The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-03
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ouARrERMAsTER's DEPARTMENT.

Regular supplies: For fuel for officers, enlis-
ted men, guards, storehousss, and offices, for
age for the horses, mules and oxen OF the
Quartermaster' Department 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
companies of infantry and scouts as may De
mounted, and for the authorized number OF Of
fioers' horses, including bedding for the AMI
mails. straw for soldiers bedding, stationery,
including blank books for the Qurtermaster's
Department, certificates OF discharged soldiers,
blank forms for the Pay and Quartermaster's
Departments, and for the printing OF division
and department orders and reports, beng LOT
the service of the fiscal year ending June Thrill
eth, eighteen hundred and seventy-thfee, one
hundred thousand dollars
For incidental expenses, consisting OF post
age and kilograms or dispatches received ana
sent OH public business, extra pay to soldiers
employed under the direction OF the quarter
masters Department i'll the erection OF par
racks, quarters, store-houses and hospitals; IN
the construction of roads and other constant
labor, for periods of not less than ten days, IN
| ending those employed as clerks at dlvlslon
1 and department headquarters, and hospital
stewards on clerical duty, expenses OF express
es to and from the frontier posts and armies IN
| the field of escorts to paymasters ana otner
| disbursng officers, and to trains, where militia
| nv escorts cannot be furnished; expenses OF the
i interlnent of officers killed in action, or VINO
die when on duty in the field or at posts on the
frontier or other places, when ordered Dy the
Secretary of War, and Of non-commissioned Of
ticers and soldiers authorized office furniture,
hire of labor in the Quarternaster's Depart
ment. including the hire of interpreters, spies.
I and guides for the army; compensation OF
clerks for officers of the Quartermaster's De-
partment compensation OF forage and wagon
masters; for the apprehension. securing ana de-
liyering of deserters, and the expenses incident
to their pursuit and for the following expef.
ditures, required for the several regiments OF
cavalry. the batteries of light artillery. and
such companies of infantry and scouts as may
be mounted. namely the purchase OF travelling
forges. blacksmith's and shoeing tools, morse
and mule shoes and nails, iron and steel fo'
shoeing; hire OF veterinary surgeons, medicine
for horses and mules, picket ropes, ana tol
shoeing the horses OF the corps named, also
generally. the proper and authorlzed expenses
for the movements and operations OF the Army
not expressly assigned to any other depart
ment. being deficiency for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred ant
seventy-three, two hundred thousand dollars
For transportation of the Army, including
; the baggage OF the troops, when moving ethe
! by land or water; OF clothing and camp an,
garrison equipage. from the depots at Phlladel
Da anu JtlIoISOLV1llC W tlIC SCFCip Po'o' e'..
army depots, and from these depots to TIL
troops in the field of horse equipments AM
OF subsistence stores from the places OF p'lrch
, ase and places of delivery. under contract. Z
: such places as the circumstances OF the service
= NAV require them to be sent; OF ordnance, ora
, nance stores, and small arms, from the founde
ries and arnOres to the arseHals, fortlllcatlohs
: frontier-posts. and army depots' ife'9iits
wharfage, tolls and ferriages the purchase AM
: | =; >f n1rIpS and harness., ALT
!. the purchase and repair of wagons. carts, ant
J draws and OF ships and other sea-gong vessels
and OF boats required for the transportation 0
q supplies and for garrison purposes; LOT dray
:, age and carriage at the several posts hire Q
teamsters; transportation OF funds for the Ia
and other disbursing Departments: the ez
!. nanse Of sailing public transports on Varlou
! rivers. the Gulf Of Mexico. the Atlantic, an
!, the Pacific; for procuring water at such posts
y as from their their situation, require that 1T D
brought from a distance and for clearing road
a and for removing distractions from roads
= harbors and rivers to the extent which may b
! required for the actual operations OF troops II
: the field, being deficiency tor fiscal year ell
= ding June tl,irtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
. enty-thpee, not including Pacific railroad as
counts. one hundred and seyenty-five tho,san
dollars Provided. That no part OF the sum az
propriatec by any provision OF this aot slAall 3
. paid to any railroad company which has reeel'
!. ed a graft OF and Oh the coIdltian thu
: its road should be a public highway for tn
9 transportation of the property and troops I
: theUntedstates free from toll Or other charge
Barracks and quarters For rent or hire
y quarters for troops. and for officers an mllltar
l. duty; OF store houses for safe-keeplng OF mil
tory stores, Of Offices, ofgrounds for camps an
environments, and for temporary fsontier-sts
10 tions; for construction and repair OF tempofs
y nv huts, of stables and other military bnildln.
at establishe posts, and for repairs OF built
J. ngs occupied by the army, being deiioleno
o for fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eghtee
= hundred and seventy three, ninety thousan
g dollars.
d signal-Offce: For expenses OF the observ;
!, ton and report OF storms by telegraphs an
y signals for the manufacture. purchase, or r
re pair of meteorological and other necessary il
S strllnents; for telegraphing reports, for g,
penses Of storm signals. announcing prabab
r approach and force Of storms; sor insfrjnuea
e shelters; for hire. fnrHigHFe and expenses
e Offices, maintained Cor pufllc use. in cities
y ports reeeiTiug reports; for river reports Z