The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-15

vice for the year ending on the thIrtieth June,
eighteen hundred and forty-seyen.
Be enaeed by The Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of The United States Of 9srca IN Congress Assem-
bLsd, That the following sums be, and the same are
hereby, appropriated for the naval service for the
year ending the thirtieth june eighteen hundred
and forty-seyen:
For pay Of commission, warrant, and petty officers
and seamen, including the engineer corps OF the
navy, three million FIVE hundred and seysnty-one
thousand seven hundred and thirty.hve dolarsi
Passed midshipmen performing the duties OF mas
ter, under the authority of the Secretary OF the
Navy, TO receive the compensation allowed to such
higher grade, while actually so employed
For provisions, including transportation, cooper
age, and other expenses, eight hundred and SIXTY
nine thousand seven hundred and twenty-five dot
lars
For surgeons necessaries, and appliances for Tn
sick and hurt Of the naval service including the ma
rine corps, twenty-one thousand and seVenty-l~o
dollars;
For the increase, repair, armament, and equip,
ment Of the navy, and and tedr Of vessels IA
commission, including coal for steamers, and hemp
one million fifty thousand dollars and the Preslden'
is hereby authorized TO construct, by contract, an!
vessel or steamer for the public service, when H.
his opinion the same can be done with equal Ell
cheney and on terms more economical than IN the
present navy yards.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, including all
incidental expenses three hundred and seventy
thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars;
For books, maps, charts, and instruments, bind
ing and repairing the same, and all the expenses 81
the hydrographical Office, thrty-hye thousand nine
hundred dollars;
For contingent expenses that may accrue for H.,
following purposes Wis For freight and Transports
ton; printing and stationery; books, models, an"
drawings purchase and repair Of hre-englnes, and
for machineryi repair Of steam-englnes IN yard:
purchase and maintenance Of horses and oxen,
carts, timber-wheels and workmen's tools postage
of letters on public service; coal and other fuel, az"
oil and candles for navy yards and shore stations
incidental labor, not chargeable to any other Apr
priation; labor attending the delivery Of public
stores and supplies on foreign stations; wharfage
dockage, storage, and rent; travelling expenses o.
officers funeral expenses commissions, clerk-hirr,
store-rent, Different, stationery, and fuel to navy
agents and storekeepersi premiums, and incidental
expenses Of recruiting; apprehending deserers per
diem allowance TO persons attending courts martha
and courts Of inquiry, or other services authorized
by law; compensation to judge advocates; pllotage
and towing vessels, and assistance rendered to YES
sells in distress, five hundred and fifty thousand
dollars;
For contingent expenses for objects not herenbe-
fore enumerated, five thousand dollars;
For the support of the civil establishment at the
several navyyards the officers and others TO be paid
the annual compensation that was allowed to them
severaly in the act making appropriations for the
naval service for the year ending on the thirleth
June, eighteen hundred and forty-sx except as
hereinafter provided:
AT KTTTERY, MAINE.
For pay Of storekeeper, naval constructor, in
spector Of timber, clerk to the yard, clerk to the
commandment, clerk to the storekeeper clerk to the
naval constructor, and porter, seven thousand six
hundred and fifty dollars.
AT CHARLEsTowN, MASSACHUSETTS,.
For pay Of storekeeper, naval constructor meas
and inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, two
clerks to the commandment, three clerks to the
keeper clerk to naval constructor keeper of maya.
1tpoa nd ,rtor ale nd bnn Hrada md
eighty dolla 5;
For repairs Of the sheer wharf, Charlestown ma
vy-yard, twelve thousand dollars.
AT BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
For pay OF storekeeper, naval constructor, meas
and Inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, two
clerks to the commandant three clerks to the store
keeper, clerk to naval constructor, keeper Of the
magazine, and porter, eleven thousand one hundred
and eighty dollars.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, meas.
urer and inspector of TIMBER clerk to the. yard
clerk to the commandant clerk to the storekeeper,
clerk to naval constructor, and porter seven thou
sand seven hundred dollars: Provided, That when
the duties Of the clerk to the yard and clerk to the
commandant are performed by the same person. he
shall not receive greater compensation than twelve
hundred dollars per annum.
AT WASHINGTON
For pay of storekeeper, measurer and inspector
of timber, clerk to the yard, two clerks to COM
mandant, clerk to the storekeeper, keeper Of the
magazine, and porter six thousand six hundred and
eighty dollars.
AT GosPoRT, VIRGINIA.
For pay of storekeeper naval constructor, meas
and inspector of timber, clerk 10 the yard two
clerks to commandan, three clerks to the sorekeep-
err clerk to the naval constructor keeper of the maya
zine, and porter, even thousand one hundred and
eighty dollars. ....a.
AT PENSACOLA.
For pay of sorekeeper, naval constructor clerk to
the yard, two clerks to the commandment two clerks
TO the storekeeper, and porter, eight thousand and
fifty dollars.
AT MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
For pay of storekeeper, clerk to the yard. clerk
to the commandant, and porter, three thousand
three hundred dollars: Propided That the Secretary
of the Navy be, and he is hereby authorized, when
in his opinion the public interest will permit it, to
discontinue any of the civil Offices and employments
herein provided for at the yards to discharge
the keepers of magazines and to require these duties
to be performed by gunners.
For improvements and necessary repairs of navy
yards, viz
AT KITTERY, MAINE.
For wall for landing wharf at smithery, and fill
ing in, one thousand seven hundred and FIVE dollars
and fifty cents;
For cistern near mast and boat house. two thou
Sand dollars;
For granite gun-skds, and road to graveyard,
one thousand one hundred and thirty-two dollars;
For repairs of all kinds four thousand dollars
AT CHARLEsTowN
For drain and iron frame for dry-dock pumps,
and set of keel blocks two thousand seven hundred
and forty dollars; r
For pipes for drain and rain water and waste
steam three thousand dollars;
For completing wharf No. &C. between and 80,
nine thousand dollars; ... .s..a
For completing reservoir, one thousand dollars;
For wall on southwest side of site 81, filling in
tbn part Of yard, three thousand eight hundred and
sixty dollars; ~
For repairs Of all kinds, ten thousand dollars.
AT BRooKLYN, NEW YORK
Towards continuation of cob wharf twenty nine
thousand FIVE hundred dollars;
Towards extension of coal house, (seventy feet,)
four thousand three hundred and eighteen dollars
Towards repairing and replanking bridge, three
thousand dollars;
Towards building foundation under frgate Sab.
ine six thousand dollars;