Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-31


models, and drawings, purchase and re-
pair OF fre engines and machinery, re-
pairs of and attending TO steam-engines
In nayy-yards, purchase and mainte-
nance of horses and oxen, aud driving
teams, carts, timber wheels, and the pur-
chase and repairs of workmen's tools,
postage of public letters, fuel, OIL and
candles for navy yards and shore sta
tions, pay OF watchmen, and incidental
labor, not chargeable to any other appro-
priation, labor attending the delivery Of
stores on civil stations, wharfage, dock
age, and rent travelling expenses of Off
GERS and Others under orders, funeral ex-
penses, store and Office rent, stationery,
fuel, commissions and pay of clerks to
navy agents and storekeepers flags, avn
ings, and packing-boxes, premiums and
other expenses of recruiting, apprehend-
ing deserters, per-diem pay to persons at
tending courts-martial and courts of in
quiry, and other services authorized by
law, pay to judges advocate, pilotage and
towage OF vessels and assistance to ves-
sells in distress, bills of health, and quar-
antine expenses of the United States navy
In foreign ...........................
For repair of buildings for the necessary
additions and repairs to the works for
heating the buildings, and support of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
For continuing the sea-wall along the
northern waterfront of the academy
grounds, grading draining, and filling
in low grounds, and for keeping the
grounds in ORDER. ...........................
For repainting, caulkiug, and for other re-
pairs OF the floating balance dry-dock
basin and railway, at the navy-yard, PEN
acola..................." .....,................
For construction, extension, and COM
pletion of the following objects, and
for contingent expenses at the seve-
raj navy-yards, viz:
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For completing coopers shop and watch
mems quarters dredging front of basin
dock basin; sewer and drainage; re-
moving ledge back of timber shed; pa
wing; flue boiler at smithery repairs of
floating dock for new shell-house for
safe keeping of shells; and repairs of all
klnds............-..,.. .......................
BOSTON.
For removing and altering coal-house at
smithery; stone wall north side of tim
Der dock, and filing area around ma
chine-shop and smithery packing
and cooperage; rebuilding dock-engine
boiler-house; paving area around dry
dock; paving between sheds numbers
thirty-one and thirty-three; extension of
city sewer to sea-wall finishing coal
house at rope-walk; machinery for ma
chine-shop and smithery steam-engine
and pump for rope-walk; completing
the foundry, boiler, and machine-shop,
and necessary tools for the same and re-
pairs Of all kinds.
NEW YORK.
For extension of smithery machinery for
smithery carpenters shop; oakum shop
quay wall; paving and tagging; dredg-
ing channels timber and knee slip; dry
dock pavement; filing in low places and
grading; oakum-picker; and completing
the foundry, boiler, and machine-shop,
and necessary tools for the same. ...........
To pay amount due for iron work for en-
glne-house..... ........,...............
For repairs of all kinds. ....................
PHILADELPHIA.
For adding sixty feet to ship-house T /;
roof of ship-house f roof to ship-house
G.; wharf number four; dredging chan
nels; repairs of dry-dock; and repairs OF
WASHINGTON.
For ordnance building, completing cradle
to marine railway; extension of boiler
| shop conversion of ordnance to machine
shop; forge-shopf for new steam-hammer
snoring ways in ship-house I lining
walls Of slip; pavements, drains and gut
tiers; grading and filing low places
raising roofof brass foundry; fire engine-
house; dredging channels; reservoir for
water; gas-pipes and fixtures and re-
pairs of all kinds...........................
NORFOLK.
For continuing quay wall; reservoirs for
rain water; dredging channels; foundry
engine of dry-dock; carpenters work
shop; rail tracks and cars at st. Helena
scows, landing-cranes, and derricks
steam-boxes aud boilers; pitch house
completing the foundry, boiler, and ma
chine-shops, and necessary tools for the
same; and repairs Of all kinds...........
PENSACOLA.
For permanent wharf deep basin, and
dredging; coping for BASIN filing in
and paving; and removing sunk caisson
paint-shop and cooperage, Ito complete j
repairs of cisterns numbers fourteen,
twenty-five, and twenty-six; water-pipes
TO permanent wharf; guard-house at
west gate; shell-house; lightning con-
ductors; railway TO spar-house; steam
box; fre-engine house and repairs OF
all
For repairs Of officers houses, number one
to thirteen, rebuilding small stables, re-
pairs Of warrant officers houses guard
house, and building three kitchens. -.
SACKETTS HARBoR.
SAN FRANCISCO.
For completing storebouse; completing
blacksmiths' shop; completing carpen-
ters' shop; wharf; grading and levelling
yard houses for quarters; and repairs
OF all ....................
For continuation of basin and railway.
FOR HOSPITALS.
AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
For repairs Of all kinds. .....................
AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
For enclosing wall; repairs Of buildings
and fences grading and cemetery; ma
chinery labor and repairs Of all kinds.
AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
For repairing lower floor Of main building !;
improving wharf property; repairs TO
furnaces, CRATES, and rangers; gas, house
cleaning, and whitewashing; water rent ;
lllrnitnre and rnnairs 10 60 me q nd 20