Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-29
EVENING STAR.
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LAWS OF me UNITED STATES,
Passed ct Second Session q rsrhsth Coasrsss

LAWS OF INK tNIfED STATES,
Passsd ct second Session q rrtsth CoaSrsss
| tPusLIo-Nc. eel
1 Az ACT naming appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending Juse thIrtieth
| eighteen hundred and sixty mine.
he enacted ~ Ac Scnass aAd Hsus, Of Rep-,.
sentoares a. gssfed Ssasss u A.ersoa ~ Con.
gresf attended That the folio wing sums be- al d
| they are hereby, appropriated, 10 he paid out
| OF any money money in the treas ry OF other.
| wise appropriated. tor the year ending the
| nine:
For pay of commission, warrant and petty
| ohcers, and seemen, eight nillion dollars or
| SO much thereof as may Be necessary
For preservation OF wood and iron vessel
| and ships IN ordinary, and for those that are
on the stocks; vessels for the Naval Acadeu v.
for purchase OF material and stores Of ali
KINDS; labor IN navy yards; tools, transports.
Ton OF material, repair OF vessels, and mainte-
nance OF the navy sfioat, three nill,on dollars.
BUREAU oF YARDS AND DOCKS.
/ FOR contingent expenses that may accrue for
the following purposes, viz
for freight and transportation; for printing,
advertising, and stationery; Tor books, models,
ana drawings; for the purchase and repair OF
IRE engines; for machinery of every descrip-
ton; for purchase and maintenance Of oxen
and horses, and driving teams for cart, TIM.
oer- " heels, and workmen's tools; for kilograms
ana postage OF letters on public service; for
furniture for government Offices and houses; for
candles, OIL, and gas: for cleaning and clearing
up yards; for flags, awnings, and pack ing
boxes. for rent OF landings; for tolls and fer
risges; for coal and other fuel; for water tax
and for rent Of stores, eight hundred thousand
dollars.
NAVY YARD AT roRTsNourH, NEW HAxr-
thousand dollars.
NAVY YARD AT BOSTON.
For repairs of buildings, and repairs of all
KINDS, one hundred thousand dollars.
NAVY YARD AT NKw YORK
For repairs Of all kinds, one hundred thou
NAVY YARD AT PHILADELPHIA.
For repairs OF all kinds, fifty thousand
NAVY YARD AT WASHINGTON
dollars.
NAVY YARD AT NORFOLK
For preservation OF the yard and the neces-
sary repairs Of all kinds, fifty thousand dol
lars.
NAVY YARD AT PENSACOLA
FOR preservation OF the yard and the neces-
sary repairs OF all kinds, fifty thousand dol
lars.
NAVY YARD AT MARE ISLAND.
For repairs OF all kinds, sixty thousand dol
lars.
NAVAL STATION AT sACKKrT's HARBoR.
For repairs and the general care of the public
properly, two thousand dollars.
NAVAL STATION AT MOUND erTY, ILLINOIS.
for the necessary repair OF the leyee and
lars
NAVAL STATION AT KEY WEST.
For necessary repairs of wharves and build
ings, three thousand dollars.
NAVAL ASYLUM AT PHILADELPHIA.
FOR furniture and repairs OF same, one thous-
and dollars.
For house cleaning and " hite washing eig ht
hundred dollars.
For furnaces, CRATES, and ranges, six hun
dred dollars.
For gas and water rent, one thousand two
hundred dollars.
For general improvement and repairs, five
thousand dollars.
For support of benefciaries, fifty-four thous.
and dollars.
For pay OF superintendents and the civil es-
Enlistment at the several navy wards and sta
uons under the control OF the bureau OF yards
and docks, and at the Navy Asylum. fifty
thousand dollars: PrOyifed, I nat the civil en-
giAeer and naval storekeeper at the several
navy yards shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of
the Sen ate, and that the persons employed at
the several navy yasds TO superintend the me-
ohanlcal departments, and heretofore known
as master mech Unics, master carpenters, mas
ter Joiners, master blacksmiths, master boiler
makers, master saIl-makers, master plumbers,
master painters, master caulkers, master ma
sous, master boat-builders master spar makers
master block.makers, master laborers, and the
superintendent of rope-walks, shall be men
skilled in their several duties and appointed
from civil life, and shall not be appointed
from the officers of the navy.
| BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.
For the purchase OF hemp and other material
for the navy; for the purchase Of coal and the
| transportation and other expenses thereon: for
the purchase of various arucles of equipment
| viz: wire rope and machinery for ats manu-
! facture, hides, cordage, canvas, leather, iron,
| cables and anchors, furniture, galleys, and
| hose and for the payment of labor for eauip-
ping vessels, and man facture of articles in the
navy yards pertaining to this bureau, enc
| For expenses that may accrue for the follow
| ing purposes, viz:
For freight and transportation of materials
| and stores for Bureau of Equipment and Re-
cruiting, expenses OF recruiting, transportation
| OF enlisted men, printing, postage, advertising,
| telegraphing, and stationery for the Bureau of
| Equipment and Recruiting, apprehension OF
deserters, assistance to vessels in distress two
hundred And fifty thousand dollars.
For the pay Of superintendent and the civil
establishment al the several navy yards under
| this bureau, eighteen thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
| For navigation apparatus and supplies, and
for the purposes incidental 10 navigation. viz:
For compass stations and for repairs and
| care Of same, four thousand dollars.
FOR services and materials for correcting
compasses on board OF vessels, and for testing
| eompasses on shore, three thousand dollars.
| For nautical and astronomical instruments,
| for nautical books, maps and charts, and
| sailing directions, and for repairs OF instru.
| mtnt for vessels of war, ten thousand dol
| lars.
For books for libraries for vessels of war
| and for books and stationery for naval ap-
| prentces, four thousand five hundred dollars
L bihndCies. pcOesIdis, 8nO OlQer appur-
| tenances Of SHIPS compassee, TO be made In the
| yards, three thousand dollars.
For bunting and other material for flags, and
| for making and repairing flags of all kinds for
| the navy, seven thousand and five hundred
| dollars.
For navy signals other than signal fiags,
| namely, signal lanterns, lights, rockets, and
| apparatus Of all kinds for signal purposes for
| drawings and engravings for signal books. six
| thousand dollars.
For logs, log lines, log reels, log paper, and
| sand glasses, for lead, lead reels, lead lines
| armings for leads and other sounding appara.
| tus, and for running lights, (side and head
lanterns prescribed by law,) eight thousand
| dollars.
For musical instruments tor vessels of war.
| one thousand dollars.
For commaEders' and navigators' stationery
for vessels OF war, five thousand dollars
For oil for vessels Of war. other than for en-.
gineer department., fifty thousand dollars
| For local and foreign pilotage for vessels o,
| war, sixty thousand dollars.
For lamps and lanterns OF all kinds for bin.
nacles, standard-compasses, and tops, for lamps
| tor cabins. wardroom, and other quarters for
| officers. and for decks, holds, and storerooms
| and for lamp-wicks, chimneye, shades, and
| other appendages, six thousand dollars.
For freight and transportation of navigation
| materials, Instruments, books, and stores, post
| age on public letters, telegraphiug on public
business, advertising for proposals, packina
| boxes and material, blank books. forms and
| stationery al navigation offices, and contingent
Il EXPENSES, ten thOusan nd d0llars