Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-16
WAR DEPARTMENT..
orAarKRMAsrKn's DEPARTMENT.

Regular supplies For fuel for Ollcefs, enlisted
men, guards store houses and Offices fOrag for the
horses mules, and oxen OF the Quartermaser's De-
part ent at the several posts and stations, and with
the armies In the field, and for horses of the several
regiments Of cavalry and batteries OF artillery and
such company of infantry anil scouts as may be
mounted, and for the authorized number of officers
horses including bedding for the animals straw for
soldiers bedding. stationery. including blank books
for the QuarternastefS Department. certificates OF
discharged soldiers, blank forms for the Pay and
Quartermasters Departments, and for the printing
OF division and department orders and reports, being
for the service of the fiscal year ending June thir
teth, eighteen hundred and seventy three, one hum
dred thousand dollars
For Incidental excuses, consisting OF postage
and kilograms or dispatches received anil sent OH
public business, extra pBy to soldiers employed un
| der the direction OF the Quartermasters Depart
ment In the erection OF barracks, quarters, store
houses, rnd hospitals In the construction OF roads
and luther constant labor, for periods OF not less
than ten days, including those employed as clerks
at division and department headquarters, and hos
| pital stewards on clerical duty expenses Of ex-
presses to and from the frontier posts and armies i'll
the field of escorts to paymasters and other dis
dursing aflcees and TO trains, where military es-
corts cannot be furnished expenses of the inter-
ment Of officers Killed In action, or who die when
on duty in the field or at pusts on the frontier or
other places, when ordered by the Secretary of War;
aud Of nOn-cOmmissloned officers AMI soldiers au-
th0rzsd onlce furniture hire of labor in the Quar-
termasters Department, including the hire OF inter
prefers, spies, and guides for the Army compensa-
iIOn of cers for officers Of the Quarternasters De-
partment compensation OF forage and wagon mas
tiers for the apprehension, securing, and deliver
ing of deserters and the expenses incident to their
| pursuit and for the following expenditures, re-
uured for the several regiments Of cavalry the hat
| ferries of light artillery, and such companies OF in
| rantry and scouts as may be mounted, namely the
purchase Of travelling FORCES, blacksmths and shoe
| ing tools, hore and mule shoes and nails, IRON and
| steel for shoeing hire of veterinary surgeons
| medicine for horses and mules; picket ropes and
| for shOeing the horses OF the corps named also,
| generally the praper and authorized expenses for
| the mOyemen and operations OF the Army not ex-
pressly assigned To any other department, being a
deficiency for the fiscal year ending June thirteth,
| eighteen hundred and seventy three, two hundred
| thousand dollars
| For transportation OF the Army, Including the
baggage OF the troops, when moAing either by land
or water of clothing and camp garrison equlpage
from the depots at Philadelphia and Jelfersonville
| to the several posts and Army depois, and from
these dep0ts to the troops in the Held OF horse
equipments and Of subsistence stores from the place
OF purchase and from The places Of delivery, under
the contract, to such places as the circumstances of
the service may require them to he sent of ord
nance, ordnance stores, and small arms, from the
boundaries and armores TO the arsenals, fotiilCa-
TONS frontier posts and Arms depots freights,
WHARFAGE tolls, and ferrages the purchase and
hire of horses, mules, oxen, and harness, and the
purchase and repair OF wagons, carts, and drays,
aud OF ships and other sea going vessels, and 0i
boats required for the transportation OF supplies and
for "A rison purdoses for drayage and carriage at
the several posts hire CT teamsters transporta-
ton of funds for the Pay and other discussing De.
partments the eNpen OF sailing public transports
on various rivers, the Gulf of Mexico the Atlantic
ana the Pacific for procuring water at such posts
as from their situation require that Il bs brought
from distance and for clearing roads, and for re
movinO obstruc ions from road, harb0rs, aud rivers
to the extent which may be required for the acu II
ALTERATIONS of troops in the field, qeing deficiency
for the fiscal year ending June thirneth, eighteen
hunyred aud seventy three, hot including Pacific
railroad accounts, one hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars Proud d, hat no part OF the sum
appropriated by any provision OF this act shall he
paid to any railroad comrany which has received q
grant of land the condition that its road should
, he public highway for the transportation of the
property and troops OF the United states free from
toll or other charge
Barracks and quarters For rent or hire of quar-
tiers for troops and for officers military duty Of
store houses for safe keeping OF military stores o.
offices of grounds for camp and cantonments ant
for Temporary frontier stations for construction
and repair OF temporary huts, OF stables, anil othe
military buildings at established posts. and for re
pairs OF buildings occupied by the Army, being
deficiency fnr fiscal year ending June thirtieth
eighteen hundred and seventy thsee, ninety thous
and dollars
signal ONCE For expenses OF the observation
and report of storms bs Telegraph and signals To-
the manufacture, purchase, OF repair OF meteoro
: logical and other necessary Instruments for tele
graphing reports for expenses Of storm signals
announcing Probable approach and force OF storms
for INSTRUMENT shelters for hire, furniture and ex
penses OF 0nces, maintained for public use, in citle
or ports receiving reports for river reports TO
maps and bulletins, TO he displayed In chambers o
: commerce and boarls Of trade rooms, and for dis