112 THlRTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 212. 1860. line to the point of beginning; also, the whole of squares six hundred and eighty-seven and six hundred and eighty-eight. Approved, June 25, 1860 . .—A riadons or the Service ry" the Post-Office ———————-‘"‘“° "’ "°°‘ °""i;.,?$.iIn .i.$'..;‘FiL"_‘}'£T.'i’i$“'z£’}.,,’°"Zi'Q ¢h·ms¢h‘ ·f o·J··~, agro-·· hundred and rusty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slam of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, Appropriation. and the same are hereby, appropriated for the service of the Post-Oflice Department for the year ending the thirtieth ofnlune, eighteen hundred and sixty, out of any moneys in the treasury arising from the revenues 1836, cb, gm, of the said department,'1n conformity to the act of the second of July, V<>l· V- 9-80- eighteen hundred and thirty-six : · _ _ _ _ Transportation For transportation of the mails, (inland,) seven million six hundred °*` W m¤ll°» (1*** and ninety-four thousand and ten dollars: And the Postmaster-General 1°I]i2Q,,,,,,,;, and is hereby authorized and required to advertise for proposals, and contract eorrtraot for cnr- with the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, for the transportation of the R';‘,§,;‘Q,?;Li}‘mm United States mail, in steamships, from Charleston, South Carolina, via Charleston, s. 0., Savannah, Georgia, to Key West, Florida, and back, twice a month, or &¤· oftener, from the nrst day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, inclusive, at such sum as he may think reasonable, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per annum. fgorgmnzsrim O liqr eompepspition to postmasters, one million two hundred and seventy- 0 P¤¤ m¤¤ W- six thousand dollars. Clerks. For clerks in the offices of postmasters, four hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. Ship letters. For ship, steamboat, and way letters, twenty thousand dollars. gmac rumiturs, For office furniture in the post-offices, four thousand dollars. Advertising. For advertising, seventy thousand dollars. Man bags, For mail bags, twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars; and out of inrsresnooon. the same the Postmaster-General shall pay to the contractors for furnish-
- ’°°*°’°· ing Ieuther mail pouches, wrapping and printing paper, mail locks and
keys, and stamps, interest, at the rate of six per cent. on all sums hereto ore due said contractors, and which remained unpaid for want of funds, from the time said sums were due to the day when the principal sums were in fact paid. . For blanks, fifty-four thousand dollars. For wrapping paper, twenty-six thousand dollars. For mail locks,_ keys, and stamps, seven thousand five hundred dollars. 1 Fpr (pxpilldepredations and special agents, thirty-seven thousand tive iun re dollars. Miscellaneous. For miscellaneous payments, two hundred thousand dollars. Postage stamps, For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, fifty thousand dollars. &‘;m,g¤ m1_ For payments of balances due to foreign countries, three hundred thou- ,,,°,—,,_ sand dollars. Lettonoarriers. For. payments to letter-carriers, one hundred and eighty-seven thousand D n i X ang thirty-segenldpllars. a c enc as EC. . we e it further enacted, That the sum of three million one §‘::`n{,°;‘5j‘},%:,*jg hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred and twenty-four dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the revenue· of the Post—Oilice Department for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty. bnlilslygglsplgoé _ Src. 3. ·.And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Navy K_ Comm, IS hereby directed to pay E. K. Collins and his associates the Sum of eighty thousand two hundred and eighty-two dollars and seventy-two cents, that being the remaining balance found due them upon their con-
