The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-02

Portsmouth, New Hampshire: For building tim
Der shed number twenty nine, foundation for
shores at railway. drains cutters, and paving and
repairs OF al kinds, thirty flSe thousand and forty
one dollars and twenty three cenis.
Boston, Massachusetts: For rain water cistern,
pitch house and oakun loft, muster Office, and
repairs of all kinda, twenty eight thousand one
New York, N. Y: To complete saw-milI, quay
wall, dredging channels, water tank and lighter,
gas-pipes and fixtures, lightning conductors, con-
tnuation OF sewer, machinery, &c, for engine.
house, and repairs Of all kinds, one hundred and
twenty ak thousand eight hundred dollars.
p. Philadelphia, Pennsy ivania: For shed to cover
north railway, covering 10 south railway, steam
box and pitch kettles, mooring anchors for dry
dock, dredging channel, continuing pave ment to
wharf cross paving TO smithery, and from thence
to the dock basin, paving round west end OF ship
house, paving wharf number three to ship house,
paving between ways Of dock, paving between
timber sheds, completing cutters and trains, com.
plcting shed number five, extending gas pipes,
&c, extending water-pipes one thousand feet, and
repairs oil all kinds, twenty eight thousand five
hundred and seventeen dollars and twenty cents.
Washington, District Of Columbia: For complet-
ing ordnance building number eleven, fitting up
timber dock, completing saw-mill, completing
copper rolling mill, completing railway, complet
ing side lathes in machine shop, and repairs OF all
kinds, one hundred and twenty three thousand
seven hundred and seventy eight dollars.
Norfolk, Virginia: For storehouse number FOUR
teen, wharf north side OF timber dock, culvert,
machine, ana OF all EInuR, eighty
thousand seven hundred thirty two dollars and
twenty cents.
Pensacola, Florida: Towards completing psrma-
nent wharf, to complete guard-house and kitchen,
to complete yard railway and repair old track, to
complete extension Of central wharf, to rebuild
east wall OF cstcrn number twenty-si for ice
house, repairs Of cisterns number fourteen and
twenty-five, and repairs of all kinds, eighty eight
thousand and forty four dollars. 20 -
Memphis. Tennessee; For pavements, drains
and bitches, cisterns for ropewalk, hemp-house,
store.house, Zone wing,) complete, railing for YER
ticai wall, and repairs OF all kinds, forty seven
thousand and forty three dollars and thirty four
cents.
sacketps Harbor, New York: For repairs of all
kinds, five hundred dollars.
FOR HOSPITALS.
At Boston: For repairs, five hundred dollars.
At New York: For fence round garden, repairs
OF buildings, painting, whtewashing, clearing up
grounds, &c, at hospital, and for completing fence
and wall around the burial ground, eight thousand
nine hundred and ninety-three dollars. And to
secure some proper place for the burial of seamen
who die in the New York hospital, five thousand
dollars.
At Philadelphia Naval Asylum: For introducing
gas, painting main building inside, repairing and
painting wall, repairs to roof and dome, cleaning
and embarrassing, cleaning and repairing crates
and ranges water tax, shade trees, and repairs OF
all kinds, five thousand six hundred and sixty six
dollars.
At Washington: For general repairs, four hun
drsd dollars.
At Norfolk: For repairs of hospital and depen,
dences, five thousand dollars.
At Pensacola: For draining and filing up ponds,
&C., two thousand dollars.
FOR MAGAZINES.
At Boston, two hundred dollars.
At New York. one thousand dollars.
At Washington, one hundred and fifty dollars.
MARINE CORPS.
For pay of officers, non. commissioned officers,
musicians, prvates and servants serving on shore,
subsistence for officers, and pay for undrawn cloth
ing, two hundred and Seventeen thousand nine
hundred aud eighty-three dollars and torty-tuur
cents.
For provisions for marines serving on shore, nine
teen thousand nine hundred and eighty-iour dol
lars and seventy five cents
For clothing, forty nine thousand four hundred
and sixteen doilars.
For fuel three thousand dollars.
For military stores, repair OF arms, pay OF armo-
rere, accoutrcmepts, ordnance stores, flags. drums,
flies, and musical instruments, eight thousand dol
lars.
For transportation Of officers and troops, and
expenses OF recruiting, nine thousand dollars.
For repairs OF barracks and rent of temporary
barracks and Offices where there are no public
buildln GO for that purpose six thousand dollars.
For contingencies, VIE: Freight, tonnage, toll,
carriage, wharfage, compensation to judges advo-
cate per diem for attending Courts-n,artia, Cour ts
of inquiry, and for constant labor, house rent in
lieu OF quarters burial OF deceased marines, print
ing stationery postage, apprehension Of deserters,
oil, candles, forage. straw, furniture, bed sacks,
spades, axes, picks, shovels, carpenters tools,
keep of horse for the messenger, pay of mntron,
washerwoman and porter at the hospital head
quarters, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For purchase and freight to San Francisco of
patent black marine paint for painting the interior
Of the sections and end floats of the California dry
dock fifteen hundred dollars.
For deficiency in the act making appropria.
| tons for the naval service for tho year ending
thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty. APP
proved third March, eighteen hundred and forty.
nine, for paying the unsatistied demands upon the
fund for continuing the survey Of the coast the
Gulf OF Mexico from Apalachicola bny to the Mis-
sssippi, two thousand one hundred and ten dollars
and sixty cent?; TO be AIKEN out of the balance
of the fund appropriated for that purpose by the
act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty
| nine, and which has been carried to the credit OF
the surplus fund.
SEC 3 Ind be it further enacted, That all acts
or parts of acts authorizing the President of the
United States, or the Secretary OF the proper De
partment under his direction, to transfer any
portion OF the moneys appropriated Tor particu
lar branch of expenditure in that Department. &c
be app to another branch vi expenditure in the
came Department, be, and arc hereby, 60 far as
lates to the Navy Department, repealed.
For the building or purchase OF suitable vessels
and for prosecuting a survey and reconnaissance
Tor naval and commercial purposes, OF sucn parts
of Behring Straits, OF the north Pacific ocean ane
| of the China seas, are fre9uen,ed by American
whaleships and by trading vessels in their route:
| between the United States and China, under The
| direction of the Secretary of the Navy, the sum 0
| one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars
Prorided, That the expense OF purchasing or build
| ing aud of equipping, with the exception of thu
armament, and OF fitting out these vessels, shal
not exceed the sum hereby appropriated.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That the Sec
retary Of The Navy be, and he is hereby, au-
| thorEed and directed to select site for a navy
yard and naval depotin the bay Of San Francisco,
in California, eghborng waters, either by pur-
chase or by reservation Of public lands, "a the
| case may be, and shall cause the same to be eur
vcyed and plat thereof to be recorded in proper
form; and when such selection shail have beer
made, the said Secretary shall make such arrange
| ments may be necessary to establish navy
yard and naval depot upon the most approved anc
| economical plan Oh the site SO obtained, and caus
| to be erected foundry, machine shop black
smith shop, boiler shop, engine house, patterl
shop, carpenter shop, and store house, and Tor thu
purpose Of carrying this section into effect, thu
| sum Of one hundred thousand dollars be, aud thu
same is hereby, appropriated out ofany money II
| the treasury not other wise appropriated.
SEC 1. Ind be il further enacted, That the Score
tary of the Navy be, aud he hereby is, directed &
appoint some suitable naval officer or engineer Il
receive and superintond the construction OF tn
| Hoatipu dry dock in California