* See vol. 10, other purposes;

p. 584.

Proviso.

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and also the clerk in the office of the Second Auditor, authorized by the same act: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the employment of any clerks in the statistical branch of the Treasury Depart

ment.

Surveyor northSEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor genwest of the Ohio eral northwest of the Ohio, under the direction of the Presito cause to be dent, be, and hereby is, required to cause to be surveyed, much of line marked, and designated, so much of the line between Michigan and Wisconsin as lies between the source of Brulé river and the consin as lies Source of Montreal river, as defined by the "act to enable the people of Wisconsin Territory to form a constitution and State Brule and Mon-government, and for the admission of such State into the Union;" and the expense of such survey shall be paid upon the certificate of the said surveyor general out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not exceeding one thousand dollars;

between

sources

treal river.

of

Repeal of 4th

ral appropria

section of gene- the act, entitled "An act making appropriations for the civil SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the fourth section of and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-six, and for other purposes," passed third March, eighteen hundred and

tion act of 30, 1846.

*See vol. 10, P forty-five, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

729.

Approved, August 10, 1846.

CHAP. 176.—AN ACT making appropriations for the Naval service for the year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asAppropriations sembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby for year ending, June 30, 1847. appropriated for the naval service, for the year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven :

Pay of officers,

seamen, & engineer corps.

Passed midship

masters.

For pay of commission, warrant, and petty officers and seamen, including the engineer corps of the navy, three million five hundred and seventy-one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five dollars;

men acting as the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, to receive the comPassed midshipmen performing the duties of master, under pensation allowed to such higher grade, while actually so employed.

Provisions,

For provisions, including transportation, cooperage, and other transportation, expenses, eight hundred and sixty-nine thousand seven hundred and twenty-two dollars;

&c.

Surgeons' ne.

cessaries for the hurt of the naval service, including the marine corps, twentyFor surgeons' necessaries, and appliances for the sick and one thousand and seventy-two dollars;

navy & marine corps.

Increase,repair, armament, and equipment.

For the increase, repair, armament, and equipment of the navy, and wear and tear of vessels in commission, including coal for steamers, and hemp, one million fifty thousand dollars; and

the President is hereby authorized to construct, by contract, any vessel or steamer for the public service, when in his opinion the same can be done with equal efficiency and on terms more economical than in the present navy yards.

For ordnance and ordnance stores, including all incidental Ordnance, &c. expenses, three hundred and seventy-one thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars;

For books, maps, charts, and instruments, binding and re- Books, maps, pairing the same, and all the expenses of the hydrographical charts, &c. office, thirty five thousand nine hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses that may accrue for the following Contingencies. purposes, viz: For freight and transportation; printing and stationery; books, models, and drawings; purchase and repair of fire engines, and for machinery; repair of steam-engines in yards; purchase and maintenance of horses and oxen; carts, timber-wheels, and workmen's tools; postage of letters on public service; coal and other fuel, and oil and candles for navy yards and shore stations; incidental labor, not chargeable to any other appropriation; labor attending the delivery of public stores and supplies on foreign stations; wharfage, dockage, storage, and rent; travelling expenses of officers; funeral ex. penses; commissions, clerk hire, store-rent, office-rent, stationery, and fuel to navy agents and storekeepers; premiums, and incidental expenses of recruiting; apprehending deserters; per diem allowance to persons attending courts martial and courts of inquiry, or other services authorized by law; compensation to judge advocates; pilotage and towing vessels, and assistance rendered to vessels in distress, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars;

For contingent expenses for objects not hereinbefore enumerated, five thousand dollars;

Civil establishment at the se→

yards.

For the support of the civil establishment at the several navyyards, the officers and others to be paid the annual compensa- veral tion that was allowed to them severally in the act making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six, except as hereinafter provided:

AT KITTERY, MAINE.

For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, clerk to the commandant, clerk to the storekeeper, clerk to the naval constructor, and porter, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.

AT CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, measurer and inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, two clerks to the commandant, three clerks to the storekeeper, clerk to naval constructor, keeper of magazine, and porter, eleven thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.

Kittery.

navy

Charlestown

Brooklyn.

Philadelphia. ]

Washington.

Gosport.

Pensacola.

Memphis.

Proviso.

For repairs of the sheer wharf, Charlestown navy yard, twelve thousand dollars.

AT BROOKLYN, NEW YOKK.

For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, measurer and inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, two clerks to the commandant, three clerks to the storekceper, clerk to naval constructor, keeper of the magazine, and porter, eleven thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.

AT PHILADELPHIA.

For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, measurer and inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, clerk to the commandant, clerk to the storekeeper, clerk to naval constructor, and porter, seven thousand seven hundred dollars: Provided, That when the duties of the clerk to the yard and clerk to the commandant are performed by the same person, he shall not receive a greater compensation than twelve hundred dollars per annum.

AT WASHINGTON.

For pay of storekeeper, measurer and inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, two clerks to commandant, clerk to the storekeeper, keeper of the magazine, and porter, six thousand six hundred and eighty dollars.

AT GOSPORT, VIRGINIA.

For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, measurer and inspector of timber, clerk to the yard, two clerks to commandant, three clerks to the storekeeper, clerk to the naval constructor, keeper of the magazine and porter, eleven thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.

AT PENSACOLA.

For pay of storekeeper, naval constructor, clerk to the yard, two clerks to the commandant, two clerks to the storekeeper, and porter, eight thousand and fifty dollars.

AT MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

For pay of storekeeper, clerk to the yard, clerk to the commandant, and porter, three thousand three hundred dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby authorized, when in his opinion the public interest will permit it, to discontinue any of the civil offices and employments herein provided for at the navy yards, or to discharge the keepers of ⚫ magazines and require their duty to be performed by gunners. Improvement of For improvements and necessary repairs of navy yards, viz: navy yards.

AT KITTERY, MAINE.

For wall for landing wharf at smithery, and filling in, one thousand seven hundred and five dollars and fifty cents;

For cistern, near mast and boat house, two thousand dollars; For granite gun-skids, and road to grave yard, one thousand one hundred and thirty-two dollars;

For repairs of all kinds, four thousand dollars.

AT CHARLESTOWN.

For drain and iron frame for dry-dock pumps, and set of keel blocks, two thousand seven hundred and forty dollars;

For pipes for drain and rain water and waste steam, three thousand dollars;

For completing wharf No. 66, between I and 39, nine thousand dollars;

For completing reservoir, one thousand dollars;

For wall on southwest side of site 51, filling in that part of yard, three thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars; For repairs of all kinds, ten thousand dollars.

AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Towards continuation of cob-wharf, twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars;

Towards extension of coal-house, (seventy feet,) four thou sand three hundred and eighteen dollars;

Towards repairing and replanking bridge, three thousand dollars;

Towards building a foundation under frigate Sabine, six thousand dollars,

Towards the construction of a timber shed, twelve thousand dollars;

Towards repairs of all kinds, eight thousand dollars;
For dry dock, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

AT PHILADELPHIA.

For extension of and moving ship-house G, five thousand

dollars;
For repairs of all kinds, three thousand dollars.

AT WASHINGTON.

For anchor forges, (five,) and reming small forge in anchor shop, two thousand six hundred and sixty-four dollars;

For chain cable forges, (twelve,) in hydraulic proving machine shop, two thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars; For completion of laboratory buildings, five thousand one hundred and six dollars and fifteen cents;

For repairs of all kinds, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Kittery.

Charlestown

Brooklyn..

Philadelphia.

Washington

Gosport.

Pensacola.

Sackett's har

bor.

AT GOSPORT.

Towards storehouse No. 13, to be used as timber shed, eighteen thousand dollars;

Towards launching slip and quay walls, twelve thousand dollars;

For the purchase of St. Helena, two thousand four hundred and three dollars and fifty cents;

Towards repairs of all kinds, seven thousand dollars.

AT PENSACOLA.

Towards the blacksmith shop, twenty-one thousand dollars; Towards cisterns at numbers 20, 25, and 26, twelve thousand dollars;

Towards coal-house, eight thousand dollars;

Towards lime-house, two thousand five hundred dollars; Towards wharfs, (permanent,) fifty-nine thousand dollars; Towards dredging machine, scows, &c. sixteen thousand dollars;

For repairs of all kinds, five thousand dollars.

AT SACKETT'S HARBOR.

For repairs of all kinds, one thousand dollars;

For purchase of Navy Point and Fort Tompkins, two thousand five hundred dollars;

Improvement & For the improvement and repairs of the several navy hospirepairs of navy tals, viz: hospitals.

Chelsea.

Brooklyn.

Gosport.

Pensacola.

AT CHELSEA.

Building for a coal house, repairing outhouses and wall in rear of main building, two thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

AT BROOKLYN.

For completing small pox-hospital, ten thousand dollars;
For repairs to hospital quarters, three thousand dollars.

NEAR GOSPORT.

For fence around garden and repairs to hospital buildings, two thousand six hundred and sixty-seven dollars.

T PENSACOLA.

For centre building at hospital and galleries to connect buildings, seven thousand four hundred and nine dollars and fifty cents;

For engine house, five hundred and ten dollars;

For repairs of hospital quarters, three thousand dollars.

For magazines, viz:

At Charlestown, one hundred and fifty dollars;