Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-11
NUMBER 81.

portion of Seavcy's island lying west
/ OF the road, for such sum az to hint
may seem reasonable and advantages
Gus to the Government. ...-...
! For hospital on Scavey's island, ten
thousand dollars: Prorided, 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 tho
Secretary of the Navy, and contracts
therefor shall be let upon due and
public advertisement. ....
Bostoa.
For extension of hospital and re-
pairs Of building, scventy-onc thou.
sand five hundred dollars Prorided,
That no building shall be erected of
extended until complete plans and
specifications and estimates of cost
in detail shall be furnished to- and ap.
proved by the Secretary of the Navy,
and contracts therefor shall be let ups
on due and public advertisement.
Ne,c York.
For repairs and improvements and
honse for surgeon and director Of the
lab o lratory, twenty-one thousand
five hundred dollars. ...
Philadelphia.
For furniture and repairs Of same
house cleaning and whitcwashing rca
pairs to furnaces, CRATES, and ranges
gas and water rent painting wall
on Shippen street, and general repairs,
! five thousand three hundred dollars.
For support of bcncficiarics, twen'
ty-seven thousand dollars.
MAGAZINES.
Boston.
For general repairs of buildinssi
addition to magazine, and wall around
magazine grounds, thirty-two thoua
sand nine hundred and thirteen dob
lars. .e
New York.
For Improvement Of armory :hoasr
for storage of loaded shells and rc-
pairs of all kinds, ffty-fvc thousand
two hundred and forty-ninc dollars.
PHILADELPHIA. .
For repairs Of wharf and magazine
at Fort Mifllin, one thousand FIVE huu-
dred dollars.
Washington.
For repairs Of magazine and ord
nance buildings, six thousand dollars,
Mare Island.
For repairs of all kinds, two thou,
sand dollars.
For pay of superintendents, nataf
constructors, and all the civil estai,
lishments at the general navy yards
and stations, one hundred and four
thousand five hundred and cighty-foug
dollars Prorided, That hereafter a.;
salaries shall be paid to any employe"
in any of the navy yards except IT,
those designated i'll the estimates. Ali
other persons shall receive per diem
compensation for the time during
which they were actually engaged
NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
Forpurchase cfnantical instruments,
repairs of the same, and of astronom-
ical instruments, 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,
watchman, porter, and laborers for
keeping grounds in order; for fuel,
lights, frcights, transportation, and
postage for repairs to buildings and
enclosures, and contingent expenses,
thirteen thousand dollars.
For pay of four aids to be employed
at the Observatory and photographic
cal Office, four thousand dollars.
For wages of watchmen and con.
tingent expenses Of the naval Acad.
emy, twenty-five thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-scven dollars.
For the pay of mileage of the WIS.,
itors to the Naval Academy, one thou.
sand dollars.
For preparing for publication the
American Nautical Almanac, twenty
five thousand eight hundred and eigh.
ty dollars.
SEC. 2. Aad be Il further enacted, That
The pay Of any captain of the navy
who shall, in pursuance of law, per.
form duty as chief of bureau in the
Navy Department, shall be the pay
Of captain in the navy "on other
duty" to take effect from the date Of
the Act regulating the pay of tho
navy" approved June one, eighteen
hundred and sixty.
| Sec. 3. And Be Il 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 an.
nun one clerk to navy agent, fifteen
hundred dollars one clerk to the
commandant, 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 hundred dollars
one draughtsman to civil engineer,
twelve hundred dollars one steward
to paymaster, seven hundred and fif.
ty dollars.
SEC. 4. and be Il further enacted, That
from and after the first day of Septem-
Der, eighteen hundred aud sixty-two,
the spirit ration in the navy of the
United States shall forever cease, and
thereafter no distilled spirituous lie
quors shall be admitted on board of
vessels-ot.war except as medical
stores, and upon tue order and under
the control of the medical officers of
such vessels, and to be used only for
medical purposes. From and after
the said first day of September next
there shall be allowed and paid to
each person in the navy now entitled
to the spirit ration five cents per day
in Communication and lieu thereof,
which shall be in addition to their
present pay.