The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-29
lOFFICIAL.1
LAWS OF THE United STATES
Passed at t.he First Session Of the Thirty
Eighth Congress.
IPrBuo-No. 74l

Eighth Congress.
/ IPCEuc-No. 74l
AZ ACT makiag appropriations for the naval service 70
the year ending June thirElsth eighteen hundred an
| siK y-1vs ana Tor other purposes
Be Il enacted ~ tie S<na.e and Hos1e Q RepTsse5sGue
Of the Lsltea States Of in Congress Gsseslle
that The following sums be and they hereby apprO
OtGerT appropriated for tie ending the thretl
I u June eighteen hundred AMI sixty ave
For pay u commission, warrant, and petty oficer
aAc scamsn including the engineer corps 81 tne navy
nineteen million four hundred and twenty three tAOus
-1d two hundred and forty one dollars
Tor repair and maintenance Of vessels Of The navy
labor, Materials Snc stores eleven million i've hundred
thousand collars.
For the completion Of sixteen fast steam screw s.oops
Of war, seven Millions two hundred thousand dollars
For tie purchase construction ana repair Of vessels
maefal, and labor for the Western waters four mil
lions or dollars
For purchase and charter u vessels Tor naval and
blOckadlng purposes, three millions u dollars.
For extra aoor, expense u repairs, snd forth
foreign stations, ak hundred thousand dollars
For payment Oi the three months bounty 10
and o-ainary samen under the JOINT resolution Of keb
ruary twenty fourth eighteen hundred and SIXTY four
five hundred thousand collars
EOr the mpletOn Of RrmOred plated vessels three
mullen slx hundred thousand dollars
For tie purchase OF hemp other materials f0r the
navy ssgen hundred thousand dollars.
fOr fuel for the navy and for the porttOn and
expenses thereof three million eight hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
y
For the purchase Of various articles u equipment,
viz canvas leather cables aud anchors and furniture
@aa stores IL the masters boatsWans and sailmakers
GepartLnelts, three million dollars
For provisions FOR commission warrant and petty Of
cers ana seameu, Including engineers ana marines
tchsd 10 vessels for sea service millions four hundred
Ala nfteeu thousand SIX hunoreI ana nye dollars
For tie construction, repair, wear, and mach
nery OF vessels, IN commission, twenty-eight million
three hundred and twelve thousand dollars.
For surgeons necessaTes ana appliances fcr the
and hurt OI The navy, including the coast survey aLd
engineer and marine corps two hundred and tLous
anu dollars
Incidental expenses eight million three hundred thousand
doAars.
For navigation apparatus and supplies and for pur-
poses Incidental 10 navigation one hundred and tWeuty
SIX thousand dollars.
For Contingent expenses of the navy TWO hundred
AID liiy thousand dollars.
For The purchase Of nautical and astronomical n.trc-
ents books maps, aud charts and for the repairs Of
Instruments, and binding and backing books and charts
one hundred aac one thousand ana forty two dollars.
F1f clothing Tor Tie navy, hve hundred thousand dol
BUREAU Or YARDS AND DOCKS.
For contingent expenses that may for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz Tor fre ght and transportation
Tor printing, advertising, and stationery; FOR books
maps models and drawings for the purchase and
pair Of fire engines FOR machinery Of every description
nj patent rsn 10 use the same for repairs of steam
ngnes and Attendance; Tor purchase and maintenance
II oxen and horses Snd driving teams FOR carts tim
Der wheels anu wOrkmen's Of every description
or navy yard purposes; for kilograms, postage oi let
public service for furniture FOR government on
and houses IA tho navy yarl for and Other fe
ards for nsgs awning, and packing boxes for pay Of
gatchmen Tor Incidental labor at navy yards appl
able u any other appropriation; FOR rent OF landing
q Portsmouth, New Hampshire for tolls aud ferriages
or water tax and for rent OF stores and rendezvous
ns million three hundred and seventy thousand dol
irs.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING
For contingent expenses that may accrue for the fol
e
Ipenses Of officers transportation OF and mater
Is printing and stationery advertising in newspapers
Ostage on public letters Wharfage ana demurragc fu
era expenses, apprehcncng deserters pilotage and
)wage Of vessels, and assistance vesscA distress
nd for bills OF health and quarantine expenses YES
els 10 the navy million two hundred and fifty thous
nd dollars
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
For contingent expenses Of Bureau OF Navigation
Is Instruments books and stores; for postage on let
ers for ttlegraphng public business; for advertis
Ok for proposals. for packing boxes and materials or
ank books forms and stationery at navigation ohoes
Or MAPS charts drawings and noodles, and FOR Incl
ental expenses noi applicable to any other apPropri
lion, one thousand five hundred dollars
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
For contingent snd incidental expenses viz;
For blank books binding, Stationery, and mlseeane-
us items one thousand dollars
For postage drawings, and transportation OF materi-
Us, seventy Eve thousand dollars
BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING.
For candles freight foreign stations transportation
rom station 10 within the United states, coop
rage pay Of assistants 10 inspectors, advertising Tor
proposals printing paymasters blanks and stationery
or cruising vessels, I've hundred thousand dollars
BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
For contingent expenses OF the Bureau Of Medicine and
surgery sixty thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING.
For contingent expenses, viz:
For transportation OF materials printing, stationery
Advertising books drawings, models postage and Incl
dental expenses, twenty five thousand dollars
MARINE CORPs.
For pay OF officers non-csmmssioned officers, musi
clans privatss clerks messengers steward and nurse,
and servants for raIons and clothing Tor onesrs ser
wants additional rations to oesrs for five years ser
vice. for clothing and additional pay 10 nusi
clans o. the band hundred and ninetyons thous
and seven hundred and eighty tive dollars and eighty
For provisions one hundred and thirty i've thousand
nine hundred and twenty SIX dollars.
For clothing Two hundred aud twenty three thousand
three hundred and ninety eight dollars.
For fuel thirty thousand four hundred and thirty
dollars and seventy i've cents
For military stores, viz. Pay OF mechanics repairs OF
arms purchase OF aecoutremens ordnance stores flags
drums hfsS, and other instruments, ntsen thousand
dollars.
For transportation Of officers their servants troops
and expenses OF recruiting, twenty-five thousand co
lars.
For repairs Of barracks, and rent Of Offices, where
there arc no public buildings, eight thousand dollars
For contingencies VIZ freight; ferriage; toll; cart
age Wharfage purchase and repair OF boats; compsn
saton 70 Judge advocates per diem for attending courts
martial courts OF inquiry and for constant labor house
rent In lieu Of quarters burial OF deceased marines
printing stationery postage teegraphing apprehension
OF deserers oil candles, gas repairs Of and water
fixtures water rent forage straw oarack turnIdrei
furniture officers quarters in the barracks bed sacks
wrapping paper oilcoth, crash. rope, twine spades,
shovels axes picks carpenters tools; keep Of horse
for the messenger pay Of mstron, washerwoman, and
porter the hospital headquarters repairs TO hreen
gne purchase and repair OF engine hose; purchase OF
lumber for benches tables, and hunks repairs TO
public carrya purchase and repair Of harness purchase
and repair Of handcarts and vheebarrOws; scavenger
ng: purchase and repair Of galleys, cooking stoves
ranges; stoves where there crates gravel for
parade grounds repair Of pumps furniture for staff and
commanding officers o1ces, brushes, brooms, buckets
paving and for other purposes forty five thousand dol
lars.
For widening and improving the marine barracks. and
officers quarters at the navy yard, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For building marine barracks, at navy yard, Mare
Island Caornis. thirty thousand nfty eight dol
lars anj iorty-four cents
NAVY YARDS
PORTSMOUTH, SKw uAHPsuIRk
For Plumbers coppsrsrniths and tin shop quay walls
mOorng piers, iron store extension OF shphOuse, ma
chuerv and tools repars on floating dock barracks an
guard house on Seavey Island and for repairs OF all
kinds hundred aud fftyo thousand nine hundred
and thirty five dollars
For additional amount for joiners shop, additional
road tracks and repairs Of all kinds hundred anc
eighty four thousand I've huncred dollars.
YORK.
For dredging channels. qusy walls at saw-mls: rev
fountery, improvements on cob dock improvements Il
dry dock machine shop extension improvements Of dr.,
dock; quay wall At derrick; iron plating shop: re
ceiving store fence front of officers houses re
pairs OF all kinds machinery for ron-esd building
chinery FOR pattern boiler and machine chop schinsr,
fornew fountery machinery for machine shop extension
machinery Tor sDitbery, joiner and oakum shops o.