The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-16

iIuliI TIE WpoIS W fWlidtttlNiih diN
jeifersonville to the several posts allf
army depots. and from those depof'
to the troops III the fiehl; Of horse.
equipments and Of subsistence stores
from the places Of purchase, and FROM
the places of delivery under contract.
to such places AZ the circumstances ol
| the service may require them to be
sent; oforllalNv. ordnance stores, and
snall-arnS from the lM,lnleries aud
armnrieS to the arSenals. fonifiyations,
frontier pots. and army depots;
freiglts, Wharfage, tolls. aud ferriages;
the purchase and hire IT horses. mules,
oxen, and harness. and the purchase
aud repair Of wagons. carts, aud dryS.
and Of ships and other sea a-going YES
sels. and bolts required for the trans
portation Of supplies and for garrison
purposes; for dmyage and clrtage at
the several posts. hire of ttauisters,
transportation Of funds for the Pay
and other dislmrsing departments; the
expense of sailing public transports on
the various rivers. the Gnf Of Mexico.
aud the Atlantic and the Pacific; for
procuring water at such posts as, from
their situation. require 1t to h. brought
from distance; and for clearing roads
and removing ollstructions from roads.
harh0rs. and rivers to the extent which
may be required for the actual opera
tioIS of the troops IN the field, four
million five hundred thousand dollars.
For hire of quarters for officers on
military duty. hire OF quarters for
troops, of sto,e-houses for the safe
keeping of military stores, offices, and
Of grounds for camps and for summer
caItoments, and tor temporary from
tier stations; for the construction Of
| temporary huts and stables; and for
repairing public buildings ut establish
Ell posts, aud for establishing two new
posts between the Missouri river and
Fort Ellis. one million seven hundred
thousand dollars.
For construction and repair Of hos
pitalS. one hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture Of
clothing. camp and garrison elnipage,
aud for preserving and repacking stock
! of clothing. camp and garrison equip
agr, materials Oh hand at the ScIMlkill
arsenal and otlpr depots, one million
five hundred and twenty-three thou
sand five hundred and eight dollars
and eigllty-one celltS: Procided. That
when the new uniform Is distributed
to the troops. the clothing of the old
style no longer to be issued, incapable
ofalteratioli. shall he sold by the Sec
rtary of War at public auction, after
dlle public notice by advertisement;
and the gross proceeds of such sales
shall be covered into the treasury.
FOreStabliShIlgand maintaining ma
tional military cemeteries. two hum
drtl and Seventy-tive thousand dollars.
Prorided, That the headStoles required
by nm act entitled "An act to establish
and protect national cemeteries" APP
proved February twenty-Second, elgh-
teen hundred and Sixty-scven, and the
act amendatory thereof, approved June
eighth. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, shall be Of durable stone, and OF
such design and weight as shall keep
them in place when set; and the con-
tract for supplying the snle shall be
awarded by the Secretary of War. after
sixty days advertisement in tennews-
papers Of general circulation, to some
responsible person or persons, whose
samples and bids shall in the greatest
measure combine the elements Of dnrl-
bility, dec7ncy. and cheapneSs; and the
sum OF one million dollars is hereby
appropriated tor said purpose out OF
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated; and the Secretary
Of War shall first determine for the
various cemeteries the size and mOlel
for such headstones, and the standard
of quality and color of the store to be
used, and bids shall be made and de-
cided with reference thereto; and con-
tracts made under this act shall provide
for furnishingand setting all the said
headstones, ain shall not in the ag-
glcgnte exceed the sum hereby appro-
priated.
For army contingencies, namely:
such expenses MS are not provided for
by other estimates, embracing all
branches of the military service. one
hundred Thousand dollars.
For purchase Of medical and hospital
supplies, pay of private physicians en-
ployed III emergencies, hire Of hospital
attendants, expenses of purvcying-
depots, of medical examining boards.
and incidental expenses Of the Medical
two hundred thousand
dollars; and the chief medical pnvey0r |
of the army shall have, under the di-
rection of the Surgeon-Geleral, super
vision of the purchase aud distribution
of all hospital and medical supplies.
For the Army Medical Museum and
medical and other necessary works for
the library OF the Surgeon-Genelal's
office, ten thousand dollars.
Forengineerdepotat Willett'Spoint,
New York, viz: RemodelIing portions
of bridge equiwge, and for cnrrentex-
penses of the depot, purchase of engi-
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