The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-13
[BY AUTHORITY.l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
rAsssED Ar THE SECOND SESSION OF TIE
TwENTy-FFru CONGRESS.
IPuBLIc. No. 24.1


AN ACT making appropriation for the naval SER
vice for the year 1888.
Re il ,uaot,d bu the Senate and House Of RepreSen
fafipes of the Uaiisd States Of America in Congrcs as
sembied That the following sums bo appropriated IN
addition to the unex pended balanc OF former ap
nropriatons ont ofaDy Incorporated money ~ The
Treas ry for the naval service for the year 1888, VIZ
For the pay Of commissioned, warrant, ana petty
officers and OF seamen, 81 ,3l200ti,
Forpay ofsuperintendents, naval constructors, and
all the civil establishments at the scver1 yards 500,
770
For provisions 100000;
For repairs of vessels in ordinary, aud the repairs
and wear and tear Of vessels in commission, 81 300
O00;-
For medicines and surgical Instruments, hospital
stores, and other expenses on account oil The SICK
$4,000;
For improyement and necessary repairs Of the ma
w yard mt Portsmouth, New iiampahire, $50 600;
For improvement and necessary repairs OF lhe ma
yy ward AT Charleston, Massachusetts, $H.OO0j
For improvemeni and necessary repairs OF the
navy yard at Brooklyn, New York SCI 900;
For Improvement and necessary repairs oi the
navy yard at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $2l,
500
For improvement and necessary repairs ol the
navy Yard ut Washington, $4,000;
For Improvement and necessary repairs OF the
navy yard al Gospori, Virginia, x77,50O;
For improvement and necessary repairs OF the
navy ward near Pensacola, Slb,5OOj
For ordnance and ordnance stores. S65OoO
For defrayng the expenses that may accrue LOT
the following purposes, viz: for the freight and
TRANSFORMATION of materials and stores of every deS-
crptoni for wharfage and dockage; storage ana
rent travelling expenses of officers and transpor-
tatlon of seamcn house rent Tor purSerS when at
tached to Yards and stations where no house Is pro-
vided for funeral expenses for commissions,
clerk hire office rent, stationery and fuel TO navy
agents; for premiums and incidental expenses oi
recrutngs; for apprehending dcserlerSi for com
pensaiion to Judge advocates for per diem allow
ance to persons attending court narShals aud courts
of inquiry for printing and stationery of every
description, and for working the lthographlc press
for books maps charts mathematical and nautical
instrnments chronometers models, and drawings;
for the pnrchase and repair of rc engines and ma
chinery, and for the repair of steam engines for
the purchase and maintenance of oxen and horses
and fol carts, timber wheels, and workmenS tools
of every description for postage of letters on pub
lie service; for piotage and towing ships of war
for cabin furniture of vessels in commission taxes
and assessments on public property; for assistance
rendered TO vessels in distress, for incidental labor
nj navy yards no, applicable TO any appropriation;
fer coal aud other fuel aud for candles and oil for
repairs OF ma gaznes or powder-houses ior,rrcparng
moulds for ships TO be bult and for no other purpose
wlateyer, four hundred aud fly thousand dollars
For contingent expenses for objects not hereinhe-
fore enumerated three thousand dollars;
For pay of the officers, non.commissoned oii'
cars musicians and pnvates. and subsistence OF tho
officers OF the marine corps, one hundred and sixty
TOO thousand and nineteen dollars;
For provisions for tho noncommlssloned officers,
musicians, and privates serving ON shore, servants
and washerwomen forty.nine thousand eight hun
dredand forty dollars
For clothing forty-,hreo thousand six hundred
aud ninety five dollars
For fuel. fifteen thousand eight hundred and four
dollars;
L..x nnsn
new ones can be erected, and for tho ront Of tenn
porary barracks at New York, ten thousand dollars
For transportation OF officers, non-commlssionod
officers musicians, and expenses of recruiting, six
Thousand dollars;
For medicines. hospital stores, surgical instru-
nents, and pay OF matron, four thousand ono hun.
dred and thirty y-nine dollars;
For contingent expenses of said corps, freight,
icrriage, toll warage and carriage, per diem allow
ance for attending courts Of inquiry, compensation
TO Jude advocates, house rent where there arc no
public quarters assigned, incidental labor in the
quaierniasters department expenses Of burying dc.
ceased persons. belonging 10 the marine corps,
printing stationary forage, postage on public letters,
expenses in pursuing deseriers. candles and oil for
The different stations, straw for the men. barrack
furniture, bed sacks spades, axes, shovels, picks,
and carpenters tools, SI7,977 and nineiy-thrce
cents;
For military stores, pay Of aImorers, keeping
arms in repair, drums, 6ies, flags, accoulrementS,
and ordnance stores 5000;
For erecting and furnishing new hospital
building, and for dwelling for an assistant sur
geop, for the repairs Of ihe present building and
for all expenses upon their dependencies, near
Pensacola, &31, 500;
For erecting sea-wall to protect the shore, for
enclosing the hospital grounds. for completing the
basement of south wing aud for all other expenses
upon the dependencies Of the hospital near Norfolk,
5000;
!, For graduating and enclosing The grounds about
me naval asylum near Philadelphia, and for all
denotes, $4,000:
FOR extending The hospital building near Brook |
rn, New York, for enclosing the grounds and
Ior all other expenses upon its dependence. $50 |
For completing The presen, hospi,al build,nc
near Boston and sor all expenses upon its deper-
peneies. - 500;