Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-21

GUBLlC-NO. VI,
AN ACT making appropriations for the naval
service for The year ending June lhirjy eight
cen hundred and SiXty-tUur, and for other uur-
poses.
BE it enacted by the senate ard house of rep
reSentatiNeS OF The United States of America IN
congress assembled, that the following sums he
and they are hereby appropriated, 20 bu paid out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise APP
prUpriaied, for the year ending the thirGieth OF
June, eighteen hundred aud sixty four
For pay of commission, Warrant, and petty
officers and Seamen, including the engineer corps
of the navy, fourteen million seven hundred ANA
thirty-four thousand three hundred aud thirty
two dollars and seventy cents.
For tie construction and repair of vessels of
the navy, nine million two hundred and ninety
eight thousand dollars.
For the purchase and building of additional
steamers, repairs Of Sams charter of vessels, eX-
ira labor and materials, and repairs of vessels on
iofclgn stations, fifteen millions of dollars.
For Two artnOr-plated steamers of iron of
the first class, three million dollars Provided,
that no contract shall be entered into for the
sIruction of said steamers until after public adj
vertiSement for proposals to build the same, pub
lShed Tor at least thirty days, in two daily news
papers OF general circulation, published in each
of the cities of Washington, New York, Boston,
and Pnllade phia, prior TO such contract being
made.
For the purchase of hemp and other materials
for The navy, three hundred and twenty thou
sand dOiaIs.
For fuel for the navy, and for the transporla-
ton and expenses thereof, two million six hun
dred and ninety thousand dollars
For the equipment o vessels in the navy viz I:
For the purchase of various articles of equip
ment, canvass, leather, cables, and anchors, aud
urniture, and stores, In the masters boatswains
and SailmakerS' departments, two million dol
lars.
For provisions for commission, warrant, and
and marines attached to vessels for sea service,
five million four hundred and seventeen thou
sand seven hundred and forty-fve dollars.
For construction and repair of machinery for
vessels II commission, five million seven hun
dred and seventy five thousand dollars.
For The surgeons neceSsaries and appliances
for the SICK and hurt of the navy, including the
engineer and marine corps, one hundred and fif-
ty-seYen thousand five hundred dollars.
For cannon OF all descriptions, field and boat
howltzerS, gun carriages, snut, shell, and equip
ment OF all kinds, powder, purchase of n,tre,
small arms, ordnance labor at navy yards, freight
transportation, books, inspecting instruments,
watchmen, assistants for fabrication and inspec-
ton Of guns, and contingent expenses of ord
nance ana ordnance bureau, six million three
hundred thousand dollars.
4 For three powder tugs at Boston, New York,
aud Plladeli PIMA, and repairs of ordnance steam
boat forty thousand dollars
For repairs and additions TO ordnance machin-
cry IN shops and for the establishment by pur-
chase or hire OF two magazines, and repairs and
additions thereto, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
For pay of photographer for ordnance bureau,
three hundred dollars.
For compass stations and magnetic deviations,
books, binnacles, flags, signals, logs, sandglass-
eS, lea Is, longitudes tables of navigation, deter
mination Of meridian distances, and experiments
with night signals one hundred and forty-nine
thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the navy, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
For contingent expenses that may accrue for
the following purposes, viz For the freight and
transportation Of materials and stores for yards
ana docks; for dOckage; for printing and sta
tlonery; for books, maps, models, and drawings
Tor the purchase and repair of iire-engines; FOL
machinery of every description, and the patent
right To use the same; for the repair of steam
engines, aud attendance on the same in the navy
yarus; ior docking vessels; for the purchase ant
maintenance OF horses and oxen and driving
teams; Tor carts and timber wheels, and work
luen tools OF every description, and repairin!
tie aainej Ior postage Oh letters on public ser
fIce' Ior furniture for government houses; to
coaiS ana other fuel; for candles and oil for us
vi navy yards and stations; for cleaning ant
clearing up yards; Tor supply or water at nav
yaru9 ior navy yard purposes; for flags, awniu rs
aud packing BOXES; for watehm-n, and for Incl
dental labor at navy yards not applicable to an
other appropriation, six hundred and seventy
nine Thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses that may accrue fo