Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1871, Page 6

OFFICIAL ‘ LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, ‘Passed at Third Session of Porty-first Congress (Guygrat watuRB—No. 49.) Ss Ax Act making appropriations for the na aetvice er epee cndioe dune thirty, teen hundred and seventy-two, and for pur pores. Be it enacted by the Senate and Howse of sentatives of the United States of Amzricn in Com- grets assembied, That the following sums be, and they are hereby appropriated to be paid out ‘of ay money in the treasury not otherwise ap- propriated, for the naval service of the govern- ment for the year ending June thirty, eighteen wudred and seventy-two, and for other par- poses For pay of commissioned and warrant officers atses, on shore, on special service,andof those on ‘the retired list and unemployed, snd for mi oF transportation of officers travelling unde erdere, and for pay of the petty officers, seamen, ordinary seamen, landemen, and boys, inclu: men fer the engineers’ foree, eight tho Sve hundred men, at an average Pay of three hundred doliars each per annum, six million five hundred thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Navy Depart- meprt,one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. To restore to the contingent fund of the nary the expense of preparing and furnishing the Yemel tor the expedition toward the north pole, Provided for in the act approved July twelve eighteen hundred and scventy, ifty thousand Gollare. BUREAU OF YARDS AND Docks, For evil establishment at the navy yard, Kit- tery, Maint —For draughtsman aid clerk to civil eng . at one thousand fuer hundred doilars each, for clerk of pay-rolls and muster- ing clerk, ene thousand tive hundred dollars; for receiver and inspector of stores, one thou’ sand Gre hundred dollars; tor writer to receiver and mspector of stcres, one thousand dyliars, Untant, One thousand eight hun: for gate-keeper and detective, one rs, aud for me six bundre ngineer, one thon- « deaughtsman and inser, at one thousand four b; for clerk of pay-rolls and Mustering clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; tor receiver and inspector of stores, one thousand five hundred dollars; for writer to re- and inspector ores, one thousand for writer to commandant, one thousand for ebief accountant, One thousand eight hundred dollars; for gate-keeper aud de- tective, one thousand dollars; and tor messen- er for commandant ce, six bundred dol ars; fm all, twelve thousand seven hundred dollars. Atthe navy yard, Brooklyn, New York.—For aasistant to civil engineer, one thousand five Bupdred dollars; for drau, ntsman, and clerk to civil engineer, at one thousand four hum Gced dollars cach; for recelver aud inspector of stores, one thousand five hundred doliars; for clerk of pay-roils and mustering clerk, one thousand tive hundred dollars; tur writer to commandant, one thousand dullars; for chief Becountant, one thousand eight hundred dol lars, for gate-keepe detective, one thou- sand dollars; fur carrier, nine handred Sailers; sad for messenger a commandaat’s office, six huncre ars; in all, twelve thou- gand #:x hundred doilars. we At the navy yard, Philadelphia. Peunsylva- nia— For draughtsman, and clerk to civil engi- Beer, ore thousand tour hundred dollars each; for clerk of pay-rolls and mustering clerk, one shousand five hundred dollars; fur receiver and pon ogy of stores, one thousand five hundred dollars; for chief accountant, one thousand eight hundred doijlars; for gate-keeper and de- Bective, one thousand dollars; ang Tor messen- = the commandant’s office, six hundred lare; in all, nine thousand two Lundred dol- At the nary yard, Wahington, District of Columbia — For draughtsman, and clerk to civil engincer, at one thousand four hundzed dollars each; for receiver and inspector of stores, one thousand five hundred dollars; for clerk of pay- rolls and mustering clerk, one thousand tive hundred dollars; for chief sceountant, one thoa- wand eight hundred dollars; for clerk to eniet accountant, one thousand two handred , tor gate-keeper and detective, one th dollars; tor mail messenger, one thousand do- lage, an for mete beet {oF commandant’s office, ‘undred dollars; im all, eleven thousand four bundred dollars. At the navy yard, Norfolk, Virginia—For Gravghtsman. and clerk to te civil engineer, at one thousand four hundred doliars each; for Feceiver and inspector of stores, one thonsand Sve hundred dellazs; for clerk of pay-rolis and mastering cler e thousand five hundred Gollars; fo keeper and detective, one thousand dollars; aud for messeoger for com- mandant’s cffice, six hundred d-llars; in all, veven thousand four hundred dollars. At the navy yard, Pensacola, Florida —¥or superintendent of yard improvements, two thoa- *; for Feeeiver and inspector of stores, one thousand five hundred dollars; for gate-Keeper and ctive,one thousand dollars; Sor messenger for the office of the commapdant, six hundred dollars; in all, tive thousand one bundred dollars. At the pavy yard. Mare Island, California. — For assistant fo civil engineer and draughts man, one thousand etght hundred doliar= for clerk to civil engineer, one thousand tive han- dred dollars; for receiver and Inspector of stores, ope thourand eight hundred aud seventy-five collars, for clerk of pay-rolls and mustering clerk, one thousand eight hundred aud seventy- five dollars; for chief accountant, one thousan: eight bundred and seventy-five doliars; for gate-keeper and detective, one thousand dol- jars; and for messenger for commandant s office, se hundred end Sfty dollars; in ali, ten thousand, six hundred and seventy-five dollars. At the Naval Asylum.—For steward, four bandred and eight dollars; for matron, three —— or cook, one hundred and ty -eig! ars; aesistant cook, one hundred and twenty, doterss four hundred and eight dollars each; eight scrubbers and boute-cleaners, at ninct, why each; ix laborers, at two bundred and forty dollars each, andseren laborers, at two h: ‘ed and sixty-four dollars each; master-et-arms, four Bundred and eighty dollars; for ship's corporal, three hundred dollars; for barber, three bun. @red and ing A dollars; su; intendent, tive Bundred and forty dollars; im ail, seven thou- sand two hundred and thirty-six dollars. For the Naval Asylom at Philadeipuia—For support of the institution, sixty-five th ene hundred doliars; which shall be paid out of Ube income from the naval pension fund. ann protection cf timber lands five thousand ars. For contingent expenses of Burean of Yards and Docks, viz: For freight and transportation Of materials and stores; printing, stationery, and advertising; bovks, models, maps, and Grawing*; purchase and repair of fire-engines; machinery and patent-rights to use the same; Fepairs on steam: engines and attendance on the same; purebare and matntenancs of oxen aud ng teams, carts, and timber- avy-yard purposes. and tools and me; postage on letters on pablic fervice, and telegrams; turniture for govern- ment houses and offices in navy-yards; coal and other fuel; candies, otis, and gas; cleaning and clearing up yard. and care of buildings; attend- ance on fires; lights; tire engines and apparatus; Incidental labor at navy-yarde; water tax, and for toll and ferriages; pay of the watchmen in the navy-yards; and for tags, awpin, packing boxes, eight hundred thousand BUREAU OF BQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING. For equipment of vessels—For eval fur steam- ers’ ure, incinding expenses of transportation; storage, Isber, hemp, wire, and other materials for the manufacture of rope; ides, cordage, canvas, leather; iron fur mauufactare of cabies, anchors, a galle; Civil estabjisument at the navy yard, Kittery, Maine—For’ clerk in equipment office, ose thousand four hundred dollars; tor store cleck, one thousand one hundred dollars; and for time elerk, nine bundced dollars; in all, three thoa- buncred dollars. ipment , One thousand fou Sar; for one store and one pit g at ove thousand two handred dollars each; ia ©, Sass Bemenas it hundred dollars. y one at : : ty Hi F i | | : i E i gent expenses of Buresa of Equip- ment Keeruitiog, namely: For freight and ‘wa stores, traceportation of en- mon, printing advestiain =. ppprebrasion of Scores, to 38, and | dollars. BUREAU OF MaVIGATION. © For foreign and local pil and towage of — Of war, firty thousand ‘OF services and materials fn correcting com- Resting compasses an shore, three thousand Gol, ing compasses on shore, three dol- For pautical and astronomical inatruments, mantical books, maps, and charts, and directions, and repairsof nautica! instra: for shipe of war, ten thousand dollars. For books for libraries for ships of war, three yor navy sigwais dnd ‘spparatus, namely, si 2 te, lanterns, and rockets, including Tas- pon, be ‘bts, drawings, and for “aren oo ‘atemgs, Inclading binnacies, Riipe’cunbpassce £5 be mado in the’ mars gorda, el five d thousand dollars. — wi » er p's way, Ps sppliances for For lasterns and lamps and their dages for general use on board ship, incl: those for "be cabin, ward-room, and steerage, the bolds and spirit-room, 's marter- ‘master’s use, six thousand dollars. bp For bunting and other materials for flags, and making and repairing flags of all }» five thousand dollars. For oil for sbips of war other than that used for the candies used as ® substitute for of! in rapning lights, for chimneys and wick and soap used in navigation department, forty thousand dollars. ‘or Bt ‘or commanders and navigators Of vessels of war, five thousand dollars. Por musical tnetruments, and music for ves- sels of war, one thourand dollars. For steering signal and indicators, and for speaking tubes and gongs, for signal communi- cation on boaras hips of war, twu thoasand tive hor dred dollars. For drawing, engraving, and posting charts, | electrotyping and correcting old p!ates, prepar- ing and publishing sailing directions, and other by drograpbic information. ten thousand dollara, Givi! establishment —For pay of writers and laborers. and for —— inciderta to the sup- pertof the civil establishment nwter this bureau at the several navy yards, twelve thousand dol- it expenses of the Bureau of ight and trans; instruments, bouk: postage and telegraphing on public business; adverti for 5; packing 2 forms, ani stationery at navigation offices, ix ausand dollars. For rent of building, fnel, lights, and office furniture; care of building and other labor; par- chase of hooks for library, drawing materials, and other stationery, postage, frei, \d other contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars. expenses of Naval Observatory, nainely : Eor pay of one clerk, one thousuud eigat han- dred detlars. a three assistant observers, four thousand jars. For payment, in part, for the great refracti: tel now in course of construction, on thousand dollars. an purchase of chronograph, five hundred For computation for and tables of the on theory For pre, inatra: for observation of ments transit of Venus, two thousand doilars: Pro- vided, That this and al made for the observ: Venus shall be expended, subject to the ap- proval of the of the Navy, under the direction of a to be composed of the superintendent and two of the professors of mathematics of the attached to the Naval Observatory, the president of the National Academy of Sciences, and the scperintendent ot the Survey, for which service they shall not receive any compensation. For wi of one instrament makeg, one mas- eenger, watchmen, and one porter! for Keeping grounds in order and repairs to build- ingr; for fuel, light, and office farniture, and for stationery, purchase of books for library, anda other ing mt expenses, thirteen ai con’ ex, thousand five hundred dollars. For expeuses of Nautical Almanac: For pay of computers and oterk for compiling and preparing for publication the American Epbemeris and the Nautical Almanac, eighteen thousand five hundred doilars. For rent, fuel, labor, stationery, boxes, ex- preeses, ant miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred doilars. BURRAU OP ORDNANCE. For ten fitteen-inch guns, to meet contin- gencies, seventy thousand dollars. For one thousand two hundred and fifty bar- rels of gunpowder, twenty-five thousand dol- For fuel and materials necessary in carrying onthe mechanical branches of the Ordaance department at the navy yards and stations, seventy five thousand dollars. For isbor at navy yards,two hundred thou- and dollars. For rey to ordnance buildings magazines. gun-parks, machinery, aud other necessarics of | the like character, seventy thousand five han- dred and pipe dollars. For miscellaneous items, six thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. e tev experiments in ordnance, fifteen thousand jollars. For improvements at the nitre depot, Malden, seven thousand three hundred and sixty dollar-: at the magazine, Nortolk, one thousand dollars, For the construction of two tron-; — bog*ts, six hundred thonsand dollars. ‘or the torpedo corps.—For the purchase and Manufacture of gunpowder. nit ro-glycerine, | and gun-cotton, seven thousind dollars. For purchase and manutacture of electrical machines, galvanic batteries, and insulated wire, twenty thousand dollars. Se of copper, iron, wood, and other — cate ior Se. ‘manufacture of and for work On the same, eighteen thousand dollars. o8a ~~ ‘or construction of torpe ats, purchase of coffer-work or huike, and contingen' it expen- £8, —— thousand dollars, ‘or: Beiisings, snd revaize to build- , and to wharf, five dollars. ‘or labor inc] one chemist at two thon- sand dollars, one foreman machinist at one ive hundred end sixty-five dollars, and one clerk, ten thousand dullars. Civil establishment.—For pay of the superin- tendenta and the civil establishment of the aa under this bureaa, fifteen thourand For contingent expenses of the ordoance ser- stattons; preservation tools; wear, tear. and repair of vessels afloat, aud SS ot ~ ‘Davy; incidental expenses, adver! > aD postages, three million five hundred thousand dollarse’” To enable the Secretary of the Navy to pur- | Chase of Seth Wilmarth “the right to use, for all Parposes, hie patent called hydrostat ¢ arranze- ment for ralstug turrets,” fifty thousand dollars: Provided, Thathe shall execute, to the satis. ction of the Secretary of the Navy, an instra- | ment conveying to the United States fall right to use the samo under his patent, and under all froprovements, modifications, or extensions of the same, which may now or hereafter exist. Civil_establishment at the navy yard, Kit- tery.—For clerk of store-houses, one’ thousand | five hundred dollare; ivepector of timber, | draughtsman, clerk to ‘nawal constructor, time | clerk, and rintendent of floating dock, at usand and four hundred do! | eight thousand five bundred dollars. | _At the navy yard, Boston.—For clerk to naval constructor, ach, draughtsman to naval constructor, one thousand foar hundred dollars; and clerk of storehouses, ‘at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, eeven thousaud one hundred dollars. rat the navy yard, Brooklyn, New York.— ‘or to naval constructor, one vad for bundved dian clerk to naval inspector aud thousand five hundred. dollars Npeiee ~ ard, Philaelphia.—For clerk of pa’ - a ong ad aetrvetar, clerk to + time clerk, and super: pat thousand bundred dollars each; in ‘all, it ve hundred t the navy yard, Washington —For clerk of at renee ee eee houses, st one thousand four hundred dollars each, and time clerk, one thousand two hun- At the nay yyend Pensscola—For clerk of crebease one cacapand tro handed dol Ei — at jour =f 2 tee Taepecton ot Umber, clerk of storehouses, clerk to na‘ Sea time clerk! at one thousand tee i dollars each, eight thousand nize hundred dol- BUREAU OF STRAM ENGINEERING. Pam os preservation of machinery, 4 in yards, coal, transporta- tom, materials, and stores, ome milli aan, Erynided, That Do money appropriated by this Since canthcsted fer Gusingteecne ara en Oates machinery and tools from old to machinery at Brooklyn navy ¥: ssele tn distress, ome Bund ed and twen‘y-iive thousand dollars, ” lated | Go chief engineer, and store clerk, atone thousand four hundred dollars each; and time clerk, at undred dollars; in ali, five t the wavy yard, Phil ia.— For draughtsman, one dollars; clerk to chief e yr, and store clerk, at one gine! thousand four hundred dollars each; and time @l-ik, at one thousard two hundred dollars; in ail, five thousand six hundred dollars. At navy yard, Washington._For draughts- man. one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk to chief engineer, and store clerk, at one thous Faud four hundred dollars each, and time clerk, ene thousand two hundred dollars; in all, five thourand six hundred dollars. at wy yard, Norfolk.—For draughte- man, thousand six hundred delars, clerk to chief engineer, and store clerk, atone thou- sand four hundred doliars each; and time clerk, one ind two hundred dollars; in all, five —— six ere yy Fi lotk of the navy yard, Pensacola—For clerk o' srgrehotees, one thousand and two hundred are. Atthe navy yard, Mare Island, Cali/orma.— For hinge eenae one thousand six hundred dollars, clerk to chief engineer, and store clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars each; and time clerk, oné thousand two hundred dollars; in all, five thonsand six hundred dollars. For foundry tools, machinery, and appliances for erecting machinery,and tools in machine shop, and for fitting up smithy, eighty-tive theusend dollars. BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING. For provisions for the officers, seamen, and marines, one million five huudred and forty- seven thousand dollars. For purchase of water for ships, forty thous. and dollars. For purchase of clothing and clothing ma- terials two hundred and fiity thousand dollars. For pay of the civil establishment at the several navy yards under this bureau: At navy yard, Boston —two writers, one to Paymaster And one to inspector of provisions and clothing, at one thousand jand seventeen dollars and twenty-five cents each; in ail, two thousand and thirty-four dollars and firty cents. At the navy yard, Brooklyn.—Two writers to ay masters, at one thousand and seventeen dole jars and twenty-five cents each; assistant to Inspector of provisions and clothing, one tnou- eandeight hundred and seyenty-eizht dollars; writer to ixspector of provisions and clothing, oue thousand and seventeen dollars and twenty- five cents; avistant superintendent of mills, niae hundred and thirty-nine dollars; in all, tive thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents. Atthe navy yard, Philadelphia—One writer to psymaster, one thousand and seventeen dol- lars and twenty-tive cents; one writer to inspec- tor of provisions and clotuing, one thousand and seventeen dollars and twenty-five cents; in all, ramet and thirty-four dollars andj fifty cents. At the navy yard, Washington.—One writer to paymaster, one thousand and seventeen dollars nd twenty-five cents. At the navy yard, Norfolk._One writer to pay master, one thousand and seventeen dollars and twenty-five cents. At the navy yard, Mare Is!and.—One writerto py aster, at one thousand and seventeen dol- lars and twenty-five cent=; one writer to inspec- tor of provisions and clothing, one thousand two bundred and vinety-flve dol in all, two thousand three hundred and tweive Collars and seventy-five cents. For contingent expenses: For freight and transportation to foreign and home stations; candles; fue); interior alterations and fixturesin m buildings; tools, and repairing same ss eight inopectionns special watchmen at eight pepe ctio: nd blanks; stationery; tele- grams; poeteges and express charges; tolls, ter- Tiages and car t ts; ice; and incidental labor not chargeable to other appropriations, seventy- five thoussnd dollars. BURRAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY. For support of the medical department, for surgeons’ necessaries for vessels in commission, avy yards, naval stations, marine corps, coast survey, not including the families of officers on shore stations, fifty thousand dollars. For necessary repairs of naval laboratory, bospitais, and appendages, including roads, wharves, outhouses, steam-heating apparatus, sidewalks, fences, gardens, farms, and for gra” ding and laying off the grounds of the two new horpitals, forty thousand dollars. For pay of the civil establishment under this bureau: At the hospital at Chelsea, Massachu- tot's, seven thousand seven hundred and eighty- two dollars. At the hospital, New York, eleven thousand three bundred and thirty-six dollars. At the bespital, Philadelphia, six thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars. At the hospital, Washington, District of Co- lumbia, five thousand and seventy dollar: At the hospi thorsand fi At the ho At the hosp, Al the hospital, Mare Island, California, eight thousand eight Lundred end seventy-two dollars. At the naval laboratory, New York, five thon- fand six hundred dollars. At the navy yard. Portsmouth, New Hamp- hire, one thousand two hundred and nincty At the navy yard. Boston, Massachusetts, one thou and four hundred and eighty dollars. At the navy yard, New York, one thousand four bundsed and eighty dolla v yard, Philadelphia, one thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. At the nary yard, Washington, District of Columbis, ove Wousand four hundred and eighty dollars. At the navy yard, Norfolk, Virginia, one thousand four hindred and eighty dollars. At the naval station, Mound City, [ilinois, one theusand four hundred and eighty doilars. For contingeut expemes of the bureau, freight on medical stores, transportation of in- ane patients to the Government hospital vertising, telegraphing, purchase of books, ex- penses atten: ing the navel medical board of examiners, pur repair of wagons, barness, purchase and feed of horses, cows, trees, garden tools, seeds, thirty thousand dol- NAVAL ACADEMY. For pay of professors ani others: one profes- bod gp pee eed Reve: Hyg ——— = lars; four professors, namely, of mathematics, (assistant.) of French, of chemistry, and of ethics and English studies, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; fourteen assistant profes- sore, uawely, five of French, two of Spanish, three of ethics and English studies, one or mathematics, one of astronomy, and two ‘of drawing, at one thousand eight handred dollars each; aud the money appropriated for the car- rent year for the ealaries of professors and as- sistant professors may be distribated as above: Provided, That the sum 60 appropriated be not exceeded; sword-master, at one thousand two hundred doliars, and two assistants, at one thourand dollars each; boxing-master and gym- nat, ons thovsand two hundred dollars; ass) ant librarian, at ove thourand four huodred dollars; three clerks to ——, one at one thousand two hundred dollars, one at one thousand dollars, and one ateight hundred dol- lars; clerk to paymaster, one thousand dollars; commissary, at two hundred and eighty-eight dollars; mersenger to superintendent, at six hundred dollars; cook, at three hundred and twenty-tive doilars and tifty cents; armorer, at five hundred and twenty-nine dollars and fifty centr; quarter-gunner, at four bundred and nine dollars and fifty cents; gunner’s mate, at four hundred and sixty-nine dollars and titty cents; coxswain, at four hundred and sixty-nine dollars and fifty cents; three seamen, in depart- ments of seamanship, at three hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty cents each; band- master, at five hundred and twenty-tight dol- lars; cif m first-class musicians, at three drei forty-eight dollars each; seven oond-cli muricians, at three hundred dol- ars. For of watchmen and others, thirty thou- sand two hundred and ninety-four dollars and and fifty cents; * pzndhene st tegatc gering; purchase and repair of galleve, cookin, Soran wangen;, stovess have tuere ard eo | grates; gravel for parade.grounds; repair of | am pe, frashes, brooms, buckets, paving. and | —.) ‘poses, forty thousand fear dollars appropriated by section nine of an act | five years, but who shall have served ‘u- | from their ent Jane, | from that time making appropriations for the legislative, -f aa Judicial expenses of anes it for the year ending the thirtieth o} eighteen hundred and seventy-one, approt July twe ft", eighteen bi be exper ded under the direction of the Presi- ce dent in organizing and sending out an expedi- | shall have the same rank on the rétired | tion tothe north pole, shali uot be carried to the surplus fund or covered into the treasury ded, howe mith arpose of said ap; riation shall | thiseection shall be have been Somrreted, but may (re teex- | pay now penres of said expedition incarred daring any BO. Thst Subsequent year that said expedition may be peng renlag | Ss engaged on its duties. no. 2. That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to have buut, by contractin some private yard, a floating iron dock, for t Tepsir of naval veesels on ti stations, sum not exceeding one miliion dollars ts hereby appropriated for this purpose. And the said sponsible bidder, tions which shall bidders for at least open for thi by sdvertisement for at least thirty days in le: ing ove million dollars: Provided, That if it b tuvited an Secretary of the Navy 1 ment, a8 provided in’ this the same; in which case the Secretar Navy sh and bid the depar! Tienced officers, constiuciors and engineers, one of w taking into consideration the plans and specifi. Provided, however, awarded upon plans and specifications furnished tract shall not be entered into unless the con. tractor shall furnish good and sufticient security in st least five haudred thousand dollars, in addition to the reservations on thatthe dock, when completed, shall be port” able and safe, and shall in all respects answer the purposes for which it was built. Sxc. 5. That no chief of bureau shall make any contract for supplies for the navy, to be daily newspapers of the city of New York, in- cases be awarded to masters for the navy on foreign stations shail for rettlement, an official certiticate from the of the United States, if there be one, to be furn- end expenditures made by said paymasters were mace at the ruling market prices of the port or place at the time of purchase or expenditure. That the President be, and he is any cer in the navy until the number of offi- cers in the graje to which such officer shall | Wisconsin, belong is reduced to the number authorized by betore the first day of January next, and any year’s sea pay in addition to the pay due such take eflect: Provided, That thia section shall have been reduced to the number allowed by That the officers of the medical corps rank of captain medical inspectors, tle relative rark of commander; and Fitty surgeons, who shall have the ri rank of Heutenant cox i and each and all pf the ihe medical cor} s shall have the pay of sur- geons in the navy as now provided; and medi- cal dircetors avd i » on duty at thal reeetye the pi % surgeons. ehundred assivtant -mrgeons,whosuall the relative rank of n fr or ensign, the present pay ¢ nt surgeon i navy: Provided, stant surge three Years eervice » have been toand @ for promotion by a medical board of tant surgeons, a8 now provided; and passed of Neutenant or master; and no person under twenty-one, or over twenty-six years of age, shall hereaiter be appointed an assistant sar- geon in the pavy. the officers of the pay corps on n pay directo: relative rank of captein. ‘Thirteen pay inspectors, relative rank of commande Fitty paymasters, who shai rank of lieutenant con ter or lie And each and all of the of the pay corps shall have the pay of paymas- tere in the navy as now provided; and pay di- rectors and inspectors on duty at sea shall ceive the pay of ficet the pavy ae now provided. the relative rank of master or ensign, with the » That all laws and regulations tinue in fall foree and application,and the wsuing of @ new appointment and commission to any Fi ye eficer of the pay corps under the provisions of fttes this act shall not affect or annul any existin bond, but the same shall remain in force, ani apply tosuch new appointment aud commission. ENGINEER COn: on the active list of the navyshall be as follows: ‘Ten chief engineers who shallbave the rela- | Ma, twenty: tive rank of captain. Fittcen chief engineers, who shall havethe | °%s.2"h, fitt relative rank of commander; & Forty five chief engineers, who shall have the relative rank of Neutenant commantler or lieu- And each and all of the above-named officers cbiet engineers of the navy as now provi shall have the relative rank of Heutenant or master; and sball have the relative rank of master or en- rign; and the said assistant engineers shall havo | ®¥° the pay of first and second assista of the b: spectively, as now provided. ineer in the mivy; nor halt any person be i the engineer corps un after he has been found York, five thousand qualitied by a board of competent engineer and . medical officers designated by the Sooretary of | yFOF Improvement of Oswego har Fo * improvement of Ogdensburg That of the naval consteactors two | New York, twenty-five thousand dolla ve the relative rank of captain, three of payee others that of iigutenant | Yr, fifteen thousand For the im) nd assistant naval below the the Navy, and has complfed with existing regu- a commander or lieutenat constructors shall h. relative rank of lieu- tenant or master; four chaplains shall have the relative rank of captain, seven that of cor tenant commander or lieutenant; and that the President of the United States is hereby author- 5 ip ea a tb » and | two that new comm! be issued to the | of such officers so appointed, in which commissions the titles and es herein established shall be ine pete ‘officer Te wien pPall be ve- be interested. cated {nthe said several staf except by the issue of new uired by the | »,sor improvement Frovisions of this act, and no oficer shall re. For Sree caries waaay te Be ows bee ¥ ew under epee he ty uhtaeroeccactene gS | oe tunted Sod Day in wveral corps, aad in thelr several ersdec, cet annet improvement with officers of the line whom they hold relative rank, wo service in the pavy: Provided, in the Unicers of the stat corpe shall renpestoets eis cers: in their several grades and with those officers of the line ofthe navy with whom eer, wot Louie hold rolative rank who have been in the naval | S47 9 service six years longer than sich officers of | 4,50%, mbrovement sald staff have been In sald service: And For provided further, That in estimating such Mavenlt ane mene service, officers who have been or For Naered as having gstned o ih of serge marpiand: or accordingly: provided ‘That improvement of bureaus may be From Gilcers hav. the ing the relative of captain in the stair dollars. corps cen the active list: and vided further, no staff officer in | of virtue of his relative rank or Iprecedence, have any additional right to quarters: And pro- Sit Sorter, ‘That any etaff oficer of the navy = performed the: ‘of chief of a bureau thereafter exempt from sen Guty, except in Of harness; purchase and SEO. Tepair of bandcarts aud wheelbarrows; scaven- | engimeer Corps, chaplains, and seventy, to | shall be retired for causes inc d-nt to jurgery, Provisions and and A ‘dite oF Surgeon ‘General, Pay. of Surgeon s En; fn Chief, aud ‘Chief chief of a xy & live officer r Seton a the rank of commodore, said offiger shall nety days before the day | have the relative rank of commodore Of letting said contract, after the pablic notice | ring spectively. th ctively, the master General, Sontract shall only be inade to the loweat re- | Corstruetor: holds said office: And pro- t | vided further, That the pay ef the chiefs one daily newspaper published in each of | of burean in the Navy Department sbali the cities of Boston, New York, and Philate- | be the bighest pay to pits, inviting sesied bids tye sack os — which bids © opened and the award w o the contrast made publicly by the Secretary of | shall bave the rank thereon to which they woald the Navy, at a time and place to be specitied In | bave been entitled had they remai such notice. And no contract shall be mate | active list, unless they sh: for a dock under this section at wcost excesd- | higher rank. ut not below that of commodore; re of the stalf now on the retired list be éntitied to ‘That commanding offieers of vessels of war and of naval :titions shall take bought best by a board conristing of chi fs | Precedence over all officers placed unter their of the bureaus of “Construction and Ke- | Command, airs,” “Steam Engineering,” and “Yatds and | 1 his discretion, detail a line officer t» act as Docks.” tat plaueand specifications dia!] be | the aid or executive of the commanding ofticer from responsible builders, engineers, | Of @ vessel Of war, or naval station, which others outside of the Navy Department, the | officer shall, when not impracticadie, be next in » by public adtvertis - | Tank to said commanding officer, and who, as ion, advertise f.r | Such aid or executiv such planus and specitications ty accompany bide | the orders of the commar for the construction of the dock according to , &uch vesel, or at such station, take precedence over all officers attached to tion; and all orders of Fuch shall be regarded as proceeding exp = | Manding ofhcer; aad such ald or executivesbail majority of whom shal] be | bave vo independent of sneh deta: the Secretary of the Navy may, all, while executin; ing officer, on boar hb verse] or sia~ i or executive frem the com. authority in consequen ind staff officers, senior to th may be an experienced civilian engineer, w'io | Officer so detalied,shail bave the right to com. shall oonsider and report which of all the bids | municate directly with the commanding officer, is the lowest for the purposes of this contract, | and in processions on shore, on courts-martial, summary courts, courts of inquiry, boards of Cations on which they are respectively made: | Survey, and all other boards, line and staff om. That if the contract shall be | Gers shalltake precedence according to rank. Sxo. 13. Phat all acts and parte of acts incon- by persons outside of the department, such con- | sistent with this act are Approved, March 3, 1 hereby repealed. [Gexraat waTURE—No. 50. id contract, | Aw AoT making appropriations for reservation, and complstion of certain pub- ic works on rivers and harbors, and for other purpores. fi a the — oy House of Repre. executed ina foreign country, exceptit ba on | Sriatiecs of the United States of America, in Con ~ at t - gress assembled, That the following sums of first advertising for at least Uirty days in two | 7569 ;and are hereby, appropristed. to be Viting sealed bids for furnishing the supplies | Bild out of wi pte desired, which, bidg stall be opened in the pres- | rector of tne ence of the. Secretary of the Navy, and the| @ heads of two bureaus; and contracts shall i all [occur pabite weriumenientes means pao the lowest bidder: and pay- For improvement render, when practicable, with their accounts, | Wiseonsiv, sixty thon ted, to be expended ander the Secretary of War, for the re- Superior City harbor, For improvement of Marquette harbor, Lake resident consul, commercial, or eousular agent of ep ny doy oe ished gratuitously, vouching that ail purchases | jontl™s Séventeen thousand five hundred dol- For improvement of Manito: consin, eleven thousand dollar For improvement of siebo; consin, fifteen thousand dolian authorized to acc2pt the resignation of | prim niteen thoveand dollars, fifteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Milwauke : consin, thirty-eight thovsand dol) law, whose resignation shall take eifect ou or For improvement et Racine harbor, Wiscon- ofticer #0 resigning shall be entitled to one ‘For improvement ~ ig tee Y ay contin, ten thoneand dollars, (Micer at the date when bis resignation shatl_| SBE himprovement of Two itivers harbor, Wis f , twenty -fve th not apply when the number of officers sball | Spars cwents Sve thousand dollars. law. consip, woo harbor, Wis. gan harbor, Wis. e harbor, Wis- lars. ha harbor, Wis- pee harbor, Wis- twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of barbor at mouth of Me- tive list of the navy shall be asfollows: | pomones river, Wisconsin Fiiteen medical directors, who shall have the por mprovement of the north and south a ranches of the Shrewsbury river, ho shall have | fonrteen thourand dollars... For improvement of Aox Michigan, ten thousand dolar: For the improvement of ¥, fifteen thousand dollars. For the removal of obsiructions of Salem river, New Jersey, four! For improvement of Manistee harber, Mich- igan, nine thousany For improvement ot Ouachita river from the Louisiana State line to the town of Arkalol- phia, in the State cf Arkansas, on said river, five thousand dollars. For improvement of Pere Mt e-aminers, shall bave the pay of past avsis- Gg assistant rurgeons shall have the relative rank | ‘#10; ten thousand dollars. Michigan, twenty thousand Forimprovementof Muskegan hac! ivan, fifteen thousand de For improvement of Gra’ Michigan, six thousand dollars, : 4 . & For improvementof Biack Lake harbor, Mich ee pin pee Po the | lean, tem thousand dollars. 4 J ig For improvement of Saugatuck harbor, Mich- ho shall have the | 128, ten thousand dollars. ual bags hier Sheboygan harbor, Mich- jars. uth Haven harbor, dollars. . loseph harbor, and Michigan, twen- Bees Scies harbor, ‘h river, New usand dollars. twer ‘arquette harbor, itwater harbor, Mich- ite River harbor, ind Haven harbor, 8. igan, ten thousand do we, maprovement of Bo rie o jchigan, fifteen thonsan ahnyve-sammed Gores eimprovement of Saint J Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For Improvement of Saint Mary's Falls canal and Saint Mary’s river, Michigan, two hundred ‘masters. " id fifty thousand dollars. ‘Thirty pasted assistant paymasicrs, who shall | ® . have the relative rank of lieutenant or master, | ).F0% improvement of Au Sableriver, Michi- With the pay of passed assistant paymasters in | PPS TES ororreiuoe: Lake Huron, ‘Twenty arsistant pay masters, who shall have | OMe wandred thousand dollars. pay of avtataat pasmatee as now proved, | Mp Damned fe hundred dar rn ig 3 relating tothe bonds of paymastern shall con- | €4p, 0he Uewand five hundred dollars, thousand dollars, é improvement of Ashtabula harbar, For clearing avd buoying the channel of the Schuylkill river, at its moath, at Gibson's po! And above to the Chestnut-street bri Sx. 7. That the officers of the engineer corps | ‘¢!pbia. Pennsylvan: erie areen een jars. river, Michigan, jars. ‘or improvement adn if ‘Ohi = harbor, provement of icago dred thousand dollars. ‘ arbor ef refuge, thousand dollars. ‘or improvement of Mich! tenant. Indiana, ifteen thousand dol: : For improvement of the engineer corve shall, havo the pay of ‘Terk, eanty-vo tt at Calumet, Mlinois, igan City harbor, of Dunkirk harbor, New jousand dollars. For improvement of Port One hundred first assistant engancers, who | 1008 Island, New York, _For improvem ‘One hundred second assistant engineers, who | °F, one hundred Jefferson harbor, thousand ent of Buffalo harbor, New thousand dollars. ane Olcott harbor, New York, " For improvement of Oak mt engines | xow York, ten thousand doll Szo. 8. That no person under nineteen or | »¥or improvement of Charlotte harbor, New over twenty-isx years of age sball be appointed second assistant For ty York, fifteen For Orchard harbor, ement of Little Sodus harbor, Ne dollars. of Pultneyville harbor, New lars. harbor, New ‘iatteburg harbor, New the Peconic river, , Long island, r rement of Burlington harbor, Ver- thousand doltars. cn m~ For im pander, and not more thin seven that of Hen- | ce’ the presarvation ot tee fall ‘and the navigation of the Mississippi ized, In his discretion, to determine and fix the Wee siere the same, thousand dollars. relative rank of civil ¢ngineers: Provided, That i isa EI #5 a ene = a For improvement of the James river, below Virgina, thousand . improvement of river, below Petersburg, Virginia, all Zor improvement of the Rappahannge® river, ‘Virginia, frteen thousand ERT eprorement of the Hudson river, New we re of the Eastriver, New es] tposned belians. “ae improvement of Pawcatuck river, Rhode a Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. Tslaud and For improvement of river, Comnecti- cut, fifteen thousand do! For improve: ment of Connecticut river, above Hartford and below Holyoke, twenty thousand For imj ‘ment of Connecticat river, below Hertford. thirty-tive thousand dollars. For ag eee Haven harbor, Con- necticut, forty thousan Fur improvement of the Housatonic river, ff. teen thousand dollars. r improvement of t harbor, Com- cticut, twenty thousand For Sa = Taunton river, Massa- chusetts, ten a For improvement of = harbor, Masa. chusctis, ten thousand dollars. For a ottgeey or De ye = ota harbor, Massachusetts, six thousand 5 For improvement of es Massa. chussetts, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Boston harbor, Massa- chusetis, one hundred thousand dollars For imy ment of Merrimac river, above Haverhill, Massachusetts, twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of Kennebank river, Maiae, five thousand dollars. For improvement of Saco river, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars. For :mprovement of Portland harbor, Maive, forty thousand dollars. r Fer improvement of the Cocheco river, within the town of Dover, ‘Hampshire, ten thous and dollars. For improvement of Kennebec river, above Hatiowe!:, Mrine, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Kennebec river, detwean Garciser and Richmond, Maine, tive thousand dollars. For improvement of navigation at the “Gut,” ayycaiie Bath, Maine, six thousand five hun- ed dollars. weer improvement of the Penobscot river. at Bangor, and’ below, Maine, ifty thousand dol- lars. : ray Henny oa Union river, Maine, Sf- teen thousand dollars. For improvement of Royal's river, Maine, ten thousand dollars. o For improvement of Narragangus rive:, Maite, twelve thousand doliare. For ii peveeer ot Sullivan river, Maine, ten thonsand dol! For improvement of White, Black, aud Little Red rivers, in the State of Arkansas, ten thoa- send doliars. For improvement of Saint Francis river, in the State of Arkansas, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of the Little Missourt river, in the State of Arkansas, ten thousand dollars. For improvement ot the Camberiand river = Daushville, Tennessee, thirty thousand jars. For: mprovement of Galveston harbor, Texas, twenty thousand dollars. For constructicn of breakwater at Wilming- ton barber, California, two hundred thousand dollars. For improvement of Umpqua river, Oregon, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. ‘For improvement of the bar at the mouth of the Saint Joba’sriver, Florida, fitteen thousaud dollars. For improvement of Mobile harbor, Alabama, filty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Orage river, Mis- souri, twenty-five thonsand dollars. For improvement of the harbor at Da Luth, Minnesota, sixty thousand doilars. For 1myrovement of the Willamette river, abeve Uregon city, Oregon, sixteen thousand doliars. For examination and surveys for improve- menton ihe northern apd northwestern lakes und rivers, and the Atlantic and Pactne coasts, for contingencies of rivers and harbors not ‘ed tor im this act, one hundred and five thousand doilare, . That ail moneye heretofore appro- for the improvement of the Tennessee d still uvexpended, shall be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of War, e repair and completion of the works » begon between Knoxville aud Chatta- d fur the continuation of tie works ogress below Chattanooga, including sows. bat ihe Secretary of War is hereby Girecied to cause examinations or surveys, or both. to be made at the following points. namely: A‘ Gatvesion barbor, from the outer bar up to ibe Ked fish bar, ou or nearest to the west shore; at Mississippi city, for harbor on Mie fie ppl found; at Black river, Musourt, to Pop- jar bof at Current river, Missouri, from its mouib to Van Buren; at Otter creek, Vermont; at Norfolk harbor, Virginia; at Eureka herbor, and at Santa Cruz, California; at Passaic river, between Newark ‘and Passsic, New Jersey; for ship-cunal from the head of Sturgeon bay. Wisconsin, on the line now opened across the portage through the timber to the sliore of ke Michigan, with estimates for construct- ing the same one hundred teet wide and thir- teen feet dee t Hast Obester creek inlet, New York; at Port Chester harbor, York; at Kondout harbor, Hud-on river, New York; at Maumee river, above Toledo, Obio; at Fourche La Faive river, Arkausas; for resurveying of Monree harbor, Michigan; for survey estimate for removing middle ground at the mouth of Black river, in Salat Clair river, Michigan; barbor at Stonington, Connecticut; at Grand Marias, Michigan; at Nesbsco bay, Virginia; at Accotink bay, Vir- ‘Bia; at Savannah harbor, Georgia; st Weil's arbor, Maine; at Coosa river, Alabama; at Huntington barbor, on south coast ef Long island sound; and to complete the survey of the Cumbe: land river, and the resurvey of the Ten- neesee river, from Brown's terry to Florence, Alabama; at Choctawhatchee river, Florida; at Aquia creek, Virginia; for survey of White river, from Buffalo shoals to the mouth of damee fork, |; for the survey of the Wabash river, from ‘its mouth to the ¢ity of Lafayette; for survey of the Monongahelariver, from New Geneva, in Pennsylvania, to ing the practicabiiity of uniting the waters of the Tennessee river the waters of the War- rior or Coosa river for the purposes of naviga- tion, and estimates for neceseary locks and dams to extend the navigation on said river tojthe last-named place; for examination and survey of the Etowah river, from its month up to Car- tersville, Georgia, and also fur examination and turvey of Atchafalaya bay and Calcasie Louisi of the Oo+tenaula river from to the mouth of the Coosawattee; at Chaitshoochee river, below Columbus, Georgta; at the mouth of Saint John’s river, from the outer bar to Jacksonville, Florida; ; for resurvey of Fifteen-mile Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers, Vir- ginis; at Camden, Arkansas, to Trinity, Louisi- apa, on Ouachita river; at Goldsboro, North Carolina, to the mouth of Neuse river; at the mouth of Lickingriver, Kentucky, for harbor of retuge; for survey of the Cape Fear and Deep ers, a8 far up as La Grange, North Carolina, St Cuivre river, Missouri, from its mouth to Moscow Mills; at Bayou Bartholomew, from its mouth to the Arkansas State line; for the ex- amination and sur of the Tang; and pcan rivers, in Kanner dont 5 for @ survey of in the Dela- ware river, below Philadelphia, for the survey of the harbor ot Ni 4 nee icut; for sarveying tho mouths of Quantico ard binge habeas Virginia; for exami- nation and of Red river, from the mouth in Louisiana. Src. the balances of Propriations made ct approved aly ; Portland Lester asine, Se eta soe For Loe (inland need, Boston ca torepare ‘thousand five hundred a may be = . year endix, = a ween hundred and soventye apn te other- ise appropriated, namely - “For steamebip vervioe between San Francisco, J 4 i i | Hite 4 i Por Port onsite ‘Tombutae, New York "For battery ‘ on F.nn's point, Delaware river, doller. Por new fort opposite Fort Delaware, De's- ware shore. Bfty thous<nd dovlars. For For: Moultrie. Charloston harbor, twenty thourand Tee —~— Fort Sumter. Charleston harbor, t wents- five thourand dolla s. For LE — Tiver, twenty. tre are. ie eg See Sepined dobieaes ve bunired = Fort Jackson, Missiwippi river, Louie jana, fifty theusand dollars. Puilip, Mi i river, a Lng MBs, ‘thousand oa uve bu tred Fer fort at Fort entrance J barter, rnia, Ofty thousand dollars. ae fort at’ Lise point, ooc humdred {s0usaud jars. Fors uy island, in the harbor of or asco Gckiocete, ie See For ase of sites to be pcoupiod for pormeanse + ty Provided, ‘That po such purchare sheil he made except upon the approval of tts expediency by the of War, and of the validity of the title by the Attorney General, one hamireJ and thob+and dollars: And provided further. future expenditures theretor. For contingencies of fortifications, two hun- dred and fifty thousand do!lare. For sea-coast mortar batceries, one hundred theurand do!larr. For survey for military defenses, one bar tred and O{ty thousand dollars, 9nd the anexponded balance of appropriations for * permamen’ do- fences at Ni bay, Rhode Inia: maining on the thirtieth day of J use, cighteon hundred and seventy, and the wnexpenie! 4 ances of the ——o cnn my t by t " duly eleven, © on huwice nor titled = Awact making appro constrnciton, preservati ieations, and ebBet works or » for the Gecal year ecuding June thirty. eighteen hundred and seveuty-one,” are hereby ed for the same purpose. ‘Approved, March 3, 157! of (GexERat be! a 83.) makin, propriations for the service ag aS Pee ‘Saloc Department for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred aod seventy two, ana for other jurpdses. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse sentatives of the United Slots of Americ gress assembled, That the following sam=, and the same are ‘by, Approptiated for the service of the Post fice ‘tapent for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, out Of any moneys ip the treas ury arising from the a << Sapare- ment, im conformity act uly two, Se ay and thirty-six or inland trapsportat * Fe of route agents, seven banded and eighty ue sw thousand See hundred and #ixty-nine villares. of mai! route ———_- nine ace! four hundred and four noe For Of railway post office clerks, five hundred aud eighty-Gve thousand three bun- dred and thirty-eight dollars. For pay ot baggage masters in charge of tbr mails, five thousand dollars. For foreign mail tr: ‘tation, four hundred thousand dollare. — For ship, steamboat, and way letters, ten ~ ie ‘tmasters, ive million one b' ‘or od aredthousand dollars. For pay of eae pao, two million six hundred thousand doilars. For pay of letter-carriere, one million four bondred thousand dollars. anot WEMPPINg paper, thirty-five thousand dol- 18. ¥ -five thousand dollars. ne Cred dollars. Fer pay of blank agents, ten thousand do!. 5. For office furniture, two thousand five bun- dred dollars. For advertising, fifty thousand dollars: Pro. vided, That no partof this eum shall be paid to any paper published ia the District of Golam dia for ad Mail routes other than thore in Virgin aryland. For manutactuie of adhesive postage s*amp=, one hundred and filty-nine thousand d>iiars. For manufacture Of postage-stamped enve! Opes and newspaper wrappers, foar lan irod and Yourteen thousand two handred dollars; Provided, Thut no cnvelope as furnished by tue govern went shail contain any lithographing or engraving, and no printing except a printed re | quest to return the letter to the writer. For salary of distributing agents and aseist- ante, and incidental expenses of agency thousand eigbt hundred dollars. For mail depredations andepecial agents, one nured and twenty-five thousaud dollars. For mail-bags aud mail-pag catchers, one hundred and eighty thousand doilars. For mail locks and keys, forty thousau! 4ol- ims. for post-marking and canceling stamp: tor punelers, twelve thousand five Bundrel dal. s “yor balance due forcigu countries, two ban- dred thousand doliars. . For preparing and publishing post-roate maps, twenty thousand dollars. For rent of port offices, two handred thousand = fuel for post offices, one hundred thousand dollars. For lights for post offices, one hundred and thousand dollars. For statiovery and miscellaneous items for post offices, forty thousand dollars. For Sy ond package cuvclopes, fifteen For official envelopes for use of postroasters, 5 me 4 Suc. 2. That the following sums, or so mach , and Chins, five hundred thousand dol- For steamship service between the United States and Brazil, one hundred and Sity thou- lars. For steamship service between San Francisco a isiands, seventy-five Uiou- doll Suc. 3. That if the revenues of the Post Ofiice shali be insuficient to meet the ‘Appropriations made by this act, then the sam of three million nine huudred and sixty-nine thousand three hundred and eighty-three i He E i i | i E z | i i a ii bevein is i? if i ry i i i & [i g, i i i i H E i nue if the ‘of the said extend: ie emer isticeteces sar to a for the ap- proaches to said ~- ji “ae location er said bridge, its Ht !