The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-29

posts hire of Transfers transportation Of funds for
the Pay and other discussing departments; the ex-
pense Of sailing pubic transports on the various Iiy
ers, the Gulf Of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pachc;
Tor procuring water at such posts from their STU
alton, require it to be brought fom dist lance and
Tor clearing roads and removing obsiTuctions from
foaas nal 6ors and rivers to the extent which may
the nett 10 II million five hundred thousand dollars.
ror me OF quarters for officers military duty,
te OF lrers for troops, of store-houses for the
ekeeping of military stores offices and of grounds
,or caInIs and for summer cantonments and for tenn
porary lei stations: for the construction of tenn
buildnos .s and stables; and for repairing public
two ungs at estabb bed posts and for esIahlishino
Ellis ONE pos1s between the Missouri river and Fort
For eonstnnn seven hundred thousand dollars
drej tbomru and repairs of bo.nitais ona bnr
and garrisa aase and manufaeturc Of clo,h;r,, o.
nackna sio egppage, and for nreservinn camp
page. and materials o camp and garrison eoui
nal and other depots, miIlio me Sehuylki arse
twenty-three thousand five hundred e hundred and
lars and eghty-one cents: Prori6eJ anu eight dol
new uniform is distributed to the toops when the
of the old style no longer to be issued
alteration shall be sold by the Secretary 90 OF
public auction after due public notice BY adysrt.at
ment: and the gross proceeds OF such sales shall he
covered into the treasury.
For establishing and maintaining national military
cemeteries Two hundred and seventy-fve thousand
dollars: Provided, That the headstones required by
act entitled IAN act to establish ana protect ma
tional cemeteries" approved February twenty sec
ond, eighteen hundred and sixtyseven, and The act
amend tory thereof, approved June eighth elgnteen
hundred and seventy-two shall be Of durable stone,
and Of such design and weight shall keep them IN
place when set and the contract fol supplying the
same shall be awarded by the Secretary Of War; afer
sixty days advertisement in ten newspapers OF gen
era circulation, to some responsible person or per-
sons, whose samples and BIDS shall in the greatest
measure combine elements of durability, decency
and cheapness and the sum of one million dollars is
hereby appropriated for said purpose out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated ;
and the Secretary Of War shall first determine Cor the
various cemeteries the size ard model for suchead
stones, anu the standard uualiv color Of the
stone TO be used and bids shall be made and decided
with reference thereto and contracts may be made for
separate quantities of such headstones; and the
tracts ma under this act shall provide for furnishing
and sett n all the said headstones and shall not in the
aggregate ex.s,d the sum hereby appropriated.
For army contiugenties namely: such expenses as
are not provided for by other estimates embracing
al branches OF the military service, one hundred
For purchase of me lical and hospital supplies pay
OF PRIV tie physicians employed in emergencies hire
OF hospital attendants, expenses of purvel depots
OF meelcai examining boards. and incidental expen-
Sc Of the Medical department, two hundred thou
sand dollars and the chief medical purveyor of the
army shall have under the direction of the Surgeon
General, supervision of the purchase and distribution
of all hospital and medical supplies.
For the Army Medical Museum and medical and
other necessary works for the library Of the Surgeon
Generals office, ten thousand dollars.
For engineer depot ot Wilett's point, New York,
VIZ W. memSdenng portions . 81 bridge equipage and
neering material for use in instruction of engineer
battalion, and purchase and repair of instruments
eOhCid ooiNiSc VI INC Coipc VI nine
thousand dollars.
For trials with torpedoes for harbor and land de-
fence and to instruct the engineer troops IN their
practical construction and application ten thousand
dollars.
For the ordnance service required to defray the
current expenses at the arsenas of receiving stores
and issuing arms and other ordnance supplies of po
lice and office duti of rents, tolls, fuel and lights
OF stationery and oite furniture; of tools and in
vehicles incidental expen es of the Ordnance Service
including those attending practical trials and tests of
| two hundred Thousand dollars.
s mahulac.uring metallic ammunition for small
For overhauling, preserving, and cleaning new
| thousand dollars.
| For purchase and manufacture of ordnance stores
TO MI requsition OF troops and for seacoast cannon
and Tor carriages for the same, two hundred thou
| sand dollars.
For alterations of the carriages now in use in sea-
coast forts, one hundred thousand dollars.
For repairing ordnance and ordnance stores in the
| hands OF troops, twenty g thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of War to provide Calling
guns Of light calibre for the Of the army, sixty
| thousand dollars.
For the purchase of projectiles for heavy guns,
nifty thousand dollars And the Secretary of War Is
hereby authorized in his discretion to exchange the
unsorvieeable and unsuitable powder on hand for
For preservation of clothing and equipage from
moth and mildew. two hundred thousand dellars,
which shall be available for immediate use.
For infantry, cavalry ard artillary equipments,
consisting OF knapsacks. haversacks, canteens and
great-coat Straps, sixty thousand dollars.
For experiments aud tests of two Calling guns of
large cabre for flank defence of Notifications five
thousand dollars, and Of the systems Of heavy rifed
ordnance recommended for trial by the board con-
veued under act of June SIXTH eighteen hundred and
seventy-two and, in the discretion Of the Secretary
or any other systems for utilizing improving the
cast-iron guns now in the service fifty thous md dol
lars In addition to any unexpended balance of appro-
prlations made for the present fiscal ear.
| For manufacture of arms at the national armory
| one hundred Thousand dollars
For impr we'd machinery and instruments for test
| dollars.
| Approved, March 8, 1873.