Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-11-28
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Third Session Of the Thirty
Seventh ConQress.

An Act making Appropriations for the Ma
val Service for the Year ending June thir-
ty, eighteen hundred and sixty y-four, and
for other Purposes. ta
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of tie United States,of Amer-
sea in Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing sums be, and they are hereby, appro.
priated, to be paid out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four:
| For pay of commission, warrant, and pet
ty officers and seamen, including the engineer
corps Of the navy, fourteen million seven
hundred and thirty-four thousand three hum
dred and thirty-two dollars and seventy
cents.
For the construction and repair of vessels
of the navy, nine million two hundred. and
ninety eight thousand dollars.
For the purchase and building of addition
al steamers, repairs of same. charter of YES.
sells. extra labor and materials, and repairs of
vessels on foreign stations, fifteen millions
of dollars.
For two armor-plated sea-steamers of iron
of the first class, three million dollars Pro-
vided, That no contract shall be entered into
for the construction of said steamers until
after public advertisement for proposals to
build the same, published for at least thirty
days in two daily newspapers Of general
circulation, published in each of the cities of
Washington, New York, Boston, and Phila-
delphia, prior to such contract being made.
For the purchase of hemp and other ma.
tcrials for the navy, three hundred and
twenty thousand dollars.
For fuel for the navy. and for the trans
portation and expenses thereof, two mil
lion six hundred and ninety thousand dol
lars.
For the equipment of vessels in the navy,
viz:
For the purchase of various articles Of
equipment, canvass, leather, cables, and an
chors, and furniture, and stores, in tho
masters, boatswains', and sailmakers' de-
partments, two millions dollars.
For provisions for commission, warrant,
and petty officers and seamen, including en-
gineers and marines attached to vessels for
sea service, FIVE million four hundred and
seventeen thousand seven hundred and forty
Eve dollars.
For construction and repair Of machinery
for vessels in commission, five million seven
hundred and seventy-fve thousand dol
lars.
For surgeons necessaries and appliances
for the sick and hurt Of the navy, including
the engineer and marine corps, and one hun
dred and ffty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars.
For cannon of all descriptions. field and
boat howitSers, gun-carriages, shot, shell,
and equipment of all kinds. powder, pur-
chase of nitre. small arms, ordnance labor at
navy yards, freight, transportation, books
inspecting Instruments, watchmen, assistants
for fabrication and inspection of guns, and
contingent expenses of ordnance and ord
nance bureau, six millions three hundred
thousand dollars. f4-r .a
For three powder-tugs at Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia. and repairs of ord
nance steamboat, forty-seven thousand dol
lars. -'. efr er-s.
For repairs and additions to ordnance ma
chinery in shops, and for the establishment
by purchase or hire Of two magazines. and
repairs and additions thereto, one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. tst
For pay Of photographer for ordnance bu-
reau; three hundred dollars. re Is .v.r
For compass stations and magnetic devia-
tions, books, binnacles. flags. signals. logs,
sand.glasses, leads, longitudes. tables of nav
igation, determination Of meridian distances,
and experiments with night signals, one
hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the navy, one
hundred thousand dollars. ...,
Bsyeex efa Yards and Docks-Tor con-
tingent expenses that may accrue for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz: ssse'.L ~, s4.,.
J. For the freight and transportation Of ma
terials and stores for yardsr and docks; for
dockage; for printing and stationery; for
books, maps, models, and drawings for the
purchase and repair, Of fre-engines; for ma
chinery Of every description, and the patent
right to use the same; for the repair of
steam.engines. and attendance on the same
in the navy yards for docking vessels for
the purchase and maintenance of horses and
oxen and driving teams; for carts and tim
ber wheels. and workmen's tools Of every
description. and repairing the same for
postage Of letters on public service; for fur
niture for government houses for Goals and
other fuel for candles and oil for use Of
navy yards and stations; for cleaning and
clearing up yards; for supply Of water At
navy yards for navy yard purposes; for Gags.
awnings, and packing boxes for watchmen.
and for incidental labor at navy yards not
applicable TO any other appropriation, six
hundred and seventy-nine thousand dol
lars. go - .' '''.'+
u Bsreas Of Equipment asd ,Rem.itiag.-
For contingent expenses that may accrue for
the following purposes, viz: i.J M, ~ +
~ Expsnces ofrecruitiAg travelling expenses
Of o8cms; s. tSanspartation Of men print.