New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-04
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Third Session Of the Forty
First Congress.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 40


Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
| Representatives of the United States o
America in Congress assembled, That thu
| following sums be and they are hereby apprO
priated. to be paid out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, fol
the naval service of the government for the
wear ending June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two. and for other purposes:
For pay of commissioned and warrant
officers at sea, on shore. on special service
and of those on the retired list and unem
ployed, and for mileage or transportation 81
officers travelling under orders. ard for pay
of the petty officers, seamen, ordinary sea
men, landsmen and boys, including men fol
the engineers force, eight thousand five
hundred men, at an average pay OF three
hundred dollars each per annum, six mil
Ion five hundred thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Navy De
partment, one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars.
To restore to the contingent fund of the
navy the expense of preparing and furnish
ing the vessel for the expedition toward the
north pole, provided for in the act approved
July twelve, eighteen hundred and seventy,
fifty thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
For civil establishment at the navy yard,
Kittery, Maine For draughtsman and
clerk to civil engineer, at one thousand four
hundred dollars each; for clerk OF pay rolls
and mastering clerk, one thousand five hun
bred dollars; for receiver and inspector of
stores, one thousand five hundred dollars !;
for writer to receiver and inspector of stores,
one thousand dollars fOr chief accountant,
one thousand eight hundred dollars; for
gatekeeper and detective, one thousand dol
lars; and for messenger at commandments
lnll Ill
ten thousand two hundred dollars.
At the navy yard, Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts.-For assistant to civil engineer
one thousand five hundred dollars; for
draughtsman and clerk to civil engineer,
at one thousand four hundred dollars each;
for clerk of pay-rolls and mastering clerk,
one thousand five hundred dollars; for
writer to receiver and inspector of stores,
one thousand dollars; for writer to COM
mandant, one thousand dollars; for chief
one thousand eight hundred
dollars; for gate-keeper and detective, one
dollars: and fOl messenger for
office, six hundred dollars;
in all, twelve thousand seven hundred dol
lars. ...-.--
At the navy yard, BROOKLYN, New York.
For assistant to civil engineer, one thou
sand five hundred dollars; for draughtsman
and clerk to civil engineer, at one thousand
four hundred dollars each; for receiver and
inspector of stores, one thousand five hun
dred dollars; for clerk of pay rolls and
clerk, one thousand five hun
dred dollars; for writer to commandment, one
dollars; for chief account
lars; for gate-keeper and detective, one
dollars for mail-carrier nine
hundred dollars and for messenger for
office, six hundred dollars:
in all twelve thousand six hundred dollars
At the navy yard, Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania.-For draughtsman and clerk to civil
engineer, one thousand four hundred dol
lars each; for clerk of pay rolls and mus
tering clerk, one thousand five hundred
dollars; for receiver and inspector of stores,
one thousand five hundred dollars; for
chief accountant. one thousand eight hun
lred dollars; for gatekeeper and detective,
for the commandments office, six hundred
dollars; i'll all, nine thousand two hundred
dollars.
At the navy yard, Washington, District
Of Columbia.-For draughtsman, and clerk
TO civil engineer, at one thousand four hun
bred dollars each; for receiver and inspector
Of stores one thousand five hundred dol
ars; for clerk of pay rolls and mastering
clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars;
for chief accountant, one thousand eight
hundred dollars; for clerk to chief account
mt, one thousand two hundred dollars; for
yatekeeper and detective, one thousand dol
ars; for mail messenger, one thousand dol
ars; and for messenger for commandments
office, six hundred dollars; in all, eleven
thousand four hundred dollars.
At the navy yard, Norfolk, Virginia.-For
and clerk to civil engineer, at
,ne thousand four hundred dollars each;
or receiver and inspector of stores, one
thousand five hundred dollars; for clerk of
Jay rolls and mastering clerk, one thousand
i've hundred dollars; for gate keeper and
detective, one thousand dollars; and for
for commandments office, six hun
lred dollars in all, seven thousand four
hundred dollars.
At the navy yard, Pensacola, Florida
Cor superintendent of yard improvements,
wO thousand dollars for receiver and in
pector of stores, one thousand five hundred
lollars for gate keeper and detective, one
thousand dollars for messenger for the of
ice of the commandment, six hundred dol
airs; in all, five thousand one hundred dol
airs.
At the navy yard, Mare Island, Califor-
lia.-For assistant to civil engineer and
one thousand eight hundred
Ollars for clerk to civil engineer, one
thousand five hundred dollars; for receiver
nd inspector of stores, one thousand eight
hundred and seveuty-fve dollars for clerk
f pay rolls and mastering clerk, one thou
and eight hundred and seyenty-five dol
ars; for chief accountant, one thousand
light hundred and seventy-fve dollars; for
ate-keeper and detective, one thousand
ollars; and for messenger for command
nt's office, seven hundred and fifty dollars;
q all, ten thousand six hundred and sew
nty-tve dollars.
At the Naval Asylum.-For steward, four
undred and eighty dollars: for ma
ron, three hundred dollars; for cook, one
updred and sixty-eight dollars; assistant
ook one hundred and twenty dollars; four
at one hundred and eight dol
airs each; eight scrubbers and hOusecleaners,
It ninety-six dollars each six laborers, at
wo hundred and forty dollars each; and
even labOrers at two hundred and sixty four
lollaIs each; master-at-arms, four hundred
md eighty dollars: for ships corporal, three
hundred dollars; for barber, three hundred
md sixty dollars; superintendent, five hun
lred and forty dollars; IN all, seven thou
and two hundred and thirty-six dollars.
For the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia.
Cor support of the institution, sixty-five
thousand one hundred dollars; which shall
,e paid out of the income from the naval
pension fund.
For protection of timber land, five thou
and dollars.
For contingent expenses of Bureau of
Yards and Docks, viz: For freight and
of materials and stores.
printing, stationery, and advertising; books
models, maps, and drawings; purchase and
epair of fire engines; machinery and pa
ent rights to use the same; repairs of
team engines, and attendance on the same:
purchase and maintenance of oxen and
lOrses, and driving teams, carts, and tim
Der wheels for navy yard purposes, and
ools and repairs of same; postage ON let
ers on public service, and kilograms; fur
liture for government houses and offices in
navy yards; coal and other fuel; candles,
ills and gas: cleaning and clearing I'm yard