Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-27

PuBLIc-No. 3l.1
AN ACT making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses of the Gov.
ernment for the year ending the
thirtieth of JSne, eighteen hundred
and sixty-threc, and additional ap-
preparations for the year ending
the thirtieth of June, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-two.
BE IL enacted 6y The Senate and House
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
hundred and sixty-three, viz:
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For the survey of the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts Of the United States, lin.
GLIDING compensation of civilians
engaged in the work, and exclud-
ing pay and emoluments of officers
of the army and navy, and petty
officers and men of the navy employed
on the work one hundred and seven
ty-eight thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the
western coast Of the United States.
(including compensation of civilians
engaged in the work, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the
Florida reefs and keys, (including
compensation of civilians engaged in
the work. and excluding pay and emol-
uments of officers in the army and na-
Wy, and petty officers and men of the
navy employed Oh the work, eleven
thousand dollars.
For publishing the observations
made in the progress of the survey of
the coast of the United States, (in.
cluding compensation of civilians en-
ployed in the work, five thousand
dollars.
For repairs of steamers and survey.
ing schooners used in the coast sur
vey, five thousand dollars.
To supply deficiency in the fund for
the relief of sick and disabled seamen,
two hundred thousand dollars Pro-
rided, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury is hereby authorized to rent either
of the several marine hospitals to the
proper authorities Of the cities, towns,
or counties in which said hospitals are
located, and contract with such au-
thorities for the relief of the sick and
disabled seamen entitled to relief un.
der the act of third Of May, eighteen
hundred and two, and in cases of in.
fectious diseases to make such regu-
lations for their relief as he deems
expedient.
For the discharge of such miscella.
neous claims, not otherwise provided
for, as shall be admitted in due course
of settlement at the Treasury, five
thousand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For the Atlantic, Gulf, aud Lake
coasts, viz:
For supplying the lighthouses and
beacon lights with oil, glass chimneys,
wicks, and other necessary expenses
Of the same, repairing and keeping in
repair the lighting apparatus, one
hundred and fifty-four thousand six
hundred and ninety-eight dollars and
eighty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses,
refitting and improving all the light
houses and buildings connected there
with, one hundred and two thousand
two hundred dollars.
For salaries Of five hundred and
ninety-six keepers of lighthouses and
kghtbeacons aud their assistants,
two hundred and thirteen thousand
one hundred and nincty-threc dollars
and thirty-:hree cents.
For salaries Of forty-threc keepers
Of light-vessels, twenty.three thousand
nine hundred dollars.
For seamen's wages, repairs, sup
plies, and incidental expenses Of forty
five light-vesscls, one hundred and
seventy thousand nine hundred and
sixty-seven dollars and seventy cents.
For expenses Of raising, cleaning,
painting. repairing, remooring, and
supplying losses OF beacons and buoys
and for chains and sinkers for the
same, one hundred and twelve thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspec-
ting lights and other aids to naviga.
tion, two thousand dollars.
FOR THE COASTS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON,
AND WASHINGTON.
For supplying nineteen lighthouses
and beacon-Iights with oil, glass chin
neys, chamois skins, polishing wder,
and other cleaning materials, trans
portatioD, expenses of keeping lamps
and machinery in repair, publishing
notices to mariners Of changes of aids
to navigation, seventeen thousand two
hundred and seventy dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses
of nineteen lighthouses and buildings
connected Herewith, ten thousand
dollars.
For salaries Of forty-three keepers
and assistant keepers of lighthouses,
at an average not exceeding eight
hundred dollars per annum, twenty.
five thousand eight hundred dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning
painting, repairing, remooring, and
supplying losses Of floating buoys
and beacons, and for chains and sink.
ers for the same, and for coloring and
numbering all the buoys. ten thousand
dollars.
For maintenance of the vessel pro
vidcd for by the act of eighteen hun
dred and fifty six for transportation oI
supplies aud materials, and for repair,
OF lighthouses, and buoys service, and
) Tor inspecting purposes, thirty thou
sand dollars.