, 1868-09-11
sEgalla SyalIa Statestuatl.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

service for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.
Be il enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Repre-
seatatiUes of the United States Of America IN Con-
gress assembled, That the following sums oe, ana
they are hereby, Appropriated, to be paid out OF
auy money 10 the treasury not otherwise approN
priated for the year ending the thirtiey OF June,
eighteen hundred and sixty nine:
For pay of commission, warrant and petty
officers, and seamen, eight million dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary.
For the preservation of wood aud iron vessels
and ships in ordinary, and for those that are on
the stocks vessels for the Naval Academy for
purchase of material and stores Of all kinds
labor in navy yards tools, transportation OF
material, repair of vessels, and maintenance of
the navy afoat, three million dollars.
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
For contingent expenses that may accrue Tor
the following purposes, viz
For freight and transportation for printing,
advertising, and stationery for books, models,
and drawings for the purchase and repair OF
fire engines for machinery of every description;
for purchase and maintenance of oxen and
horses, and driving teams for carts, timber>
wheels and workmen's tools for kilograms and
postage of letters public service for furni-
ture for government Offices and houses for oil,
candles, and gas for cleaning and clearing up
yards for flags, awnings, and packing boxes
for rent of landings for tolls and ferriages for
of stores, eight hundred thousand dollars.
Navy yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
For the necessary repairs of all kinds, fifty thou
sand dollars.
Navy yard at Boston. For repairs of build
ings and repairs of all kinds, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
Navy yard at New York. For repairs of all
kinds one hundred thousand dollars,
Navy yard at Philadelphia. For repairs of all
kinds fifty thousand dollars.
Navy yard at Washington. For repairs of all
kinds, eighty thousand dollars.
Navy yard at Norfolk. For preservation Of the
yard and the necessary repairs of ali kinds, fifty
thousand dollars.
Navy yard at Pensacola. For preservation of
the yard and the necessary repairs of all kinds,
fifty thousand dollars.
Navy yard at Mare Island. For repairs of all
kinds, sixty thousand dollars
Naval station at Sackett's Harbor. For re,
pairs and the general care of the public property
two thousand dollars.
Naval station at Mound City, Illinois. For the
necessary repair of the levee and yard buildings,
twenty.seven thousand dollars
Naval station at Key West. For necessary re-
pairs of wharves and buildings, three thousand
dollars.
NAvL ASYLUM AT PHILADELPHIA.
For furniture and repairs of same, one thou
sand dollars.
For house cleaning and white.washing, eight
hundred dollars.
For furnaces, CRATES, and ranges, six hundred
dollars.
For gas and water rent, one thousand two
For general improvement and repairs, five
thousand dollars.
For support of benefciaries, fifty four thou.
sand dollars.
For pay of superintendents and the civil estab.
hshment at the several navy yards and stations
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and TT the Navy Asylum, fifty thousand dollars:
Pror'ded, That the civil engineer and naval store
keeper at the several navy yards shall be an.
pointed by the President by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate, and that the persons
employed at the several navy yards to superin.
tend the mechanical departments, and heretofore
known as master mechanics, master carpenters
master joiners, master blacksmiths, master boili
er-makers, master sail-makers, master plumbers
master painters, master caulkers, master masons
master boat-builders, master spar makers mas,
ter block makers, master laborers and the super.
intendents 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 ihe purchase of coal and the
transportation'and other expenses thereon : for
the purchase of various articles of eouinment
g
ture, hides cordage, canvas, leather, iron cables
and anchors, furniture, galleys, and hose. and
Tor the payment of labor for equippipp vessels
ana manufacture OF articles in the navy yards
pertaining to this bureau, one million dollars.
for expenses that may accrue for the following
purposes, viz e
For freight and transportation of materials and
stores for Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
expenses OF recruiting transportation of enlisted
men, printing, postage, advertising telegraphS
ing, aud stationery for the Bureau OF Equipmept
and recruiting, apprehension of deserters. assis.
nuee 10 vessels ln distress, two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars
For the pay Of superintendeuts and the civil
establishment at the several navy yards under
TINS bureau eighteen thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION
For navigation apparatus and supplies, and for
the purposes incidental to navigation, viz
For compass stations and for repairs and cara
OF same, four thousand dollars.
For services and materials foF correcting com,
passes on boaId Of vessels and for testing cons
passes on shore, three thousand dollars.
For nautical aud astrono nomical 10 strumepts for
nautical books, maps and charts, and sailing
directions, and for repairs of instruments for
vessels of war, ten thousand dollars
For books TOR libraries for vessels of war and
Tor books and stationery for naval apprentice
four thousand five hundred dollars.
for oinnaeles, pedestals, and other appurte-
VI s"'Ps cOmpasSes, TO be made in lha
yar0s, three thousand dollars
for bunting and other material for flags, and
tor making aud repairing flags Of all kinds for
the navy seven thousand FIVE bundled dollars
FOR navy signals other than signal aag,
namely, signal lanterns, lights, rockets. and
apparatus Of all kinds for signal purposes, for
drawings and engravings for signal. books sir
thousand dollars. "
For logs, log lines, log reels, log paper. and
sand-glasses, for lead, lead reels, lead lines
Hrmings for leads aud other sounding apparatus
and for running lights, (side and head lantern,
prescribed by law eight thousand dollars.
For musical instruments for vessels Of vv.r
one thousand dollars. '
tor commanders, and navigators' stationery
Tor vessels of war, FIVE thousand dollars.
FOR oil for vessels Of war other than for .Doi.
neer department, ffsy thousand dollars.
tor local and foreign pilotage for vessels of
war, sixty thousand dollars VI
amps and lanterns of all kinds for binua.
81. Sandard-eomPasses, aud tops, for lamps
eAo'ns, Wardroom, aud other Quarter, fpr
omsets' and for decks, holds, and storeroom, ne
u lo5 lamp-wieks, ehimneys Shades ana o,h.,,
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