The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-04-05
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Lars of the United States
PASSED AT THE
Third SeSsiOn Of the FOrtN-Seeond CongreSs.
IGENERAI NArURE-No. S.


Be it enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-
senatves the United States OF America in Congress
assembled, That the following sums be- and they
hereby appropriated, to be paid out any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the ma
ue pT ana 9o yea ending
and for other purposes
For pay of commissioned and warrant officers at
sea, (incuding seapay and raions of officers detailed
or appointed as naval storekeepers abroad) on shore
special service and Of those the retired list and
unemployed, and for mileage and transportation of
petty officers, seamen, ordinary seamen landsmen.
and boys including men Of the engineers force aud
for the CoastSurvey service eight thousand five hun
dred men, at an average pay Of three hundred dollars
each per annum, six million two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars: Provided. That no officer on the
retired list of the navy shall be employed on active
duty except in time of war And Provided. That
those officers on the retired list and those hereafter
retired who were, who may be- retired after forty
years service, or on attaining the age of sixytwo
years. in conformity with section of the act OF
December, eighteen hundred and sxty.one, and its
amendments, dated juno twenty-ffth, eighteen hun
dred and sixtyiour, or those who or may be re-
tired from ineapacity resulting from long aud faith
fnl service, from wounds or Injuries received the
line OF duty from sickness or exposure therein shall
after the passage of this act, be entitled to seventy
five per centum of the present seapay ofthe grade
rank which they held at the time OF their retirement
The rear-admlrals provided for in the act OF June
NTH, eighteen hundred and seventy shall be
sidered as having been retired as rear-admiras
For contingent expenses of the Navy Department,
one hundred thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF NAvIGATIoS.-FOr foreign and local
pllotage ana towage OF ships Of war, fifty thousand
For services and materials in correcting compasscs
on board ship and for adjusting and testing compass
ses on shore, three thousand dollars
For nautical and astronomical Instruments nauti-
cal books maps, charts, and sailing directions and
thousand dollars.
For books for libraries for ships, of war, three
thousand dollars.
For navy signals aud apparatus namely. SIGNAL.
lights lanterns and rockets including running lights
drawings and engraYngs for signal books six thOus
For compass filings, including binnacles tripods
and other appendages Of ships compasses, five thou
sand dollars
For logs and other appliances for measuring the
three thousand dollars.l
For lanterns and lamps, and their appendages for
eneral use on board ship, including those for the
cabin, 5ard-room and steerage. for the holds and
spirit-rOom, for decks and quartermasters use, six
thousand dollars
For bunting and other materials for flags and
making and repairing flags of all kinds five thous-
and five hundred dollars.
For oil for ships of war other than that used for the
Engineer department; candles when used as sub
stitute Tor OIL IN blnnaces and runnng-llghts; for
partment thirty-fve thousand dollars.
For stationery for commanders and navigatOrs Of
vessels Of war four thousand dollars.
For musical instruments, and music for vessels Of
war, one thousand dollars.
For steering signals and indicators and for speak
ing-tubes and gongs for signals communication on
board vessels OF war; two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
es and for purposes incidental to the support Of the
civil establishment under this bureau at the several
navy-yards, twelve thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses OF the Bureau Of Nayiga-
ton: Freight and transportation of navigation ma
terias instruments, books, and stores postage and
boxes and materials; blank books, forms, and sta
tonery at navigation offices, six thousand dollars.
For drawing, engraving, and printing and photo
lithographng Charts eectrotypng and correcting old
plates, preparing and publishing sailing directions,
and other photographic information. twenty thous-
For surveying in the Pacific, fifty thousand dollars
For making charts, including those OF the Pacific
coast, thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and office furniture care Of build
ing and other labor purchase Of books for library,
drawing materials and other stationery; postage,
freight and other contingent expenses seven thous
and dollars.
For rent and repair of buldng. two thousand eight
For expenses of Naval Observatory. namely:
For pay of one clerk, one thousand eight hundred
For three assistant observers at one thousand five
hundred dollars each.
For wages Of one instrument-maker one messen-
grounds in order and repairs to buildings for fuel
light and office furniture; and for stationery, pur-
chase of books for library, chemicals for batteries.
ses, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For transcribing astronomical observations upon
sheets publication one thousand two hundred dol.
For completing tower and dome for the new refrac-
ting telescope, five thousand dollars.
For computations for catalogue OF zone-stars OBJ
served by the United States naval astronomical expe
dition to the southern hemisphere, in eighteen hun
dred and ffty-one, and eighteen hundred and fifty
two, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For switchboard for telegraphic apparatus six
hundred dollars.
For payment of second nsialment for the great re
ractingteescope now in the course of construction
ten thousand dollars
For expenses Of Nautical Almanac:
For pay of computors and clerk for compiling and
preparing for publication the American Ephemeris
and the Nautical Almanac, twenty thousand dollars
For continuance of work on new planets discover
ed by American astronomers three thousand dollars
For rent mel, labor. stationery. boxes expresses
and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
BUHEAU OF ORDSk SrE.-for.f fuel and materials
~ fii6SfryfnE IN the mechanical branches 0fth
Ordnance department at the navy yards and stations
one hundred thousand dollars. For labor at all navy
wards three hundred thousand dollars. For repairs
to ordnance buildings. magazines. gun-parks, ma
chiLery and other necessares of the like character.
forty-seven thousand six hundred and one dollars
For miscellaneous items six thousand one hundred
and fifty dollars. For experiments in ordnance, forty
thousand dollars For the tOrpedO-corps: For the
purchase and Manufacture of gunpowder. nitro ely
cerine, and gun-cottOn, twelve thousand dollars
For purchase and manufacture OF electrical Dachlnes
galYanic batteries and insulated wire, twenty-f0ur
thousand dollars. For purchase of copper irou,
wood and other materials necessary for the manu-
facture of torpedoes. and for work the TWEEN
ty-seyen thousand dollars. For nstruetion OF tor
pedO-bOats purchase of Golfer work or buks, and con
tingent expenses, thirtyive thousand dollars. For
repairs to Buildings and wbaryes four thousand sew
en- hundred dollars. For labor, including chem
I
one foreman macnlheet az one thousand nYe hundred
and sixtyvc dollars and two clerks at one thousand
hundred dollars each, twentyon thousand and
sixty-fye dollars: Provided, That the fund herein
appropriated for the tOrped0cOrps shall only be used
in the establishment and maintenance of torpedoes
TO be operated for offensive or defensive against
an enemy in naval warfare. Civil establishment =
For pay of superintendent and civil establishment OF
the several navy yards under this bureau, fifteen
thousand dollars. For contingent expenses OF the
ordnance service Of the navy, one thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND REcEuITNG.-For
equipment Of vessels For coal for steamers use in
Gliding expenses Of transportation; storage, labor.
hemp wire. and other materials for the manufacture
Of rope: hides. cordagc, canvas, leather iron for
manufacture Ofcables. anchors and galleys c0ndens
furniture hose. bakeoyenE and cooking stoves life
RATS, heating apparatus for receiving ships and for
the payment OF labor in equippng vessels, and man
naeture ofariicles in the yards pertaining to
this bureau one million five hundred thousand dol
lars. Civil establishment at the hayward, Kttery,
Maine: For clerk IN equipment Office. one thousand
four hundred dollars; for storeelerk, thousand
one hundred dollars: for time-clerk, nine hundred
dollars: in all. three thousand onr hundred dollars.
At the naTy-yard. Charlestown. Massachusetts: For
superintendent OF rOpe-wak one Thousand nine hun
bred dollars: clerk to same one thousand two hun.
bred dollars clerk in equipment Office one thousand
five hundred dollars: for store-eerk. one thousand
TWO hundred dollars: tme-elerk, one thousand two
the navy-yard, Washington. District of Columbia =
For clerk in equipment Oflice,one thousand five hun
dred dollars and for one store and one time clerk
one at thousand four hundred dollars and at
one thou and two hundred dollars in all four thous
aud one hundred dollars. At the navy-yard, HhIia
delphia. Pennsylvania For clerk in equipment Of
fee thousand four hundred dollars for store
and one time clerk at one thousand two hundred dol
lars EACH in all, three thousand eight hundred dol
lars. At the naFy-yard, Brooklyn, New York: For
clerk in equipment Office, one thousand Eve hundred
dollars: and for store and time clerk, at
thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, three
thousand nine hundred dollars. At the nayy-yard.
Norfolk Virginia For clerk in equipment office. one
thousand four hundred dollars: for store clerk.
thousand one hundred and twenty five dollars: and
for time-clerk, nine hundred dollars: in all. three
thousand four hundred and twenty-five dollars. At
the nayy-yard, Pensacola. Florida For equipments
office clerk one thousand three hundred dollars At
the navy-y8rd, Mare island. California For clerk in
seventy dOars for sore clerk, one thousand two
hundred dollars; in ALL three thousand and seventy
five dollars For contingent expenses of the bureau
of Equipment and Recruiting. namely: For freight
and transportation Of stores, transportation of enlist
ed men, mileage TO hOnOrably discharged men. print
ing advertising, expenses OfauciOnsa telegraph
ING stationery apprehension ofdeserters, assistance
enlisted men, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars.
BUREAU or YARDS AND DocKs.-For civil establish
ment at the navy-yard. Kittery. Maine Fordraughis
man and clerk to civil engineer at one thousand oui
hundred dollars each for gatekeeper and detective
one thousand dollars and for messenger at command
ants Office. six hundred dollars making In all, foui
Thousand four hundred dollars. For establishing gas
works AID piping 10 light the kittcry maynard
twenty thousand dollars. At the nayy-yard, Charles
Town Massachusetts,: For assistant to civil eng
neer one thousand lye hundred dollars for draughts
man and clerk civil engineer at one thousand OuI
hundred dollars each: for writer to commandment, one
thousand dollars for each keeper and detective
Que thousand dollars and for messenger toc0mmand