The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-30


PENSACOLA, Florida, eight thousand one
hundred and forty-five dollars; at WASH
lngton. District of Columbia, nineteen
thousand one hundred and twenty-three
dollars and twenty cents; at Mare Island,
California, twenty thousand three hum
dred and seventeen dollars and twenty
cents: and at League Island naval station,
pennsylvania. four thousand six hundred
ana eighty dollars; making in all, the sum
of one hundred and ffty-seven Thousand
seven hundred and thfrty-eight dollars
and eighty cents.
For civil establishment at the several
naval hospitals and naval laboratory,
thousand one hundred and
sixty-one dollars.
BUREAU OF FNAvIGATIoN.
Eor foreign and local piIotage and tow
age of ships OF war, fifty thousand dollars.
For services and materials in correcting
compasses on board ship, and for adjust
ing and testing compasses on shore, three
thousand dollars.
For nautical and astronomical instru-
ments, nautical books, maps, charts, and
sstflfng directions, and repairs of nautical
instruments for ships of war ten thousand
dollars.
For books for libraries for shis of war,
three thousand dollars.
FOTsnavy-slgnaiS and apparatus, namely:
signal-hghts, lanterns, and rockets. in
cravings for signal-boolzs, six thousand
For compass fittings, including binna-
eles, tripods and other appendages OF ships
five thousand dollars.
For logs and other appliances for meas
plianceS for sounding, three thousand dol
lars.
For lanterns and lamps, and their ap-
pendages, for general use on board ship,
including those for the cabin, wartl-room,
and steerage, for the holds and spirit
room, for decks and Quartermaster's use
five thousand dollars.
For bunting and other materials for
flags, and making and repairing dags of
all kinds, five thousand dollars.
For oil for ships of war other than that
used for the engineer department, candles
when used as substitute for oil in bin
nacles, running-lights, for chiInneys and
wick and soap used in navigation depart
ment, twenty thousand dollars.
For stationery for commanders and nav
igators OF vessels or war, two thousand
dollars.
For musical instruments, and music for
vessels of war, one Thousand dollars.
For steering signals and indicators, and
for speaking tubes and gongs, for signal
communication on board vessels of war,
two thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Bureau
of Navigation: Freight and transpOrta-
tion of navigation materials; instruments,
books, and stsres; postage and telegraph
ing; advertising for proposals; packing
boxes and materials; blank books, forms,
and stationery at navigation offices, four
For drawing, engraving, and printing
and photo-lithographing charts, electro
typing and correcting old plates, preparing
and publishing sailing directions, and
other photographic information, twenty
thousand dollars; and for making charts,
Including those of the Pacific coast, thirty
For fuel, lights, ond office furniture; care
of building and other labor; purchase of
books for library, drawing materials, and
other stationery; postage, freight, and
other contingent expenses, five thousand
dollars.
For rent and repair of building, two
h n
For expenses of Naval Observatory,
namely:
For pay of one clerk, one Thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For three assistants, at one thousand
five hundred dollars each.
For wages of one instrument maker, one
messenger, three Watchlnen, and one port
er; for keeping grounds in order and re-
pairs to buildings: for fuel, light, and
office furniture; and for stationery, pur-
chase of books for library, chemicals for
batteries, postage, and freight, and all
other contingent expenses, ten thousand
dollars.
For transcribing astronomical observa-
tionS upon sheets for publication, one
thousand two hundred dollars.
For one chronometrical thermometer,
five hundred and fifty dollars.
For necessary furniture and equipments
for the new building for the great tele-
scope, two thousand dollars.
For the last payment for the great re-
fracting-teIeScope. ten thousand dollars.
For expenses of Nautical Almanac:
For pay of conputers and clerk for COM
nlllhg and preparing for publication the
American Ephemeries and Nautical Alma
nae, eighteen thousand dollars.
For continuance of work on new planets
discovered by American astronomers, two
thousand dollars.
For rent, fuel, labor, stationery, boxes,
expresses, and miscellaneous items, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE.
For fuel and materials necessary in
carrying on the mechanical branches of
the Ordnance Department at the navy
yards and stations, seYenty-ive thousand
dollars.
Forlabor at all the navy yards, two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
For repairs to ordnance-buildings mag
azines, gun-parl<s, machinery, and other
necessalfes of the like character, ten thou
For miscellaneous items, freight, ex-
charges and purchase of instruments, i've
thousand dollars.
For the Torpedo Corps:
For the purchase and manufacture of
gunDOWder, nitrO-glycerine, and gun cot
ton, twelve thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture of cleo
tricslI machines, galVanic batteries, and
insulated wire, twenty thousand dollars.
other PmafariSs oa neeessary for the manu-
facture of torepedoes, and for work on the
same, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For construction OF torPedo-boats pur-
chase of coffer-work on hulks, and contin-
gent expenses, twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
For repairs to buildings and wharves,
one thousand dollars.
For labor, including chemist, pyrotech-
mist, electrician, machinist, and clerical
force, fifteen thousand dollars.
For contingen1 expenses of the ordnance
service of the navy, one thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RE.
CRUTTING.
For equipment of vessels:
For coal for steamers, use, including
expenses of transportation; storage, labor,
hemp, wire, and other materials for the
manufacture of rope; hides, corIiage, can
vas, leather; iron for manufalture OF
cables, anchors, and galleys; eondensing
anchors, furniture, hose, bake-ovens, and
cooking stoves; lift-rafts; heating appa-
ratus for receiving ships; and for the pay.
manufacture of articles In the navy yards
pertaining to this bureau, one million
sixty-five Thousand dollars,
For contingent expenses of the Bureau
of Equipment and Recruiting, namely
For expenses of recruiting, freight and
franrp0EtatiOn of stores, transportation OF
ehas ehar~ed men, mem. printigg. - adverfisinG es
penses OF auction-saleS, felegraphing, sta,
tionery. apprehension OF deserters, assist.
ance to vessels in distress, and goOd-con.
duct badges for enlisted men, seventy-five
thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
docks, namely: Freight and transporta
tion af materials and stores; printing
stationery, ane advertising. including the
and drawings; purchase and repair of fire
engines; machinery, and patentFighfs tC
use the same; repairs on steam engines
and attendance on the same: purchase
and maintenance of oxen and horses, and
driving teams, carts, and timber.wheel:
for use in the navy-yards, and tools anG
repairs of the same; postage and tele
grams; furniture for the Government
houses and offices in the navy yards: Goa
and other fuel; candles, oil, and gas; clean
ing and clearing up yards, and care o.
buildings; attendance on fires; lights; firt
enfiines and apparatus; incidental labor a
navy yards; water tax, and for toll ant
ferriages; pay of the watchnlan in tht
navy yards; and for flags, awning, anc
packing boxes and for contingent expen
penses of yards and docks, mot exceeding
/ forty thousand dollars,l eight hundred
Thousand dollars.
At the Naval Asylum, Philadelphis
Pennsylvania: For superintendent, 81,