The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-10-31

Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be, and the same are hereby, appro-
priated, and to supply deficiencies in the ap-
preparations for the service of the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-six, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, name
ly:
Survey of the Coast.
For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts Of the United States, including COM
pensation of civilians engaged in the work,
and excluding pay and emoluments of Off
GERS of the army and navy and petty officers
and men of the navy employed in the work,
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western
coast ofthe United States including compen-
sation of civilians engaged in the work, sew
enty-6ve thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the reefs,
shoals and keys OF South Florida, including
compensation OF civilians engaged in the
work, and excluding pay and emoluments of
the officers ofthe army and navy and petty
officers and men of the navy employed in the
work, eleven thousand dollars.
For publishing the observations made in
the progress of the survey of the coast of the
United States, including compensation of
civilians employed in the work, four thou
sand dollars.
For repairs of steamers and sailing schoon-
ers used In the coast survey, twenty thousand
dollars.
For pay and rations ofengineers for steam
ers used in the photography of the Coast
Survey, no longer supplied by the Navy De-
partment, six thousand dollars.
Lighthouse Establishment.
For the Atlantic, Gulf, and Lake coasts,
viz
For supplying the lighthouses and bea-
con-lights with oil, wicks, glass chimneys,
and other necessary expenses of the same,
and repairing and keeping in repair the
lightning apparatus, one hundred and eigh-
ty-three thousand two hundred and eighty
seven dollars.
To supply deficiency in estimate for sup
plies OF oil, wicks, glass chimneys, and other
necessary expenses of the same, and repair
ing and keeping in repair the lighting ap-
paratus, seventeen thousand dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses of
lighthouses and lighted beacons, one hun
dred and thirty thousand dollars.
To supply deficiency in estimate for re-
pairs and incidental expenses of lighthouses,
fifty thousand dollars.
For salaries of five hundred and eighty
nine keepers of lighthouses and lighted bea-
cons, and their assistants, two hundred and
thirteen thousand one hundred and ninety
three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For salaries of forty three keepers of light
vessels, twenty-three thousand nine hundred
dollars.
For mates and seaman's wages, repairs
supplies, and incidental expenses of forty
three light-vessels, two hundred and eighteen
thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars
and seventy-fve cents.
To supply deficiency in estimates for sea-
mans wages, repairs, supplies, and incident
al expenses for Gght-vessels twenty-three
thousand three hundred and twenty-one dol
lars and seventy-fve cents.
For expenses of weighing, cleaning, repair
ing, painting, replacing, and supplying los
ses OF buoys. chains, moorings, and incident
al expenses of the same, and for repairing
and keeping in repair all the day-marks. bea-
cons, spindles and monuments, and for ex-
penses of coloring and numbering all the
buoys and beacons, one hundred and twelve
thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting
lights and other aids to navigation, two thou
sand dollars
For the Coasts of California, Oregon, and
Washington.
For supplying lighthouses and beacon,
lights with oil, glass chimneys, and wicks,
channels skins, polishing powder, and other
cleaning materials, transportation, and ex-
penses OF keeping lamps and machinery in
repair, thirty-three thousand and thirty dol
lars.
For repairs and incidental expenses of
light and lighted beacons, fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For salaries of forty keepers aud assistant
keepers of lighthouses, at an average not ex-
ceeding eight hundred dollars per annum,
| thirty-two thousand dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting,
repairing, remooring, and supplying losses
OF floating buoys and beacons, and for chains
| and sinkers for the same, and for cploring
and numbering all the buoys, ten thousand
dollars.
To supply deficiency in estimate for rails
ing. cleaning, painting, remooring, and sup
plying losses OF buoys, fifty thousand dol
lars.
For special works, viz:
For rebuilding sea-wall at Sands Point
light-station, New York, fourteen thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For rebuilding sea-wall, and reapairs te
tower at Nayat Point lighthouse, Rhode
Island, six thousand five hundred dollars.
For beacon lights at the mouth of Fo,
river, Wisconsin, six thousand dollars.
For beacon light on the landing at San
ia Barbara, California, six thousand seye,
hundred dollars. 2H
To enable the Light House Board to re
establish lights and other aids to navigation
discontinued by the enemy on the southern
coast, one hundred thousand dollars.
To enable the Light-Hous Board to ex
pertinent with new Illuminating apparatu
and fog signals, three thousand four hundre,
dollars.
For new lighthouse at the mouth q
North river, Albemarle sound, North Carroll
ma, fifteen thousand dollars.
For repairs and renovations at Tybee ligb
house, Georgia, twenty thousand dollars.
For rebuilding lighthouse at Presque ISL
Pennsylvania, Qake Erie,) upon the mos
eligible site under the control of the Liph
House Board, twenty-five thousand do
lars
4 For repairs and renovations at Mamagud
light-station, Detroit river, seven thousan
j FIVE hundred dollars.