The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-13
HOSPITALS.
Portsnioath. Ner Hanipshi1s.


'f For purchase of twenty seven and three hundred
and fifty five thousandths acres of land Seaveys
island adjacent to the Kttery navy yard fourteen
thousand five hundred dollars: Prorided That the
Chief of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks be and he
IN hereby authorized to purchase that portion. of
Seaveys island lying west of the road, for such
sum as to him may seem reasonable and advanta-
gcous TO the Government
- For hospital on Seavey's island ten thousand
dollars Hovided, That no building shah be erect
ed or extended until complete plans and specifca-
tions and estimates Of cost in detail shall be fur
nished to and approved by the Secretary Of the
Navy and contracts therefor shall be let upon due
and public advertisement.
For extension Of hospital and repairs ofbuilding,
seventy one thousand hive hundred dollars: ProUi-
ded, That no building shall be erected extended
until complete plans and speciieations and esti-
mates Of cost in detail shall be furnished to and
approved by the Secretary of the Navy, and con-
tracts therefor shall be let upon due and public ad
vertsement.
- Nesc York.
| 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 clean
! ingand whitswashing repairs to furnaces, CRATES
andranges gas and water rent; painting wall on
Shipper street, and general repairs, five thousand
three hundred dollars.
For support Of benefciaries, twenty seven thou
MAGAZINES.
- Boston.
For general repairs Of bulldogs; addition to
magazine, and wall around magazine grounds,
4 thirty two thousand nine hundred and thirteen
/ dollars. =
/ For improvements of armory house for storage
of loaded shells and repairs Of an kinds, fifty i've
| thousand two hundred and forty nine dollars
4 Philadelphia.
1 For repairs Of wharf and magazine at Fort Milf
1 hin, one Thousand Ave hundred dollars.
Il Washington.
4 For repairs Of Magazine and ordnance buildings
| six thousand dollars.
i M Mare Island.
4 For repairs Of all kinds, two thousand dollars
/ For pay of superintendents, naval constructors
and .all the civil establishments at the genera
navy yards and stations, one hundred and foul
4 thousand five hundred and eighty four dollars
Prorided, That hereafter no salaries shall be pait
to any employee in any Of the navy yards except
! those designated in the estimates. All other per
/ sons shall receive per diem compensation for thu
time during which they were actually engaged.
NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
Il For purchase Of nautical instruments, repairs o
4 the same and OF astronomical instruments, and fo
4 the purchase of nautical books maps, and charts
and for backing and binding the same, sixty thou
sand dollars.
For wages of instrument maker, Waterman, por
ter and laborers for keeping grounds In order
for fuel lights freghts, transportation, and post
agc sfor repairs to buildings and enclosures, ant
contingent expenses, thirteen thousand dollars.
kor pay of four aids to be employed at tho Ob
seryatory and photographed office, four thou
sand dollars.
For wages Of Waterman and contingent expense
OF the Naval Academy, twenty two thousand scve
hundred and ninety seven dollars. &
For the pay Of Ulileage Of the visitors to the Ma
val scademy, one thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the America
( hundred and eIghtysaollars - - ~
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the pay {
any captain OF tho navy who shall, In pursuance