Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-25
LAWS OF TIE u. STATES,
[Omfrtal publication.
IPuBLIc. No @1

! BE IL enacted by The Senate and House OF
! Representatives. oTMe United Sioies of .ameri.
ca IN Congress assembled, That the following
sums be appropriated, IN addition, to the un-
! expended balances of former appropriations,
! out Of any unappropratcd money in the
| Treasury, for the naval service for the year
one thousand eight hundred and forty.lwo,
| VIZ.
| No. |. For pay Of commission, warrant.
and petty officers and seameD, two million
three hundred and ihrtyfvc thousand dol.
lars Prouidtd that till otherwise ordered
by Congress. the officers of the navy shall
not be increased beyond the number in the
respective grades that were in the service on
the first day Of January, eighteen hundred
and forty two, nor shall there be any farther
appointment Of midshipmen until the num-
ber in the service be reduced TO The number
that were in the service OH the first Of Jann.
ary, eighteen hundred and forty one, beyond
which they shall not be increased until the
farther order oi Congress.
L No. 2. For pay Of supcrlntendcnts. naval
constructors, aud all the civil establishments
at the several yards, sevenly-eight thousand
four hundred and twenty dollars.
II No. g. For provisions, seven hundred and
twenty thousand dollars.
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mcn,s, hospital stores, and other expenses on
account of the sick, thirty thousand dollars.
No. 5. For increase, repair, armament, and
equipment Of the navy, and wear and tear OF
vessels in commission, two million dollars.
No. q. For ordinance and ordnance stores
on the Northern lakes, fhy.nne thousand
and ninety seven dollars.
/ No. Z. For improvement and necessary
repairs of the navy yard II Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, forty seven thousand four hun
dred and twenty five dollars
/ No. s. For improvement and necessary re.
pairs Of the navy yard at Charlestown, Mas
| sachusctts. twcniy-nine thousand dollars.
/ No. Q. For lmpro. emeni and necessary re-
pairs OF the navy yard ut Brooklyn, N. York,
one hundred aud twenty nine thousand one
hundred dollars: Provided, That no purt of
this or any former appropriation to that OBJ
jcct shall be applied Ia the construction Of u
dry dock at Brooklyn, except in payment for
materials previously contracted tor and yet
TO be delivered, until Il suitable place shall
be selected in The harbor of New York, aud
the title to the land obtained, and plan and
estimate Of the cost made, under the drec-
,lon Of the Secretary ofthc Navy, and ap-
proved by him ard The President find pro-
pided also. That the Secretary Of the Navy
may, in his discretion, apply the sum Of one
hundred thousand dollars of the amount here.
! by appropriated and any balance of former
| appropriations for the construction o. II dry
dock at Brooklyn, New York, to the con-
/ struction Of u floating dock at the same place;
and # any part Of this appropriation shall be
expended upon the construction of floating
! dock, us hereby authorized, the construction
! Of the dry dock shall be suspended until the
! farther order of Congress
! No 10. For Improvement and necessary
repairs Of The navy yard at Philadelphia,
! Pennsy ylvanla, one thousand six hundred dol.
lars.
| No. II. For Improvement and necessary
repairs of the navy yard at Washington, DIS
Itrict of Columbia, fifteen thousand three hun
dred dollars.
III No. ~. For improvements and necessary
repairs of the navy yard ut Gosport, Virginia,
\ ffty-sx thousand eight hundred dollars
n No. !3. For Improvement aud necessary re-
pairs Of the navy yard near Pensacola, Flori.
da, aud for a naval constructor at said place,
thirty. five thousand three hundred dollars.
No. IA. For necessary repairs of The hos.
pi,al building ~ its dependencies at Charles
town, Massachusetts, three thousand nine
hundred and sixty dollars.
No. Is. For finishing coppering the roof %
the hospital building at Brooklyn N. York
: fifteen hundred dollars
II No. 10 For necessary repairs oi the hos
lpial building and its dependencies at Nor
folk, Virginia, thirteen thousand seven hun
dred and fifty dollars.
H No. IL. For building nm ice house and pr
vics at the hospital at Pensacola, two thous
and dollars.
4 No. Ia. For necessary repairs Of the Phlla
dephia naval asylum, one thousand three
D hundred dollars.
Q No. 10. For dcfruying the expenses tho
il. may accrue for the following purposes, viz
/. For freight and transportation of materials
Q and stores Of every description; for wharfage
Y and dockage storage aud rent travelling
s expenses of officers and transportation %
scamcn /: house rent 10 purscrs, when dul,
il. authorized; for funeral expenses; for com
o missions, clerk hire, office rent, stationary
IL. and fuel to navy agents for premiums ant
= incidental expenses OF recruiting; for apprc
. hcndlng dcserters for compensation tu Judge
sdvocntes for per diem allowance to pcrson
J.. attending courts martial and courts OF injury
ID or other services authorized by law, for print
= ing and stationary of every description, an,
;. for working the lhographc press for books
: maps, charts, mathematical and nautical IN
SlTUnenlS, CnTOnonc'cTs, nlpu'IS, anu UFaW
). Inps for the purchase aud repair of fire en-
gIncs aud machinery for the repair OF stcau
@ engines IN navy yards for the purchase an'
a maintenance of oxen aud horses, and fu
@ carts, tlmbrr wheels aud workmcn's tools o
q every description, ior postage for letters OF
public service ; Tor pilolngr and towing ship
- uf war tor taxes aud assessments on public
property for assistance rendered to- vessel
m distress; for incidental labor ut navy yar6
mol applicable to any other appropriations To
con and other fuel, and fur candles and ol
fnr the use of navy yards and shore stations
aud for no other object or purposes whatever
four hundred aud fry thousand dollars.
No. 30 For contingent expenses ior ot
ieels not hcrciubefote enumerated, tire
Thousand dollars.
III No ~. For the charter NJ steamers Spler
did and Clarion, IN September and Oc,obe
's eighteen hundred and forty ono, Tor the SUI