Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-12
proved, August 8, 1912.
fPuBIIc-No. 80. I

AN ACT making appropriations for the naval SER
vice for the year thousand eight hundred
and forly-two.
Bell enacted By The Senate and House of Repre-
Setalires Of the United Saies Of .4merica in Con-
gresS assembled, That The following sums be ap-
propriated, in addition 10 the unexpended balan-
ces OF former appropriations, out fanny unnppro-
priated money in the Treasury, for the naval ser
vice for the year one thousand eight hundred and
forty TWO, viz:
No. |. For pay of commission, warrant, and
petty officers and seamen, two million three hun
dred and thirty five thousand dollars: Pr0uided
That till otherwise ordered by Congress the Off
ceis 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 ana furty-two, shall there be any fur
ther appointment of midshipmen until the mum.
her in the service be reduced to the number that
were in service OH the first day of January, egh-
teen hundred and iorty-oDe, beyond which they
shall not be increased until The further order of
Congress.
| No. 2. For pay Of superintendent, naval con-
structors, aud all the civil establishments at the
severn! yards, seventy eight thousand four hun
dred and twenty dollars.
No. 3. For provisions, seven hundred aud TWEEN.
~ thousand dollars.
No. 4. Fur medicines and surgical instruments,
hospital stores, agd other expenses Oh account of
The sick, thirty thousand dollars.
]
Equipment Of the navy. aud weai aud tear of yes.
sells ~ commission, two million dollars.
No 8. For ordinance and ordinance stores on
the Northern lakes fifty nlne thousand and nlnely
seven dollars.
| No z. For Improvement and necessary repairs
Of the nn,y yard NJ Portsmouth Nv HanI'>'re,
forty -sesrn thousand four hundred aud twenty
five dollars.
! No !. For improvement aud necessary repairs
Of ,he navy yard at ChrIeslomn, Massachusetts,
twenty -nine thousand dollars.
No. 9. For improvement aud necessary d. pairs
of the navy yard nj Brooklyn. New \, TX, one
hundred au.; twenty nlu8 thousand one humid ed
dollars: Propided, That no part of this or any
former appropriation TO that object shall be applI-
ed 10 the construction of dry dock at Brookly u,
except in payment for materials previously con-
Iraced for and yet TO be delivered, nnIll suiIa-
be place shall be selected IN the harbor of New
York, aud the title OF the land obtained, and a
plan and estimate Of the made, under the di-
reclion of the Secretary of the navy, and appro-
we'd by him and The President .4nd prOUided, also,
That the Secretary of the Navy may, at his dis
creon, apply the sum Of one hundred thousand
dollars of the amount hereby appropriated, and
any balance of former appropriations for the con
strucon of dry dock at Brooklyn, New York,
to the construction of floating dock at the same
place; and if any part of this appropriation shall
be expended upon the construction oil a floating
dock, as hereby authorized, the construction Of a
dry dock shall be suspended until the further Or
der Of Congress.
No. TO- For improvement and necessary repairs
Of the navy yard at Philadelphia, Pennsy wanna,
one thousand six hundred dollars
No. !, For improvement and necessary repairs
of the Navy yard at Washington, District of Col
umbia fifteen thousand three hundred dollars.
No. IL. For Improvement aud necessary repairs
of the navy yard at Gosport Virginia, fifty six
thousand eight hundred dollars
No, H. For IMPROVEMENT and necessary ranairs
OF the navy yard near Pensacola, Florida, and for
naval constructor at said place, thirty five thou
sand three hundred dollars.
No. IA. For necessary repairs of the hospital
building and it's dependencies a, Charlestown, Mas
sachuselts, three thousand nine hundred and sixty
dollars
No. Is. For finishing coppering the roof Of the
hospital building at Brooklyn, New York, fifteen
hundred dollars.
No. l6. For necessary repairs Of the hospital
building and its dependencies a, Norfolk, Virginia
thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars