New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-19
bred and twenty thousand six hundred


Department and it's Bureaus, one hundred
and twenty thousand dcllars.
For contingent expenses, eight Thousand
dollars.
II. the Office of the Inspector General
One clerk OF class four; one messenger, at
eight hundred and forty dollars; IN Bill, Two
Thousand six hundred and forty dollars:
IN the Office Of the Quartermaster Gen
e,at.-One cniet clerk, Al two Thousand doi
lars: eight clerks Of class four; ten clerks OF
class three; twenty-fpur clerks OF class Two;
forty clerks OF claes one; eighteen copylsts,
AT nine hundred dollars; one female mes
senger at thirty dollars per month; one
messenger at eight hundred and forty dol
lars: eight laborers at seven hundred and
twenty dollare; one engineer, at twelve
hundred dollars; one fireman. at seven hun.
bred and twenty dollars; and five watch
men, at seven hundred and twenty dollars
each: six temporary clerks Of class two;
ten temporary clerks OF class one; ten TEN
norsry copvists. at nine hundred dollars: in
ali. one hundred and seventy-two Thousand
and eighty dollars.
For contingen. expenses. seven thousand
dollars.
In the 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;
thirteen clerks OF class one; one messenger,
at eight hundred and forty dollars; four
watchmen at seven hundred and twenty
dollars; five labOrers at seven hundred and
twenty dollars; two temporary clerks Of
class two: three temporary clerks of class
one in all, seventy-seven Thousand seven
hundred and twenty dollars.
For contingent expenses, four thousand
dollars.
The Office of the Comn,issary General
One chief clerk, at two Thousand dollars
two clerks of class four; four clerks OF class
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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
rent, repairs, and miscellaneous items,
seven thousand dollars.
IN the Office Of the Surgeon General
One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars;
SIX clerks of class four; four clerks Of class
three: eight clerks of class two; one hundred
and fifteen clerks of class one twenty Of
whom shall be tenporary) one anatomist
at the Army Medical Museum, at sixteen
hundred dollars; one engineer, in division
OF records and museum, at fourteen hundred
dollars; one messenger, at eight hundred
and forty dollars; twenty-five watchmen
and labOrers (six temporary. at eeven hun
dred and twenty dollars each in all, one
hundred and Lightweight thousand and
eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, blank books,
stationery, binding. rent, fuel, and includ-
ing rent of Surgeon Generals office and
Army Medical Museum, seven Thousand
dollars.
II. the Office of The Chief Engineer
One chief Clerk, at two thousand dollars;
five clerks of class four; four clerks OF class
three; four clerks Of class two; four clerks
of class one; one messenger, at eight hun
bred and forty dollars; three labOrers, at
seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in
all. 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.
II, the Office Of the Chief of OrdnaaCe. -
One chief clerk, at two Thousand dollars;
three clerks of class four; three clerks OF
three; three clerks Of class two; eight clerks
of class one; one messenger at eight hundred
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
tionery, envelopes, wrapping paper, for
sending blanks to the arsenals, forts. per.
marent batteries, and troops IN the field,
kilograms. express charges, and incidentals
of q similar nature, furniture, mating.
carpets, oil-cloth, professional books for
Ordnance Department library, pamphlets,
and newspapers, two Thousand dollars.
In the Office of Military Justice.-One
chief clerk, at two Thousand dollars: one
clerk of cl ASA four; one clerk OF class three;
two clerks of class two; fonr clerks of class
one; one messenger at eight hundred and
forty dollars; in all, thirteen thousand eight
hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses, five hundred
dollars.
h. the iSiq,aal Ofce-Two clerks of class
four; one messenger, at eight hundred and
forty dollars; in all, four thousand tour
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 aud
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;
ana it is hereby IN 4de the duty of the Sec
rotary of War to place such enlisted men
SO retained upon the civil list, 60 as to entitie
them to promotion under the civil service
regulations: and hereafter it shall be IN
lawful to allow or pay to any OF the persons
designated in this act any additional COM
pepsation 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
special duties; provided, that the Adjutart
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-
sary for the service thereof, but no new en-
listments shall be made into the general
service, and nothing in this act shall DC SO
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 6y
this act as fast as the wants of the public
service will permit.
War Department BuiLdings.-FOr COM
pensation of superintendent OF the building
occupied by the War Department two hun.
bred 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 the
War Department building, fourteen hun
dre6 dollars.
For superintendent of the building at the
corner of Fifteenth aud g streets occupied
as the Quarteamaster Generals office, two
hundred and fifty dollars.
For superintendent of the building at che
corner of Seventeenth and + streets 1.-TWO
hundred and fifty aOllarsl and for four
watchmep and two lab0rers: in all, four