Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-06
WASHINGTON STANDARD.
9UPPLEMENT.
toFFIcIAL.
Laws of the United States.
Passed al the Second Session Of tic Thirty
Sercmth Congress.
TprDI.ic Aur--No. 81

pcnscs Of the Government for the year ending the
:;uth of June, 1868, and additional appropriations
for the year ending the :iOth Of June, lS62
BE- Il enacted by the Senate and Ho"sc Of Rei"c-
s,nt.t;rex Of the United States IF imrrir" I" Con-
,,.ss asscnLi,d That the following sums he and the
same are hereby appropriated for the objects here
after expressed for the fiscal year ending the 3oh
June 1868, viz:
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of
tho United States including compensation OF the
civilians engaged in the work, aud excluding l'ay
and emolumcnts Of the officers OF the army ami ma
Wv, and petty officers and men Of the navy employ
cd on the work. hundred and seventy eight 'hou
sand dollars. =.
For ontinuing the survey Of the western coast q"
the United States (incluliny the compensation "f
civilians engaged in the work., ono hundred tho"
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the Florida reels
and keys Gnclu,ling compensation Of civilians en-
gagged in the work, and excluding pay and cmolu-
inents of officers of the army and navy and petty
officers and men of the navy employed on the work
eleven thousand dollars.
For publishing the observations made in the pro
yress of the survey Of the coast OF the United
States (inclulng compensation Of civilians en-
Moved in the work., five thousand dollars.
For repairs Of steamers and surveying schooncrs
used in the coast survey. five thousand dollars.
To supply deficiency in the fund for the relief OF
sick and disabled seaincn, two hundred thousand
dollars: Provided that the Secretary OF the Trca-
Mry is hereby authorized to rent either of the several
marine hospitals to the proper authorities ct the
cities. towns or counties in which said hospitals are
located, and con ract with the said authorities for
the relief of the sick and disabled seamcn entitled
10 relief under the act Of I'd May, 1862. aud in eases
OF infectious diseases, to make such regulations for
their relief as he deems cNpcdcnt.
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims.
not otherwise provided for, us shall be admitted III
due course OF settlement at the Treasury, five thou
sand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For the Atlantic Gulf, and Lake coasts, viz:
For supplying the lighthouses and bcaconlight
with oil, glass chmneys, wcks, and other necessary
expenses uf the same repairing and Keeping IN re-
pair the lighting apparatus. one hundred anu ni'y
four thousand six hundred aud ninety eight dollars
and eighty cents. -
For repairs and incidental expenses, rchttlng ami
improviny all the lighthouses and buildings coli
ncctcJ Herewith, one hundred and two thousand
two hundred dollars.
For salaries of 800 keepers of lighthouses and
light bcacons and their assistants, two hundred and
thirteen thousand hundred and ninety two dol
lars and thirty three cents.
For salaries of forty three keepers of light-vcs-
sells, twenty two thousand nine hundred dollars.
For scamens wages, repairs, suppress ana III
cilcntal expenses Of forty-fv lisht-vcsscls, one
hundred and seventy thousand ninc hundred and
sjxty-s seven dollars and seventy cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning. painting, re-
pairing, remooring. and supplying losses Of bca-
cons mud buoys, and for chains and sinkcrs Tor the
same one hundred and twelve thousand three nun
drcd and fifty dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting light'
and other aids to navigation, two thousand dollars
FOR THE COAsRs OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AM
WASHINGTON.
For supplying nineteen lighthouses and beacon
lights with oil, glass chlmneys, cha'n",s SKINS POI
is1ins powder, aud other polishing materials, trans
portaton, expenses of keeping lamps and machine
nv in repair, publishing notices to mariners I"
change of aids to navigation, sevcntcc thousand
two hundred and seventy dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses OF n'netccf
lighthouses and buildings connected Herewith, tel
thousand dollars. -----l.o,e anu assistant
keepers Of lighthouses, at an average not exceeding
eight hundred dollars per annuni, twenty-five thou
sand:lolars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting, re
pairing, renooring, akd supplying losses OF floating
huoys aud bcacuns, aud for chains and sinkcrs fol
the samc and for cOlOrimg and numbering all TIN
buoys, ten thousand dollars.
For maintenance of the vessel provided for by thu
net Of 18th August, 1856, for transportation OF sup
plies and materials, and for repairs of lighthouses
and buOys service, ana Tor inspecting purposes
thirty thousand dollars.
For communication of fuel and quarters for officers
Of the army service on lighthouse duty, tho pay
ment Of which is no longer provided for by thu
uuartcrmastcr's department, live thousand two nun
'~'''
For compensation of two inspectors Of customs
acting rs supcrntcndents for the life saving stations
on the coasts of Long Island aud New jersey three
thousand dollars.
For compensation of fifty four keepers Of station
at 5000 each, 1OSO0.
For contingent expenses of the life saving sta
tions on tho coast of Long Island and New Jersey
twenty thousand dollars.
For hire of carts on the public grounds, ono thou
sand and nincty-fiv dollars.
For purchase aud repair Ut tools used IN the pup
lie grounds, two hundred dollars.
For purchase of trees and trcc-boxes, to replace
where necessary, such us have been planted by thu
United States, to whitcwash trcc-boxcs and fences
and to repair pavcments in front Of the public
grounds, three thousand dollars.
For annual repairs Of the Capitol, watsr-closcts
public stables, watcr-pipes, pavcmclts and othc
walks within the Capitol square, broken glass ant
locks, and for the protection of the building amt
keeping the main approaches to 1t uncncuinbereu' Sly
thousand dollars.
furniture. i,npr ,ycmcnt of grounds, purchase o
plants for garden and contingent expenses incidcn
thereto, five thousand dollars.
For fuel, in part, Of the Presidents House, two
thousand four hundred dollars.
uublic grounds around them, and around tho Exec
uiye Offices, and the Pennsylvania avenue Brds'
and liixh streets in Georgetown. Four anu hal
street Seventh and Twelfth streets across the mall
fifty thousand dollars.
For additional fixtures and lighting mud repair
ing the Building and footways OF the custom house
and post Office IN Georgetown, in tho District o.
Columbia two hundred aud fifty dollars, or so mucl
thereof NJ may 10 necessary.
For purchase Of books for library at the EXccu
tive Mansion, to DO exp ,ndcd under the direction OF
the President Of the United States, two hundred and
fifty dollars.
For repairs of the Pot 'mac, Navy Yard and Up
Ter Bridges, and tho rIads appurtenant thereto
six thousand dollars.