Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12


the Pacific coast; and the additional compensation
thorized by the foregoing provision and by the navy a
preparation act of eighteen hundred and fy-two, shall
De paid to the legal representatives Of all deceased per
sons who would have been entitled to receive the
living.
And there shall be allowed to Leutenants William
Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gbbop, officers of the United
states navy, who engaged upon the exploration Of
the Amazon, the pay has been allowed TO the
superintendent of the naval astronomical expedition In
Chill by the act making appropriations for the naval ser
vice, approved March third eighteen hundred and nifty
one during the period of their service aforesaid which
period shall be reckoned from the date which each Of
fcer left the United States until the final return OF the
exploring party
the civil establishments at the several navy yards ami
stations hundred and eight thousand six hundred and
fifty dollars And the first and second clerks to the com
mandants of the principal navy yards, viz Boston, New
York, Washington Norfolk, and Pensacola shall receive
the pay that the lowest classes OF clerks IN the
bureaus OF the Navy Department now received respee
tyey and each clerk OF the yard in said navy yards
shall receive the same compensation us Is herein proad
for the first clerks to commandants.
For provisions for commission warrant and petty Of
fcers and sea,nen including engineers and marines at
tached vessels for service six hundred and eighty
six thousand two hundred dollars
For the completion Of scientific investigation and ex-
perments upon the character Of amenary substances
used subsistence in the navy and means to prevent
their deterioration five thousand dollars to be expended
under the direction Of the Secretary of the Navy.
For surgeons necessare and appliances for the sick and
hurt of the navy including the marine corps tLrtseyen
thousand three hundred dollars,
For repair OF vessels in ordinary and for and tear
of vessels commission. including fuel and purchase Of
hemp million nine hundred and forty-one thousand
four hundred and fifty dollars
For ordnance and ordnance stores and small arms, in
GLIDING occidental expenses hundred thousand dollars
For preparing Tor publication the American Nautical
Almanac, nineteen thousand four hundred dollars
For purchase of nautical instruments required for the
of the navy, for repairs Of the and also of
Economical Instruments eleven thousand dollars
For the purchase of nautical books, maps and charts
and for backing and binding the same twelve thousand
five hundred dollars.
For printing and publishing sailing directions hydro
graphical surveys and astronomical observations, five
thousand Ave hundred dollars
Fer models drawing and copying postage, stationery
freight and transportation for pay Of photographer and
for working photographic press including chemicals for
keeping grounds and buildings in order for fuel and
lights for repairs of buildings and for all other contn
gent expenses of the Hydrographical Office and United
States Observatory, seven thousand two hundred and
forty dollars.
Fer continuing the publication the wind and
charts and for defayng all the expenses connected there
with item thousand dollars.
For pipes for carrying gas TO and fixtures for lighting
with ii the National Observatory, twenty-five hundred
dollars
For the wages of persons employed the Observatory
and Photographed Office, viz photographer one in
strument maker, two watehmen and one porter, three
thousand one hundred and sixty dollars
Forcontingent expenses that may accrue for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz freight and transportation, print
ing and stationery advertising in newspapers books
MODELS ana drawing, purchase repair OF nre
engines and chinery repairs of and attending
engines in navy yards, purchase and maintenance of
horses and and driving teams carts timber wheels
and the purchase and repair of workmens TOOLS postage
of public letters furniture for Government houses fuel
OIL and candles for navy yards and shore stations pay of
watcnen and incidental labor not chargeable to any
other APPROPRIATION labor attending the delivery of stores
civil stations Wharfage d6ckage and rent, travelling
expenses of officers and others under orders funeral
penses store and office rent stationery fuel Commissions
and pay of clerks to navy agents and storskepers flags
awnings and packing boxes premiums and other
attending courtsmaral and of inquiry aud other
services authorized by ax pay judges advocate, p
oage and towage of vessels and assistance vessels in
distress, bills of health and quarantine expenses of the
United States navy In foreign ports five hundred and
twenty thousand eight hundred and forty dollars
For improvement and repair Of buildings and grounds
and support OF the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Mary
land, forty-six thousand and ffty-nine dollars
For purchase of land extending walls, making
roads and wharf building and furnishing hospital and
changing the fronts Of houses the Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland, thirty eight thousand dollars.
For meteorological observations to be conducted under
the directions Of the Secretary Of the Navy, thou
sand dollars And the Secretary Of the Navy is hereby
authorized settle all existing controversies TO the
title any portions Of Salt marsh the lands of the
Naval Hospitar~n Chelsea in the county Of Suffolk and
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, and to sell aud convey
the right title and interest Of the United States in
much of said marsh he may deem expedient upon
the and conditions recommended in report from
the Bureau Of Navy Yards and Docks upon the subject
dated January seventeen, eighteen hundred and fifty
three.
For construction extension and completion Of the fol-
lowing objects and for contingent expenses at the several
navy yards, viz:
Portsmouth,, Ner Hampshire
For coopers' shop and watchmans quarters, dredging
In 'front.' and painting and pudding stone basin boiler
ROOM boilers engine and machinery reservoir for engine
house pipes cutters, drains and csterns grading yard
timber she'd and for repairs Of all kinds including
Of floating deck, fifty three thousand hundred
and seven dollars.
Boston, Massachusetts,.
For rebuilding smithery cooperage, and packing house.
lhouse for ropewak engines stone wall west Of tim
Der dock, rebuilding battery grading and paving timber
shed number hiryone and for repairs Of all kinds eighty
one thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
Yeu York Ne,s York.
For completing commanders house. smithery, timber
shed lime, pitch, and coalhouse continuing quay wall
muster office, cob wharf; dredging channel and piers
completing engine house culver and remoying piles in
front Of dock filing in timber pond and low places paw
ing cutters and tagging and for repairs of all kinds two
hundred and forty nine thousand three hundred and TWEEN
ty dollars Provided, That part Of the appropriation
shall be expended until the State Of New York shall cede
the jurisdiction the navy yard the United States
and until the title TO said land is settled excepting so
much Of the appropriation may be needed for compe
ing engine-house, and for repairs Of all kinds.
PHILADELPHIA Peansyzraata
For extending wharf number four and dredging COM
pletng paving and for repairs Of all kinds including
floating dock wentythree thousand nine hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
Washington, Di,tre OF Columbia
For filing in timber dock completion off, extending
boer-shop converting old ordnance shop machine
shop steam-engne and other machinery for ordnance
works ordnance foundry for casting brass guns railway
from anchor and boiler shop to wharves quay wall south
front Of yard and for repairs Of all kinds hundred