Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-07-16
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
By AUTHORITY
BY AUTHORITY
Pnh. 40

Representatives of the United States af Ame-
rica in Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be, and the same are hereby, ap
propriated for the objects hereafter exprsased,
for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June,
1859, viz:
? SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing a survey of the Atlantic and
Gulf coast of the United States, Gncluding
compensation to superintendent and assist
ants, aud excluding pay and emoluments of
officers of the army and navy and petty Off
GERS, and men of the navy employed on the
work two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the survey Of the western
coast of the United States, one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the Florida
reef and keys, (including pay and einolu-
ments of officers OF the army and navy aud
petty officers and men OF the navy employed
on the work forty thousand dollars.
For running line 10 connect the triangu-
lltjon on the Atlantic coast with that on the
Gulf of Mexico. across the Florida pen rs uls,
ten thousand dollars.
For repairs VI the Crawford, Madison, Ma
son. and George NJ. B..vhc, and other sailing
vessels used III the coast survey, ten thousand
dollars.
For nav and rations of engineer, Of seven
steamers. used in the hydrography of the
coast survey, no longer supplied 10y the navy
department, twelve thousand eight hundred
dollars; Provided that the Secretary of the
Treasury make such allowances TO the officers
and men of the army aud navy service, for
subsistence in addition to their compensation
L 4. # m, +h,.
sum authorized by the treasury regulation Of
the eleventh Nav, 1874.
To supply deficiency in the fund for the
relief of stck and Disabled seamen, one hun
dred and fifJy thousand dollars.
LIGHT uOJSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For the Atlantic. Gult, and Lake coasts, liz
For su2p!yI:r. fye hundsed aud tiltysix
light -hou-e, and Leacon-!ights with OIL, glass
ch:mnevs. wicks, chaaVis skins, polishing
rowder, whiting and cleaning materials, trans
portation ami otuer necessary expenses Of the
same. repairing and keeping IN repair the
lighting apparatus. one hundred ana the'rty-
eirht thousaud seven hundred and twenty
four dollars and forty five cents.
F., ......gs ;.~a in.il l1ntd expenses, retiJ
ting aud Improvements .; all tie light house,
and buildings connected herewith, one huI-
and eighty nine dollars and Iwenty-one cents.
For ssu.,r.e4 IF ~ huudrcl and eleven
keepers Of Il yht houses and light- teacous, and
their assistants. sixty thousand doIass
For salaries Of ii:t, t,so k-rvcis Of light
vessels, twenty thousand two hundfed aud
six dollars and tiiiy-sc,en cents
For seaiDen's wages, repairs, supplies, and
incidental EXPENSE Of htty-two ilgnt-Tesseis,
one hundred and eighty i've thousand one
hundred alId LInety n.nc dUIars and hty
Gents.
For expenses Of raising, cleaning, painting,
repairing, r,m5o..ng and supplying losses oi
lloys and day beacons, and ior chains and
sinkers for tLe -a.us, and tor co.oTln5 and
numbering all tie buoys, eighty two thousaI
two hundred and twenty eight dollars aud
seventy eght cents
FOR TuE COASTS OF CALFoRNIA, OREGON
AND wAsHINGroS.
For oil and other supplies for twenty four
lights. cleaning materials OF all kinds, and
transportation oil the same, expenses ot keep
ing laups and machinery in repair, publish
Ing notices to mariners of changes oi aids TO
navigation, one thousand four hundred and
seysuty two dollars and ninety one cents.
For repairs and Incidental expenses Of
twenty four lights, aud buildings connected
Herewith, wrnly-iuIT thousand i've hundred
and siGty-thTee dollars
For maintenance Of the vessel provided for
by tue act OF eighteenth August, eighteen
hundred and ffty-six, for Inspection and trans
portation purposes, thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel and quarters for officers of the ar
nv serving On lighthouse duty, the payment
OF which Is no longer provided for by the
.Quartermasters Department, seven thousand
and thirty four dollars and five cents.
For compensation of two superintendents
for the lif. saving stations on the coasts of
Long Island and New Jersey, three thousand
dollars.
For compensation of Fifty four keepers of
stations. at tao hundred dollars each, ten
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For contingencies for lie saving apparatus
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 th,, twenty
eight life saving stations on the coast of New
Jersey, six thousand forty dollars.
For the purchase of the best life-boats, to
be approved by the Treasury Department,
for use on the coast Of Long Island, ten thou
sand dollars.
For procuring two additional improved me-
talic life boats, metallic lifecar, and necessa-
ry harness, lines, and other suitable articles,
to be used under the direction of the Secreta-
~ Of the Treasury in saving life, IN cases of
marine disaster of Galveston station, Texas,
ten thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying the public lands, (exelnsive
of California, Oregon, Washington, New Mex
leo, Kansas, Nebraska, and Utah,) including
incidental expenses and island surveys in the
.us|' or' and all other special and dif;cp,t
,a eys demand ing augmented rates. to \.
rspofHoned and applied to the several ,ur.