The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-08-31
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws o(the United States, passed at the
Ist Session of tie 24th Congress.
TPUBLIC.--No. 63.1

AN ACT making appropriations for certain fcrt-
fications Of the United States for the year one
thousand eight hundred and thry-six, and for
other purposes
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of
America sn Congress assembled, That
the 70 lowing sums be and the same are hereby
appropriated, TO be paid out of any unappropria-
ted money IN the Treasury, for certain fortitca-
tons, viz: For the preservation Of Castle Island
and repairs of Fort Independence Boston harbor
one hundred tEousi nd dollars. For Fort Warren
Boston harbOr, two hundred thousand dollars,
For For Adams, Rhode Island, two hundred
thousand dollars. For Fort Schuyler Fast river
New York, two hundred thou usand dollars. For
repairs Of Fort Columbus and Castle Williams,
and otficcrs's quarters on Governors Island New
York haibor, twenty thousand dollars For Fort
Delaware, Delaware river one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. For Fort Calhoun, Virginia,
one hundred and fifty thousand dolars.-For Fort
Caswell, Oak Island, North Carolina, sixty thou
sand dolars.--For f0rtifications, Charleston har
bor South Carolina, and preservation oi the site
of Fort Moultrie, one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars For Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island,
Georgia, one hundred and seventy thousand dol
lars For Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Florida, fifty
thousand dollars For the Fort at Fosters Bank
Florida one hundred and Sky thousand dollars
For incidental expenses attending repairs of iort-
t,catious and for the purchase of additional land IN
their neghborhood, one hundred thousand dollars
For contingencies of forticatlon, ten thousand
dollars For the purchase Of land and the right of
way on Throgs Point, IN Long Island Sousd, be-
ing the balance of the appropriation OF ore thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-six carried 10 the
surplus fund the first of January, one thousand
eirht hundred and twenty-nlne, two thousand dol
lars And the following sums, necessary TO close
accounts in the office Of the Third Auditor, viz
For a fort on Cockspur Island. Georgia, two thou
sand three hundred and eight dollars and fifty six
cents For contingencies of foriifcatlons SIXTY
one dollars and eight cents. For fortiications at
Pensacola one thousand two hundred and twenty
three dollars and tbirty-one cents. For The arma-
ment of loricatons, in addition to the amount in
cluded in the bill making appropriations for the
sunport of the army for one thousand eight hun
hundred and thirty-six, including cannon, mortars,
howitzers gun carriages, inortar-beds. powder,
cannon-balls Shells and for the transportation Of
ordnance stores and for the purchase Of twenty
ac,es Of land adjoining the kennebec arsenal.
Maine; and the purchase Of land and enclosing
the rear of the public ground with bvick wall and
coming al the Erankiord arsenal, Pennsy ylvaDa
and constructing forging shop one story high,
seventy five by forty feet Of BRICK at the arsenal,
Wa,er,ogn Massachusetts and IN the purchase
of n steam-engine Of eight-oise power; and for
the ouarters OF officers at Fort Monroe arsenal,
Cony hundred thousand dollars. For Fort Nc
Henry. Redoubt Wood, and Covington Battery,
near baltimore, fifty thousand dollars. For Fort
Monroe. one hundred and fifty thonsand dollars.
For the repairs Of Fort Marion, and the season
wall at 81. Augustine, Florida, fifty thousand dol
lars For knapsacks and camp equpage, author
god nv the act approved nineteenth OF March, one
,bonsand eight hundred and thirt y-six. for volun-
,eers or militia, ifty-thousand seven hundred and
FIVE dollars. For accoutrements for the army, one
hundred and TIVE thousand three hundred and five
dollars For the purchase OF sites. and the con-
s,rnc,ion of arsenas, for the deposite Of arms in
A,Lan.as Missouri and at Memphis, in Tennes-
soo foy,ytvo thousand two hundred and fifty SIX
doIl,rs pr rid,d That the costs OF such arseDals
shall not exceed fourteen thousand dollars each
For the purchase oftweniy-eight fire engines, and
the necessary apparatus, twenty-five thoasahd i9l'
hundred dollars. For stOre-houses at Kentucky,
ono ,bousand five hundred dollars. For purchas-
IN, seven acres of land, including the site Of the
no,vder Magazine attached TO the arsenal at SAINT
/ Ionis Missouri prrrided the same shall be ascer-
tanned not to be on land Of the United states, two
thousand one hundred dollars. For erecting a Pi-
azza IN front Of the building occupied as Ddif %
hv the troops at Augusta arsenal, Georgia, iouf
L,rd,ed and fitty dollars For barracks. quarters,
.o,a.bo,ses ho.p,la stables, and materials for the
enc n, For, Jesup. Louisiana, tgeBty-h live thou
/ sand goIlars For rebuilding the wharf, end ma
/ ,cr;al. for the same. at Fort Wolcott, Newport
4 Rhode Island five hundred dollars. FOR eonsfnc-
,;ng a woodward, and a woodward wharf, snd Tor
! ,,a,e,.Is for the sp1se, at Fort Monroe Virginia
/ one thousand dollars For constructing wharf
J and for materials FOR the same, at Fort severn
| MARYLAND. one thousand dollars. For rebuIif'n2
and repairing bauack, quarters, the ho-f ''al-
s,ore-hoases. and materials for same. al Fort bra
dy. Michigan Territory. FIVE thousand dollar. fo'
the purchase OF land sdjoining Fort sullivan an'
the buildings thereon. three thousand seven hun
dred and fhy dollars. For the following objects
in addition To former appropriations for ,hs same
Fer national arEaory at HarPer's Ferry, seventy