The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-07-28
by AUTHORITY.
Laws of the United States.
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year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and fifty-nine.
Be 1t enacted 6y the Senate and Roa1se
Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of america IN Congress assembled, That
the following sums be, and the same are
hereby, appropriated for the objects
hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hun
dred and ffty-nine, viz:
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the At
lantic and GulfScoast of the United
States, Gncluding compensation to su-
perintendent and assistants, and exclud-
ing pay and emoluments of officers of
the ssarmy and navy and petty officers,
and men of the navy employed on the
work, two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
For continuing the survey of the west
ern coast of the United States, one hun
dred and thirty thousand dollars. 4
For continuing the survey of the
Florida reefs and keys. Excluding pay
and emoluments of officers of the army
audi navy and petty officers, and men OF
the navy employed on the work, forty
thousand dollars.
= For running line to connect the
triangulationton the Atlantic coast with
that on the Gulf of Mexico, across the
Florida peninsula, ten thousand dollars.
For repairs of the Crawford, Madison,
Mason, and George NJ. Bache, and other
sailing vessels used in the;coast survey,
ten thousand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers for
seven steamers, used in the photography
of the coast survey. no longer supplied
by the Navy Department, twelve thou
sand eight hundred dollars; Provided,
That the Secretary of the Treasury
make such allowances to the officers and
men of the army and navy while employ
ed on coast survey service, for subsis.
tence in.addition to their compensation,
as he may deem necessary, not exceed
ing the sum authorized by the treasury
regulation of the eleventh May, eight
cen hundred and forty four.
To supply deficiency in the fund for
the relief of sick and disabled seanel |,
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISH
MENT.
For the Atlantic, Gulf, and Lake coasts,
viz:
For supplying five hundred and fifty
six lighthouses and beacon-lights with
oil, glass-chimneys, wicks, chamois skins,
polishing powder, whiting and cleaning
materials, transportation aud other necrs-
sary expenses Of the same, repairing and
keeping in repair the lighting apparatus,
one hundred thirty eight thousand seven
hundred and twenty four dollars and
forty five cents.
For repairs aud incidental expenses,
refitting and improvements of all the
light houses, and buildings connected
Herewith, one hundred and seventy
three thousand two hundred and eighty
nine dollars and twenty one cents.
For salaries of six hundred and eleven
keepers of light houses and light-beacons,
and their assistants, sixty thousand dol
lars
For salaries of fifty two keepers Of
light-vessels, twenty thousand two hun
dred and six dollars and fifty seven
cents.
For seamen's wages, repairs, supplies,
and incidental expenses of fifty two
light-vessels, one hundred and eighty
FIVE thousand one hundred and ninty nine
dollars ard fifty cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning,
painting, repairing, remooring, and sup
plying losses of buoys and day beacons,
and for chains and sinkers for the same,
and for coloring and numbering all the
buoys, eighty two thousand two hundred
and twenty eight dollars and seventy
eight cents.
FOR THE COASTS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON
AND WASHINGTON.
For oil and other supplies for twenty
four lights, cleaning materials of all
kinds, and transportation of the same,
expenses of keeping lamps and machinery
in repair, publishing notices to mariners
of changes of aids to navigation, one
thousand four hundred and seventy two
dollars and ninety one cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses of
twenty four lights, and buildings con-
nected Herewith, twenty four thousand
five hundred and sixty three dollars.
For maintenance of the vessel pro-
vided for by the act of eighteenth Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and fifty six, for
inspection and transportation purposes,
thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel and quarters for officers of
the army serving on lighthouse duty,
the payment of which is no louger pro-
vided for by the Quartermaster's De-
partment, seven thousand and thirty
four dollars and five cents.
For compensation of two superinten-
dents for the life-saving stations on the
coasts of Long Island and New Jersey,
three thousand dollars.
: For compensation of fifty four keepers
of stations, at two hundred dollars each,
ten thousand eight hundred dollars.
For contingencies for life saving ap-
paratus on the coast of the United States,
twelve thousand dollars. -
For the purchase of the best self
righting life. boat, to be placed at each
of the twenty eight life-saVing stations
on the coast of New Jersey, six thou
sand four hundred and forty dollars.
For the purchase of the best life boats,
to be approved by the Treasury Depart
ment. for use on the coast of Long Is
land, ten Thousand dollars.
For procuring two additional improved
metallic life boats, metallic life car,
and necessary harness, lines, and other
suitable article to be used under thes,
direction of the Secretary of the Treas
ury in saving life, in cases of marine dis
aster off Galveston station, Texas, ten
thousand dollars!
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