Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

[PUBLIC-No 75.]-An Act making appro-
priatIons for the naval service, for the year
ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine.
BE 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Anae-
RIGA in Congress assembled, That the following
sums be appropriated for the naval service,
for the year ending June thirtieth, one thou
sand eight hundred and forty nine, out of any
unappropriated money in the treasury, IN ad-
ditOn TO the sum of one million five hundred
thousand dollars of the uneXpended balances
of former appropriations for the naval service.
The remainder of such unexpende1 balances,
after deducting the said sum of one million five
hundred thousand dollars, to be carried to the
surplus fund.
For pay of commission, warrant, and petty
officers, and seamen, including the engineer
corps of the navy, two million one hundred
and eighty-nine thousand two hundred and
eleven dollars.
For pay of superintendent, naval construc
tors, and all the civil establishments at the sew
eral navy yards, seventy-four thousand two
hundred and twenty dollars.
For provisions for commission, warrant, and
petty officers, and seamen, including engineers
and marines, attached to vessels for sea SER
vice, six hundred and seventy-sevent thousand
eight hundred and sixty dollars.
For surgeons necessaries and appliances for
the sick and hurt of the navy, including the
marine corps, twenty eight thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For increase, repair, armament, and equip
ment for the navy, including wear and tear OF
vessels in commission coal for steamers, pur-
chase of hemp, aud one million two hundred
thousand dollars for completing four tirst-clasS
steamers, two million five hundred and thirty
one thousand four hundred and seventy-tOur
dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, including
incidental expenses, two hundred and eighteen
four hundred and twenty dollars.
For nautical books, maps, charts, lnstru-
ments, binding and repairing the same ana
all expenses of the photographed office,
thirty-fve thousand dollars. And the Secre,,
tary of the Navy is hereby directed to eXpend
five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
NAV be necessary, in causing the observations
TO be made which have been recently recon-
mended 10 him by the American Philosophy
cal Society and the Academy OF Arts and Sci
ences.
For the pay of the superintendent OF the
Naval Observatory at Washington city, who
shall be a captain, commander, or lieutenant
in the navy, three thousand dollars, which
shall be the salary per annum of said super
lntendent And the provision in the act emit
tied :" An act making appropriations Tor the
naval service Tor the year ending the thirlieth
of June, one thousand eight hundred and for
tyeight," which is in these words, viz: GO in
Guiding three thousand dollars for pay of the
superintendent, who shall be either a captain,
commander, or lieutenant in the navy" shall
be construed to apply to the superintendent of
said Naval Observatory, and shall take effect
from and after the passage of that act.
For contingent expenses that may accrue
for the following purposes, viz: freight and
transportation; printing and stationery ad'
vertising in newspapers BOOKS maps, models
and drawings purchase and repair OF fire en-
pines and machinery; repair of and attending
els steam engines in yards purchase and sup
port of horses and oxen, and driving teams /;
carts, timber wheels, and the purchase and re-