FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 216. 1874. 55 For wages of one instrument-maker, one messenger, three watchman, and one porter; for keeping grounds in order and repairs to buildings; for fuel, light, and offce-fumiture; and for stationery, purchase of books {bx- library, chemicals {br batteries, postage, and freight, and all other contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars. For transcribing astronomical observations upon sheets for publica- Astrououiicul obtion, one thousand two hundred dollars. ¤°"¤*i°¤¤- Forouo chrouometrical thermometer, tivo hundred and fifty dollars. .Ch»¤¤¤m¤um1 For necessary furniture and equipments for the new building for the ’°h<°=*`m°m°m`· grea.t> tclcsccpc, two thousand dollars. R°f”°*’i“8·*°1°· d 501* the last: payment for the great rcfracting telescope, ten thousand “°°P°‘ 0 ams. For expenses of Nautical Almanac: ‘ Nautical A1m a- For pay of computers and clerk for compiling and preparing fo1·_pub- ¤=¤=· lication ubc American Ephomcris and Nautical Almanac, eighteen thousand dollars. For continuance of work on new planets discovered by American Elements of new astronomers, two thousand dollars. P]¤¤¤*¤· For rent, fuel, labor, stationery, boxes, expresses, and miscellaneous Rent, fuel, &¤. items, one thousand five hundred dollars. BUREAU 01:* 0Ri¤NA:NOE. For fuel and materials necessary in carrying on the mechanical 1·*¤e1 and mmbrzmches of the Ordnance Department at the navy-yards and stations, ria1s- sovenisy-five thousand dollars.· I For labor at all the navy-yards, two hundred and fifty thousand dol- Ln1m.. ars. For repairs to orduamcwbuildings, magazines, gun-parks, machinery, Repairs. and other mcccssaries of the like character, mu thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, freight, express-charges, and purchase of Mimm,,,,,,,,u,_ instruments, five thousand dollars. For the Torpedo Corps: Torpedo com For the purchase and manufacture of gunpowder, nitro-glyccriue, and gun-cotton, twelve thousand dollars. For purchase and manufacture of electrical machines, galvzmic batteries, and insulated wire, twenty thousand dollars. For purchase of copper, iron, wood, mad other materials necessary fm the manufacture of.t0rped0cs,a.nd for work on the same, twenty-tivo thousand dollars.- For construction of torpedo-boats, purchase of coffer-work or hulks, coumucuon of and contingent expenses, twenty-’dv0 thousand dollars. f<>rp¤<1<>—b¤:»ts. For repairs to buildings and wharvcs, one thousand dollars. _ Repairs to hmm- For labor, including chemist, pyrotccbnist, electrician, machinist, and imzs wd wlmves. clerical force, fifteen thousand dollars. L“*b°’· For contingent expenses of the ordnance service of the Navy, one contingent exthousand dollars. 1>¤¤¤¤¤· BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING. For equipment of vessels: For coal for stcamcrd use including expenses of transportation; 1cquipm¤¤1: or vesstorage, labor, hemp, wire, ami other materials for the manufacture o1`¤¢>1s. mpc; hides, cordage, canvas, leather; 1ron for manufacture ot cables, anchors, and gullcys; condensing andboat-data»ch1pgsspparatus_;_ cables, anchors, furniture, hose, bakc·ovcns, and cookmg-stoves; {1fC·I'&f[§; heating apparatus for receiving-ships; and for 1:}:0 payment of labor 111 equipping vessels, and muuuitmtura of articles m the navy-yards portaining to this bureau, one million sixty-Eve thousand dollars. _ _ For contingent expenses of the Burnsm of Equipment augl Rccrnnmg, cmmugcuc cxnumely: For expenses of recruiting, height and tr:mspor§zmon of stores, musestraxmporhzntion of enlisted men, milcagc to honombly-dxgcburgec] men, printing, advertising, uxpmm-S of muztiou-sal··»=, telowu phmg, SU.l{'10lll31‘_)’,
