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 FORTYFIFTII CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 359. 1878. 225 Treasury in settlement numbered seven thousand nine hundred and ninetyeight, November first, eighteen hundred and seventy five; and the sum of nine thousand six hundred and seventeen dollars and seventy one cents is hereby reappropriated for that purpose. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Navy-yards and stations: For repairs at the diiierent navy-yards and Repairs at navy- stations, and preservation of the same three hundred thousand dollars. yards- To continue the construction of the stone dry dock at Marc Island, Mare Island dry seventy-five thousand dollars. dock. For the payment of sundry bills authorized and recommended by the Wreck of 8mm_ Secretary of the Navy for services rendered in connection with the wreck er Huron. of the United States steamer Huron, namely: To the Baker Wrecking Bake, Wrecking Company, seven thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars, for Company. steamer and diving parties; to Edward Pickup, for services of the canal E- Pi<>k¤P· and sound steamers Chowan, Virginia, and Cobb, seven hundred and _ forty dollars; to Cain Stetson and Company, for charter of canal and C0C"““ St°t“°“ & sound steamer Bonita, eight hundred dollars ; to T. J. Poyner, residing ·j·_ _;_p0ym,,_ near Currituck Light, for outlays made by him on behalf of the survivors of the wreck, two hundred dollars, and the further sum of one hundred dollars, to be applied by the Secretary of the Navy to the purchase for him of some suitable memento of his praiseworthy and humane conduct on that occasion; and the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to expend a further sum, not exceeding two hundred dollars, in recognition of services rendered by William T. Brinkley and Josephus W_T_B,i¤k16y Baum, of N ag’s Head in relieving the wants and necessities of the sur- J, Baum, ` vivors of the wrecked steamer. _ To pay William Young for royalty on ninety-five ships’ galleys, now W_ Yom1g_ in use in the United States Navy, being the amount of the award of a board of naval officers, six thousand five hundred and forty dollars. UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Patent Othee building: To enable the Secretary of the Interior to Rm,,,,,,,,,,, of restore and reconstruct the Patent Office building under report and Patent Offioo specifications to be submitted by a commission of three practical men B¤Udi¤S~ skilled in the art of building (whose appointment is hereby authorized) P08N92- upon the basis of the plans already provided for, who shall be allowed compensation at the rate of ten dollars per day, one hundred thousand dollars To complete the work of the restoration of the models in the Patent Restoration of Ofiice, damaged by fire and water during the ure of September twenty- Patent m¤d¤1¤- fourth eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, in that building, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may he necessary, to be available immediately. That the total at the end of the clause beginning “United States 1513,.,1-,_329, Patent Office. For Commissioner and so forth ", in the law appropriat- Ame, p. 200. ing for “ legislative, executive, and judicial expenses and so forth, for O°”°°’”d· the year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and seventy nine, and for other purposes", is hereby amended so as to read three hundred and ninety six thousand six hundred and ninety dollars. For removing the Bureau of Education, and for sending out reports Iquroan of Eduand other documents, two thousand ive hundred dollars. °¤*l°¤· That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby instructed to ascertain Site fm- Congreaas near as may be, what would be the probable cost of land, either *iM¢¤lW¤`¤¤/· through direct purchase from the owner or condemnation for public use, adjoining the Capitol grounds on the north, east and south sides to the extent required for a proper site for the Congressional Library and for this purpose shall ascertain the assessed value of the several parcels of land proposed to be taken and so far as may be the terms which the xx--15