The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-05-21
oFFICIAL L..
La,ss Of hs Uaiisi States, passed at The laird
Ssssion Of hs Foriish consress.

An ACT making appropristlons ot unury ,Si,.
Juns thirtisth, eighteen hundred and seventy
and Tor other purposes .-
N, a enacted by tAs Senate sd Hssss Of Rspre-
ss.faf,pss Of iAs Usiisa States Of A-s,,es ~ ees
gr,., ansabi,S, That the following sums os, anu
ss1rnsi,sr ssprssssd. fSr he ascal year ending
the thirtish Jnas. eighteen Alluded snd ~wnv
Loan, and Tfsa,sry Noiss. J w
For necessary expenses In carrying Into effect
the ssss,A ss,s % Oossrss' ssn .s,s loans And
dred and iny thousand dollars
.nisesilansous. ..-.,l
For carrying out the prousioas Of the act Of the
thirtis,h OF August, eighteen hundred and hny-
the better protection OF the lives OF passen-
gers on vessels propelled In whole or In part by
steam and Of the acts amendatory thereof the fol-
loving sums 10 Wit, For the salaries 90 the super.
yisinH and local inspectors, seventy.sir thousand
eight hundred dellsrs for the travelling expenses
ofthe supervising inspectors, ten thousand dollars
for the travelling expenses Of the local Inspectors
thousAnd dollars Prottdsf. Thai whenever
the public Interest REQUIRES tany local inspector
not exceeding seven hundred dellars. fet The sAi.
AIRY and travelling expenses of especial agent OF
the department. three thousand six hundred dol:
lsrsi for the expenses Of the meeting OF the board
Of Supervising inspectors, including travel and
necessary incidental expenses printing OF manual
and report. iVur thousand dollars Tor stationery.
for furniture Of Offices and repair thereof Tor re-
pair and TRANSPORTATION OF Instruments, and Tor
iuei ami lights, fifteen thousand dollars
For expenses In detecting and bringing 10 uiai
and punishment persons engaged In eounterielt.
Ing treasury notes bonds, and other securities 81
the Unlted States. we'll the coins OF the Unit
ed States. and other frauds upon the government,
one hundred thousand dollars
To meet expenses o. be incurred In the prosecu-
ton and collection OF claims due the United States,
n 49, t@A .a..lN safgE "A
direction OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
FOR hcilitatieg communication between the Az
lantlc and Pacific states ny electrical telegraph,
F9r s1ppiylpS deficiency in the fund for the re.
lief OF sick and disabled sesmen' one hundred
thOusand dollars.
For The construction OF four steam revenue cut
ier.. yiEi one Tor ALASKA one for Columbia riv-
N, Oregon ono for Mobile, Alabama and one
or Charleston. South Carolina, three hundred
thousand dollars PrOttdsd. That said cutters
hall not cost more than the SUN hereby appro-
priated.
To dsfray the expenses Of q preliminary survey
~ the siIs for the proposed navy yard At League
hye thousand dollars. .. :.
Fer the compilation OF bridge over ne pakon y,
river, and To locats and survey tho ROAD rom ssid
bridge 70 tie yermiilOn bridge, one thousand dol
lars.
In connection with the late Bureau Of Freedmen
and Refugees 4.
Tor Washington Asylum and Hospital. Washing:
Ton, District OF Columbia, twenty 1--we Thousand
dollars; for Richmond Asylum aud Hospital, Rich.
nOnd, Virginia, nttoer thousand doilarsi sicks-
burg Asylum and Hospital Nicksourg. Misss sp,
pi, ten thousand dollars, for the present hsesl
seIr Provided. That on and af,er the close OF the
pry.sot assal year the said asylums aud hospitals
hall be discontinued.
FOR collection aud payment OF bounty, prize
money, ami other legitimate claims OF eolored sol
tiers and sailors for the fiscal year ending June
eigteen hundred and seventy. and Tor
salaries OF agents and clerks, one hundred and
NJ lh..a.z anaiaN nlI In
fSr rent % oihoes, fuel and light twenty-five
bousand dollars r---HF q. .#I
For Once furniture, three thousand dollars,
For stationery and printing, twenty thousand
For mileage and transportation OF officers and
gents, eighteen thousand dollars.
For telesrlphins aud postage. three thousand
lollars, beius IN all two hundred and fourteen
thousand dollafs
For compensation OF charge danAlIes al interim
n Venezuela, at the rate OF four thousand hye
asst until such time minister shall be appoint
II and shall take charge Of the esation, such sum
IS may DO necessary.
Surrey of the Coast.
For the survey OF the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
n the United States including compensation OF ci-
villains engaged In the work, and Including pay
nd emoluments Of officers OF the army and navy,
md petty officers aud meo OF the navy employed
IN the work, two hundred and seventy-iye thou
"a nj dollars ...
FOR eontinuin. the survey Of tho Pacific coast OF
he United States, including compensation OF ci-
villains engaged in the work, one hundred and sew
ror uahIIshins. the observations made In the
progress OF the survey of the United states. In
Guiding compensation of cIyilans employed In the
WORK, tso thousand dollars, the publication to be
made al the Government Printing oihee.
For pay and nations OF engineers for steamers
used In the IN drogaphy Of the coast survey, no
longer supplied By the Navy Department, per act
of June twelfth, eighteen hundred and hfty-eisht,
Foy rrnaIrs ami maintenance Of the complement
81 vessels used In the coast survey, thirty thou
and dollars. 4. .H' 20
Northern and .N'orihpesierR Lakes.
For the survey OF northern and northwestern
axes, ono hundred thousand dollars por,a,d,
lakes may be solt 10 nayiga,ors upon such terms
Is the Secretary OF War may prescribe.
To procure a survey and report fOr repairing
mharf at the site fOT the navy ysrs on ans s,ys 81
The United States for naval purposes, ten thou-
and dollars, but no further amount shall be con-
traeted TO be paid for this purpose
Lighthouse Establishment.
For the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, AMI Pacific coasts.
For supplying the light houses and beaecn.liSh,s
with oil, wicks, glass ehimneys, ehamols skins
ng towels. brushes. aud other necessary expenses
II the same. and repairing and keeping In repair
he lighting apparatus, two hundred and hity-
,ns thousand seven hundred and seventeen dol
ars.
For the necessary repairs and Incidental cx,
penses, Improving and re-dttins lighthouses and
buildings connected Herewith, two hundred ana
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For salaries OF Eve hundred aud el-hty'nine
kecpsrs Of lIHht.houses and iighted beaeons, aud
their assistants, four hundred aud hny six thou
FOR scamsn's WAGES. repairs. supplies, and Incl.
dental expenses OF twenty-f6ur light vessels, two
hundred and thirty.two thousand Two hundred
and ninety dollars.
pairing, TsaoViag lremOoungl and supplying
losses Cf beacOns and buOys aud for ehalus anu
sinkeIs for the same, two hundred and MY thou'
Por repairs aud incidental expenses OF rehtting
and impr wing fbs. 81 suals and buildings connect
ed Herewith. thirty thousand dollars.
For expenses OF yisitin. and Inspecting tights,
,nd other aids 10 navigation, two thousand do'-
FOR a light house on Half way Rock, casco Bay
Msiao. any thousand dollars.
For ne building Plum Island light station. IN al,
t,,ion TO former appropriations eleven thOusahu
dollarS. A.,
For repairs and renoyations At Throg's Neck,
nj. HANDS at Neversink. sandy Hook, Conover
heacor, aud Fort TJnpkins light-station nj New
Jersey. thirteen thousant four hundred dollars.
For stake-llshts In the Hudson river, two thou
and dollars.
For stake-lights In Whitehall narrows, Lake
ChAmplaln, New York. Eve thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Stratfcri River beacon, Connec-
tieut. eight thousand dollars.
For building o wharf and shed for landing and
storage Of buoys at Black Rock lightstation, Con-
eight thOusand dollars
FOR repairing amt coping the brick wall on the
north side of, and dllins in and grading grounds
At the staten Island lighthouse depot, twelve
thousand Ave hundred dollars.
For rebuildinga drst-elass lighthouse at Cape
IIatteras. North Carolina In addition To former
forty thousand dollars.
For replacing the ten-dAy beacons formerly
marking the Florida reefs, city thou and dollars.
For rebuilding Cat Island lisht-station, hfteen
thousand dOllats
For repairs and renoyations at Proctoryllls hea
con aud Pas lOutre light station, i've thousand
Eve hundred dollars
For a light house at Point aux nerbes. Louisia-
ma, 10 take the place Of Bon fonca llght-stAtlon.
DESTROYED by the rebels, and now re-established.
eight thousand dollars.
for new lighthouse at Timbaliet, 10 replace
lhe ono destroyed by hurricane on the twenty.
ninth and thiEtieth March. eighteen hundred anu
sixty seven, ifty thousand dollars.
For A new lighthouse at Shell Keys. 10 replace
lhs one destroyed by the hurricane OF the hIth and
.ixth OF October, eighteen hundred and siSty-se'-
On, sixty thOg sand dollars. .
FOR rebuildinga Iightstation nj the "Swash.
Texas, SIX thOusan dollars
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