Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-10-05

AT PrxAcoLAFor general repairs, one thousand seven
hundred and fifty dollars
FOR MAGAZINES, VIZ;
Al Boston, one hundred and fifty dollars.
AT New York, five hundred dollars.
Al Washington, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For completing the stone dry dock at New York, hum
dred and eighty thousand dollars.
For completing the floating dry dock at kttery, Mane
three hundred thousand dollars.
For completing the floating dry dock Philadelphia, three
hundred and thousand hundred and foytwo
dollars.
For completing the floating dry dock Pensacola, four
hundred and fourteen thousand three hundred and twenty
dollars
For commencing the construction Of floating dry dock on
the Of California one hundred Thousand dollars. ana
Secretary of the Navy authorized TO enter into contract
for the construction with all reasonable Dispatch OF secnon
al or balance floating dry Dock basin and railway at such
harbor ON the coast the Pacific he may select OF
capacity and dimensions in no respect inferior 70 those Of tue
dry dock in progress Of construction Pensacola Prouded
That by ganng the said contractors permission nrequed to
prepare the materials chiefly at some habo on the Atlantic
seaboar and advancing moneys thereon as the works pro-
gres the said works be completed OF sum not exceed
ing by more twelve per cent the total amosnt contracted
10 be paid the floating DOCK bas and railway at the rem
sacoa Navy Yard with the addition thereto o. what would be
the cost Of transportation to said coast OF the said materials
thus prepared and with the reservation till works are done
Of ten per cent and the usual surety for the faithful PERFORM
ance the and the Secretary OF the Navy shall also
be authorized enter into an agreement with the Contractors
if they will keep the said works in repair snd take proper care
of the same for any given period Of years, free OF charge to
the Government permit them to the said works during
such period their account for repairing merchant ves
ses when occupied by vessels Of the navy to which
cedence shall at all times be given, on sch terms as ne snail
deem reasonable.
The sum Of five hundred dollars for suitable plans of the
buildings and requisite improvements at the naval depot near
New Orleans and that said plans be procured and furnished
under the direction of the senior naval oicer resident or STA
toned at New Orleans
NADINE Coppa
p.y VI uncers, commissioned officers musicians,
prvaes and servants serving shere subsistence for officers
and pay for undawn clehing two hundred and hythree
thousand four hundred and six dollars and cents
For provisions for marines serving Shore twenty thou
sand dollars.
For clohing foysx thousand four hundred and sixteen
dollars.
For fuel, ten thousand dellars.
For military sores repair Of arms pay Of arnore accou-
emen ordnance stores, flags drums, flies, and musical IN
struments, SIX thousand nine hundred dollars.
For transportation of officers and troops and expenses OF
recruiting, nine thousand dollars.
For repairs of barracks and of temporary barracks and
offices for commanding officers, six thousand dollars
For contingencies viz freight feriage, carriage wharfage,
compensation judges advocate per diem for attending courts
MARTIAL Of inquiry and for constant labor house rent
in lieu quarters burial Of deceased marines printing station
cry forage postage pursuit OF deserter Candles OIL straw
furniture bed Sacks spades shove picks carpenters
TOOLS keep of horse for the messenger of ma!ron, wash
erwoman, and porter at the hospital headquarters twenty
thousand dollars.
Sec. o Ind be IL further enacted That the Secretary Of
the Navy authorized should he deem it practicable, to
poy such part of the naval force may be necessary to
the wreck Of the figate Missouri lying in the
harbor Of Gibraltar.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted That the Secretary Of
the Navy be- and is hereby authorized if he deem advsa
be submit the demand Of the claimants for salvage the
United States Water Witch the arbitration of the
Judge Of the District Court of the United States the south
ern district of Florida
Approved, September %, 1850.
[PuaL1c. No. All
AN ACT making appropriations for certain Notifications Of
the United States for the year ending the thieth Of june
thousand eight hundred and fty-one.
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives.
of the United States Of america IN Congress assembled
That the following sums be, and they hereby appropriated,
to be paid Of any money the treasury not otherwise a
propate for the repairs and construction Of
certain ortfcaons for the year ending the heh of June,
eighteen hundred and ffty-one.
For defensive works and barracks Detroit fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For forfcaions outlet Of Lake Champlan, fifteen thou
sand dollars
For defensive works and barracks of Penobsco
river, Maine, twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Scanned Portland Harbor, Maine, five
thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Notifications Governors Island, Boston
habor, ten thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, Boston harbo thirty thousand dollars.
repairs Of Fort Independence Boston habor five thou
sand dollars
For Fort Adams Newport harbor Rhode Island and per-
dollars.
For building Fort Trumbul, New London, Connecticut,
ten thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, Long Island Sound fifteen thousand
dollars.
For repairs at Fort Wood, and wall permanent wharf
and hospital, Bedoe's Island New York, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Hamilton and for permanent wharf
thereat, New York harbor twenty thousand dollars
For Fort Richmond Staten Island, sixty thousand
dollars.
For magazines Battery, Hudson, five thousand dollars.
For Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island fifty thousand
dollars
For Fort soers's Point Flats, Baltimore harbor, fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe Hampton Roads, Virginia, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For repairs Of Mill Greek road and bridge, near For. Mon
roe eight hundred dollars.
For preservation of site ofFor Moue Charleston harbo
three thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort SUMTER Charleston harbor South Carolina, forty
Thousand dollars.
For dixie to Drunken Dick shosl, Charleston harbor,
South Carolina, ten thousand dollars.
For preservation of site Fort Johnson Charleston har
Dor, five thousand dollars.
For repairs of quarters and barracks at Fort Johnson
Charleston habor, South Caroins, four thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For Fort Pulaski including quarters and barracks, Savan-
nah river Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Jackson, Savannah river Georgia.
twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Morgan and additional barracks and
quarters therea Mobile Point Alabama, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For Fort Barancas and barracks theree Pensacola har
Dor, thirty-hve thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Jackson Mississippi river twenty thou
sand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort ST Pbip Nssssipp river thirty I'VE