Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23

For services and materials IN correct.
Ing compasses on board ship, and for adj.
justing and testing compasses I ON shore,
three thousand dollars.
For nautical and nstrOnOmic Nts inrtru
mcnts, nautical books, maps, Charts, and
sailing.lirections, and repairs Ut nautical
Instruments for ships Of war, ten thous.
and dollars.
For books for libraries for ships Of
war, three thousand dollars.
For naval-signals and apparatus, name.
": signal-lights, lanterns, and erockcts,
including runn!ng.lights, drawings, and
cngravings for signal books six thohs
and dollars. '' @.--~ S. {.
For compass fittings, including bin
naclcs, tripods, and other appendages Of
ships compasscs. to be made in tho MI
vy.yartls, five thousand dollars. -.
For logs and other appliances for
measuring the ships way, aud other 49,
plianccs for sounding, three thousand
dollars.
For lanterns and lamps, and their ap.
pendages for general use on board ship,
including those for the cabin, ward.room
and steerage, for the holds and spit.room
for decks and quarterm astcr's use, five
thousand dollars.
For bunting and other materials for
flags, and making and repairing flags Of
all binds, five thousand dollars.
For oil for ships Of war other than that
used for the engineer department, can
dies when used as substitute for oil in
binnaclcs, running.lights, chimncys and
wick and soap, used in navigation de-
partmcnt, twenty thousand dollars.
For stationery for commanders and
navigators Of vessels Of war, two thous.
ond dollars.
For musical instruments, and music
for vessels of war, one thousand dollars.
For steering signals and indicators,
and for speaking-tubes and gonss; for
signal Accommodation on board vessels
Of war, two thousand tivo Hundred dol
lars. 4,n... .~,.
For contingent expense, of the Bureau
of Navigation: Freight md transports
ton OF navigation. ,naterial; instruments
books. and stores; postage and telegraph.
ing; advertising for proposals; pscking
boxes and materials; hank books, forms
and stationery at navigation Offices, four
| thousand dollars.
For drawing, engraving, and printing
and photo lit}lograpling charts. electro
typlng and correcting old plates; prepar
ing and publishing saifing-directions
and other photographic Information
twenty thousand dollars; and for making
charts, including those of the Pacific
coast, thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights, officc-furniture; care
of building and other labor; purchase o.
hooks for library, drawing .materials, and
other sts tioncry; postage, freight, ant
other contingent expenses, five thousand
dollars. -
For rent and repair of building, twt
thousand eightshundrcd dollars.
For expenses of Naval Observatory
namely; =. IF, =. h " -
For pay Of one clerk, one thousant
eight hundred dollars.
For three assistants, at one jthousant
| five hundred dollars ca CHI - 3 S7'
For wages of one Instrument maker
ono mess engcr, three watchrnan, and on,
porter; for keeping grounds in. order ant
repairs to buildings; for fuel, light, an(
office furniture; and for stationery, pur
chase Of books for library, chemicals f0
batteries, postage, and freight, and al
other contingent expenses. tan thousant
dollars. s:..
For transcribing astronomical obser
vations upon sheets for publication, on,
thousand two hundred dollars.
For one chronomctrical thermometer
five hundred aud fifty dollars;
For necessary furniture and equipment
for the new building for the great telc
fvr,c o,,eovS 1n11or,.
For the last payment for the great re
lars.
For expenses of Nautical Almanac:
! For pay of -cOmputcrs and clerk TO
the American Ephcmeris and Nautica
Almanac, eighteen thousand dollars.
For eontinUunoo Of work on new plan
cts discovered by American astronomers
two thousand dollars. 49,: .--s-~
For rent, fuel, labor, stationery, boxes
expresses, and miscellaneous items, Oh,
thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel and materials necessary in car
rying on the mechanical branches of tn
Ordinance Department at tho navy-yard
and stations, seventy Ave thousand do!
lars.
For labor at all the navy:yards, tw,
thousand dollars.
For repairs to misunderstanding
magazines, gun-parks, machinery, an,
other nccessaries of the like character
ten thousand dollars. 49,,
For miscellaneous items, freight, cx
press charges, and purchase Of instru
ments, five thousand dollars!
For the Torpedo Corps: T.. -; IT,.
/ h n~~A -
of gunpowder, nitro glyceripe, and gun
cotton, twelve thousand dollars. T.,
For purchase and manufacture of cleo
trical machines, galvanic batteries, anC
insulated wire, twenty thousand dollars
For purchase Of copper, iron, wood
and other materials necessary for tn
manufacture Of torpedoes, and for :worl
on the same, twenty-five thousand dollars
For construction Of torpedo boats, pu1
chase of coffee-work or hulks, and cor
tingent expenses, twenty-five thousan
dollars. So. ~:
For repairs to buildings and wharve'
one thousand dollars.
| For labor, including chemists, pyrt
itechnist, electrician, machinist, and Gle,
ical force, fifteen thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the ord
nance service Of the Navy, one thousan
dollars -! .,...-,,. -
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND ri
| &: ~..:> CKUIT1NG.
! For equipment of vessels:
For coal for steamers use, includin
|expenses of transportation; storage, labo
hemp, wire, and other materials for tn
manufacture of rope hides, cordage, car
vas, leather; iron for manufacture o
cables, anchors, and ga1leys; condensin
and boat-dctaching apparatus; cables
anchors, furniture, hose, bakc-ovens, an
looking stoves; life-rafts; lcating.appal
atus for receivingships; and for the pa,
1ment Of ;labor in equipping vessels, am
Manufacture of articles in the snavy-yard
pertaining to. this bureau, one million
|sixty-fivc thousand dollars. ,.....
! For contingent expenses of the Burca,
Of Equipment and Recruiting, namely
for expenses Of recruiting. freight an
transportation of stores, transportation q
enlisted men, mileage to honorably-di.
Echarged men. printing, advertising, 5ea
|pcnses. of auctions sales, tclegraphinl
stationery, apprehension Of dcserters, al
niof q noo ~ 30 Ia - 1l:~<.o,c ruI ,:ooc