Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-04-27
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hundred and forty Hlne, approved the twenty.
sixth OF January, eighteen hundred and forty
nine," under resolution of the House of the
seventh OF August, eighteen hundred and for
ty-eight, directing the clerk 10 furnish 10 mem
bers of the House the books therein authori.
zed. the sum of three thousand eight hundred
and ninety three dollars and fifty cents;
For the redemption OF the treasury scrip
heretofore issued for the satisfaction Of The
bounties promised TO the non commissioned
officers, musicians, and privates, by the ninth
section of the act of the eleventh of February,
eighteen hundred and forty 10 raise for
limited time an additional military force. and
for other purposes, and for the satisfaction in
money of such bounties due under said sec
ton of said act as those TO whom they are due
may elect to receive in money instead of land.
three bundled thousand dollars. And the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury is hereby directed, i'm.
mediately after the passage OF this act, 10 give
notice, by publication for sixty days, in at least
one OF the principal papers in Washington CT
ty, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and
Boston, and in such other papers as he may
deem expedient, that the principal and interest
of such scrip as has been or may be issued
prior to the first of July, A. D. eighteen hun
dred and forty mine, will be paid on that day
on presentation at the treasury of the United
States, and that the interest on such scrip will
cease on that day. And the said Secretary is
further directed not to issue scrip for said
bounty after that day, but 10 pay the same in
money out of this appropriation in all cases
when the person entitled 10 the bounty in land
shall elect TO receive money in lieu thereof ).
For completing the room under the post of
fee OF the Senate, and the staircases and pas
sages communicating Herewith, and the cir
cular room on the upper floor of the Capitol,
four thousand dollars
Light House EstdbliShment.-For supply
ing lighthouses, containing two thousand
eight hundred and forty-three lampc, with oil,
tube glasses, wicks, buff skins, whiting, and
cotton cloth, transportation, and other expen-
ses thereon. and for repairing and keeping in
repair the lighting apparatus, one hundred and
thirty-iVe thousand one hundred and three
dollars and sixty cents;
For repairs and incidental expenses. reft-
ting and Improvements of lighthouses and
buildings connected Herewith, eighty-one
thousand seven hundred and fourteen dollars
and four cents;
For clearing out and deepening that portion
OF the Washington city canal which passes
through and along the public grounds, twenty
rection of the Secretary of the Treasury: Pro-
Uided, The corporation of Washington shall
expend a like sum in cleaning out and deep
ening the other portions of said canal: And
provided also, That all transportations on said
United States shall be free of toll;
For sewer under fifteenth street, two thou
sand one hundred and sixty dollars, TO be ex-
pended under the direction of the Topographic
cal Bureau;
For payment of annuities and grants by
special acts of Congress, seven hundred and
fifty dollars;
For payment, by the Secretary of State, 10
William C. Reddall and William C. ZantZin-
ger, equally to be divided between them, the
sum of seven hundred and seventy one dollars
and forty three cents, which has been already
appropriated for clerk hire in the State De-
partment, but not drawn from the treasury;
For the expenses incurred under the joint
resolution of August eleventh, eighteen hun
dred and forty-eight, entitled &c A resolution
authorizing the submission of certain claims
10 arbitration,' twenty five hundred dollars,
the same to be disbursed under the authority
of the Secretary of the Treasury
For salaries of two hundred and seventy
four keepers of lighthouses, and fifteen assis-
tants, twenty of them charged with double
and two with triple lights,) including one
thousand two hundred dollars for that of an
inspector of lights on the upper lakes, one
hundred and sixteen thousand one hundred and
ninety eight dollars and thirty three cents;
For salaries of thirty-three keepers of float
ing lights, seventeen thousand eight hundred
and fifty dollars;
For seamen's wages, repairs and supplies
for thirty three floating lights, eighty -four
thousand three hundred and eighty six dollars
and sixty-fve cents;
For expenses of weighing, mooring, clean
sing, and supplying losses of beacons, buoys,
chains, and sinkers, twenty nine thousand SIX
hundred and seventy seven dollars and forty.
six cents
For expenses incurred by superintendent;
in visiting lighthouses annually, and exam
lining and reporting their condition, two thou
sand dollars;
For superintendent commissions, at two
and half per cent. on the four hundred anC
sixty.six thousand nine hundred and thirty
dollars and eight cents, appropriated above TO
light house purposes, eleven thousand 81,
hundred and seventy-three dollars and twenty
five cents. And the proviso contained in tn,
act making appropriations for the civil ant
diplomatic expenses OF the government for tht
year ending the thirieth day Of June, eighteen
hundred and forty-nine, and for other purpo
ses. approved August twelfth, eighteen hun
dred and forty eight, which proviso is in tn
following words: SC Provided, That no par
of the sum hereby appropriated shall be PAL
to any person who receives salary as an of
fcer of the customs; and from and after tn
first day of July. eighteen hundred and forty
nine, the said said disbursement shall be mad
by the collectors of the customs without com
pensation,' is hereby repealed.
For completing the lighthouse on Brandy
wine shoal, Delaware bay, twenty mine thou
sand eight hundred and two dollars and sixty
one cents;
For completing the lighthouse on Carysfo
reef, coast of Florida, thirty one thousand fy
hundred and ninety dollars and seventy-s
cents;
To pay the balance due to Ebenezer Wa
ner, for constructing the lighthouse at Whit
Fish point, on lake Superior, three thousan
two hundred and ninety-eight dollars;
For Illuminating apparatus for the ligh
house at Minots rock, Boston haEbor. Mass;
chusetts, four thousand FIVE hundred dollars,
For the reimbursement of the New Yorl
Providence, and Boston Railroad Compan,
and the New Jersey Steam Navigation Con
pany, for their expenses in maintaining ligh
boat on Eel Grass shoals, in Fishers Islar
sound, from the month of November, in II
wear eighteen hundred and fhirtvsavan tn III