The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-14

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ing for officers, backsmiths shop. aud joners shop
fre-engne, excavation and embankment, pling river
commandants house, pavenen drains and CUTTERS and
repar, OF all kinds one hundred and thirsx thousand
five hundred and fifty four dollars.
AT SACKETT'S HARBOR.
For stables and fencing, and repairs of all kinds,
thousand five hundred dollars
! AT Boston.-For repairs road fences wall white
washing and general repairs, thousand five hundred
AtNew York-For completing small pox building finish
Ing sewer deadhouse, grading brick barn, aud stable
and general repairs, eleven thousand three hundred dol
AT Washington For general repairs, hundred and
At Nofolk-For general repairs, thousand dollars
Al Pensacola For repairs OF hospital buildings medi
cal officers quarters, utbndings fences. aad general
pairs one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
| At Boston, one hundred and fifty dollars
| AT New York, two hundred dollars
Al Washington, one hundred and fly dollars;
For Stone and nossins Ssy-issLs, yiss -.
yd FOR eomPens the stone d,ydoeh 5Suns at New
For the construction of the floating drydock TO be built
at kttery, two hundred thousand dollars
For the construction Of the floating dydock to be built
at Philadelphia, two hundred thousand dollars
d hs and v dollars ps
For improvements and superlntendence at naval depot
near New Orleans the sum of one thousand and seven
| MARINE CORPS.
For pay OF officers, non-commissioned officers must
Clans prvaes and servants serving Shore subsistence
Of officers, and pay for undawn clothing hundred and
nine thousand and twelve dollars. Provided That the
President Of the United States may substitute marines for
andsmen in the navy far he may deem expedicnt
to promote the efficiency Of the service And that the o
the Congress approved March Isi7 entitled
Tor the Increase OF the maine OF the United States
shall be provided for in the that the officers
OF the old army who received appointments in the add
tonal regiments raised for the war with Mexico were
der the fourth section of the Of Congress- approved
July nineteen eighteen hundred and foryeigb, entitled
An act supplemental to entitled An act providing
for the prosecution OF the existing war between the united
States and the republic Of Mexico, and for other purposes
For provisions for marines serving on shore
For clothing forytwo thousand nine hundred and forty
eight dollars;
For fuel, thirteen thousand one hundred and fty-egh
dollars
For military stores, repair of arms pay of armorers,
couemenis ordnance stores, flags, drums, flies and must
cal instruments six thousand dollars;
For transportation of officers and troops and of
recruiting, eight thousand dollars;
For repairs OF barracks, and rent of temporary barracks
and offices Tor commanding officers SIX thousand dollars
Wharfage compensation to judges advocate per diem, for
labor house rent in lieu OF quarters, burial Of deceased
marines, printing, stationery forage, postage pursuit OF
shovels picks, carpenters tools, keep of horse for
the me ;senger pay Of maon washerwotnan and porter
at the hospital headquarters, eighteen thousand one hun
To supply deficiency in the appropriation of the third
Of March, eighteen hundred and for two buoy
boats one end of uckernack shoa and
other the end Of Great Sandy Rip shoal, two hun
bred and five dollars and hfy-three cents;
For meteorological observations. be conducted under
the direction Of the Secretary OF the Navy, two thousand
SEC g Ind be it further enacted, That the Secretary of
the Navy be directed detail three suitable vessels Of the
navy in testing routes and perfectng the discoveries
made by Lieutenant Maury in the Of his nvesga
tons Of the winds and of the and to cause
the vessels of the cooperate in procuring materials
ior spoh awe - SO lar as saia nay
Thxt the be accomplished without ad sona
SIC And be it further e.ae:ed That tho Secretary of
War be- and he is hereby authorized and directed in con-
fomity with the recommendation contained in his animal
report, transfer the Navy Department such vessels
he
will promote the public Interests
allowed by law, purser when by order of the Secretary
the Navy he'd and doing duty at the naval station
ieate in commission for sea services Prouided That
than purse shall at the same time, be attached
SEC 5 And be it f,sthsr enacted. That the retention OF
one dollar per month from the Of the musicians and
March, eighteen hundred and thiyhree, be extended,
in the of the musicians and prvaes OF the army 20 the
whole term of their enlistment
SEC g. And be it further enacted That the engineers in
the navy shall hereafter receive the following pay VIZ
Chief engineer duty first five years. fifteen hundred
Chief engineers duty after five years. two thousand
Chief engineers leave first five years, twelve hundred
Chief engineers on leave five years, fourteen hun
First engineers, duty thousand dollars
First assistant engineers leave eight hundred and fifty
dollars
Second assistant engineers duty, eight hundred dol
Second assistant engineers leave, six hundred dollars
Third assistant engineers, duty, six hundred dollars;
Third assistant engineers leave, four hundred dollars
SIC. T. nd be ii further enacted That the Secretary of
the Navy be- and hereby is, authorized modify the
contract entered into by him with T. X. Collins and his
associates for the transportation OF the mails between New
York and Liverpool under direction of the act of Congress
approved March third eighteen hundred and forty seven
as to postpone the commencement OF the mascrvce sup
ulaed performed until the first day of June, eighteen
hundred and fifty, without in other respects mparing the
condition or obligations OF the said contract
SEC s. dnd be 1t further enacted, That, from and after
the passage Of this all prize money arising from cap
made by the vessels of the navy of the United States
received the marshal who shall make sale of such prizes
SHALL within sixty days after such sale, deposite the nett
proceeds, after paying all charges now provided by law
into the treasury Of the United States; and all money now
in the hands of prize shall also be deposited in the
treasury, be distributed provided by law; such
part thereof may belong the officers and OF the
vessels of the navy shall be paid to them under the drec
ton Of the Secretary of the Navy and the law authorizing
the appointment OF pSize agents is hereby repealed
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