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UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FoRTY-FIRST
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. IGENERAL NATUhE-NO. 9S.I
N ACT making appropriations Tor naval service
Tor the yea eaping June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seventy, aud tor other PURPOSES.
Be it enacted W the Senate and House of Repre-
s,lt ,tges of The United States Of Americd ia Con-
ryss asst B5ie1i, That the following sums be. anu
ley are coy, APP ropiated, o be paid oat OF any
money III The treasury not oher~ise app" Ia "eoT
the naval service OF the gov no men, ,i yenty
II ling June thiity, eighteen huhdte" anu
wo, and To- other purposes: r.ont oficers at |
For pay. OF Commission ana VIZ an @ -
"a On snor- on specll service, nd oil those on .o
= 80 it, ,na ,,nemplo, ed, and for mileage or
rran noriat on OF Officers aSeilhs uhuci oiue,s,
"a tr pay OF the pn sI hovs including men for The
eng ueers' lorce, eight thousand hve hundred men,
M an average pay OF hfte nunared dollars each per
annn,n six million tive hunlred thou aud dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Navy Department.,
one hupdr,d and twenty-five thou aud dollars.
10 restoie to the contingent fund OF the navy the
the expense oil pteparug and furnishing The vessel
ior tue exl 1iii0n toward the north pole, provided
n IN the approved July twelve, eighteen hun
dred and ,veniy. fifty thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
For civil establishment at the navy yard Kittery,
Maine.-For draughtsman and clerk TO civil eng-
neer at one thousand hundi ed doilais each or
clerk Of pay-rolls and mastering clerk. one ihour
sand five hundred dollars; Ieceiver ana inspector
OF stuIes one t1ousand five hundred collars ior
W tier receiver anU inspector OF stores, ohe
sand dollars; for chi accountant, one Ia Jsaac
e;ght hundred dollars; tor gate-keepef anu ueee
five one thousand dollars; nd for messenger at
comm sndant's ofice, six hundred dollars, making
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At ihr navy yard CharlestOwn. Massachusetts -
For as .isrant t. civil engineer one Thousand nNe
hundred dollars; for draughtsman aud cefk 10 ctii
nointer AT one thousand lOur hundred dollars each;
.or crrk OF paw rolls aud mastering clerk, one mon
md five hundred dollars; lor receiver and lnspec-
Tor of stores, one thousand five hundred dollars;
for writer to receiver and inspector OF stores, one
Thousand dollars; Tor writer to comnandant one
thousand dollars; Tor chief accountant one Thousand
eioht hundred do lars tor gatekeeper and detective,
one thousand dollars; and for messenger Tor COM
mandans office, six hundred dol airs; IN all, twelve
thousand seven hundred dollars.
at the navy yard, Brooklyn. New York: For as
sstant 60 civil engineer one thousand i've hund ed
doars Tor draugntsman aud clerk to civil engineer,
at Que thousand four hunde dollars each; Tor re-
hundred dollars: tor clerk OF pay rolls and muster
ING cerk, one thousand five hundred dollarsi Tor
writer to COMMUNICATE, one thous ma collars; lor
chief accou utanI, one thousand eight hunureu uoi
lars; Tor eate-keeper and detective, one thousand
dollars: for maicarrier, one hundred dollars; anu
for messenger for commandments office, six hundred
dollars; in al twelve thousand six bundled dollars
At the navy yard, Philadelphia, PennsyWanh.-
For draughtsman, and cerk 10 Gl ~ o one
rolls and mastering clerk one thousandnve hundied
dollars; for receiver and inspector OF stores, one
Thousand se hundred dollars; ter chief account
ant one thousand eight hundred dollars; tor gate
keeper ana detective, one thousand DOLLARS and oi
mess, niger for the commentaries ofhce, SIX hundreu
dollars; in all, nine thousand two bu1dten collars
At the navy yard Washington, District OF COZ
umpia.-For draughtsman, aud clerk to civil ens-
neer, enc thousand tour hundred dollars eacn Tor
and inspector of stores, one thousand hve
humid dollars tor clerk OF pay-rolis ana muster
ing clerk, one thousand i've hundred dollars; ,or
chie' accountant, one Thousand eight hundred dol,
lars; iur clerk 10 chief acUoun AMI, one thousand
two hundred DO ars tor gate keeper aud del I've,
one thousand two hun II ed dollars; tor mail mes
senger QUE thousand dollars; anu tor messenger i0r
command nt's office, TX hundred dollars; i'll all,
eleven thousand four bundred dollars
At the navy yard, Norfolk, Virginia: For
draughtsman and clerk to civil engineer, at one
thousand Jour hundred dollars each; tor receiver
and inspector OF stores, enc thous and hve hundred
dollars; tor clerk pay rolls and mastering clerk,
one Thousand five hunGted dollars LOT gate-keeper
and detective, one thousand dollars; and 1of meg
senger Communicates office, SIX hundred dollars
in all, seven thousand four hundred dollars a.Il
Al tue navy rd, Pensacola, Florida For super
int dent OF yard improvements, lwo thousand Io-
lar tor receiver aud inspector OF stores, one tnou-
sand five hu died dollars; for gate-keeper and de-
i've, Oae honsa5d d9liats; -or messenger Tor the
othU tl comma uar n huI4led doiiafs; III
all five hoUs4nd uhu teu doiiats.
Al h navy la'd. aare is ard, Cahlos MA For
assistant 10 Evil gtIeeT ami uraushi sInah, one
thousand eight huured dollars; ior clerk to civil
eng neer, one til us nd five buod ed d0ilars LOT re-
ceiver and inspector sores, thousand eight
hundred and seventy five dollars for clerk OF pay
rolls and ering clerk, one thou. and eight hun
dred and seventyhve dollars; tor chief accountant,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy five dol
lars; for gate-keeper and detective, one thousand
seyeu hundred aud fifty dollars; IN al, ten thou
sand six hundred and seven-ty-tve dollars.
AT the Naval asylum For steward, four hun,
bred and eighty doll irs; for matron three hundred
dollar for cook, hundred and sixty -elght dot
lars; assistant cook, one hundred and twenty dol
lars; four Iaupdresses, at one hundred and eight
dollars each; eight scrubbers and bOuse-cleaners at
at pinety-six collars eacn six labO res at Two hun
bred and forty dollars each, and seven laborers, at
alarms, tour hundred and eighty dollars; for ships
corporal three hundred dollars; for barber, three
hundred and sixty. dollars; Superintendent, five
hundred and forty dollars; in all, seven thousand
two hundred and thirty-six dollars.
For the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia For sup
port of the tuition sixty-fve thousand one hun
dred dollars: which shall be paid of The
tr0m the naval pension fund.
For protection of timber lands, five thousand dol
lars
For contingent expenses of Bureau of Yards and
Docks. w.: For freight and transportation OF ma
tisng; books, models, maps, and drawings; purchase
and repair OF 6re-eIgnes; machinery and PATENT
rights 10 use The same; repairs on steam engines,
aud attendance on The same; purchase and main
tenance of and horses, and driving teams
carts, and timber wheels tor hayward purpO 'es
and tools and srepars OF the same; postage on let
tiers Oh public service, and teegrams iuynitnre for
government houses and offices in navy yards; coal
and other fuel; Candles OILS, and gas; cleaning and
clearing up yard, and care OF buildings; attend
anco on fires; lights; fire engines and apparatus;
incidental labor at navy yards; water tax, and for
toll and ieriiages pay OF the walchmen in the ma
Wy yards; aud Tor flags. awnings and packing boxes,
eight hundred thousand dollars.
BUREAU EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.
For equipment of vessels.-For coal for steamers
use, including expenses of transport alton; storage,
labor hemp, wire, and other materials TOR the mani
ufactu OF rope; hides, cordage, canvas, leather;
iron tor manu- acture OF cables, anchors, and gall
leys: condensing and taching apparatus;
bes anchors, furniture hose, bake ovens, and cook
ing Stoves e-ras heating appar atus tor receiving
ships; and tor the pay ment OF labor IN co uipping
vessels, and manufacture OF articles in the navy
yards pertaining to this bureau, one million five
hundred thousand dollars.
Civil es aolishmeat at the navy yard, Kittery
MaDe.-For clerk in equipment office, one thousand
Ioar huhdred dollars; ior store clerk, thousand
one humid ed dollars, and time clerk nine hum
hundred dollars; in all, three thousand four hun
dred dollars.
At the navy yard Boston, For SUPERINTENDENT of
rope-walk. one thousand nine hundred dollars;
clerk TO same, one thousand two hundred dollars
clerk in equipment office, one thousand five hun
ured dollars for store sclerk thousand TWO hun
died dollars; time clerk, thousand Two hundred
dollars; in all, seven thousand dollars.
AT inc navy yard, Philadelphia.-For clerk in
equipment office, one thousand Jour hundred dol
lars; Tor one store and one time clerk, at thou
sand two hundred dollars each; in all, three thou
sand eight hundred dollars.
AT the navy yard, WashIngton-For clerk in
equipment Office, one thousand five hundred dollars
AZ q lor one store and one time clerk, one at one
thousand four hundred dollars one lat one thousand
two hundred dollars; in all, thousand one hun
dred dollars,
At the navy yard, Brooklyn, New York.-For
clerk in equipment office, one thousand five hun.
dred dollars; and for one store and time clerk,
at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all,
three thousand nine hundred dollars.
At the navy yard, Noriolk.-For clerk in equip
ment office, one thousand four hundred dollars;
store clerk one thousand one hundred and twenty.
We dollars and for tine clerk, niue hun0red dol
lars; in all, three thousand four hundred and twen-
ty-fve dollars.
At The navy yard, Pensacola.-For eoupment
office clerk, one thousand three hundr ed dollars,
At the navy yard, Mare isIand.-For clerk in
equ pme a omce, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-fve dollars; tor store clerk, one thousand
Two hundred dollars; three thousand and seventy
five dollars.
For contingent expenses of Bureau of Equip
1neDt and Recruiting, namely: For freight and
transportation OF stores, transportation OF enlisted
men, IL leage to honoraby discharged men, print
ing telegraphIng stationery, apprehen
one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
For foreign and local pilotage and towage of
ships of war. fifty thousand dollars.
For services and materials in correcting compasses
on board ship, and tor adjusting and testing COM
passes on shore, three thousand dollars.
For nauti al and astronomical Instruments nan,
tica books, maps and charts, and sailing dill ectiOns
Al repairs Of instruments for ships OF war;
ten thousand dol ars.
For books for libraries for ships of war, three
thousand dollars.
For navy signals and apparatus namely, signal
lights, lanterns, and rockies. including iunning
lights, drawings, and engravings for sienal-boo a
Six thousand dollars.
For compass fittings, including binnacles, pedes-
Iais, ulpods, and other appendages OF ships COM
pass3s TO be maue in the navy yards five thousand
dUlla s.
FOR logs and other appliances for measuring the
sulps way, lea 49, and other appiG2ces Tor sounding,
three Thousand dollars.
= or lantern" AMI amDs and their appendages for
general use on board ship. including those Tor he
caon. ward 10 m, and Storage, for The holds and
spIfit-r,om, tor decks and quartermaster's use six
THOUSAND dollars
For bunting and other materials tor flacs. and
magl9e and repairing flags OF all kinds five thou
sand dollars.
the engineer department. candles when used as a
substitute tor oil in running tights, tor chmneys
and wick and soap used in navigation department,
forty thousand dollars.
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