The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-09
puBLIc-No. GEL

AN ACT making appropriations for the naval SER
vice for the half calendar year beginning the Fl ri
day Of January and ending the thirtieth day Of
June, thousand eight hundred and forty-three,
and for the fiscal year beginning the first day Of
July one thousand eight hundred and forty three
and ending the thrtirth day Of June one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four
BE enaeiedby the Senate and House Of Representa-
efhs United aes Of .1merea in Coxress assem-
bJed, That the following be, and arc re-
by, appropriated out Of any Incorporated money
in the Treasury for the naval service for the half
calendar year beginning on the first day Of January
and ending the thlrtieth day Of June, one thou.
sand eight hundred and forty and for the fiscal
year beginning on the first day Of July thousand
eight hundred and forty three, and ending on the
thirte,h day Of June thousand eight hundred and
forty-four.
For pay OF commission, warrant aud petty officers
and seamen, including engineer corps OF the navy
for the said half calendar year, one million four hum
dred and nnety-six thousand five hundred and eighty
four dollars and fifty cents and for the said hscal
year, two million hundred and fifteen thousand
eight hundred and eight dolarx..
For pay OF superintendent val constructors and
all The civil establishments Of the several yards for
the sad half calendar year, thrtysx thousand eight
hundred and sixty dollars; and for the said fiscal
year. seventy three thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars.
For prov sions for the navy, including t-an,porta-
fion cooperag~, and other expenses for the said half
calendar year, III &c hundred and sixtytwo thousand
hundred and sixty nine dollars and fifty
aud for the said hsca year, six hundred and twenty
three thousand five hundred and ffty-three dollars
For clothing for the navy, including transportation
and every other expense TO be reimbursed Of the
sales Of the clothing for the said half calendar year.
three hundred and eighty thousand dollars.
For surgeons necessaries, and appliance for the
sick and hurt Of the naval service including the
rne corps, Tor the said half calendar year. hfty-opc
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, and for the
said fsca year, foriytwo thousand eight hundred and
forty dollars and for arrearages Of preceding years
under this head fifty thousand dollars.
For the increase, repair, armament, and equipment
mission, for the said half calendar year FIVE hundred
thousand dollars and for the said fiscal year, one
million dollars
For the support Of Africans re-capturcd on the
coast Of Africa or elsewhere, and returned Africa
by the armed vessels Of the United States, FIVE thou
sand dollars.
For improvements and necessary repairs Of the
navy yards, namely
For Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for The said
hs calendar year, fifteen thousand FIVE hundred and
ten dollars and forty cents and Tor the said fiscal
year, twcpiyour thousand nine hundred dollars and
scyenty-six cents:
For Charlcstown, Massachusetts, for the said hall
calendar year, twenty thousand nine hundred and
n'nety-iwo dollars and seventy cents and for the
said hseal year. tbirtyfour thousand three hundred
For Brooklyn, New York, for the said half calep
dsr year, sixteen thousand dollars aud for the sa
hscal year, twenty-five thousand four hundred dol
lars
And The Secretary of the Navy is hereby directed
10 cause an examination to be made Of the expediep
ey Pracncsoty, and probable expense Of cons truct
ng dry dock IN the harbor of New York upon tbs
plan oil using as an eIevatng power the water of IN,
cro'on hcaacduct, and OF sufficient capacity TO rp
uoa or repair seventy -four gun-ship and 10 cause
an Examination Of any other plan or plan. Of dr.,
aoes OF noating dock in said harbor deemed worth,
"c secretary TO be reported upon, and to repor
The result OF such examination. with NJ. on;no,
thereon, 10 The next session Of Congress knd al
further expenditures under the appronr,tioos h.r.
tofore made for the dry dock in .a,d hs,hor .ha -
suspended until the first day of January next. an,
the sum OF one hundred thousand dollar. sh.i, h.
and the same hereby il, appropriated for The co,
struction Of floating dry dock ut Pen.aco,, ~
city sufficient for the repair Of igstss of sbs ,m.],s
class, and upon such plan the Secretary of IN,
Wy shall approve.
For Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the said h.,
calendar year, on. thousand nine hundred and 6T,
doIlara; and Cor the said fiscal year, two hou., n
and seventy dolas
For Washington, District Of Columbia, for the ..
half calendar year, Eve thousand seven hundred an
sxty-seyen dollars snd for the said fiscal year fou
thousand eight hundred and fourteen dollar