Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-16
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s.ruetIOn, preservation, and repairs of GER
tain fortlhcations and ether works of defence
for the fiscal year ending June thlrteth
eighteen hundred and sixty eight
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
Stntdtires Of ne Htted states of Americd IN Con-
greSS assembled, That the following sums be,
and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any
money in the treasury not other wise appro-
priated. tor the construction, preservation, ard
repair Of certain fortiIications, and other works
of defence for the year ending the thirtietn of
me, eighteen hundred and S. xty-eight:
For Fort Scanned, Portland, Maine, fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort Georges, on Hog Island ledge,
Portland, Maine. fifty thousand dollars,
For Fort Winthrop, Boston, Massach usetts
fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren. Boston. Massachusetts
fifty thousand dollars.
For fort at entrance of New Bedford harbor
massachusetts, thirty thousand dollars
For Fort Schuyler, Last river, New York.
fifty thousand dollars
For fort at Willett's Point, opposite Fsrt
Schuyler. New York. fifty thousand dollars
For tort ON site Of Fort Tompkins, Staten
islan d. New York, fifty thousand dollars.
For tort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey ffty
thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Washington, on the Pc.
toHac river, twenty. five thousand dollars.
fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Taylor Key West, Florida, fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort Jefferson. Garden Kew Tortupas
fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort CIinch, Amelia island, Florida.
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For fort At Fort Point, San Francisco bay
California, nifty thOusapd dollars.
For fort AT Lime Point, California, fifty thou
sand dollars.
Fer tort AT Alcatraz island San Francisco
bay, California, ore hundred thousand dol
lars.
For Fort Preble Portland harbor. Name.
fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort McClary, Portsmouth harbor. New
Hsmpsh nifty thousand dollars.
FOR Fort independence, Boston harbOr. II AS
sachusetts. hity thousand dollars.
For survey Of northern aud north western
lakes, one hundred and fifty five thousand
dollars.
For For, Montgomery. at the Quite, OF Lake
Champlain, twenty five thousand dollars
For purchase and repair OF instruments, ten
thousand dollars.
For purchase of sites now occupied sud
lands proposed 10 lie occupied for permanent
sea coast defences: Prorided That no snc n
purchase shall be made except upon the ap-
prevail OF It's expedIency by the Secretary OF
war and OF the validity Of the title by the AT.
iOrney General, fifty thousand dollars
For purchase Of sites now occupied by TEN =
porary sea- coast defe Prorided, That O
such purchase shall be made except upon the
approval OF It's expectancy by the Secretary of
War and the validity OF The title by the Attor-
ney General, twenty five thousand dollars.
For construction aud repair OF barracks and
quarters for engineer troops al the depot of en- :
glHeer supplies near ST. Louis, Missouri
For construction and repair of barracks and
quarters for engineer troops at the depot ofrn-
gineer supplies at Wileits Point, New York.
twenty five thousand dollars
SEC. =. And be ii further enacted. Tba, there
shall not be over fifty per cent. of the forego-
ing appropriations expended during the fiscal
year ending thIrtieth June, eighteen hundred
and sixty-eIght. and the residue thereof shall
not be expended MI otherwise ordered.
SIC. 3 And be a. further enacted, That in order
10 determine the relative powers of resistance
of the 'urret and the broad side systems of
ron-clad vessels of WAT and whether or not
our present heaviest guns are adeeuate 10 The
rapid destruction of the heaviest plated Sims
now bull, or deemed practicable on either
SYSTEM and whether orAct our best stone forts
VIII resist our heaviest guns, and if not what
IncrraSe IN strength by adding either stone or
IRON or variation in form Is necessary 10 thar
END. the Secretary of War and the Srcrattry
of the Navy ave hereby authorized 10 detail n
lOlnt board OF not loss than SIX competpnt Of
hcers, three from the army ana three from the
navy. whose duty II shall be 10 construct and
Test by hriDg upon them such targets as they
may deem necessary for the purposes above
named. And the Secretary of War and me
Secretary of the NAVY are hereby authorjyad
and directed TO supply the board with snch
facilities for this purpose as they NAV raouire
ITocided, IL can BE- done from the uuexpendad
funds and materials now at their isposal rhp
expenses TO be borne equally by the War and
Navy Departments, and from such funds AZ
their disposal Us the Secretary of War an. no
Secretary OF the Navy may designate rpspec.
lively.
Approved, March =, 1867