Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01

tpUpI @ RnsoLUTION-No, IS,
JOINT RESOLUTION authodzine the secretary OF
the Navy 20 anne ID the contract with John
Eric son flr the cons ruotiou OF two impIeg.
nahle floating batteries, the "Dictator' aud
the PdTitan,h
whereas the Navy Department on the twenty
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred and X
ty-tyo, = cred iuto contract with Ca I, John
Ericsson, of the eiy of New York, for the con
stru,tion of two impre gnab'e illating b. tere',
thu " Lic ator and the Puritan;N and
whereas exp renCe with SINH ar ass Of YES
sels in &C ual 20 flot aud dur ne var ed SER
oe of more than twh years has demonstrated
that muy Improvement could be made 10
render them more complete end efficient as
vessels of wa; and whereas these improve
meats have added largely to the cost OF con-
sruction of each of hese vessels, rem iering Il
impossible for the contrs c or TO complete TIT m
under existing arrin. ement'; aud wher' as II
is of the utmost importance to the honor and
interests of the country that tUey should be
finished and ready FIR service at the earliest
moment; The efore,
Be itres0lvsd By the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntdtirsS af the UaIled States Of AnieTted an Con-
greSs assembled;
That the Secretary of the Navy be and he is
hereby autb orized 10 amend the eXis' ing con-
ira for the conStructiol of these YES els so far
a il relates o the "fur an" and to appoint q
competent boa5d 10 ascertain the present value,
as far as compile ed, of tnat vessel, and of the
m 1t, rial on had deemed actually necessary to
} er ooastr caOn, and to pay to Capt. john
Ericsc, on. the contractor, the amount of valua-
ton so asc ,rtained, dedueting therefrom any
sums already advanced towards the ccm 1letion
of said vessel; aud that upon said payment be nS
made By the secretary OF tne Navy the ris hts OF
the contrac or 20 said vessel and material or any
| DO ton thereof sha cease and be vested wholly
| and alb olu'ely in the United States which sha
| theme forth proceed to complete said vessel un
| der such arran gem ntS as may be deemed mos
advantageous: Provided hOVsUer That nothing
| herein contained shall in any manner affect the
| contract for the instruction OF the " Dictate,
| which shall be comgle ed by aid cNntrdctlr up
| on the same terms aud conditions as if this T. so
luton had not been assed And prOrided, fur
| thsr, That NJ action sha be had under this reso
mtion until sa d contractor shall have siguidet
| to the Secretary of the Navy, 10 writing, his a.
| cen auce of its pravis ms and hi willingness u
| snperintrnd to completion the constr ction O
| the "Puritan;" Provided, further, That thi
re oil ltion shall no take eff ct until the compile
| ton an del very of abe Die a'Or:" PrOUided
| also That ii shall be he duty of the Secretary 0
| the Navy in carrying this resolution INFO exec
| ton to spoortion and apply TO the " Die ator,
| in plymelt for hat yes e, only such portion c
| the gross contract prica of the two million tire
hundred thOusa doll us tS!,3lO,0O5l for L
| " Die ator'' and " Puritan" as The " Dictate
| wO; Id Justly be emit lie to il DO Ii vessels has
been como ell a the price md in the mole c
o'ns,r Iction sprcii led IN the contract, sp cis
reference being hal to the diifereHcs OF co b
| tween the two esse.s arising from the d If rene
in their construction provided for IN the col
| tract.
Approved June %, 1864.