Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-03

and it, amendments, dated June twenty fifth,
eighteen hundred ard siyty-fOur, or those who
were or nav be retired from incapacity result
ing from long and faithful service, from won nds
or injuries received in the line of duty, from
sickness or exposure therein, shall, after the
passage Of this act. be entitled to seventy-fve
percentum Ofthe present sea-pay Of the grade
or rank which they held at the time of their re-
tirement- The rear admirals provided for in
the act OF June fifth, eighteen hundred and
seventy-twO, shall be considered as having bee,
retired az rear-ad mirals.
For contingent expenses of the Navy Depart-
ment, one hundred thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF NAvIGATIoN.
For foreign and local pilotage arL towage of
ships OF war, fifty thousand dollars-
For services and materials in correcting COM
passes on board ship, and for adjusting and
testing eompasses on shore, three thousand dol
lars
For nautical and astronomical instruments,
nautical books maps, charts, and sailing direc-
tons, and repairs Of nautical instruments for
ships OF war, ten thousand dollars.
For books for libraries for ships OF war, three
thOusaH d dollars
For navy signals and apparatus, namely,
signal tights. lanterns and rockets. including
running lights, drawings, and engrayings for
signal-boOks, six thousand dollars
For compass fittings, including binnacles,
passes, five thousand dollars.
For logs and other appliances for measuring
the ships way, leads aud other appliances for
sounding, three thousand dollars.
For lanterns and lamps. and their appenda ges,
for general Use on board ship, including those
tor the cabin, ward-rOom. and steerage, for the
holds and spirit-rOom. for decks and quarter
masters rse, six thousand dollars.
For bunting and other materials for flags.
and making AID repairing flags of all kinds,
1--we thousand tiye hundred dollars.
For oil for ships of war other than that used
for the Engineer department.; candles when
used as substitute for Oil in binnacles, and
Funnlng-Eghts for chImneys and wicks; and
soap used in navigation department, thirty-fve
Thousand dollars.
For stationery for commanders and naviga-
Tors vessels n "a fnrlrr nj Iollara
For musical instruments, and music for yes
sells Of war. one thousand dollars.
For steering signals and indicators. and for
speaking tubes, and gOngs, for signal COM
munication on board vessels of war, two thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars.
Civil establishments: For pay of writer's and
iabOrers, and for purposes incidental to the sup
port of the civil establishment under this
bureau at the several navy-yards, twelve thou
dollars
For contingent expenses of the Bureau of
Navigation: Freight and transportation of
navigation materials, instruments, books, and
stores; postage and telegraphing; advertising
tor Proposals: packing boxes and materials
blank books, forms, and stationery at naviga-
ton offices, six thousand dollars
For drawing, engraving, and printing and
photo lithographing charts, eleetrotyping and
correcting old plates, preparing and Publishing
sailing directions, and other photographic in
formation, twenty thousand dollars
For surveying in the Pacific, fifty thousand
dollars.
For making charts, including those of the
Cttrtf Unity lbOtl>1nO dollars.
FOrfUCl, lights. and office furniture, care OF
building and other labor; purchase of books Tor,
library drawing materials, and other stationery;
postage, freight and other contingent expenses,
For rent and repair of building, two thousand
eight hu ndred dollars.
For expenses of Naval Observatory, namely:
For IHy OF one clerk, one thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For three assistant Observers at one thousand
i've hundred dollars each
For wages OF one instrument-maker, one
messenger, three watchmen, and one porter; for
keeping grounds in order and repairs to
buildings; tor fuel. light and Office furniture;
and fer stationery. purchase OF books for library
chemicals for batteries, postage. and freight,
and al other contingent expenses, thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars
For tTaEScribing astronomical observations
CpOn sheets Tor publication, one thousand two
hundred collars.
For completing tower and dome for the new
Iefractiug telescope. five thousand dollars.
For computations for catalogue OF ZODe-stars
observed BY the United Stasrs naval astrOnOmi-
cal expedition 10 the southern hemisphere. in
eighteen hundred and nifty, eighteen hundred
and fiftv-oue. and eighteen hundred and fifty
two, one thousand I'VE hundred dollars
For switchboard for Geographic apparatus.
" hundred dollars.
For Tsyment OF second instalment for the
great refTaCting telescope now in the course of
construction. ten Thousand dollars
For expenses Of Nautical Almanac:
For I'ay Of cOmputers and clerk for compiling
ana PieR;aI,ns Tor S a6n;cason the American
thousand dollars
For continuance Of work on new planets dis
covered BY American ASTRONOMERS, thr &c thou
sand dollars.
For rent. fuel, labor, stationery, boxes, ex-
Presses. and miscellaneous items, one thousand
i've hundred dollars.
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE.
For fuel and materials necessary in carving
on the mechanical branches of the Ordnance
department. at the nayy-yards and stations, one
hundred thousand dollars
For labor at all the navy-yards three hum
Lrgd thousand dollars.
For repairs TO ordnance buildings, magazines.
gUn-parks, machinery, and other necessaries of
the lEe character, fOTty-seven thousand six
hundred and one dollars
For miscellaneous items, six thousand one
hundred and nifty dollars.
For experiments in ordnance, forty thousand
dollars.
For the torpedO-corps: For the purchase and
manufacture of gun powder, nitro glyeerine,
and gun cotton, twelve thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture OF electrical
machines galvahlc batteries, and insulated
wire, twenty-fOur thousand dollars.
For purchase OF copper. iron, wood, and other
materials necessary for the manufacture of tor
IedOes, and for work on the same, twenty seven
For construction Of torpedo boats, purchase OF
COtfeT-WOTk or huiks, and contingent exPe nses,
thirty-fye thousand dollars.
For repairs to buildings and wharyes, four
thousand seven hundred dollars.
For labor, including one chemist at two thou
sand dollars, pyTOteehnist electrician, one fore
and siNty-hve dollars, and two clerks at one
Thousand seven hundred dollars each, twenty
one Thousand and sixty-hve dollars: PTOrided.
That the funds herein appropriated for the tor
pedo-corps shall only be used in the establish
fuent ard maintenance Of torpedoes 10 be 0per-
ated for offensive or defensive use against an
enemy in naval warfare.
Civil establishment; For pay of superinten-
dents and the civil esta 6ish ment of the several
nayy-yards under this bureau, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For contingent expenses of the ordnance ser
vice OF the navy, one thousand dollars
BUREAU or EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.
For eq uiPmeDt of vessels: For coal for
steamers use. including expenses of trans
FoTtation, storage, labor, hemp, wire, and other
materials for the manufacture of rope; hides
cOTdage, canvas, leather; iron for manufacture
Of cables, anchors, and galleys; condensing and
tOat-detaching apparatus; cables anchors, fur
niture, hose, bake-OyenS, and coOking-stOves,
hfe-Tstts- heatng-apparatus for receiving ships;
and for the payment OF labor in equipping yes
sells, and manufacture OF articles in the navy
yards pertaining To this bureau, one million
five hundred thousand dollars.
Civil establishment az the navy-yard, Kit
terry. Maine; For clerk in the equipment Office
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