
Expense Of officers in sick quarters /;
storage Of powder; Iitherage. and .scow
hire postage of letters ON public SER
vice; for per diem allowance to officers
engaged on public service beyond the
limit Of their stations; for the purchase
and repairs Of steam and fire engines
and machinery; for expenses OF bury
ing deceased persons belonging to the
navy; for taxes on navy yards and pub
lie property and for accidents to the
public vessels, and for no other oblec
or purpose whatever, one hundred ane
ninety five thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses for objects
arising in the current year, and no
hereinbefore enumerated, five thousant
dollars.
For repairs Of vessels, and for veal
and tear, three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
For the Improvement Of navy yards
docks, and wharves, slips, enclosures
and buildings Of every description, ONT
hundred and fifty seven thousand five
hundred dollars, with authority to pur
chase, by and with the consent OF thu
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, !,
ain Of land estimated to contain ahou
nine thousand superficial feet, to slraigh
ten the back line Of the navy yard a
rCharlestown, Massachusetts.
For ordnance and ordnance stores
including small arms, manufacture Q