378 FORTYIITHIRD CONGRESS. . Sess. II. Ch. 130. 1875. survey between For every purpose and object necessary for and incident to the cou. ¢\*}=¤¤*i° Wl pw tinuation of the triangulation of the Coast Survey to form a connection °‘*"’ °°“S”· &°‘ between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, and assis;. ing in the state surveys, including compensation of civilians engaged in the work, fifty thousand dollars. ~ Repairs, &c., of For repairs and maintenance of the complement of vessels used iu C<;=¤S¤·S¤YV*>S’ V°¤· the Coast Survey, forty-one thousand dollars. mightisoetion or For continuing the publication of observations, and their discussion, ·>b¤<>rvati<>¤¤~ made in the progress of the Coast Survey, including compensation of civilians engaged in the work, the publication to be made at the Gov- . ern_ment Printing Office, eight thousand dollars. G e n c r al ex- For general expenses of the Coast Survey, in reference to the Atlantic, P<>¤¤*>¤· Gulf, and Pacific coasts of the United States, namely: ~ Bent. For rent of buildings numbered two hundred and eleven, South New Jersey avenue, and two hundred and fifteen, South Capitol street, (except such small portions as are occupied for the preservation and preparation of standard weights and measures,) for offices, work-rooms, and work-shops in Washington, District of Columbia, ten thousand dollars. For rent of building numbered two hundred and five South New Jersey avenue, (except the portion used for standard weights and measures,) for the safe-keeping and preservation of the original astronomical, magnetic, hydrographic,‘and other records; the original topographical and hydrographic maps and charts; the engraved plates, instruments, and other valuable articles of the Coast Survey; five thousand dollars. For rent of office in San Francisco, California, two thousand dollars. Fuel- For fuel for aH the offices and buildings, two thousand dollars. Tr¤¤¤r<¤i>¤»¤i9¤ For the transportation of instruments, maps, and charts; the purchase
of new instruments, books, maps, and charts; and for gas and other
M_ ,,,d gmmuai miscellaneous expenses, eight thousand dollars. 1180118 QXPCDSBS. V<>¤¤<>!¤· Vessels for the Coast Survey: For construction, equipment, andoutiit of one schooner, of about seventy-two feet in length, for the observation of currents along and off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, sixteen thousand dollars. - For construction, equipment, and outfit of two schooners, of about eighty-five feet in length, for inshore work of all kinds along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, to replace old and worthless vessels, each at twenty thousand dollars, forty thousand dollars. _ For constrnctiomequipment, and outfit of two small steamers, of about eighty feet in length, for inshore work of all kinds on the coast of Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf coast, each at seventeen thousand dollars, thirty-four thousand dollars. For construction, equipment, and outnt of one small steamer, for in- _ shore coast-hydrography on the Pacific coast, fifty-five thousand dollars. Weights wd For construction and verification of standard weights and measures m°“““’°“· for the custom-houses of the United States and for the several States, and of the metric standards for the same, five thousand dollars; and for hR<>¤¤ of Work- rent of workshops, in building numbered two hundred and fifteen South “ °P“ ““d r°°m" Capitol street, four hundred dollars; rent of fire-proof" rooms in the building numbered two hundred and `uve South New Jersey avenue; _ for the safekeeping and preservation of finished weights and measures, FM] Md 1*2:*1*- balances and metric standards, one thousand dollars; fuel and light, Miscellaneous cx- two hundredand nfty dollars ;’ and for travelling-expenses, transporta- "°““°“· tion, and miscellaneous expenses, nine hundred and fifty dollars; in all, seven thousand six hundred dollars. LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. _}g>°;>¤P¤ Md ¤¤· _ For salaries of nine hundred and seventydive lighthouse keepers and “'° ” “· ‘ light-beacon keepers, and their assistants, five hundred and eighty-HVB thousand dollars.
