Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-18

To enable tbs fecretary Of the Navy to
carry into effect the "joint resolution
respecting the Arctic sxpetitien, com.
mauded by the Passed Assistant Sur.
geon 8. 4. Kane.
For ordnauce and ordnance stores and
small arms, including inoidsn'al OK.
peuseS ...s...............l......
Fer preparing for publication the Anne
rican Nautical Almanac,..........,,
For the purchase of nautical fnstru.
ments required for the use Of the
navy, fec repairs Of ths came, and
also Of astronomical instruments, and
for the purchase of nautical books.
maps, and charts, and for backing
and binding the same.
Fer printing and publishing sailing d.
rectons, photographed survey, and
astronomical observations -. ......,
For models, drawing and copying, post
age, freight and transp9i tat. on. ard
for working lithograrh bic p-ess, In.
cluding Chemicals; for kee ping grounds
IN der; for fuel AID lights, and for
all other contingent e1per sss Of tie
hydrogIsphical tflce, and United
For continuing the publication Of the
ferries OF wind and current charts, and
for defrayiDg all the expenses con-
nscted Herewith ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
For the wages Of persons employed ct
the observatory and photographed
Office. viz: One Ethegrspher. one In
strument-msker, two watchmen, and
one pocter...................
To enable the sscretary Of the Navy to
pay the salsry Of Professor James P.
Espy for tie current fiscal year end
irg June thirtcth, eighteen hundred
and fly ...........................
For con ingent expenses that may 40.
crus for the following purposes viz:
Freight and transportation, printtn
and stationery, advertising In newspe-
pers, books, naps, models, AID draw.
ings, purchase and repair Of IRE en-
gines and machinery, repairs Of snd
attending to steam engines in navy
yards, purchaSs and maintenance Of
horses AID oxen. ard driving teams,
carts, timber wheels, and tbs pur.
chase aud rspairs Of workmen's tools.
postage Of public l,tters, fuel, oil, and
candles for payy-yards and shore sta.
lions, psy watchmen, and incidsn-
tai labor, not cSargeable to any other
appropriation, labor attending the
delivery Ct sores On civil stations.
wharfage, dockege, and rent, travel.
ing expenses OF officers and others I'M.
der orders, funeral eXpensee, store
and offaoe rent, stationery, fuel, COM
missions and pay Of CLERKS to navy
agents and storekeepsrs, hags, avn.
iDgs, and packing boxes, rremiums
and other expenses Of recruiting, ap
pretending dsserters, per diem pay
to persons attending courts martial
and courts Of inquiry, and other fer
vicss authorised BY Law, pay to judges
advocate, pilotage snd towsge CT YES
sells and assistance 70 Sessels in dis
tress, bills OF h'alth and quarantine
expenses Of the United States navy
In foreign ports.-......................
For repair Of buildings for the neces-
sary additions and repairs to the
works for bea'ing the bsiIdings, and
support Of the Naval Academy at An.
Espol s, Maryland ....-..............
For containing the sea wall along the
northern waterfront Of the academy
grounds. grading draining, and I'LL
Ing in low ground. in order 1855. $685..
For repairing, caulking, and for other
repairs Of tn floating balance dry.
dock, baEin and railway, ct the navy
yard, Pensacola-...............
For construction. extension, and
completion Of the following OBJ
tects, and for contingsn. sxpsn.
aes .. the several navy yards,
via:
PORTSMOUTH, NEW Hampshire.
For completing coopers' shoop and
vatcSmen's quarters; dredging front
Of basin; dock basin; sewer and drain
age removing ledge hack OF timber
shed; paving; fus boiler at smithei y,
repairs Of floating dock; for Q nov
shell house flr safe kespir g Of shesls,
and repairs ofsll kinds.
BOSTON.
For remcving'and altering coal house
at smithery stone wall nc rth ride Of
timb'r dock, and filing area sJound
machine ship and smi;hery; packing.
house and oocpsrage; rebuilding dock
engine boiler ouse; paving area
arHund Cry deck; paving between
shells numbers thirty one and thirty.
three; extension OF city sewer ta ssa-
wall: fin shing coal house at rope
wslk; m .chiusry for machine shop
aad smith'ry; steam engine and
pump for rope walk completing the
fourdcy, b5i CT, and machine shop,
and rece-ssry tool, for the same and
repairs Of all kinds.
NEW YORK.
For extension Of smithery; machinery
for smithery; carpenters shop; cakum
shop; quay wall paving and flag
ging; dredging channels; timber and
kree slip; dry deck pavement filing
In lev places and grading; oakum
picker; and completing the foundry,
boiler, and machine shop, aud ne.
csssary tools for the anne. ...........
To pay amount due for iron work for
engine house NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
For It pal Of all K nds.
PHILADELPHIA.
For aidirg sixty feet to ship-houss T;
roof Of .hip-house + roof to ship-
house g wharf number four; drsdg-
ing channels repairs Of dry deck
and epairs Of all kinds. 80.
WASHINGTON.
for ordinances building. compile ting era.
die to mArioe railws' (; extension Of
boiler shop; conversion Of erir ance
to machine shop; forge shtp for new
steam hammer; snoring ways In
t"P nOuo huibk Woiio VI bap D
p1vements, drains and gutt.rs; grad
ing and filliog low places; raising roof
of brass foundry; fire engine-houee !;
dredging channe s reservoir FOR water,
gaspipes and fixtures and repairs
OF all klnus....
NORFOLK
For continuin quay wall; reservoirs
for rain wster; dredging channels
foundry; engine Of dry deck; csrpen.
ter's workshop; rail tracks and cars
at 81 Helena; scows, landip g cranes,
and derricks; steam-boxes and boilers;
pitch-hcuse; completing the foundry,
boiler, and mschine shops, and eces-
skry tools for the same; and repairs
Of all kind '.................... ...........
PENSACOLA.
For permanent wharf, deep basin, and
dredging oopirg for basin; fthrg 10
and paving. and removing sunk esis
son psintshop and coopsrsge, TO
complete: repairs Of cistsrns mum.
bsri fourteen, twenty-five, and twenty