Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-28

| For Futtock Saw-mill and building, ten
thousand dollars.
New York.
For dredging channels, building and repair
ing scows, rebuilding long dock, repairs to
ship-houses, quay walls, extension of sewer,
boiler house, foundery shed, machinery for
! machine shop, foundery, boiler shop, and
smithery, repairs of machinery, boilers, re-
pairs of engines in machine shop, repairs and
increase of ordnance machinery and shops,
and repairs of all kinds, three hundred and
twenty thousand eight hundred and forty-siX
| dollars.
For cylinder for roasting coffee, four hun
| bred dollars.
Philadelphia
For extension of joiners shop, storehouses
and smithery. repairs of dry dock, dredging,
repairs and increase of ordnance machinery
and shops, and repairs of all kinds, one hun
bred and twcnty-eight thousand seven hun
bred and forty-siX dollars.
Washington.
For machinery and tools, paving, gas works
repairs and increase of ordnance machinery
and shops, and repairs of all kinds, one hun
dred and twenty-six thousand nine hundred
and eighty-tive dollars.
Mare Island
For completion of derrick, foundery, and
equipment, grading, completing officers
| houses, gas works, two iron wharf cranes
machinery and tools for smithery, cisterns,
scows, lighters, stages, and pile driver, drain
age and sewerage, boat-houSe and slip, and
repairs Of all kinds, one hundred and ninety
six thousand three hundred and fifty-two dol
lars Provided, that no expenditure for COM
pleting officers houses shall be incurred until
complete plans and specifications, with esti-
mates of cost in detail, shall be furnished to
and approved by the secretary of the navy,
and the work shall be done by contract after
| due and public advertisement for proposals !;
but no portion Of this appropriation shall be
expended unless the work can be completed
tor the sum hereby appropriated.
Sackett'S Harbor.
For repairs of all kinds, one thousand five
hundred dollars.
HOSPITALS.
Portsmouth, Nelc Hampshire.
For the purchase oftwenty seven and three
hundred and titty-tive thousandths acres of
| land on Seavey'S island, adjacent to the Kite
| ry navy yard, fourteen thousand five hundred
| dollars: Provided, that the chief of the Blu
| reau of yards and docks be and he is hereby
authorized to purchase that portion of Seav-
eyS island lying west of the road. for such
sum as to him may seem reasonable and adj
vantageous to the government.
For hospital on Seaveys island, ten thou
sand dollars; Provided, that no building shall
be erected or extended until complete plans
and specifications and estimates of cost in de-
tail shall be furnished to and approved by the
secretary Of the navy, and contracts therefor
shall be let upon due and public advertise
ment.
Boston
For extension of hospital and repairs of the
building, seventy-one thousand five hundred
dollars: Provided, that no building shall be
erected or extended until complete plans and
specifications and estimates Of cost in detail
shall be furnished to and approved by the sec
rotary Of the navy, and contracts therefor
shall be let upon due and public advertise
ment
Ncc Ioyh
| For repairs and Improvements, and house
for surgeon and director of the laboratory,
twenty one thousand five hundred dollars.
PHILADELPHIA.
For furniture and repairs of Same house
cleaning and whtewashing repairs to fur
naces, CRATES, and ranges gas and water rent {;
painting wall on Shipper street, and general
repairs, five thousand three hundred dollars
For support of bcneficiaries, twenty-seven
thousand dollars.
Boston,
Il VI StlGltl ItptlIS VI DulluluHS, duulIlOl
to magazine, and wall around magazine
ground, thirty-two thousand nine hundredand
thirteen dollars.
Ne,c York
For improvement Of armory; house for
storage of loaded shells, and repairs of all
kinds fifty-fve thousand two hundred and
forty-nine dollars.
Philadelphia.
For repairs of wharf and magazine at fort
Miffin, one thousand five hundred dollars
Washington.
| For repairs of magazine and ordnance build
ing, six thousand dollars.
Mare Island.
For repairs Of all kinds, two thousand dol
lars.
For pay Of superintendent, naval construct
ors, and all the civil establishments at the
general navy yards and stations, one hundred
and four thousand five hundred and eighty
four dollars: Provided, that hereafter that no
salaries shall be paid to any employee in any
OF the navy yards except to those designated
in the estimates. All other persons shall re-
celve per diem compensation for the time
| during which they were actually engaged
NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
For purchase Of nautical instruments, re-
pairs of the same, and of astronomical in
struments, and for the purchase of nautical
books. maps, and charts, and for backing and
binding the same, sixty thousand dollars.
For wages of instrument maker, Waterman,
porter, and laborers, for keeping grounds in
order, for fuel, lights, freights transportation,
and postage, for repairs to buildings and en-
closures, and contingent expenses, thirteen
thousand dollars.
For pay Of four aids to be employed at the
observatory and photographed Office, four
thousand dollars
For wages OF watchmen and contingent ex-
penses of the naval academy, twenty two thou
sand seven hundred and ninety-seven dollars.
For pay of mileage 1.-THE visitors to the ma
val academy, one Thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the American
Nautical Almanac, twenty-five thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars.
Sect 9. And be it further enacted, that the
pay of any captain of the navy who shall, in
pursuance of law, perform duty as chief of
bureau in the navy department, shall be the
pay OF captain in the navy con other duty"
to take effect from the date of the "Act regu-
lating the pay of the navy" approved June
one, eighteen hundred and sixty.
Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, that the
pay Of the clerks of the navy yard and navy
agency at Mare Island shall be as follows.
viz; One clerk to navy agent, two thousand
dollars per annum; one clerk to navy agent,
fifteen hundred dollars one clerk to the com
mandant, fifteen hundred dollars: one clerk
OF the yard, fifteen hundred dollars one clerk
to the paymaster and inspector of provisions.
and so forth, fifteen hundred dollars; one
clerk to the naval constructor, nine hundred
dollars; one clerk to the civil engineer, nine