The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-15
CHAP. XXXV.

AN ACT making appropriations rOr sundry Civil
Expense4 of the Government for the Year end
ing the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and
sixty three, and additional Appropriations for
the Year ending the thirtieth of june eighteen
hundred and sixty-two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re
presentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby appropriated, ror the
objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and
slXty-three viz:
Survey of the Cost For the survey of the At
lantic and Gulf coasts of the United States (in-
Guiding compensation of civilians engaged in the
work, and excluding pay and emoluments of Off
GERS OF the army and navy, and petty officers and
hundred and seventy eight thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western coast
OF the United States, (inclading compensation OF
civilrns engaged in the work, one hundred thous-
and dollars.
For continuing the survey of the Florida reefs
ene in Mo and a aI es
emoluments of officers of the army and navy, and
petty officers and men of the navy employed on
the work, } eleven thousand dollars.
For publishing the observations made in the
progress of the survey of the coast of the United
States, Qncluding compensation of civilians en-
ployed in the work, five thousand dollars.
For repairs of steamers and surveying schoon-
ers used in the coast survey, five thousand dol
lars.
To supply deficiency in the fund for the relief
of sick and disabled seamen, two hundred thous-
and dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized to rent either of
the several marine hospitals to the proper au-
thorities of the cities, towns, counties in which
said hospitals are located, and contract with such
authorities for the relief of the sick and disabled
entitled to relief under the act of third of
May, eighteen hundred anb two, and in cases of
infectious diseases to make such regulations for
their relief rs he deems eXpedient-
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims,
not otherwise provided for, shall be admitted
in due course of settlement at the Treasury, five
thousand dollars.
lighthouse Establishment For the Atlantic,
Gulf, and Lake coasts, viz:
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
lights with oil, glass chimneys wicks, and other
necessary expenses of the same, repairing and
keeping in repair the lighting apparatus, one hun
dred and fifty four thousand six hundred and
ninety-eight dollars and eighty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses, refitting
and improving all the lighthouses and buildings
connected Herewith one hundred and two thous-
and two hundred dollars.
For salaries of five hundred and ninety-six
keepers of lighthouses and light -beacons and
their assistants, two hundred and thirteen thous-
and ond hundred and ninety-three dollars and
thirty eight cents.
For salaries of forty three keepers of light
vessels, twenty-three thousand nine hundred dol
For seamens wages, repairs, supplies, and in
cidental expenses of forty live light-vessels, one
hundred anc seventy thousand nine hundred and
sxty-seven dollars and seventy cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting, re-
pairil 6, remooring, and supplying losses of bea-
same, one hundred and twelve thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights
and other aids to navigation, two thousand dol
lars
For the coasts of California, Oregon, and Wash
ington. For supplying nineteen lighthouses and
beacon-lights with oil, glass chimneys, chamois
skins, polishing powder, and other cleaning ma
terials transportation, expenses of keeping lamps
and machinery in repair, publishing notices to
mariners of changes OF aids to navigation, seven
teen thousand two hundred and seventy dollars.
For eepairs and incidental expenses of nineteen
lighthouses and buildings connected Herewith,
ten thousand dollars.
Far salaries of forty three keepers and assistant
keepers of lighthouses, at an average not exceed
ing eight hundred dollars per annum, twenty-five
thousand eighl hundred dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting,
pairing, remooring, and supplying losses of foat-
ing buoys and beacons, and for chains and sink
crs for the same, and for coloring and numbering
all the buoys, ten thousand dollars.
For maintenance of the vessel provided for by
the act of eighteenth August, eighteen hundred
and filty-siX, for transportation of supplies and
materials, and for repairs of lighthouses, and
buoys service and for ins pecting purposes, thirty
thousand dollars.
For communication of fuel and quarters for
officers of the army serving on lighthouse duty,
the payment of which is no longer provided for
by the quartermaster's department., five thousand
two hundred and thirty nine dollars and seqenty-
nine cents.
For compensation of two inspectors of customs
acting as superntendents for the life-saving sta
tioes on tee coasts of Long Island and New Jer-
sey, three thousand dollars. s. s-..
For compensation of ffty-four keepers OF sta
hundred dollrrs. s5s- rs. ss -s---i-
For contingent expenses of the life-saving sta
ions on the coasts of Long Island and New Jer-
ey, twenty thousand dollars