New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-21
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tventv thousand six hundred

For hostage on official matter OF the WA
Denar,ment and its Bureaus, one hunoret
and twenty Thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses eignt thousanu
II, The office of the Inspector General
One .,erk Ut class four; one messenger, ~
eight hundred and forty dollars; IN an, wv
Thousand six hundred and forty doiars:
In the Office Of the Qaartermaster Gen
eyal.-One cniet clerk, at two Thousand doi
lars: eight clerks of class four; ten clerks o.
class three: twenty four clerks OF class Two
forrv clerks of class one; eighteen copyists
at nine hundred dollars; one female mes
senger at thirty dollars per month; one
messenger at eight hundred ana forty dOl
lars: eight laborers at seven hundred and
twenty dollars; one engineer, nc twelve
hundred dollars; one fireman, at seven hun
dred and twenty dollars; and tive watch
men at seven hundred and twenty dollars
sacL. six temporary clerks Of class two;
Ten temporary clerks OF class one; ten tenn
norary copyists, at nine hundred dollars; in
All one hundred and seventy-two thousand
and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, seven thousand
dollars.
III lie Office Of the Paymaster General.
One chief clerk, at two Thousand dollars;
seven clerks of class four; eight clerks OF
class three: fifteen clerks OF class two:
At eight hundred and forty dollars; four
watchmen at seven hundred and twenty
dollars: i've laburers at seven hundred and
twenty dollars two temporary clerks OF
class two; three temporary clerks OF class
one: in ali, seventy-seven thousand seven
hundred and twenty dollars. -.
For contingent expenses, four thousand
dollars.
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two clerks OF clase four; four clerks Of class
three; five clerks of class two; twelve clerks
of class one; one messenger, at eight hun
dred and forty dollars; three labOrers, at
seven hundred and twenty dollars; two
watchmen. at seven hundred and twenty
dollars; in all, thirty seven thousand eight
hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses, namely; office
seven Thousand dollars.
II, the Office of the Surgeon General
One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars;
SIX clerkssof ciees four; four clerks OF GLASS
three; eight clerks OF class two; one hundred
and fifteen clerks Of class one twenty OF
whom shall he temporaryG one anatomist
at the Army Medical Museum, at sixteen
hundred dollars; one engineer, IN division
of records and museum, at fourteen nunGreG
dOllars; enc messenger, at eight hundred
and forty dollars; twenty-five watchmen
and laborers isix Temporary at seven hun
dred and twenty dollars each: in all, one
hundred and Lightweight thousand and
eighty dollars.
For eontinyen: expenses, blank books,
stationery, binding. rent, fuel, and 1nclud-
Ing rent of Surgeon Generals ONCE ana
Army Medical Museum. eeveI thousand
dollars.
In The Office Of the Chief Engineer
Ono chief cork, at two thousand dollars;
Eve clerks OF class four: four clerks OF class
three: four clerks Of class two; four clerks
of class one; one messenger at eight hun
dred and fortc dollars: three laborers, at
seven hundred and twenty dollars each; In
al. thirty thousand and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, namely: Fer
stationery, office furniture, miscellaneous
and incidental expenses, including profess
sional books, maps. and two daily Washing
ton newspapers, three thousand dollars.
In the office of the Chief of Ordinances
One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars;
three clerks of class four; three clerks OF
three; three clerks of class two; eight clerks
and forty dollars; one labOrer at seven hum
dred and twenty dollars; in all, twenty
seven thousand five hundred and sixty
dollars. .......
For contingent expenses, namely: Sta
tionerv, envelopes, wrapping paper, for
sending blanks to the arsenals, forts, per
manent batteries, and troops In the field,
kilograms. express charges, and lncidentals
of similar nature, furniture, mating,
carpets, oil-cloth, professional books for
Ordnance Department library, pamphlets,
and newspapers, two thousand dollars.
In the Office of Military yustice.-One
chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; one
clerk of cl asa four; one clerk OF class three;
two clerks of class two; four clerks OF class
one; one messenger at eight hundred ana
forty dollars: in all, thirteen thousand elght
hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses, five hundred
dollars.
In The Signal Ofice.-Two clerks of class
four; one messenger, at eight hundred and
forty dollars; in all, four thousand four
hundred and forty dollars.
That it is further made the duty of the
Secretary of War, when the reduction OF
clerks now employed shall take effect under
the provisions of this act, to retain, as tar
as possible, such of the enlisted men and
discharged soldiers as are now employed IN
the several Bureaus of said Department
where the same can be done with due
regard to the dispatch of public business;
and it is hereby IL ade the duty OF the Sec
rotary of War to place such enlisted men
80 retained upon the civil list, so as to entitle
them to promotion under the civil service
regulations; and hereafter it shall be I'M
lawful to allow OF pay to any OF the persons
designated in this act any additional conf
pensation from any source whatever, or to
retain, detail, or employ in any branch OF
the War Department in the city OF Wash
ington any persons other than those herein
authorized except in the Signal Office
and in the Engineer Corps, and except
such commissioned officers as the Secretary
of War may, from time to time, assign to
snaoi al dutias. urOvided that the Adintapt
General is authorized to retain during
the next fiscal year, and no longer, such
portion of his force of employees now on
DUTY in his office, as may be actually neces-
sefy for the service thereof, but no new en-
listments shall be made into the general
service, and nothing in this act shall be sc
construed as to increase the aggregate force
now employed in any office OF the War De
partment; and it shall be the duty OF the
Secretary of War to reduce the number OF
temporary clerks and others authorized by
this act as fast as the wants of the public
service will permit. A
War Department Buildings-For com
pensatien OF superintendent OF the building
occupied by the War Department 1.-TWO hun
dred and fifty dollars) and for four watch
men and two labOrers; in all, four thousand
five hundred and seventy dollars.
For labor, fuel lights and miscellaneous
items for the said building, eight thousand
dollars. ~,
For one engineer in charge of heating thu
War Department building, fourteen hun
dred dollars.
For superintendent of the building at tn,
corner of Fifteenth aud g streets, occupied
as the Ouarteamaster Generate office, two
hundred aud fifty dollars.
For supernte ndent of the building at Oh,
corner of Seventeenth and streets (tw,
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