Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-29
lBY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,

TCHAP. CLIII. /

CHAR CLIIL]
An Act making Appropriations for the Naval Service for
the Year ending the thrteth of june eighteen hundred
and ffiy-nne.
Be- enncd5y the Senate Hovse of Rerresen tatres of
tile Enited Suites IF Ieica IN L6ngesx lssemble7 That
the following be- and they hereby appropriated
be paid of money in the treasury not otherwise APP
propriaed for the year ending thrteth of June eigh
For pay commission warrant and petty officers. and
including the engineer corps of the navy three
million eight hundred and five thousand four hundred and
five dollars
For provisions for commission warrant and petty Officers
and seamen including engineers and attached
vessels for service hundred and thousand
seven hundred dollars.
For and appliances for the sick and
hurt OF the navy, including the engineer and marine corps
thirtv-two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For increase repair armament and equipment of the
fuel steamers and purchase of hemp for the two
million eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Propided
hemp of foreign growth for the of the navy than shall
be required to meet the deficiency in the supply of the
quarter I" quarter by the agents appointed to procure the
article of American growth Procied father That hemp
of American growth q" like quality can be purchased at the
same price as hemp of foreign gruwth.
For ordinance and ordnance stores and small arms in
Guiding incidental expenses five hundred and
thousand dollars
For contingent expenses that may for the following
purposes viz: freight and transportation, printing and
and stationery advertising in newspapers books,
models and drawings purchase repair of reengines
and machinery repairs Of and attending TO- seanlengines
in YARDS purchase and maintenance of horses and
oxen and drawing teams carts, timber wheels and the
purchase and repairs of workmens tools postage of public
letters fuel OIL and candles navy yards and shore
tons pay watchmen and incidental labor chargeable
to other appropriation transportation to- and labor at
tons wharfage dockage, and rent travelling expenses of
officers and others under ORDERS urna expenses store and
office rent stationery fuel ssons and pay of clerks
and storekeepers flags awnings and pack
ing boxes premiums and other EXPENSES o. recruiting ap
pretending deserers per diem pay TO persons attend
and other authorized by law pay Judges advocate
potage and ,owage of vessels and assistance vessels
distress bills Of health and quarantine of vessels
of the United States in foreign ports eight hundred
and thousand six hundred dollars: Procd
That tho expenditures under the foregoing appropriations
shall be accounted for show the disbursements by
each boreau under each respective appropriation.
ed officers musicians and prvaes, clerks, messengers
stewards and servants for ratinns and clothing for SER
wants. subsistence and addition raons for FIVE years
vice of officers for undrawn clothing and rons bonnties
for Refreshments and for unexpired terms of previous
previous service three hundred and thousand
five hundred and ght dollars and wentysx cents
For provisions for serving shore, sixpfour
Thousand three hundred and thirteen dollars.
For clothing sixtysx thousand five hundred and twelve
dollars.
For fuel twenty thousand Seven hundred and ty-six
dollars and seventy five cents
For military viz repair of pay of armorers
purchase of ordnance stores flags drums
tfes and other instruments, and thousand red
kets twenty-five thousand dollars.
For transportation of officers and troops, and expenses
of recruiting, twelve Thousand dollars.
For repairs of barracks and rent of offices where there
no public buildings for that purpose, eight thousand
To pay the contractors for building ciserns, erecting
porticos to commandments house. and officers quarters
complete portic"s the mems quarters pavemens and
curb commandments house and officers quarters of the
marine barracks at Pensacola Florida $50 fully complete
said marine garrison sixteen thousand hundred dol
lars.
For contingencies viz: freight erriage TOLL carriage and
wharfage compensation to judge advocate per diem for at
tending courts martial courts onquiry and for
labor house rent in lieu of quarters burial of deceased
Marines printing. stationery postage and eegraphng ap
prehenson of dersers OIL candles gas, straw r
ure beds Sacks spades shovels axes picks and capen
ters TOOLS keep hose for the messenger and pay of
matron washerwoman and porter at hospital headquarters
and for the purchase Of reengne for the of the
ne barracks at headquarters thrywo thousand five hum
dred dollars.
Navy Yards
For the construction and completion of works. and for
the current repairs at the several navy yards viz:
Portsmouth NeaU Hunpshire-FOr moOrng piers for
dock extending stables completion of dock bas repairs
of floating dock. aud repairs of all kinds, ytwo thou
sand two hundred and fifteen dollars
BostonFor reservoirs, boierhouse chimney and boil
ers at ropewaks altering tarketles and machinery and
bobbns for ropewak to complete machine shop and for
machinery for machine shop and foundry, dry
dock and repairs Of all kdds hundred aud three thou
. sand five hundred dollars E-.
Np York-For boiler house and setting boilers water
pipes drains wall boiler to dredger timber basin,
pairs of oakum shop filing ponds dredging channel
and scows ping site for marine barracks machinery for
machine shop, boiler shsp mill foundry smhery and
brass foundry, and repairs of all kinds hundred and
sxty-nne thousand five hundred and sixteen dollars and