The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-04
tPuBLIc-No. 20. ]

tPuBLIc-No. i6.l
AN ACT making appropriations for the nsyai ser'
vice for the year ending the thirtieth OF june,
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-one.
BE enacted by IN. Senate and Hou,s Of Repre,ents-
fues o. hs United States Of Ausrica n Congress
sonbisd, That ths following sums be, and they arc
hereby, appropriated ,o be paid out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
year ending the thrtisth Of June, one thousaLd
eight hundred and fifty one.
For pay Of commission, warrant, and petty OF
cers, and scanncn, including the engineer corps oi
the navy, two million seven hundred and hity-
eight thousand two hundred and sixty two doliafs;
and that there be paid by the proper accounting Of
fcors 70 William g. McAlpine and William p ;.
Sanger the same salary that was paid TO their pre-
decessors "a engineers in chef, during the umc
they severslly performed such service at the navy
yard, Brooklyn, New York; and that the same
amount Of salary as is provided ior the said VIII
liam G.. McAlpine and William Z. =. Sanger, hc
paid James Heron, the Engineer in Chief at the
navy yard at Pensacola, during the time he has
been employed at said yard.
For pay Of superinteDdents, naval constructors,
ana all the civil establishments at the several navy
yards and stations, seventy three thousand nine
hundred and sixty dollars
To cqualize the salary Of the clerk OF the naval
constructor at kittcry with those at other navy
yards two hundred aud fifty dollars.
For provisions for commission, warrant, and
petty officers and seaInen, including engineers aud
marines attached 10 vessels Tor sea service SIX nun
drtd and eighty six thousand two hundred dollars,
Prorded That so much of the ''act making spprO-
pratons for the half calendar year beginning tho
hrst day Of January, and ending the thirueih DAY
of June eighteen hundred and forty three aud loo
the hscal year beginning the hrst day of July,
eighteen hundred and forty three. and ending the
thirtieth day Of June, eighteen hundred and forty
four, approved the third March, eighteen hundred
and forty three" requires the Secretary OF the
Navy TO advertise once week, for at least four
weeks for proposals for the transportation Of sup
plies Tor the Of the Navy, be. and the same
hereby IL, rcpealed and that hereafter such adj
,crtsemcnts shall b. made for period Of not Ice
than five days
For surgeons necesssries and appliances for the
sick and hurt, Of the navy, including marine corPs.
thirty six thousand eight hundred dollars.
For repair Of vessels in ordinary, and for wear
and tear OF vessels IN commission, including iucl
for steamers and the purchase Of American water
rotted hemp, 10 be bought by the Secretary OF Tie
Navy in open market; Procided, That that the puCc
Of the American hemp shall not exceed the average
price of the foreign article for the last hve years,
one million seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
And that the Secretary Of the Navy be author
irod TO examine into the merits Of the VARIOUS con
denser. for supplying the boilers of marine engines
with resh water; and that he report to tins House
at its next session the result OF said eNamna lion.
together with hs opinion to the value of The beet
Of said condenscrs 20 the Government Of The lnitcd