Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-10
PUBLIC-No. 30, /

AN ACT making appropriations for service for
tho one thousand sish, hundred and far,y-tvo.
BE Il enaeted5y The Senate and House Of RzressnLrtrcs
o. the Cn'ted States Of 1rnerIca Corgress Gssl5ted
That the foliowng be appropriated, addition
the unexpended balances of former appropriations, Of
any unappropriated money Treasury
service for the thousand eight hundred and
two, viz:
No. l. Forpay of comraission warrant and petty Off
aDd seamsn million three
thousand dollars. Frorded, That ordered by
officers The navy shall not be ncrea
You'd the number in the respective grades
service the first day of January, hundred and
forty-tw shall there be any further appointment of
mdshpmen until the number in the service be reduced
the number tina: service the fret day of January
eighteen hundred and foryone, beyond which they shall
DO increased until tho further order of Congress.
No. , For pay of superntcndents, naval Constructors
aud all the civil establishments the several yards,
~ eight thousand four hundred and twsay dollars.
No g. For provisions, seven hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars.
No 4. For medicines and surgical indictments hospital
stores and other expenses OF the sick, thirty
thousand dollars
No s. For increase. repair. armament, and equipment
OF tho navy and and tear COMM ION,
million dollars.
No G. For ordinance anil ordinance on tine North
lakes, fifty nine thousand and nineryseven dollars
No T. For Improvement and necessary repairs OF the
navy yard Portsmouth, New Hampshire, forly-se
thousand four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
No g. Fsr improvement and necessary repairs the
yard at Charestown, Massachusetts, twentynne thou
sand dollars.
navy yard Brsoklyn New ok, hundred and
~ thousand hundred dollars Prorided Tha:
be applied TO the construction OF dry dock Booklys,
except in payment for materials previously contracted for
and yet be delivered. until suitable place shall be
lected in the harbor of New York. and the tide the aai
Obtained and plan and estimate of tho made, under
the direction OF the Secretary OF the Navy and approved
by him and the President lind prorided G!so That
Secretary of the Navy may, in his discretion, apply
of hundred thousand dollars the
by appropriated, and any balance of former
for the construction of dry dock Brooklyn, New
TO the construction of floating dock The place
and il part of this appropriation shall be expended
upon the of floating dock hereby author
lied, the the dry dock shall be suspended
until the further order of Congress.
No 10. For improvement and necessary repair. the
yard at Philadelphia, Pennsy~ thousand
hundred dollars.
yard az Washington, Dstrss OF Columbia fifteen
thousand three hundred dollars.
No. IL. For improvement and repairs of the
dred dollars
No -. For improvement and necessary repairs If the
navy yard near Psnsasoa, Florida, and for naval
sruc'or said place, shy-hye thousand three hundret
dollars.
No IA. For necessary repairs of the hospital building
and its dependencies Chaesown Massachusetts,,
thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.
building Brooklyn New York hundred dollars
No 10 For repairs of the hospital building
and its dependencies Norfolk Virginia. thirteen
hundred and fifty dollars.
No II. For building ice-houso and prvies nos
pi,al at Pensacola, two thousand dollars
No. Is. Ior necessary of the Phiadel phia
asylum, one thousand three hundred dollars
No 10 For deaying the expenses that may accrue f.
ton Of materials aud every description;
and dockage storage and rent; travelling
officers and seamen house rent 10
when duly authorized; for funeral expenses; for
clerk hire, Office stationery, navy
gents; for and incidental expenses recruiting
Tor experimenting deseters tor compensation Judge al
vocaes for per diem allowance persons attending
martial and courts of inquiry other services authorizes
by law for printing and stationery every description,
Tor working the hogra phc press for books maps charts
mathematical and nautical instruments, mod
els and drawings for tho purchases and repair OF fire
nd rhfDery of
yards: for the purchase and AM
hoes, and for timber wheels, and tools
descriptions tor postage of letters public
for potage and towing ships war; for and assess
ncnis public property for assistance rendered
IN Distress for incidental labor yards ppiea
ole 10 any other appropriation. for coal and
of candles and oil for the OF yards and shoEc